37 Adventure games like Sid Meier's Pirates! that you should try

Shelved next to Sid Meier's Pirates! for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings tactical combat and a medieval setting.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Sid Meier's Pirates! — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on 2D presentation and player trading. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a space setting.

It comes from the same genre as Sid Meier's Pirates! and shares a sandbox world, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings magic-based combat and fantasy world.

Same family as Sid Meier's Pirates!: a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation and resource management. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: fantasy world and crafting mechanics.

Genre puts it alongside Sid Meier's Pirates!, and so does a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and fantasy world.

On paper it is what Sid Meier's Pirates! is — a sandbox world, melee combat and historical setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds an isometric view and single-player focus. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings tactical combat and fantasy world.

What brings it close to Sid Meier's Pirates! is open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. What it adds of its own: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The genre is the same as Sid Meier's Pirates!’s, and with it a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: magic-based combat and fantasy world.

Same family as Sid Meier's Pirates!: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to Sid Meier's Pirates! for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is tactical combat and fantasy world.

It comes from the same genre as Sid Meier's Pirates! and shares melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: tactical combat and a medieval setting.

The genre is the same as Sid Meier's Pirates!’s, and with it exploration and discovery, melee combat, and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay.

Genre puts it alongside Sid Meier's Pirates!, and so does exploration and discovery, melee combat, and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as Sid Meier's Pirates!’s, and with it exploration and discovery, melee combat, and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as Sid Meier's Pirates!’s, and with it exploration and discovery, melee combat, and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay.