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Port Royale

Port Royale is a 17th-century Caribbean trading simulation where players build and manage colonies, establish trade routes, and navigate political tensions as a merchant. Starting with a single ship, players buy low and sell high across ports, grow their fleet, and construct buildings like warehouses and shipyards to increase production. Success depends on monitoring market prices, avoiding pirates, and completing missions for nations to gain influence and wealth.

Simulation Strategy
Port Royale
Release Date:
Platform:
Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8)
Developer:
ASCARON Entertainment
Publisher:
Kalypso Media Digital
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
Can Your PC Run It?

System Requirements

Minimum:
  • System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
  • Processor: 1 GHz Processor (1.4 GHz recommended)
  • Memory: 256 MB RAM (512 recommended)
  • Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
  • Additional Notes: Monitor (or display scaling tool) capable of displaying a 1024x768 resolution; Mouse and keyboard
Instructions

Easy to Download, Install and Play

  1. Click the download button. You can also select a previous version if available.
  2. You’ll be redirected to Vidgazoo. Wait 5 seconds, then directly click the button or copy the link.
    • Make sure you have a supported download client installed (it’s free here) before downloading.
  3. Once the download process reaches 100%, locate the downloaded files.
    • Get ready for installation and make sure you have enough disk space for the game.
  4. To Install DRM-free Port Royale:
    • Run or double-click setup_port_royale_********.exe to launch the installer.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
    • If a DLC folder is included, run any .exe files inside it as well.
  5. Once the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.

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