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Port Royale 2
Developer Ascaron Entertainment ltd.
Port Royale 2 is the sequel to the business simulation game Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates. It is set in the Caribbean during the 17th century. Created by Ascaron Entertainment in 2004, it combines a business simulator with real-time battles and towns that can be owned, built, developed or razed. A sequel, Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants, was released in 2012. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
178 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Lemmy, Bluesky) · newest Oct 8, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
131 positive · 42 negative
95% range 69–82%
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| Steam reviews | 131 | 42 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
508 of 712 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PC version received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. PC Format found the game unremarkable, stating that it "...passes the time, but gets old fast." IGN was slightly more positive, saying that the game is "...a solid if unremarkable game." Because the game has an open ending, IGN said it had "good replay value as you can take different career paths each time you play." The game received praise from Ron Dulin of Computer Gaming World, who stated that: "...it's a continually engaging experience." However, he disliked the pace at the beginning, saying, "Port Royale 2 is somewhat slow to start. It can take a long time to earn enough…
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Reactions
60 of 178 · most liked firstGreat old childhood game and still fun. How to play Port Royale 2 on Windows 10 (for AMD users) Von Mitsukuni "1. First step... ...is make the game playable. (Otherwise it won't even start in Windows 10.) Go to your default game directory. Usually; C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Port Royale 2 Right-click on PR2.exe -> Properties On Compatibility tab, check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" Select "Windows 98 / Windows ME" 2. Game is working but... ...it's so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't bother - the Steam edition requires unreasonable amount of fiddling around with compatibility settings. Sure, it's an old game, it's to be expected etc. BUT the GOG version works out of the box. So... yeah. Don't repeat my mistake.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Before you purchase this game, you need to fully understand that Steam offers no support for old, third party games like this one. This version is currently unplayable on Windows without modifying the files, and even then it hasn't launched so far no matter what I've tried. I'm past the point where Steam will issue a refund in spite of the fact that I haven't actually played a single minute of the game, let alone gotten it to launch. Spend your money on a CD reader and a CD copy of this game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Either stop selling this game or fix the issues, so that people can play this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is great. I highly recommend it for those looking for a game in the business management/logistics genre, but the Steam version is vaporware. I used to play the Steam version of this game on Windows 8 and it took technical workarounds that went beyond checking a few boxes in the windows “compatibility settings” menu. At some point the game just stopped working. The Steam version has never worked on Windows 11 in my experience. Steam support will tell you that you need Windows XP /…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absurd, the game does not work on newer systems and Steam is selling it anyways without applying proper fixes. If you want to play this game you will have to go through a hell of -fixes- and other questionable things and chances are nothing will work. Question is - if you are selling the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game, why isnt it working in the state that I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bought it in? ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Steam PS. I have ZERO actual minutes ingame, 26h is the amount of time it was GLITCHED and I couldnt exit it even though it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this game to work properly 2022 on PC with Windows 10 and NVIDIA GPU (RTX 3060). See my guide below: Best bang for buck entertainment on Steam? Bought my copy on Steam for less than 1 Euro. It's a fun trading game. Supposedly the best Port Royale title. To get the game working on a newer computer, you need to follow a step-by-step guide that was posted by one of the previous reviewers (TinnitusFabi) here on Steam, and maybe google a little if that doesn't help fully. Here's my summary…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BUYER BEWARE! Game not compatible with new Operating Systems. A few potential fixes floating around on community boards but after spending hours trying them all still didn't work for mine, and had refund refused by Steam. So if you want to try it you do so risking you end up paying and getting nothing - so just wanted you all to be aware.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes > Making Rum > Rival rum exists > Buy all the sugar needed to make rum > Flood the market with a stupid amount of rum so the price drops below production cost > Rival rum starts loosing money so sacks workers > Buyout rival rum for cheap > Now have a rum monopoly
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is simply the best version of Port Royale. New versions of the game somehow lost their focus and also the glamour. Even that simple songs and sounds in this game seem to bring you closer to the Caribbean ambient than any other game. Although you will find improvement point to this game after playing it for hours, none of the successors of this game really addressed these issues with great success in my point of view. I really recommend this version, for trying to experience the fact that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →0/10 Comepletely unplayable, crashes instantly. To attempt to fix this you have to change files, download files, and disable things in windows defender. Lord knows if the fixes are even up to date. This used to be / is still one of the best games out there but yea... we dont get to enjoy that. The sale is a scam, if you want this game buy it elsewhere. My disappointment is immeasurable And my Day has been ruined.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doesn't work on Windows 10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →back to PR2 after 15 years. I played it a lot back then, it is pretty much good old piece where the gameplay mattered. you can see the diff nowadays - game ain't no easy fluke and when you screw even in a tutorial like scenarios, you're done, there is no cheap help or backdoor just to load. It is much more complex than PR3 and it has so many features to explore for the new players. I found it on steam for 0.79 cents!!!! game runs on W10 with zero issues either widescreen is fine. if you like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very deep, but only as deep as player chooses. you want zero combat and extremely complex trading options you got it. you wanna build up some money and be a pirate that's an option. You wanna buy a letter of margue and hassle other countries that's another arc. You want to do missions for governers? Another option is to storrm pirate strongholds, and you can even raid cities of foreign enemies
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of my all time favourite games, however on Windows 10 the water graphic is like an old TV on a blank channel, just shakey epilepsy causing fuzzy mess. Can't seem to fix it, makes the game basically unplayable. EDIT: Game no longer plays at all. Tried reinstalling, changing start up options, starting new game. Game finishes loading animation, then application freezes and has to be closed through task manager.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't open the games
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →===GAMEPLAY=== The gameplay is simple: take a ship and start trading to make money. ===BUGS/MISSED OPPORTUNITIES=== The game is incredibly old, therefore you can expect the kind of issues you get playing old games: poor compatibility, practically no technical support, no patches or updates, very minimal options and unusual screen sizes. ===GRAPHICS=== The graphics, while still acceptable and pretty good at the time, doesn't hold up to today's standards: the reflections are simple, the trees…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy the GOG version instead. I spent like four hours trying to make this version work and gave up. Then I tried the GOG version and it worked instantly. The water graphics fix from the Steam workshop works like a charm, though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you consider yourself a grinder, like the 1700's era, and enjoy trading logistics then you should pick up this game; this is one of my classics. I thoroughly enjoy the game mechanics, particularly the city building and trade functions. The ship to ship combat is a bit outdated but is far superior to Port Royale 4's turn based system (I'll always consider real time superior). I haven't played Port Royale 1 but I'd recommend this one as the best of the lot. This game is kind of a cross…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Possibly my favorite game to this day. Steam version wouldn't work at first and I see people pointing out various fixes: running compatibility mode for Win 98/ME on both the game itself (PR2.exe) and PR2Config.exe solved the issue for me. The water looking like static I solved by enabling compatibility mode for reflections in PR2Config.exe. The only thing I couldn't get to work was working custom logos. One last thing - I never played this game relying on businesses/big trading fleets to make…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great slow-moving game for old guys!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No longer runs (Windows 10). After launching you cannot even close the application except by rebooting your whole system ... Don't waste your money!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can't play it on WIndows 10 so unless you have a really old PC, don't bother. Ive tried every compatibility mode and it won't actually load the game past the Main menu. Sad, i loved this game as a kid and played it for hours on end. RIP
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I use dgVoodoo for scrolling issue -> DirectX tab. Set any resolution you like and tick Force vSync option. Set your monitor at 60 Hz and the scrolling now is no issue.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Port Royale 2 is a great game, perhaps even the best in the series. But once again, we're faced with a lackluster, half-baked release riddled with graphical glitches and a lack of customization options. This is yet another reason why you should buy classics on GOG.com. They know how to do it right, so leave your money there. Refunded.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ship to ship battle - and assault on bays - is clunky. Hand to hand battle is simplistic and easy. Lack of variety of ships.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Timeless classic, I would highly recommend trying. PR3 comes across as a cheap knock-off, I uninstalled and still currently play this when I want my Caribbean merchant/pirate fix.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Works perfectly for me in Windows 10 1909 with Intel UHD 600, all game settings at default. The only thing I did was set Windows XP sp2 compatibility mode on PR2.exe. Scrolling is a bit quick, but I've disabled edge scrolling and just use the keyboard.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doesnt work under Windows 10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To make it run, this will not fix the scroll sensitivity issue; -right click on the game in steam, properties, local files, browse find PR2.exe and right click, properties, compatibility, Windows XP service pack 3 -hit the windows button, type run, type sysdm.cpl and hit enter, click performance settings, click Data Execution Prevention, turn on DEP for all programs except what you list, link the PR2.exe as the exception. Run the game. This still leaves the sensitivity issue but at least it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →super complete game, obviously grafics are old but still very cool. Much better than port royale 3 or 4 tbh
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I sunk a lot of hours into Port Royale 2 many years ago. I'm not sure how well it holds up today or on its sequels. I think 3 was well received and 4 poorly.
unlabelledView post →Best Port Royale Game out there, just wish they wold remaster it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Port Royale 2 is an ancient game from 2004. It's a whopping 19 years old at the time of this review. The game lacks support for any modern gaming display resolutions (or widescreen monitors), hasn't been modernised or updated to run smoothly on modern gaming PCs. Not everyone will be familiar with this series of games, it's not to be confused with Sid Meier's Pirates!, instead, this game has you controlling a pirate era town in the fledgling Americas and you need to manage your population,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of a kind trading simulator game, which I started playing in 2008 and immediately got hooked up and still love to play whenever I get chance. From being a small shipowner who trades between provinces, to a medium businessman who not only controls good amount of trade routes but also have some influence over the military aspects to the final "endgame" aspects where we control the entire trade routes, own almost all businesses and be the key factor that whichever country you side will be the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game needs patch for Windows 10/11, specially for gfX from Nvidia, in real are squares on water so game is ugly and unplayable. The same rights on version from gog.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cant even get the game to run, i remember it being a bit buggy but not 100% broken
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game doesn't work
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately the game doesn't work on my computer. I tried the recommended solutions I found in community but they failed to help me. Anyways for anyone wondering if this game is worth a while, I definitely say YES. Played many hours of this game when I was younger and I had a lot of fun. What a shame I can't play now...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game, the trading/market mechanics and automation ability re: logistics make this classic enjoyable even 15 years after its release. Extremely fun. For all those complaining that it won't run on their Windows 10-enabled PCs, just run it in compatibility mode for XP and it will run fine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cannot easily get it to run in windows 10. Needs a patch.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How to play game in modern PCs: Run it in Linux (Mint, in my case). Plays perfectly out of the box.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game dose not work on newer systems
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Port Royal Two is oldtime game. I played in this and have nostalgy for child-time. If you would like repeat my way, you can.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still the best trade empire simulation. I have tried to get this games feel replicated by playing tons of other clones over the years but nothing beats it. Its just a great game all round.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're super-into it, have you tried [*Port Royale 2*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12470/Port_Royale_2/), which also came out in 2004 and is kind of the same sort of game on the age-of-sail combat side?
unlabelledView post →Ahh, the nostalgia! Sure, a bit repetitive, but man I love this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love this game, it might 'dated' but to be honest it is gameplay over graphics anyday!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was very fun for 10 hours and then randomly started crashing when entering towns where ships are docked. No fix seems to work so it's unplayable now. This game doesn't support modern systems and can randomly stop running on them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best trading/ship game ever!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nice old trading game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best Port Royale game ever! The latest version (PR4) pales into insignificance compared to PR2, mainly because you can build better defences for cities you annex for yourself. Looking forward to the day they reproduce a copy of this game with better graphics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Older game. Seems to revolve around trading and building up one’s reputation. As this is in the Age of Pirates, that can include eliminating other pirates… or seizing vessels from many a nation. Can’t say more than that, since I am still getting the hang of things. Still looks decent, and probably a time sink for those who get into it. Recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent old game, used to jokingly be called spreadsheet wars
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best PR in the series imo. on steam i have ~20h but i have spent hundreds on the pirated version. gameplay is fun although it might frustrate you if you try to attack towns. for an old game it has a surprising amount of mechanics and features and the combat is fun save for the duels. if you like more strategic combat the 4th might be more fun for you (turn-based), as the RTS battles in this game can be cheesed with a certain tactic and ship (even 1v5). game has great replayability. you can be a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game it`s old but it`s a MasterPiece !! This game it`s very very very good. It was underrated but it`s very beautiful game !! Now if you want to buy a Port Royale, I advice you to buy Port Royale 2 OR Port Royale 3. Port Royale 4 it`s a completly a mess !! Do NOT buy Port Royale 4, it`s completly a mess !!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a cool game. There are several games: Sea Dogs (Corsairs), Sid Meier's The Pirates!, Port Royale. Sea dogs are more about sailing and battles. The Pirates! are more about battles in an interactive way. Port Royale is about the economy. Long time ago Sea Dogs 3 reminded of Port Royale, but the game was a failure. Pros.: - Economy. Many different approaches to success. - Hints and tutorials. The game explains everything. - Atmosphere. - Versatility. Cons.: - Building the city - the most…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good old times when 6 years ago i got this game on cd but was too dumb to do anything
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do what you want, 'cause a pirate is free, You are a pirate! Yar har, fiddle di dee, Being a pirate is all right with me, Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free, You are a pirate! Yo Ho, ahoy and avast, Being a pirate is really badass! Hang the black flag at the end of the mast! You are a pirate! You are a pirate! - Yay! We've got us a map, (a map!) To lead us to a hidden box, That's all locked up with locks! (with locks!) And buried deep away! We'll dig up the box, (the box!) We know…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fix the game. It doesn't work!
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