Evolution of Pirate Games 1987-2021

1987 Sid Meier's Pirates
1989 Skull & Crossbones
1990 The Secret of Monkey Island
1991 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
1993 Pirates! Gold
1997 The Curse of Monkey Island
1999 Corsairs: Conquest at Sea
2000 Sea Dogs
2002 Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat
2004 Sid Meier's Pirates
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean Online
2008 Pirates of the Burning Sea
2009 Sea Dogs: City of Abandoned Ships
2010 Deadstorm Pirates
2011 Lego Pirates of the Caribbean
2012 Risen 2: Dark Waters
2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
2014 Risen 3: Titan Lords
2014 Windward
2015 Blood and Gold: Caribbean!
2016 Naval Action
2016 Man O' War: Corsair
2016 The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
2017 The Pirate: Plague of the Dead
2018 Sea of Thieves
2018 Furious Seas
2019 Battlewake
2021 Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life
2021 Skull and Bones

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