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Port Royale

Port Royale is a trading simulation game set in the Caribbean during the 17th century. Build and manage colonies, establish trade routes, and navigate the politics of the era as you strive to become a wealthy merchant and influential figure.

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About this game

Port Royale overview

Explore the Caribbean sea and towns in the predecessor to the best open-ended buccaneer game of all time! In this one your goal is to become the Governor.

You can choose between 4 different character nationalities from English, French, Dutch or Spanish. Along the way you decide your character’s career path, and live an adventurer’s life, where you will follow all assigned missions and tasks. You will be able to buy maps to hidden treasures, find secret pirate hovels, trade between all 60 available cities, build up your own business or become a pirate! And whatever you choose sooner or later you will participate in beautiful sea battles.

Port Royale places the player within real historic locations. You are given the option to choose between 4 different times in history – 1570, 1600, 1630 or 1660. Each of these timelines has direct influence over the game play. You will witness wars, disasters and much more in this rich and dangerous world. So be prepared for everything and ready your cutlass and pistol – the adventure awaits!

  • Become a landowner, merchant, pirate or adventurer
  • Command entire fleets and participate in both skirmishes and epic sea battles
  • Live the life of a freelancer or pledge yourself to one of the world powers fighting for dominance over the Caribbean Sea
System Requirements

Will this game run on your PC?

Minimum

  • Windows XP or Windows Vista
  • 1 GHz Processor (1.4 GHz recommended)
  • 256MB RAM (512 recommended)
  • 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
  • Monitor (or display scaling tool) capable of displaying a 1024x768 resolution
  • Mouse
  • Keyboard.
Instructions

Download, Install, and Play

  1. Click the download button to get the link. You’ll be redirected to our link generator.
  2. Once you’re there, you can either copy the link or open it directly.
  3. Download Port Royale [latest]. Wait until it is 100% complete, then locate the files.
  4. Install the game:
    • Run or double-click setup_********.exe.
    • If a DLC folder is included, run any .exe files inside it as well.
  5. After the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.
  6. Enjoyed the game? Consider purchasing it from the official store to support the developers.

Need help?
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