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Sid Meier's Pirates! - Steam Copies Sold & Revenue Statistics
Game information
Game information
Total GrossTotal Net
$2M$1M
Gross
May 2026
Net
May 2026
Only for membersCopies Sold
300K
New owners
May 2026
Only for membersSales
Category Ranking History -
Owners
Steam Copies Sold & Revenue by Player Language
Game context & FAQ
Steam list price (this language tier)
USD storefront tier (default international): $9.99. USD reference tier: $9.99.
Quick answers
- What Steam list-price tier does GameSensor mirror for Sid Meier's Pirates! on this localized page?
- Our snapshot on 2026-06-20 shows about $9.99 for the storefront tier paired with this language view, alongside a USD tier of $9.99. Those are informational list tiers before VAT or running discounts.
- How are Steam copies sold and gross revenue computed?
- They’re modeled estimates from Steam review throughput, inferred player languages, historical price ladders per currency, and whether the SKU was temporarily free-not official Valve financials. See the indie methodology guide for formulas.
- Where do I find language mix data for Sid Meier's Pirates!?
- Look for “Steam Copies Sold & Revenue by Player Language” above; it breaks review volume down by Steam’s detected languages, which also drives our regional revenue weighting.
Information
Sid Meier's Pirates! was released on Steam on July 11, 2005 and has been available for 11 months.
According to GameSensor analytics, in May 2026, the game sold 1K copies, generating a total Steam revenue of $10K. These numbers reflect strong interest from players and steady commercial performance.
This is the 1th title released by Firaxis Games, demonstrating consistent production output and a stable release cycle.
A key factor driving the performance of Sid Meier's Pirates! is its international audience. The Steam player-language distribution shows that users primarily play the game in:
• English
• German
• Russian.
Language distribution directly affects buying behavior, regional sales peaks, and long-term retention. Games with a diverse multilingual audience usually demonstrate stronger global performance and broader revenue stability.
The current Steam user rating for Sid Meier's Pirates! is very positively.
Overall, sales are 916% lower compared to the average performance of the last 4 paid titles released by Firaxis Games. This comparison helps position Sid Meier's Pirates! within the studio’s broader commercial history.
Within the full catalog of the publisher 2K, Sid Meier's Pirates! currently ranks 0 among the most financially successful projects on Steam.
Only game sales are included in the calculations, DLC sales and in-app purchases are excluded.
Sid Meier's Pirates!: the storefront tied to USD storefront tier (default international) shows $9.99 as of 2026-06-20, with USD reference $9.99. We plug these tracked tiers into the review-based gross model.
Developer/publisher countries stored for this title include United States, which tends to correlate with bursts of reviews and wishlists from nearby languages.