5 pirate video games that will give you a swashbuckling seafaring experience

sportskeeda.com:

Pirate video games are romanticized versions of a bloody bygone era. Sailing the high seas, exploring for treasures, and hunting down competitors by taking command of the mothership offer a different kind of thrill altogether that demands the players to show bravado in the field of play.

While plenty of alien-space invasions, medieval RPG adventures, and futuristic shooter titles have charted the video gaming landscape over the years, there seems to be a shortage of options when it comes to Pirate video games. This feature looks deep into the abyss and attempts to pull out some of the finest pirate video games ever created:

Released in 2016, The Pirate: the Caribbean is a free strategy game on Steam. This pirate video game takes players into a bygone era where pirates dominate the seas where they get to captain a ship in the vast expanses of the Caribbean Sea.

Players must explore for treasures and move from island to island to further customize their ships. The campaign mode features hundreds of islands and over a dozen ports to visit, has 20 different classes of ships to master, and the game poses no limit to players on how much they can expand their fleet of ships. It’s a fun title to pick, and although the grind is real, the game offers shortcuts through in-app purchases.

Most pirate video games explore the overarching facets of being a pirate. Blackwake deviates from the standard formula and offers gamers a more sophisticated seafaring experience.

Released in 2017, Blackwake is an indie pirate-themed online adventure where micromanagement is key, and pretty much every aspect of seafaring, ranging from lighting up and adjusting the angle of the cannons attached to the ship to adjusting the sails of the ship, needs to be