Nowadays (year 2010+)

Game	Release	Base features	Setting and specific features	My completion	Recommendation	Links
Bounty Train	2017 PC	Fighting: ★★★★☆ Trading: ★★★★☆ Missions: ★★★★☆ Plot: ★★★★☆ Exploring: ★★★☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★★★	Player vehicle: steam train Wild West North American 19th century Train and team management Cute side missions No oppotunity to rob or privateer, but has defense fighting.	100%	Features score: ★★★★☆ (4) Highly recommended Unusual setting and nice style	Official Metacritic: 66 Steam
Rebel Galaxy	2015 PS4	Fighting: ★★★★★ Trading: ★★★☆☆ Missions: ★★☆☆☆ Plot: ★★☆☆☆ Exploring: ★★★☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★★★	Player vehicle: space ship 2.5D naval style battles Country/rock great soundtrack	100%	Features score: ★★★☆☆ (3.3) Highly recommended Rather simple indy gameplay, but great music and style	Official Metacritic: 64 Steam

Middle years (2000-2010)

Game	Release	Base features	Setting and specific features	My completion	Recommendation	Links
Parkan 2	2007 PC	Fighting: ★★★★★ Trading: ★★☆☆☆ Missions: ★★★☆☆ Plot: ★★☆☆☆ Exploring: ★★★☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★★☆	Player vehicle: space ship No trading goods. Colonization planets. FPS action on planets and boarding ships. Good music.	100%	Features score: ★★★☆☆ (3.2) Recommended In fact it is a remake of 1997 Parkan. Remake has better graphics and few more opportunities, but worse style. I prefer original game.	Wikipedia Steam
Sea Dogs	2000 PC	Fighting: ★★★★★ Trading: ★★★★☆ Missions: ★★★★☆ Plot: ★★★★☆ Exploring: ★★☆☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★★★	Player vehicle: sailing ship Caribbean Golden Age of Piracy Attempt to be a realistic pirate game Good quests Freedom	100%	Features score: ★★★★☆ (4) Recommended	Metacritic: 71 Wikipedia Steam
Sea Dogs II Pirates of the Caribbean	2003 PC	Fighting: ★★★★★ Trading: ★★★☆☆ Missions: ★★☆☆☆ Plot: ★★★☆☆ Exploring: ★★☆☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★★☆	Player vehicle: sailing ship Caribbean Golden Age of Piracy Perks and skills	100%	Features score: ★★★☆☆ (3.2) Recommended. Better graphics than Sea Dogs I, but more casual gameplay. Don't forget to check addons and mods.	Metacritic: 64 Wikipedia
Sea Dogs III Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales (series of 9+ games and standalone addons)	2005- 2017 PC	Fighting: ★★★★★ Trading: ★★★★★ Missions: ★★★★★ Plot: ★★★★★ Exploring: ★★★★★ Upgrades: ★★★★★	Player vehicle: sailing ship Caribbean Golden Age of Piracy Fallout 1-2 style character building. A lot of gaming options.	20%	Features score: ★★★★★ (5) Recommended Two last standalone addons are great, original game isn't. Unfortunately all are using ancient 2003 game engine.	Official Metacritic: TBA Wikipedia Steam
Sid Meier's Pirates!	2005 PC	Fighting: ★★★★☆ Trading: ★☆☆☆☆ Missions: ★★★★☆ Plot: ★★★☆☆ Exploring: ★★★☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★☆☆	Player vehicle: sailing ship Caribbean Golden Age of Piracy Very arcade gameplay A lot of minigames	100%	Features score: ★★★☆☆ (3) Recommended. Arcade, but various.	Official Metacritic: 88 Wikipedia Steam
Space Rangers 2	2004 PC	Fighting: ★★★★★ Trading: ★★★★★ Missions: ★★★★★ Plot: ★★★☆☆ Exploring: ★★★☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★★★	Player vehicle: space ship 2D Turn-based Great text quests Planet strategic "Z"-style 3D battles Player-independent universe	100%	Features score: ★★★★☆ (4.3) Highly recommended. Don't forget to check addons. Playing first part is not necessary.	Official Metacritic: 84 Wikipedia Steam

Old games (before year 2000)

Game	Release	Base features	Setting and specific features	My completion	Recommendation	Links
Parkan: The Imperial Chronicles	1997 PC	Fighting: ★★★★★ Trading: ★★☆☆☆ Missions: ★★★☆☆ Plot: ★★★☆☆ Exploring: ★★★☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★☆☆	Player vehicle: space ship No trading goods. Colonization planets. FPS action on planets and boarding ships. Good music.	100%	Features score: ★★★☆☆ (3.2) Recommended Rather simple, but interesting gameplay. Few not standart mechanics for this genre.	Wikipedia Steam
Privateer 2: The Darkening Wing Commander	1995 PC	Fighting: ★★★★★ Trading: ★★★★★ Missions: ★★★☆☆ Plot: ★★★★★ Exploring: ★☆☆☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★★★	Player vehicle: space ship Live video mission intros well known actors playing. Freedom	80%	Features score: ★★★★☆ (4) Recommended A bit annoying combats, but nice gameplay and cute style of videos.	Metacritic: TBA Wikipedia GOG
Sea Legends	1995 PC	Fighting: ★★★★★ Trading: ★★★★★ Missions: ★☆☆☆☆ Plot: ★★★☆☆ Exploring: ★★☆☆☆ Upgrades: ★★★☆☆	Player vehicle: sailing ship Caribbean Golden Age of Piracy Freedom	100%	Features score: ★★★☆☆ (3,2) Recommended Revolutionary freedom and gameplay for those years.	MobyGames Wikipedia

In dev

Game	Release	Setting and features	Links
Everspace	Q2 2018 PS4 PC and Xbox released	Player vehicle: space ship Roguelike	Official Metacritic: TBA Wikipedia Steam
Drifter	TBA PS4 PC early access 0.8.4	Player vehicle: space ship 2.5D Drifting space flights Indy one-man-made Procedurally-generated galaxy	Official Metacritic: TBA Steam
Unannounced Double Damage game	TBA	Player vehicle: space ship	Official