Pirates Online

Pirates Online

The pirate MMO from 2013, restored and free for everyone. Every island, ship and story quest, back online.

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Become a Founder

Make your account and log in before 8 February 2027. You keep the gold name and the Founder's coin on all your pirates, for good.

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What's out there

A harbour town at dusk with a fort and tall ships

Islands to explore

Port Royal, Tortuga, Padres Del Fuego, Cuba, Raven's Cove and the wild isles between them.

Two ships trading broadsides under a stormy moon

Your own ship

Light sloops to war frigates. Broadsides, boarding battles and cargo to sell, with your crew at the cannons.

A pirate facing undead skeletons in a jungle cave

Swordplay and the undead

Sword, pistol, daggers, grenades, voodoo dolls and staffs against skeleton crews, Navy and EITC.

Pirates playing cards in a candlelit tavern

Taverns and crews

Poker and blackjack, fishing, potions and ship repair. Crews, guilds, friends and chat.

Get started

  1. Download and run the installer. On a Mac, drag Pirates Online onto Applications.
  2. Make your account, then type the code we email you.
  3. Open Pirates Online, log in and press Play.

Needs Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) or macOS 10.13+, 2 GB of memory and 2 GB of disk. Free, with nothing to buy.

Game news

8 November 2026

Ranked Matches & Trading Are Here!

Ranked play has arrived at the Lookout. Queue solo or with your team for Pirate vs Pirate or Ship vs Ship: everyone starts at 1000 and every win or loss moves your rating. Sail your own ship in ranked sea battles off Driftwood Sound. Reach a rating and click its badge on the Infamy page to unlock it. See the best pirates and teams on the new Leaderboards, in game and on this site. You can also trade gold and items with other pirates now: open a pirate's profile and press Trade.

8 November 2026

Launch Day Fixes & The Brethren Feast

The Brethren Feast is on at Tortuga until 1 December: a bonfire on the beach, roast pork off the spit, and Sid Shufflefoot and Jenny Jigfiddle playing by the fire. Also fixed today: caves that loaded forever, islands breaking up as your ship came in, anchoring and launching at every port, flickering hair, and the locked skills on your skill pages. Open Pirates Online and it updates itself before you press Play.

8 November 2026

Open To All: Be A Founder!

Open to everyone, free! Log in before 8 Feb 2027 and you're a Founder for good: a gold name and the Founder's coin.

3 November 2026

The Closed Beta Sets Sail!

Ahoy, mates! The Caribbean is open once more. Our first 100 beta keys are going out to brave pirates on our Discord. Make your account at piratesonline.net, claim your first ship in Port Royal, and mind the skeletons on Isla Perdida. Spot a bug? Tell us. Fair winds!