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We recently compiled a list of the 10 most popular pirate games of 2022 for PC, which you can find at this link. Now let's look at the top ten pirate video games to look forward to in 2022-2023.

Rise of Piracy

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): Rise of Piracy

Simulator Rise of Piracy, made in the adventure action genre, opens the top of the best future pirate games. Fascinating research, progressive fleet construction, the conquest of islands, and the expansion of settlements are promised to us by the developers of the novelty. They also offer their players such game modes as "single player" and "multiplayer". The Rise of Piracy release date is late November 2022 in Early Access on Steam.

Pirate Simulator

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): Pirate Simulator

Pirate Simulator is the best way to experience the real life of pirates with all its successes and dangers. Pirate Simulator offers players a successful quest system with different types of difficulty. Quests can consist of interacting with NPC heroes, as well as capturing ships and looting resources. But before you go on a sea voyage to loot some treasures, you need to gather your reliable team, as well as build the best ship on the sea. Pirate Simulator release date will be announced later.

Corsairs Legacy

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): Corsairs Legacy

Corsairs Legacy is the spiritual successor to Sea Dogs and one of the most anticipated pirate games of 2023. A single-player action-adventure game that tells the story of Jack Rackham, a smuggler turned pirate. In the course of the story, you will be able to improve the characteristics and abilities of your character and it is up to you to decide what your hero will become: turn into a cruel pirate or remain true to your ideals to the end. There will be two games in the Corsairs Legacy series: Land and Sea, which will be released in 2023, and Open World - 2024–2025.

Frigato: Shadows of the Caribbean

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): Frigato: Shadows of the Caribbean

Frigato: Shadows of the Caribbean is an upcoming real-time tactical stealth game about pirates. The game takes place during the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, where you will have to lead a team of bandit pirates and destroy the dominant forces of enemies in order to obtain the most valuable treasure of the Caribbean. The game has a large number of quests with different types of difficulty and several solutions. The key to success will be tactical thinking and the ability to build a clear and successful plan. The release of this pirated game is scheduled for early 2023.

Cursed Crew

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): Cursed Crew

Another of the most anticipated pirate games in 2023 is Cursed Crew, a survival ship simulator. You will have to manage the ship in a fantastic setting and be responsible for the life and safety of all crew members. To do this, you must use all the possibilities and reveal all the secrets of the ship in order to avoid danger. By making the right decisions, you can use all of your curses for your safety and survival.

Curse of the Sea Rats

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): Curse of the Sea Rats

Curse of the Sea Rats is a pirate-themed action-adventure game, hand-drawn in a 2D platformer. In Curse of the Sea Rats, an exciting adventure awaits you with a team of rats who have lost their human form due to the spell of an evil pirate witch. You will have to go on a dangerous but interesting journey in search of this witch in order to break the spell and return the human bodies to the crew. Curse of the Sea Rats allows you to play in single-player mode, as well as in co-op or split-screen multiplayer game mode.

Skull and Bones

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): Skull and Bones

If we talk about the best future games about pirates, then the long-awaited Skull and Bones is probably the very first that comes to mind. A game in which everyone can take on the role of a ship's captain and challenge each other for dominance at sea. However, before that, players need to go through a difficult path from a simple outcast to the most skilled pirate robber, the commander of an invincible fleet. Skull and Bones was supposed to be released at the end of 2022, but the developers have postponed the release of the game to March 2023.

Tortuga — A Pirate's Tale

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): Tortuga — A Pirate's Tale

Tortuga — A Pirate's Tale is an adventure game that tells the story of a pirate who craves for great fame and fortune. You will have to take command of a fleet of pirate ships and set out to loot treasures by raiding merchant ships. To do this, you need to customize sailboats, upgrade your crew, and improve your own captaining skills to reach the ultimate goal of becoming the greatest pirate of all time. The release of this pirate game is expected in March 2023.

Pirate Commander

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): Pirate Commander

The next of the most anticipated pirate games on PC in 2023 is Pirate Commander, an action-packed single-player survival game. You will have to manage the ship, take care of the safety of the crew, and acquire new weapons and ship equipment. In the game, you will explore the open world, sea battles with the capture of enemy crew members, and the discovery of new islands with all their secrets and dangers. The release date for Pirate Commander will be announced at a later date.

SugarWinds

Upcoming Pirate Games (2022-2023): SugarWinds

SugarWinds is one of the best upcoming PC pirate games that is really worth looking forward to. This is a city-building strategy game where you can build an entire Caribbean colony, establish trade relations and repel pirate attacks. The atmosphere of the Caribbean Sea, sailboats, and naval battles — all this awaits you in SugarWinds, which will be released very soon. But for those who are so eager to try out the new product and do not want to wait, a demo version of the pirate game is already available on the Steam platform.

Learn more about the Corsairs Legacy - Historical Pirate RPG Simulator project and add it to your wishlist on the game's Steam page.