Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales
Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales
Game
Game2018
Sea Dogs
Developer Akella
Sea Dogs (Russian: Корсары: Проклятье дальних морей, romanized: Korsary: Proklyat'ye dal'nikh morey, lit. 'Corsairs: Curse of the Distant Seas') is a role-playing video game for Microsoft Windows, developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks in 2000. In the game, the player is the captain of a ship and can serve as a privateer to a European power, or as a pirate. The game uses a custom 3D game engine and… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
112 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 31, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
57
Mixed
21 positive · 16 negative
95% range 41–71%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 4 | 2 | 63 |
| Steam reviews | 21 | 16 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
25 of 42 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
59% recommend · 23 yes, 16 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 39 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (130 of 172 positive).
Many players find the game nostalgic and enjoyable despite its age. [1][2] Several reviewers report that the Steam version suffers from glitches and performance issues. [3][4][5] Some players consider the game unplayable due to technical problems. [3][4][6]
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Representative posts
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This game was very enjoyable for me when I was smaller, but unfortunately all it does is glitch everywhere. The screen becomes a mess of flickering storefronts and white daggers of light that shoot across the screen, which basically gives you epilepsy. Basic example of what to expect: https://www.gog.com/upload/forum/2015/04/d0c69ecb45e3fae361fc90c45f73d6bec0f8e17f.jpg The game is good. But it's unplayable. Don't …
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i played this game years ago and enjoyed many hours doing it and completed the story a few times.the steam version is unfortunatly unplayable the game freezes your computer when the load screen comes up.and even when you manage to get past the initial freezing problems following the storyline from highrock govenor 2nd mission escorting ship to tendales when you enter tavern to collect your payment your stuck as …
- [8]
Fascinating game. It was great years ago, and I finished it again with great pleasure nowadays. And that's not a call of nostalgia. There are many old games which didn't age well, but I can't say such a thing about this one. Yes, it's graphics will not impress you these days and some gameplay mechanics are rather old. But the game brings an enthralling non linear story, great music and atmosphere as well as …
- [9]
20 Hours in: Just like I remember it. Open World on the High Seas and not much in the way of side quests. The ship combat and controls were revolutionary at the time. Easily a top 10 favorite game. 40 Hours in: One of the best open world games ever made. There are lots of times I am left "wanting more" from the game, Remember it came out in 2000 and most of those ideas had not even been considered at the time. 60 …
- [1]
Played this in my childhood, still pretty good and still the old bugs I had back in the days :D
Summarised from 34 of the 110 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Sea Dogs sits at 57% positive across 37 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Scott Steinberg of IGN was impressed with it, calling it "one booty call you won't want to miss". Ron Dulin of GameSpot was also positive about the game, saying it is "an adventure that can be enthralling despite its many problems". Samuel Bass of NextGen gave the game generally positive review despite noting its "flawed" design choices and lack of atmosphere.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 112 · most liked firstThis game was very enjoyable for me when I was smaller, but unfortunately all it does is glitch everywhere. The screen becomes a mess of flickering storefronts and white daggers of light that shoot across the screen, which basically gives you epilepsy. Basic example of what to expect: https://www.gog.com/upload/forum/2015/04/d0c69ecb45e3fae361fc90c45f73d6bec0f8e17f.jpg The game is good. But it's unplayable. Don't bother buying it as there isn't a fix for these glitches. You're better off…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played this in my childhood, still pretty good and still the old bugs I had back in the days :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sea Dogs had their final game rained out, and it won't be rescheduled. They finished 71-65, drew 370,046 fans, and had 25 sellouts.
neutral · AI labelView post →Have listened to Emma call countless Sea Dogs games the last few years. She is a no-doubt big leaguer. Nice column from @tara-sullivan.bsky.social on tonight's all-female Red Sox broadcast. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/05/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →“...whatever you do, don’t look back!” “Why not?” “Because I just did! Run faster!” ~Sir Terry Pratchett / Nation. Ah, Sea Dogs... My old enemy. We meet again... No, seriously, I tried to like this game since 2000, when it was released for the first time. Back in 2000 it was kind of a big deal, since it was one of the early attempts to make fully 3D version of good ol' Sid Meier's Pirates!, the game that was ported to many system and loved by millions of people around the world. Sea Dogs…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i played this game years ago and enjoyed many hours doing it and completed the story a few times.the steam version is unfortunatly unplayable the game freezes your computer when the load screen comes up.and even when you manage to get past the initial freezing problems following the storyline from highrock govenor 2nd mission escorting ship to tendales when you enter tavern to collect your payment your stuck as every time i tried to exit game froze on trying to load outside.its a major plot…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great one of the oldest pirate RPG games. If ur looking to focus on sailling, this is it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fascinating game. It was great years ago, and I finished it again with great pleasure nowadays. And that's not a call of nostalgia. There are many old games which didn't age well, but I can't say such a thing about this one. Yes, it's graphics will not impress you these days and some gameplay mechanics are rather old. But the game brings an enthralling non linear story, great music and atmosphere as well as interesting albeit little clunky gameplay. The game is 20 years old, but it has unique…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Akella's sequel to their pirate RPG, Sea Dogs (2000), was bought by Disney and renamed Pirates of the Caribbean as a tie-in for its 2003 film Despite a few other changes, it had little to do with the film. That didn't stop it from being an incredibly fun pirate sandbox for many, though. Arrrh!
positive · AI labelView post →Glitchy graphics, multiple bugs, loss of original font. Shame really, I was looking forward to playing this again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The steam version doesn't work, don't waste money, there is no refund. Buy this game elsewhere, the game itself is quite nostalgic and good.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the screen resolution does not match your computer and cant be changed the game is cut off at each side of the sreen as if its zoomed in which also cant be changed its unplayable in this state, its a shame really and i want my money back
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The play-by-play voice of the Portland Sea Dogs, the Double-A affiliate of the Red Sox, Tiedemann will be on the call of Tuesday’s Red Sox game as a part of the Women’s Celebration Night at Fenway Park, which will feature an all-female broadcast team.
neutral · AI labelView post →Glitchy and impossible to play. What a shame. It was such a good game...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Harley Cameron, Dean Malenko and Scotty2Hotty at the Portland Sea Dogs baseball game yesterday #AEW
neutral · AI labelView post →Can’t fault Connolly Early. A couple of months ago he was pitching for the Portland Sea Dogs in AA. Asking him to pitch a do or die game in Yankee Stadium is a lot.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is rubbish and really not worth the money I spent on it. The gameplay and graphics resemble something from the early 90's. If I could get my cash back I would. Guess I will just have to treat this as a bad purchase and get over it. I would NOT recommend this game to anyone.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While everyone was talking about GTA, a game that I thought was canceled forever was released. If you were a fan of Sea Dogs or any of Akella's work at all, you might remember this one from back in the day. If God of War (05) gameplay mixed with a Pirate theme sound fun check this out.
positive · AI labelView post →ARRRRGGHH! Ready to assemble a crew of PIRATE DOGS! Check out these Sea Dogs from my upcoming board game, Salty Scurvy Sea Dogs! #boardgames #boardgamegeek #boardgame #indiedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →So glad I found this game again after all these years. A classic swashbuckling open-world RPG that still captures the imagination just as much today as it did 20 years ago. The game has its quirks that take some getting used to, but it's well worth the effort. Truly an under-appreciated gem. A few notes about the graphics/playability: -According to the system requirements, the game requires an external graphics card. I'm not sure why this is the case for such an old game, but I think this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Peter in Portland, Maine, on April 6, 1995. He was there to perform the National Anthem at the opening game of the Portland Sea Dogs. Photo by Sue Rioux. #PeterTork #TheMonkees
neutral · AI labelView post →Taking the kiddos to the Sea Dogs game means making the pasta sauce & meatballs early so supper isn't too late. Smelling some good in here!
neutral · AI labelView post →Gameplay: 8/10 Story: 6/10 Graphics: 4/10 Performance: 7/10 Overall: 6/10 (Amended Review as I finally got the game working thanks to this fix: https://steamcommunity.com/app/764670/discussions/0/1760230682461834165/ ) I am a huge fan of Sea Dogs II (aka the Pirates of the Caribbean 2003 Video Game) and it was one of the first games I ever had on the original Xbox. I still have the CD from all those years ago, although it is severely scratched and doesn't work. I went so far as to buy a copy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Along with Sid Meier's pirates Sea dogs satisfied the Pirate/Corsair fantasy of people in early 2000's I played this game early 2000's i was little. the game was cracked. I had literally no reason to buy this game today. but. you its never late to show gratitude to those making this game for you to play. I sincerely thank all the devs making Sea dogs and all the sequels happen. with regards
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game sucks sea combat at a snails pace got boarded died one hit walking city street sucks reminds me of a atari 2600 game back in the 1980 s save your money buy something else
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#ALLCAPS prospect Eriks Mateiko scored two for the Sea Dogs in last nights win over the No. 1 ranked Wildcats. @thehockeynews.bsky.social #QMJHL thehockeynews.com/qmjhl/game-d...
neutral · AI labelView post →And with that, another Maine winter is officially behind us. Looking forward to warmer days ahead! This will be the year we finally get Bernie to a Sea Dogs game.
neutral · AI labelView post →20 Hours in: Just like I remember it. Open World on the High Seas and not much in the way of side quests. The ship combat and controls were revolutionary at the time. Easily a top 10 favorite game. 40 Hours in: One of the best open world games ever made. There are lots of times I am left "wanting more" from the game, Remember it came out in 2000 and most of those ideas had not even been considered at the time. 60 Hours in: I had forgotten how short this game was, the lack of side quests…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Actually even collating the top 10 for me was difficult, this'll probably change if I did this next month. As you can see, I have a type. Fun Fact: That POTC game you see? The only tie it has is the Pearl, and the narrator. Otherwise it's just a Sea Dogs game.
positive · AI labelView post →ICE agents were tasked with storming and occupying a Sea Dogs game in progress
neutral · AI labelView post →Surprising no one, Emma Tiedeman, the Portland Sea Dogs announcer called up to call the middle innings of tonight’s Red Sox game on NESN, is blowing Dave O’Brien out of the water.
neutral · AI labelView post →Bad optimization, glitchy graphics, loss of original font. Good only for nostalgy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Pirate game is pretty good, but not as good as Sid Meier's Pirates
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just found the Portland Sea Dogs had a Scooby Doo day and wore these for the game today. For those who don't know, The Sea Dogs are a Minor League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
neutral · AI labelView post →Going to a minor league baseball game tomorrow as part of another fundraiser: The Manchester Fischer Cats vs. The Portland Sea Dogs. I don't really follow baseball but it should be fun.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Portland Sea Dogs will play a game as the Maine Candlepins this season, a tribute to a popular style of bowling unique to the area. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/03/20/p...
neutral · AI labelView post →I was proud of some work I did for Maine Audubon, including throwing out the first pitch at a Sea Dogs game and passing New England’s first bird safe architecture in Portland.
neutral · AI labelView post →Nostalgia trip to my younger years and surprisingly deep gameplay despite not focusing on any one genre too much. There are bugs and glitches but oh well, it's from an era when games weren't scrutinized too closely
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🙏🏼⚾️🌦️ no rain today. Going to Portland for a Sea Dogs baseball game!
neutral · AI labelView post →I may not be at AC this weekend, but at least I'll get to see some suiting at the Sea Dogs game tonight!
neutral · AI labelView post →In 2022, I was in Portland and went to a Sea Dogs game. They lost a slugfest to Hartford 14-12. Ceddanne Rafaela had just been called up from A ball. He went 4-5 with a HR. That was my introduction to him I didn’t remember his stats off hand. I looked them up. I remembered him having a great game
neutral · AI labelView post →Filmmaker extraordinaire Bill Darmon made this fantastic video on this past Sunday's International Cryptozoology Museum / Scooby Doo Day at the Portland Sea Dogs game where I was fortunate enough to join in on the first pitch festivities. Check it out, it's awesome. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nzn...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sub Hunt? Sea Dogs? Tidal Strike? Whatever the name is, here's Dev Log 0! youtu.be/5Alexo3FW38 Excited to share with you all! #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Nah I can't carry on with this boredom that Sea Dogs instills. It never tells you anything you're supposed to do, you just walk around and try to talk to people, expecting to stumble upon something meaningful. You also gotta find your own campaigns / missions, your own way to make a buck and avert a mutiny, and everything everywhere is extremely glitchy. The menus are glitchy and barely functional, the gameplay is glitchy and incredibly slow-paced, the quests are glitchy... What am I supposed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doodling Kelsie Whitmore and watching the #Firebells before i pick up my son from his mom for a Sea Dogs game. (Dang Denver Bryant smokes the ball.) #drqwing #penandink
neutral · AI labelView post →It feels more divorced from the rest of the game's sense of shared progression than the defunt Sea Dogs Arena mode that had to be cordoned off on its own servers, for which you could at least purchase Letters of Rec with doubloons obtained doing other in-game tasks to increase your standing. (4/x)
negative · AI labelView post →The latest pain in the ain in our household: Went to a Sea Dogs game over the weekend. Bought some snacks. The debit machine acted up & we had to try 3 times for it to go through. The next day, noticed 3 charges for the transaction. Now in the process of trying to get it fixed. WELLLLLLL....
neutral · AI labelView post →7 got a puck that flipped over the glass & nearly hit us at the Sea Dogs game yesterday and I tell ya it's been ALL puck talk in our house since then. PUCK YEAH!!
neutral · AI labelView post →The first trip we're bringing y'all is a 4 game jaunt that begins in Halifax with the Mooseheads. It then goes to Prince Edward Island for the Islanders, & ends with a Wildcats', & a Sea Dogs' game in New Brunswick. This trek covers 654km, & 4 days from 10/14-18. aviewfrommyseat.com/guides/hocke...
neutral · AI labelView post →Went to the Sea Dogs game and watched the baby Mets tonight. Jacob Reimer looks solid. Kevin Parada looks good on one play and then awful on the next.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun night at the Portland Sea Dogs game tonight in #maine . My kids first time 🫣😅
neutral · AI labelView post →So far this year I've been to two Red Sox games, and today was a Portland Sea Dogs game. I swear I'm not confused about my loyalties, I've just been in New England a lot 😂⚾
neutral · AI labelView post →STREAM FINISHED!!! Thank you so much for coming SEA DOGS, YAAAAAAAAAR 🏴☠️ I HAD SO MUCH FUN THIS GAME IS SO FUN why are spin offs so fun THIS GAME WAS MADE FOR ME FR FR CHECK OUT THE PIRATE MANGO FIT 🔥🔥🔥
positive · AI labelView post →It's been a slow start painting this year. Last year I failed to play a single game of Blood and Plunder (one of my favourite rules-sets), so one of my hobby goals this year is to paint and play more. I started off with a cannon crew and 4 'Sea Dogs'.
neutral · AI labelView post →I hate AI art, think it’s (in principle) aesthetically worthless, etc. But I liked this creation from the week I used MidJourney before getting bored: “Slugger—the Portland Sea Dogs mascot—if he were a dissolute White Russian aristocrat who hunts what may be fairly termed ‘the most dangerous game’…”
neutral · AI labelView post →A quick Stump Merrill story, I was with some work colleagues a few years back at a Portland Sea Dogs game here in Maine. One of them was a Yankees fan and I had spotted Stump at the game. I laughing commented that a former Yankee manager was also here at the game and I pointed out Stump to him.
neutral · AI labelView post →sweet childhood memories
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well the kids have still never seen the Sea Dogs actually win a game, but they did get to see them up close & give them high fives before it all got started! 8 pictured here, while 11 obscured by hockey players.
neutral · AI labelView post →I think we might be going to the Sea Dogs’ Field of Dreams game this year. Ain’t no way I’m getting out of there without a $95 vintage replica uniform shirt.
neutral · AI labelView post →Its an interesting game, a lot of interesting ideas. I also only learnt about Sea Dogs through that Pirates of the Carribean game they adapted using it much later on. And definitely, it was so much harder to translate other sites way back then so there is a lot I missed out on too.
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