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