Pirate video games aren't exactly all that common, but there's been more of them coming out lately. In 2024, for instance, Ubisoft released Skull and Bones. This live-service multiplayer action-adventure game was initially conceived as an MMO spin-off of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag before it became part of its own, separate franchise. The title was infamously in development for about a decade and was meant to launch sometime in 2018, until it was ultimately postponed. After various delays, Skull and Bones released in February of this year to middling reviews and low sales. Even still, it was one of the more notable pirate games in recent times.