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Sea Dogs: City of Abandoned Ships

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

Fortune and glory awaits you! In Sea Dogs - City of Abandoned Ships you can choose to go it alone and become the most feared pirate of the seven seas. Or you can prove your loyalty to one of four different navies; French, English, Spanish, or Dutch.

What works

  • Deep and immersive pirate sandbox with great freedom
  • Engaging naval combat and ship management
  • Rich questlines and rpg progression
  • Large open world with exploration opportunities
  • Strong nostalgic value and community mod support

Things to keep in mind

  • Numerous bugs and technical issues, including crashes
  • Steep learning curve and poor new player guidance
  • Outdated graphics and interface
  • Lack of official russian localization in steam version
  • Some quests are unclear or broken without guides

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Sea Dogs: City of Abandoned Ships: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Exploration, Expression.

Last update: 25/08/2026