Steam app 1400660 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:21 UTC
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
421 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
8 months, February 2026 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 139 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Rise of Piracy was released on 24 Feb, 2026.
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50 developer announcements, Feb 2026 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
Ahoy Mateys! As most of you have probably noticed the slowdown in updates over the past month! The reason being the Mayors/Captains update has finally started development!This is one of the biggest updates in years and by far the biggest…
irishjohngamesQuick hotfix for the most recent bug - took way too long to track down, sorry folks! Fixes * Fixed sporadic issue causing crew sizes to grow exponentially in some fleets. Thanks to everyone who reported the issue! I appreciate it :) Here is…
Patch notesAhoy Mateys! Rise of Piracy is currently taking part in the MicroProse Publisher Sale for 10% off until the 31st of August. We've also bundled with a bunch of other great MicroProse titles!Until next time,John
irishjohngamesAhoy Mateys!This regular update fills in a few more QOL and stability features, whilst also giving a few more options & cleaning some of those new features up a notch. This week we reached the amazing milestone of 500 Reviews also. A…
irishjohngamesAhoy Mateys!This update was mostly about bug fixing. Some of the most annoying late-game bugs have now been squashed. There has been many reports about missions being out of bounds & ships traversing through islands on the campaign map at…
irishjohngamesHi folks, Another hotfix due to recent changes. Always a chance after such massive changes like in the most recent **Major Update** that some issues can show up even a week later. The recent major update touched a huge amount of items. The…
Patch notesFixed a Sporadic issue regarding crew payments. Here is the link to the discord where most tracking / communication is happening: https://discord.gg/Ws9fjmHP5U
Patch notesMajor Hotfix * Fixed major issue returning from battle map causing a mapwide glitch in initialization if a transport fleet was awaiting departure. New * Faction Popup has been re-enabled. A small summary area with access to Faction Name…
Patch notesAhoy again folks!This week marks 5 Months in Early Access! I couldn't be happier with how things are progressing. This Major Update focused on improving the project itself from a development standpoint, but a good few improvements, and a…
irishjohngamesAhoy Mateys!4 Months in Early Access! Time is flying! Today's update is mostly driven by feedback from you fine folks! A bunch of QOL suggestions, improvements, and fixes have been included. I appreciate everyone taking the time to report…
irishjohngamesAhoy Mateys!This week's update is a bit lighter in appearance but packed with enhancements, scaffolding, optimizations and some super annoying bugs have been squished! Plenty of planning has been completed on some of the major upcoming…
irishjohngamesDue to the changes in a recent patch, the NPC's were able to find targets a lot more often now causing a spike in Encounters at some difficulties. Sometimes stacking too much early on. New Added Maximum Encounter count for NPCs Fixes During…
Patch notesAhoy once again folks! Most of this weeks update has been focused around the Manage Settlement screen, with a bunch of important bug fixes along the way and some nice QOL has been snuck in here and there :) Manage Settlement: Buildings and…
irishjohngamesFixes * Fixed issue with Invincible ships in defending fleets in some cases. * Fixed issue preventing scrolling on the General options screen showing all available options. * Fixed issue causing defending ships to sometimes spawn with…
Patch notesAhoy Mateys!I returned from TwitchCon earlier this week and after a fantastic break away from RoP, I was eager to get stuck back in! Just before the convention - I had began a giant rework of the Spawning system. This has been a potential…
irishjohngamesAhoy Mateys!Another big update to mark off the first 3 Months in Early Access! Plenty of heavily requested changes, as well as some nice QOL and bug fixes included since the last big update. Some of the work I completed early on since the…
irishjohngamesHello again folks! For this Regular Update, I've tried to mostly focus on bug fixes and stability across the board. I decided to tackle some refactoring also of some of the older core codebase, and in doing so made a few of the Roadmap…
irishjohngamesFixes * Fixed physics issue on cannonballs that were previously used in pooling for bombarding, causing them to miss. Changes * Cleaned up some logging. Here is the link to the discord where most tracking / communication is happening…
Patch notesFixes Fixed issue with Difficulty Settings not applying correctly Fixed directional issue for difficulty settings in Claiming ships. Fixed bombard inaccuracy issue. (Always falling short by a factor of 1-10%) Fixed a few inaccuracies in the…
Patch notesAhoy Mateys! Today's regular patch is mostly driven by fixes and enhancing some of the existing newer systems. I also managed to work in some of the most heavily requested QOL and improved overall stability. There was also some exploratory…
irishjohngamesAhoy again Mateys!Fairly large regular update fairly quickly after Major Update 40! This update focuses mostly on QOL and some of the most requested features to make your playthrough that bit more enjoyable. Movable UI!I've added one of the…
irishjohngamesHi folks, quick hotfix to move the spawn position for the Invasion tutorial close to the context island. Here is the link to the discord where most tracking / communication is happening: https://discord.gg/Ws9fjmHP5U
Patch notesHowdy folks! Today we celebrate 2 months in Early Access! I really wanted to make update 40 extra special so I tried my best to make it as feature rich with the things most heavily requested by you folks. Manage SettlementSome great…
irishjohngamesFixes Fixed awkward encoding issue when trying to create characters / load games after last weeks Daylight Savings Time changes in some locales. Shoutout to Sven on the discord for his efforts helping debug this one. Thank you. Here is the…
Patch notesA new way to play as Brawler - if you've already chosen this class and are mid-way through the campaign, you can double-up the upgrades on your ships, but you'll be restricted to 5 ships if you lose any or wish to purchase some. I also…
Patch notesAhoy mateys!With update 39 comes some major changes to play styles & mechanics! Letters of Marque were available in the game but the rarity & availability was always a problem for folks. From listening to your feedback & suggestions, I…
irishjohngamesFixes * Fixed historic mission issue pre-37 that was messing with Loot gathering logic for Encounters.
Patch notesNew * Random Deployment will first send Sailor / Musket and Pistoleer units. Fixes * Added some safety around Encounters and the Loot Screen (for historic pre-patch records.) This has caused some issues since #37 if you had missions in…
Patch notesHi folks - Small Hotfix for the previous update. New Building smoke now expires after a time (performance improvement on larger maps especially) Changes Removed a graphical feature that was causing some strange fog outlines for some items.
Patch notesAhoy Mateys!Things are moving steadily along!With this patch, the FPS drop when near water has been finally identified and patched out. This was actually holding back a lot of frames even when away from water, especially on AMD setups. You…
irishjohngames1 Month in Early Access!Ahoy!First off, a massive thank you to everyone who has tried the game, given feedback, reported bugs, and dropped a review! We had a rocky beginning but recovered well & I'm delighted that so many of you are…
irishjohngames35.5 New Overloading a ship now has a separate fill percentage gauge on the Drydock. Fixes Fixed issue resetting default crew from Min Crew Changes Transport Fleets and Main NPC fleets have had their appearance changed slightly.
Patch notesAhoy Mateys!, Some big changes and bug fixes coming in today. Enjoy :) New Minimum crews are now "required to operate a vessel. Sailors affects speed & turn speed. (Campaign and Battlemap) Gunners affects reload speed. Officers affects max…
Patch notesHowdy folks, a larger build this time to finish up the week. Plenty of balance fixes, aggression changes and a big rework of some core systems. This should eliminate alot of the pain points that we've been getting stung by since release…
Patch notesHi folks, decided to push this early as it addresses an issue that a fair few of you have reported today. Thank you very much for your help tracking this one down. After your first visit to an island, you'll now be hit with a check for how…
Patch notesNew Added ability to "dismiss" troops and Destroy items from the Drydock screen. (RMB on an item to permanently delete it.) Player entering island screen now causes ships in pursuit to disengage. Fixes Changing the Allow Mouse Confinement…
Patch notesTo aid in the tracking of bugs & issues I've decided to fix up the names today also. For those of you who would like to update an existing campaigns island and fleet names, just hit F2 with cheats enabled and run the command…
Patch notesNew Arrow keys can now be used alongside WSAD. Added support for special characters to some parts of the project that was missing it. Players can now hit F7 to toggle visibility of the UI's for better screenshots / etc. Pause menu, Options…
Patch notesNew Minimap can now be panned using WSAD / On screen UI. Fixes Minimap now refreshes distances on entry. Recenter button now disappears once clicked. Invading island button now allows re-entry after fixing formation issues. Investing in…
Patch notesFixes Fixed race condition issue around the Loot Screen showing up and enemy ships disappearing after battle. Changes Mission rewards tweaked slightly.
Patch notesNew Added display for prisoners outside of the military scope to the Prisoners Popup. Added a Sort Order to the Formation screen so you can control what ships show in what order across the game. Added hotkey for centering camera in Campaign…
Patch notesFixes Fixed issue where the Minimap would not allow movement from an item that was hovered when the minimap was previously closed. Replaced the MicroProse logo on the splash screen and Credits screen. Fixed ReloadSpeed upgrade for ship…
Patch notesFixes Fixed issue in the Hovered Item Details for Wealth displayed vs Island Popup Fixed issue in the Hovered Item Details with Crews and Ships available being a count of the types available, rather than the sum of the amount of ships.…
Patch notesToday marks a week in Early Access! Thanks to everyone reporting bugs, suggesting improvements & helping to grow and influence the game in the Discord and the Steam Forums! Delighted with the upcoming workload and hope that you're enjoying…
Patch notesFixes Replaced some Orbit camera code that may have been causing slowdown on some machines when next to water at a low angle. Redone the balancing of Missions. Changes Holding alt now allows your camera to go below the water line in the…
Patch notesFixes Fixed issue preventing early game bonuses from being applied. Fixed issue preventing early game relationships from being applied. Redone some soldier balancing and hit registration. Fixed issue preventing some units from attacking in…
Patch notesPlenty of QOL included in this one. New Added Track button to the Mission List. Added Distances to the Mission List. Added Sort by field to the Mission List. Added mission completion queue to Islands. Fixes Fixed issue where Cargo Weight…
Patch notesNew Added a language selection in the top right corner of the main menu. Please note that English is the only supported language and the others there are not fully tested & coverage is limited but I'm hoping you are able to enjoy the game…
Patch notesNew Added a scroll wheel ship change to drydock. Removed some mission targets for end game. Added Popup to Treasure seeking to prevent spamming without maps. ESC now correctly closes some more popups before trying to show the pause menu.…
Patch notesNew Added new Custom Resolution inputs to cover off issues I've found with resolution detection. This should cover off all of your widescreen resolution needs. Fixes Fixed issue with "Follow Ship" orders causing collisions with some…
Patch notesWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | Rise of Piracy.exe | windows |
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WinAppDataLocalLow | Irish John Games/Rise of Piracy/Campaigns | *.cmp |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Irish John Games/Rise of Piracy/Characters | *.chr |
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