Firaxis Games

Sid Meier's Pirates!

2004 strategy video game

Cover art for Sid Meier's Pirates!

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Series

  • Sid Meier's Pirates

Game facts

Developers

  • Firaxis Games

Publishers

  • Atari
  • 2K*

Engines

  • Gamebryo
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Platforms

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    61*
    Community confidence
    strong*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Requirements
    Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP, Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM, 1.2 GB Free HDD, 64 MB video card* with Hardware T&L support, Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card*, DirectX® version 9.0b (included) or higher * Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0b or higher.*
    Graphics alternatives
    CGA*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Interface languages

  • English*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • RPG*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data