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Ahoy mateys! From the Mind of Sid Meier, The Golden Age of Buccaneering has returned with Pirates! Gold!

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Release DateOct 9, 2014
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)60% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 59%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)57.4% Bottom 25% / 56.7%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)85  / 95
Curators18 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time48 min  Bottom 25%
Play Time per Dollar7 minutes  Bottom 10%
Followers704 
Owners± 33.8K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 4.9K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 11.2K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic)'s Steam rating and reviews between November 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 75% (June 2016) and 53.7% (October 2019).

With 95 reviews, Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) might be a minor indie success if it was made quickly.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic)'s review languages. The most popular language is English (66%), followed by German (9%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 11 different languages represented. The game has 3 translations (English, French and German), it could have been more popular if it was translated in a few more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic), showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 11 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 17 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • high seas adventure
  • balanced difficulty levels
  • simulated economics and politics
  • detailed geography, locations, history
  • classical music soundtrack
  • challenging gameplay
  • addictive looting progression
  • variation in gameplay
  • satisfying looting experience
  • good DOS graphics and sound
  • random wind changes
  • annoying crew shouts
  • issues with the steam version
  • copyprotection oversight
  • worst or excluded features in the remake
  • simpler gameplay compared to the original
  • attacks on towns can be frustrating
  • risky everything-you-have gameplay
  • difficulty in leaving unfavorable conditions
  • need to search online to play

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 60%  Bottom 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic)'s review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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