The 10 best pirate games for PC and consoles

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Who doesn’t love pirates? There’s an alluring quality to the lifestyle for us landlubbers. The freedom, the action, the mystery — there’s a lot to be excited about. Video games can give us both simulated and stylized versions of the pirate life, but some do it better than others. Here are the 10 best ones out there, listed in alphabetical order.

Assassin’s Creed III might have introduced ship combat to the series, but Black Flag is where the swashbuckling really came into its own. Black Flag’s protagonist is Edward Kenway, a sailor who has an entire array of Caribbean islands to explore. You can get your pirate quests on top of all the usual bloody assassination business.

We had to have at least one VR game on this list — how else would you feel like you were really steering a pirate ship? With Furious Seas, you’ll command your crew, attack other ships, and seek bounties all from an intense first-person viewpoint. Those little detached hands might be reminiscent of Ubisoft’s Rayman, but this game is anything but cartoony.

Lego Indiana Jones made the list of best games from that franchise, so it’s only fitting that Lego Pirates of the Caribbean finds a place here. No other game on this list can put you in the shoes of so many different pirates either. The roster includes so many classic characters from the films, from Jack Sparrow to Hector Barbossa to Davy Jones.

Sea of Thieves has become the de facto pirate game of the last few years, largely thanks to its availability on Game Pass for Xbox and PC. You’ll encounter plenty of other players across the high seas, and you can captain a ship of your own name. It’s also the only service