# Games like Pirate Ships

> The closest matches to Pirate Ships: World of Sea Battle, Curse of Pirates, Blackwake, The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt, and Starborne: Frontiers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [World of Sea Battle](https://imho.run/games/2948190/world-of-sea-battle) — Shares pvp and ship customization with Pirate Ships. 2,632 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2948190/)
2. [Curse of Pirates](https://imho.run/games/3484940/curse-of-pirates) — Shares ship customization with Pirate Ships. 145 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3484940/)
3. [Blackwake](https://imho.run/games/420290/blackwake) — Shares crew management with Pirate Ships. 13,263 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420290/)
4. [The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt](https://imho.run/games/512470/the-pirate-caribbean-hunt) — Shares crew management and ship customization with Pirate Ships. 1,605 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512470/)
5. [Starborne: Frontiers](https://imho.run/games/3021540/starborne-frontiers) — Shares ship customization and grind based progression with Pirate Ships. 213 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3021540/)
6. [Windrose](https://imho.run/games/3041230/windrose) — Shares ship customization and resource management with Pirate Ships. 19,600 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/)
7. [The Caribbean Sail](https://imho.run/games/657690/the-caribbean-sail) — Also Naval Combat and Sailing, like Pirate Ships. 440 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/657690/)
8. [Skull and Bones](https://imho.run/games/2853730/skull-and-bones) — A frequent pick in Pirate Ships players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,830 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2853730/)
9. [Skill Legends Royale](https://imho.run/games/3114410/skill-legends-royale) — Shares loadout customization and wave based combat with Pirate Ships. 618 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3114410/)
10. [Windward](https://imho.run/games/326410/windward) — Also Naval Combat, like Pirate Ships. 1,924 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/326410/)
11. [Terror of the Seven Seas](https://imho.run/games/2320880/terror-of-the-seven-seas) — A frequent pick in Pirate Ships players' libraries, and another Action. 78 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2320880/)
12. [King of Seas](https://imho.run/games/1209410/king-of-seas) — Shares ship customization with Pirate Ships. 267 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1209410/)
13. [Age of Water](https://imho.run/games/2695490/age-of-water) — Also Naval and Pirates, like Pirate Ships. 1,379 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2695490/)
14. [High Sea Saga DX](https://imho.run/games/2431880/high-sea-saga-dx) — Also Pirates and Auto Battler, like Pirate Ships. 61 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2431880/)
15. [Maelstrom](https://imho.run/games/764050/maelstrom) — Shares ship customization with Pirate Ships. 1,821 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/764050/)
16. [Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge](https://imho.run/games/2583940/battlesmiths-blade-and-forge) — Shares grind based progression and auto battle with Pirate Ships. 120 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2583940/)
17. [Port Royale 4](https://imho.run/games/1024650/port-royale-4) — A frequent pick in Pirate Ships players' libraries, and another Strategy. 586 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1024650/)
18. [Rogue Waters](https://imho.run/games/1691190/rogue-waters) — Also Pirates and Turn-Based Combat, like Pirate Ships. 474 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1691190/)
19. [Corsairs Legacy - Pirate Action RPG & Sea Battles](https://imho.run/games/1594880/corsairs-legacy-pirate-action-rpg-sea-battles) — Shares crew management and ship customization with Pirate Ships. 247 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594880/)
20. [Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale](https://imho.run/games/1604250/tortuga-a-pirate-s-tale) — Also Naval Combat and Sailing, like Pirate Ships. 74 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604250/)
21. [Unearned Bounty](https://imho.run/games/377260/unearned-bounty) — Also Naval Combat, like Pirate Ships. 179 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/377260/)
22. [Arcane Waters](https://imho.run/games/1266340/arcane-waters) — Also Naval Combat and Sailing, like Pirate Ships. 101 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266340/)
23. [PANOPTYCA : Idle RPG Manager](https://imho.run/games/3882730/panoptyca-idle-rpg-manager) — Shares grind based progression and loadout customization with Pirate Ships. 359 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3882730/)
24. [Abandon Ship](https://imho.run/games/551860/abandon-ship) — Shares crew management with Pirate Ships. 673 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/551860/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4011110&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4011110&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4011110&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4011110
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4011110
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Pirate Ships

Pirate Ships is a PvP game about shipbuilding and naval battles. Embark on an epic journey together with other players and fight monsters, pirates and thieves to become the greatest pirate in all of the Caribbean!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4011110
- **Developer:** HeroCraft Ltd.
- **Publisher:** HeroCraft PC
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, In-App Purchases, Online PvP, PvP
- **Released:** Mar 3, 2026
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4011110/pirate-ships)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4011110&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4011110/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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