Kalypso Media and developer Gaming Minds Studios will be bringing their seafaring trade simulator Port Royale 4 to the Nintendo Switch on the 28th of May. This first ever appearance of the 17th century trade sim on the Switch has been specifically designed to take advantage of the console’s features, including full touch-screen support.
Port Royale 4 will see players take the role of a young and ambitious governor in control of a budding colony in the Caribbean. It will be up to players to join one of the colonial powers of the time (England, Spain, France and the Netherlands) and grow their small settlement into a busy and prosperous trader city.
Players will be able to build up production chains that connect multiple islands and then create complex trade routes across the region. However, money and success gets unwanted attention and players will need to keep an eye out for pirates and other privateers who want a chest of easy gold.
Featuring:
- Four colonial powerhouses: England, France, Spain and the Netherlands, with each providing different benefits and unique gameplay styles.
- Four single player campaigns that follow each nation.
- Four different character classes: The Explorer, Merchant, Buccaneer and Pirate.
- Establish trade routes with 60 Caribbean cities set in a huge game world that covers a 12 million square kilometre region.
- Navigate cliffs, shallow waters and stormy weather regions.
- Produce goods such as rum, luxuries and more from 50 different buildings.
- Construct town buildings with neighbourhood effects.
- Set sail in 18 historically authentic ships from the late 16th and 17th centuries.
- Take part in tactical, turn-based naval battles against powerful captains.
- Grow a reputation with the chosen superpower to unlock licenses, building permits, new buildings and ships.
Port Royale 4 drops anchor on the Nintendo Switch on 28th May.
