Simulation · September 25, 2020

Port Royale 4 (2020)

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⚜️💎⚜️💎⚜️PORT ROYALE 4 - EXTENDED EDITION⚜️💎⚜️💎⚜️ Buy Port Royale 4 - Extended Edition and get the 🎼 DIGITAL SOUNDTRACK 🎼 and the exclusive ⚓ BONUS CONTENT ⚓, including 4 pompous lighthouses and the blueprints to 5 magnificent parks with varying types of sculptures. Feature List Choose from four colonial powerhouses: England , France , Spain and the Netherlands , each providing different benefits and unique gameplay styles Take on four extensive single player campaigns following each nation on their path to supremacy. Appoint a leader for your adventure from four different character classes: the Explorer , the Merchant , the Buccaneer and the Pirate – each providing their own advantages and disadvantages Establish and manage trade with 60 Caribbean cities in a huge 3D game world. Steer clear of cliffs, shallow waters and stormy weather regions to optimize your trade routes. Select from 50 buildings, including 25 production sites, to produce goods like rum or luxuries. Construct town buildings with neighborhood effects to optimize productivity and manage the overall happiness of your citizens. 18 historically authentic ship types from the late 16th and the 17th century. Engage in tactical, turn-based naval battles with powerful captains. Licenses, building permits, new buildings and ships can be unlocked by growing your reputation within your nation. 🎖️BUZZ🎖️ 'Port Royale 4 is the Caribbean vacation you won't get this year. Set sail!' - Eurogamer, 27/03/2020 'This complex mixture of building and trading simulation with calm but important naval battles is especially good to dive into right now.' - Gamereactor, 25/03/2020 'The graphics look fantastic and as a friend of turn-based strategy and city-building, Port Royale 4 does everything right.' - GameStar, 25/03/2020 'Port Royale 4 is suitable for both veterans and newcomers to the strategy genre.' - PC Games 05/05/2020 'My preview impression of Port Royale 4 is very good!' - GamersGlobal, 20/03/2020 'Port Royale 4 wants to be an economic simulation and not a war simulation and that's good.' - BeyondPixels.at, 24/05/20 About the Game Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain , England , France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century. In ‘ Port Royale 4 ’ you will take control of a colony as a young and ambitious governor who is eager to learn what it takes to manage and grow his small settlement into a bustling trader city. Develop production chains connecting multiple islands and create complex trade routes across the Caribbean, covering the ever-growing needs of the respective cities. Make use of the detailed sea map to avoid stormy weather regions, cliffs or shallow waters. Fulfill tasks for your nation’s viceroy, earning more fame to unlock town buildings, ships and more. Conquer the cities of rival nations or hunt down their fleets with a letter of marque while also keeping a keen eye out for pirates and other privateers. For the first time in the series, naval battles will be turn-based, with up to 8 ships battling at one time and tactical captain maneuvers that can turn the tide in even the most hopeless of situations for a glorious victory.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 149
  • Simulation · 137
  • Trading · 117
  • Economy · 104
  • Pirates · 98
  • Management · 88
  • Naval · 81
  • Sailing · 80
  • City Builder · 73
  • Naval Combat · 72
  • Open World · 68
  • Turn-Based Combat · 61
  • Action · 52
  • Singleplayer · 52
  • Historical · 52

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Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume1.9k Steam reviewsTop 99% in Simulation
Positive rating58% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 89%
Metacritic68/100Genre average 75 — top 81% of Simulation titles
Engagement hours22 h averageTop 51% for session depth among Simulation

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • French volume_up
  • Italian
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Russian volume_up
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Japanese volume_up

Full audio (6)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Japanese

Simulation releases from 2020

14 Simulation titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

58%Mixed · 1.9k reviews

1.1k positive · 811 negative

Metacritic

68/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

5.7/10

Curator recommendations

1.3k

Press Quotes

“A breath of fresh air” 4/5 – Strategy Gamer “A colonial capitalist's wet dream” 8/10 – Game Watcher “If you are a fan of deep simulation games, there’s a lot to love here” 8/10 – GameSpew

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 25, 2020
DeveloperGaming Minds
PublisherKalypso Media
Base price$5.99 -85%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners10k–100k
External linksMetacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

22h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

28h

Typical completion time

Achievements

50

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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