I think most of us can agree that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is the best one – when videogames encourage exploration, self expression, and mischief, playing as a pirate is a natural formal fit. In between Civilization games and way back in the ‘90s, Firaxis legend Sid Meier pioneered the seditionist sea-faring genre with the suitably named Pirates! Though Meier himself would remake the game in 2004, its combination of strategy, sword-based combat, plundering, politics, and romance has slipped partially into obscurity. But one budding studio wants to bring the classic pirate CRPG back. Led by a former Age of Empires and MechWarrior developer, and inspired by the deckbuilding combat of Slay The Spire, PCGamesN can exclusively reveal the new and upcoming Sea of Legends.

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