Sea of Thieves

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1093 Ratings

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  1. bvigec
    Mar 24, 2018
    4
    First off I really like how the game looks but that's about it...OK and pirates :)

    The game has no progression, there is no point in it, no end goal, no sense. Repetitive quests with no story behind them with generic islands and generic characters. No feeling of reward. It seriously lacks a looooot of content and progression mechanics. It also lacks a better fighting system and    First off I really like how the game looks but that's about it...OK and pirates :)

    The game has no progression, there is no point in it, no end goal, no sense. Repetitive quests with no story behind them with generic islands and generic characters. No feeling of reward. It seriously lacks a looooot of content and progression mechanics. It also lacks a better fighting system and character. You can not really emerge in the game as it has no story to tell.

    I am really disappointed in this game, I had such high hopes for it. It is very overpriced and lacking content and a goal for playing.    … Expand
  2. Honelith
    Mar 24, 2018
    4
    This is majorly lacking in content, I'm serious, in 2 days of play you'll have seen everything, pretty bad for a £50 title. It lacks any depth for a multiplayer game and the objectives are repetitive, you're just unlocking cosmetics, it's a very dull incentive to play. Where are the ship configuration options such as different types of weapons and defense options like grappling hooks toThis is majorly lacking in content, I'm serious, in 2 days of play you'll have seen everything, pretty bad for a £50 title. It lacks any depth for a multiplayer game and the objectives are repetitive, you're just unlocking cosmetics, it's a very dull incentive to play. Where are the ship configuration options such as different types of weapons and defense options like grappling hooks to reel in ships or dropping oil to set it ablaze to ward off followers, being able to change weapon loadouts and positioning and having defensive measures on your ships when being boarded would have been such a brilliant feature.

    It's shocking how barebones this game is. The game looks and sounds beautiful, the water is the best I've ever seen, but the basic gameplay and lack of mechanics will kill this game. Such a shame, this held so much promise and the idea is brilliant. Roaming the seas with your friends playing those instruments is terrific, there's just not much to do.    … Expand
  3. vence
    Apr 1, 2018
    4
    This a is a terrible a terrible fetch quest wanna be MMO that fails at pretty much everything, exploration ? there is none, progress ? there is none, same fetch quest repeat again and again and again, every quest is the same god damn thing, and they are charging 70 euro for this garbage.
  4. Euknowia
    Mar 22, 2018
    4
    Best game world ever except not. Waves are blue sure but what other graphic is there? CRACKHEN HAS NO BODY! JUST BIG SQUISHY ARMS FLOATING! SO NOT REALITY! Looking for con tent but can I find? NO! Whole big game just finDING CHICKHEN AND FIGHTING BONES! I touch chest and grab booty and go to man with jewelry face and guess what? HE STEAL MY MONEY! I GET NO MONEY HE STEALED IT!Best game world ever except not. Waves are blue sure but what other graphic is there? CRACKHEN HAS NO BODY! JUST BIG SQUISHY ARMS FLOATING! SO NOT REALITY! Looking for con tent but can I find? NO! Whole big game just finDING CHICKHEN AND FIGHTING BONES! I touch chest and grab booty and go to man with jewelry face and guess what? HE STEAL MY MONEY! I GET NO MONEY HE STEALED IT! Game has SO MANY iNSECTS! Sometimes I’m inside a ROCK! Takes two years to solve puzzle then other player comes after I grab booty and KILLS ME! I RELOAD SWORD and then it DISAPPEARS! INSECTS! So many INSECTS! Player stands on rocks and holds sword when suddenly FLYING TOWARDS ME LIKE LIGHTNING ACROSS WATER AND BAM DEAD! Game patch supposed to fix insects but theyre still there and now its always WRECKING. Does music have game? NO! Forced to MAKE OWN MUSIc! NOT EVEN KAZOO OR BANJOIEE just SQUIShY PIANO and TINY GUITAR! Game made by RARE feels so common. Also. How come shooting out cannon is POSSIBLE?! SO UNREALITY! Pressure built up PERSON CLOG THE TUBE CANNON EXPLODES BEHIND THEM SUPPOSED TO TEAMKILL. 60 dollhairs plus TAX FOR THIS! I SAY NIEGH! Maybe add space explorer and sexy alien and okay. I play with imaginary friend. GAME STILL IRRITATING! How supposed to AIM AND DRIVE!? I’M NOT OCTOPUS! Would rate 100 but too much water. You get MINUS INFINItY! HAHAHAHAHAHA!… Expand
  5. HpfllyIRmbrThis
    Mar 20, 2018
    4
    - Lacks content
    - Windows 10 only? Are you serious?
    - Repetitive
    - PvP griefing is a thing in this game...yep
    - no progression
    - With a good team you can complete everything this game has to offer in 3 hours
    - 69€ ($86 i.e. full priced AAA-game) from this? REALLY?

    Can't see this game surviving past three months. DISAPPOINTMENT!
  6. ImmyandPTsmack
    Mar 21, 2018
    4
    Mediocrity at best. People giving 10/ 10 r just corporate slaves trying to raise the user score. There is way too little content to justify 50 uk pounds. It gets boring very fast. Rare took 5 years to make this? I think the game should have been 20 pound.
  7. Gizmo-Guy
    Mar 22, 2018
    4
    This game really lacks of contend and the price is very expensive. Damn, this game is a joke
  8. metacriticisbad
    Jul 11, 2020
    4
    Game is updated to the point that bad updates will ruin the game for months until they actually listen to the players and fix balance or stability issues. They repeatedly add things that sound cool but at the end of the day detract from the core game and make the game less fun. They've also tried to make this game everything to everyone and in doing so have made the game only worthGame is updated to the point that bad updates will ruin the game for months until they actually listen to the players and fix balance or stability issues. They repeatedly add things that sound cool but at the end of the day detract from the core game and make the game less fun. They've also tried to make this game everything to everyone and in doing so have made the game only worth playing if you play with a group of friends.… Expand
  9. gruntly
    Mar 20, 2018
    4
    Having spent half my time so far playing on PC, and half on Xbox, both play similar. The Xbox version is lacking graphical settings compared to the PC version so the PC version is better in that category. Controls are able to be hot-keyed for keyboard but the game is designed to be played with a controller which you will learn fast.

    Sea of Thieves is a great technical demo for a ship    Having spent half my time so far playing on PC, and half on Xbox, both play similar. The Xbox version is lacking graphical settings compared to the PC version so the PC version is better in that category. Controls are able to be hot-keyed for keyboard but the game is designed to be played with a controller which you will learn fast.

    Sea of Thieves is a great technical demo for a ship sailing game that could have been. It looks fantastic and the base model is good, but beyond that it falls very short. Essentially all the game has to offer will be done by about hour 5, 10 or so hours and you've experienced the nuts and bolts of the entire game.

    To me it feels like a F2P or $20 game that was supposed to have content packs, quests, add-ons, story line unlocks, and other things you paid for over time. Instead they went with the full price route and it falls short in almost every aspect of actual gameplay. It looks good, the base of it is fun, but all the "story" and progress is just repetitive quests that are nearly identical with a few hard bosses (paired with boring combat) sprinkled in between.

    In two years, this game might be fantastic. Its minimalist design and learn as you go sandbox feeling have a lot of potential. As of right now, you wake up in a bar with no tutorial and realize it's because if the game had one it would be more compelling than any story or faction it has to offer.

    Stay away until next year and hope for the best.    … Expand
  10. shkeptikal
    Mar 20, 2018
    4
    As others have said, the game is gorgeous. It has BEAUTIFUL water mechanics and the sailing is solid. That being said...the combat is clunky and downright unfun, there's very few npc enemy types, there are three types of fetch quest missions that are basically just rinse and repeat, and there is literally no character progression outside of these missions either. All the items you can buyAs others have said, the game is gorgeous. It has BEAUTIFUL water mechanics and the sailing is solid. That being said...the combat is clunky and downright unfun, there's very few npc enemy types, there are three types of fetch quest missions that are basically just rinse and repeat, and there is literally no character progression outside of these missions either. All the items you can buy with in-game currency are cosmetic only. It honestly feels like a game made by a small dev team that should have come out on Steam Early Access, not a game from Rare backed by Microsoft (ESPECIALLY considering all the launch issues....5 stress tests, and the game is dead on launch day? Come on).

    Ignore the fanboys screaming "BLEH IT'S NOT ON MY CONSOLE" and "BLEH IT'S ONE OF MY HANDFUL OF EXCLUSIVES SO IT'S GOOD". The content to price tag ratio is insanely off on this one. I've easily gotten more game for $20 from much smaller devs on Steam. Shame on Microsoft for pushing this so hard. It's basically launch day No Man's Sky on water with fetch quests and 4-man co-op. If content isn't added, and soon, it'll be dead in the water in a matter of months.    … Expand
  11. Reviewsreviews
    Mar 25, 2018
    4
    This game has potential although it falls short on so many levels =( Single player is brutal.. if you come head to head with a boat of more than 1 people you are basically screwed or you have to escape. Just tried playing for 2hours single player mode and got 0 quests done due to ppl attacking my boat when I was on shore. Just a side note I don't usually play this game single player soThis game has potential although it falls short on so many levels =( Single player is brutal.. if you come head to head with a boat of more than 1 people you are basically screwed or you have to escape. Just tried playing for 2hours single player mode and got 0 quests done due to ppl attacking my boat when I was on shore. Just a side note I don't usually play this game single player so this review is also based on multiplayer experiences. The customization is currently very lacking.. you can choose from few different colors for your boat and sail... thats it..you cant customize the details on the boat at all expect for few choices for your front decor. The clothing choices are also very lame and non-imaginable. The funny thing is your only reward from progression are those lame only for look items.. The sea graphics are the most beautiful I've seen but sailing long trips is still quite boring as there is not much to do on the boat if more than 1 players are in it. The game has potential but currently 4/10... lacks content and customization possibilities.… Expand
  12. kaoz_together
    Mar 29, 2018
    4
    An early access game with a 60$ price tag. The missions are like free to play missions, zero depth and extremely repetitive. Once you get board of doing that then what? You can just drive around and fight other players and what happens when you get bored of that, pretty much nothing left to do except cry over your wasted 60$ and wish you bought Far Cry 5. (Disclaimer i played SOT with theAn early access game with a 60$ price tag. The missions are like free to play missions, zero depth and extremely repetitive. Once you get board of doing that then what? You can just drive around and fight other players and what happens when you get bored of that, pretty much nothing left to do except cry over your wasted 60$ and wish you bought Far Cry 5. (Disclaimer i played SOT with the game pass trail so i did not spend any money on this game)… Expand
  13. KombatBRUV
    May 23, 2018
    4
    TL;DR Great visuals, decent game play, Heavily lacking in content, Loot, and progression-4/10
    At its current state the game heavily lacks in the three core elements which i believe to be valuable in games like sea of thieves, Progression, Quests (Voyages), and loot. Despite it covering these three categories it stumbles in diversity; with loot being gold every time you cash in whatever    TL;DR Great visuals, decent game play, Heavily lacking in content, Loot, and progression-4/10
    At its current state the game heavily lacks in the three core elements which i believe to be valuable in games like sea of thieves, Progression, Quests (Voyages), and loot. Despite it covering these three categories it stumbles in diversity; with loot being gold every time you cash in whatever items you find and having no real presents to game play since gold is only used to buy cosmetics voyages which are just three run of the mill fetch quests either having you kill things look for treasure or look for animals in which (as stated before) is used to cash in for gold to buy cosmetics. Even though the game does have some cool looking skins knowing that they don't do anything except make your guy look a little cooler is just discouraging to the player. The game in the long run is just sailing to and from island to outpost to make more gold to buy more skins which doesn't reflect a players skill but just how much time they have on there hands. Despite having a promising first few hours with breath taking scenery, amazing water effects, and great ship mechanics it just doesn't deliver in a fun repetitive grind to become so-called pirate legend with missions being tedious and sometimes out right frustrating for especially people who play solo. The occasional fort is fun but it falls under the same problem with loot just being items to turn in for money in turn being used to by skins. With decent game play and astounding visuals the game falters in content and progression.    … Expand
  14. HeavyMachinegun
    Jan 30, 2019
    4
    There is no content in this game, really no content. You can literally do everything the game has to offer in 5 hours. And if i read someone else writing:"it's not where you go, but how you get there" i'll go crazy. This game is still defended by people claiming that you'll have so much fun playing the game in coop, but that doesn't eliminate the fact that the islands are all the same, theThere is no content in this game, really no content. You can literally do everything the game has to offer in 5 hours. And if i read someone else writing:"it's not where you go, but how you get there" i'll go crazy. This game is still defended by people claiming that you'll have so much fun playing the game in coop, but that doesn't eliminate the fact that the islands are all the same, the quests(if you wanna call them so)are all the same, the community is mostly toxic and the game is repetetive as hell. And people are thrilled by the devs still updating the game with "great features"? What features? Vulcanics islands? Which are nothing but normal islands but with magma. A cracken, new megs and a skeleton ships that will randomly spawn? Wow, gamers today can really have so much fun and be okay with shady developers. They could've put so much stuff in 1 year of updates, like REAL quests, a story maybe, even a background story(because there is no lore), maybe add some interesting places to visit like pve island where people can met other players and have a drink or i don't know(the cartoonish childish artstyle doesn't help the pirate context).
    Just buy gmod for 1 dollar and play the pirate mode, if that's not enough go and play ac 4 black flag.    … Expand
  15. Corporal-Coffee
    Feb 7, 2019
    4
    I am so happy I didn't buy this game but instead got a free trial, everything you do in this game is utterly pointless. It would have passed if it were between 0-15$ but paying a full 60$ is just insane. The game does not have any interesting quests and you repeat the same few quests over and over again. You'll spend a lot of the time doing nothing while waiting to reach your objective. IfI am so happy I didn't buy this game but instead got a free trial, everything you do in this game is utterly pointless. It would have passed if it were between 0-15$ but paying a full 60$ is just insane. The game does not have any interesting quests and you repeat the same few quests over and over again. You'll spend a lot of the time doing nothing while waiting to reach your objective. If you're able to do your quest you get little amounts of money to buy worthless cosmetic items, you can't upgrade your ship or character. This game is the worst game i've played that has a 60$ price tag. Everything you do is useless… Expand
  16. KrieG_
    Mar 7, 2022
    4
    Красавцы, заблокировали доступ к скачиванию. Данный поступок, не заслуживает уважение. Не смотря на то что в игру стоит хотя бы раз сыграть, за такое отношение к простым людям, ставлю минус. Мда, всё больше разочаровываюсь в тех, кого уважал и верил

    Well done, blocked access to download. This act deserves no respect. Despite the fact that the game is worth playing at least once, for    Красавцы, заблокировали доступ к скачиванию. Данный поступок, не заслуживает уважение. Не смотря на то что в игру стоит хотя бы раз сыграть, за такое отношение к простым людям, ставлю минус. Мда, всё больше разочаровываюсь в тех, кого уважал и верил

    Well done, blocked access to download. This act deserves no respect. Despite the fact that the game is worth playing at least once, for such an attitude towards ordinary people, I put a minus. Hmm, more and more disappointed in those whom I respected and believed    … Expand
  17. PoopyButWhole
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    My opinion on Sea of Thieves is extremely mixed. There are definitely things to love about the game, but there are also others that would make me not recommend the game.

    To start with the positive, the game definitely nails the sense of adventure. It is simply a really fun time with friends and just being in the world is fun. There are plenty of different activities to do with friends,    My opinion on Sea of Thieves is extremely mixed. There are definitely things to love about the game, but there are also others that would make me not recommend the game.

    To start with the positive, the game definitely nails the sense of adventure. It is simply a really fun time with friends and just being in the world is fun. There are plenty of different activities to do with friends, the Tall Tale quests being a highlight. (Especially the Pirates of the Caribbean-themed quests, those could be a game on their own.)

    However, the developer insists on the game being always online, which is definitely a deal-breaker for a large majority of people. A pirate game where other people can try to steal your loot sounds nothing but appropriate on paper, but it has the potential to completely fall flat.

    PvP could be a rewarding experience if all parties wanted to battle, but that's simply not the case. Most of the time battles end up being unsatisfying and one-sided, and simply ends up being a waste of time for everyone. It basically devolves into bullying PvE players for the sake of bullying.
    Rare had a solution for this with the arena mode but has since scrapped it due to managing it poorly.

    Unfortunately, the always-online nature of this game has led to another issue: the Sea of Thieves fanbase is one of the most toxic player bases you'll ever find online.
    It is difficult to enjoy an online game filled with people throwing insults and harassment. There are definitely some extremely creative and awesome fans out there, but the sad truth is that they are a few and far between.
    There is an easy solution that would fix the game and maybe even bring back some of the 30 million people who downloaded the game and immediately quit after seeing what the game is like.
    PvE servers - the ability to play the game with friends only.
    Personally I would simply make the online portion of the game free-to-play to increase the amount of players engaging in PvP, and make private games and the Tall Tales exclusive to people who
    actually bought the game.

    This, however, would require Rare to admit that they made a mistake and change the game despite it not being their original vision.
    I fully believe this is the right move to take. Imagine other games if they didn't listen to fan feedback:
    imagine Super Smash Bros but being unable to turn off items because it wasn't the creator's vision that it's a serious fighting game.    … Expand
  18. LambdaLocator
    Jul 21, 2023
    4
    1. Very basic combat, there is a lack of content and the open world is kinda boring. The ship mechanics and the giant sea monsters bring this game up to a 4.
  19. Spasiva
    Feb 15, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Te aburres pronto de el y es una pena, los gráficos están muy bien y la idea no es nada mala ya que hay pocos juegos de piratas mundo abierto. Resumiendo lo mejor que puedes conseguir es alguna skins y eso para mí tiene poco valor. Parece que está enfocado a un público de niños pequeños que les gusta gastar dinero en trajecitos y espaditas que solo son skins, Le falta un sistema de nivelación de algo por lo que digas quiero seguir jugando y mejorando mi personaje. Le falta potencial, podrían exprimirlo mucho mas y mejor. El mapa es grande no está mal, pero los servidores casi siempre están vacíos, 20 personas por servidor más o menos y casi nunca llenos, entre colegas te puedes hechar unas risas pero para jugar a largo plazo te aburres pronto. Las historias están muy guapas aunque algunas se hacen pesadas.… Expand
  20. Jinx
    Mar 23, 2018
    3
    This is an Early Access game being sold for $60. If you're considering it, get the free 14 day Game Pass trial to check it out that way first. There just isn't enough content. It's polished by very shallow and it gets boring really fast.
  21. ultraviper
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    only 2 ships in a game based on sailing ships. only 3 mission types and they're all very similar: find treasure on a specific island and return it, find specific types of pig or chicken on any island and return them, or find skeleton pirate leader on specific island and kill him, then return his skull. pvp is only fun for griefers as there is no reward for doing it. there is no progressiononly 2 ships in a game based on sailing ships. only 3 mission types and they're all very similar: find treasure on a specific island and return it, find specific types of pig or chicken on any island and return them, or find skeleton pirate leader on specific island and kill him, then return his skull. pvp is only fun for griefers as there is no reward for doing it. there is no progression of any kind, only cosmetic "upgrades." very frustrating to play solo: if you're steering, you can't do anything else on your ship like changing speed or checking the map. if you let go of the steering wheel to do those things, the ship goes off course.… Expand
  22. Tubey
    Mar 22, 2018
    3
    I can only imagine that they sat around a table, had a great concept for a video game, said "right let's go with that", then designed and created that concept, sat back in awe of what they'd done in just six months or so, then... "now what do we do?"

    Because there isn't really a game here. It has one concept and it hasn't been fleshed out at all. The game world looks utterly    I can only imagine that they sat around a table, had a great concept for a video game, said "right let's go with that", then designed and created that concept, sat back in awe of what they'd done in just six months or so, then... "now what do we do?"

    Because there isn't really a game here. It has one concept and it hasn't been fleshed out at all. The game world looks utterly sensational, but there's little to do in it. Indeed, all you can do is make your own stories with your mates, but without the framework of content it gets old very, very quickly. Yes, an open world sandbox is great in theory, but even GTA etc. understand that you can't just create a toy box and not put toys in the thing to play with!

    You're done inside 30 minutes, an hour or two max. I'm not joking. I wish I was, I really do, because this is one of those dream concepts in gaming - live like a pirate, swing a lightsaber, fly a ship in open space and explore etc. Unfortunately, just like No Man's Sky, Sea of Thieves has absolutely no idea how to make that dream a reality.

    I'm already hoping they take this as the proof of concept of a sequel that could be utterly phenomenal if done right. But the consumer shouldn't be paying full price for a proof of concept, and as it stands the player base is going to fall sharply and make this game totally worthless, even moreso than it is now at its' peak.

    Avoid.    … Expand
  23. Luhgnut
    Mar 26, 2018
    3
    Let's just say this is a more up to date version of "No Man's Sky". Fun for 5 hours. Then you figure out that in those five hours, you've seen all there is to see. No progression. Nothing. No replay-ability. You're just as tough on day 10 of playing as you are on day one. - No feeling of accomplishment - No penalty for death (except sitting waiting to respawn in 30 seconds back onLet's just say this is a more up to date version of "No Man's Sky". Fun for 5 hours. Then you figure out that in those five hours, you've seen all there is to see. No progression. Nothing. No replay-ability. You're just as tough on day 10 of playing as you are on day one. - No feeling of accomplishment - No penalty for death (except sitting waiting to respawn in 30 seconds back on your ship). No real value to the chests you dig up. The value of the chest is worth more than the gold. You don't need to buy anything from the shop keepers with your worthless chests of gold, because you don't get to keep it. I figured, to purchase A BUCKET (which you get for free on spawn in)...... you would have to dig up, over 84 chests. For a bucket. A single bucket. And that's for the cheap stuff. - But get this, after you spent the money on the expensive bucket which doesn't do ANYTHING better than the bucket you get for free when you spawn in. The Game Designer really must be a maniac. - The motion and visuals of the water is stunning, and the best part of the game, otherwise this is another empty shell of a game, where you "make up you're own fun." - With nothing else but grind..... but go ahead, go have "fun". This is such a game of missed opportunity. Big let down. Feels like NMS all over again.… Expand
  24. AdmZero
    Apr 27, 2018
    3
    I love Sea of Thieves, its a very fun and nice game, one of the better multiplayer experiences I have played, but thats thanks to the people not to the game.

    I played all the alphas, and betas before tha game launch, and I always thinked "This game is awesome but it feels empty, need more things to do, more enemies, more islands..." Of course I gived my feedback to Rare. Now I found    I love Sea of Thieves, its a very fun and nice game, one of the better multiplayer experiences I have played, but thats thanks to the people not to the game.

    I played all the alphas, and betas before tha game launch, and I always thinked "This game is awesome but it feels empty, need more things to do, more enemies, more islands..." Of course I gived my feedback to Rare.

    Now I found the game its the same thing that in the alpha, just like 3 new things. I was expecting more content in the final launch. Hope they keep working on the game because I thing its awesome and have too much potential.    … Expand
  25. askeptic
    Mar 25, 2018
    3
    Great concept with an empty shell of a game. RARE / MS failed to deliver on what could of been a great game. Instead, you are put in to a beautiful world just to sail in circles for hours repeating the same chore over and over. In a couple of weeks, you may never even see other boats. I can think of many other better ways to waste time as a pirate, but this game will never be one as it hasGreat concept with an empty shell of a game. RARE / MS failed to deliver on what could of been a great game. Instead, you are put in to a beautiful world just to sail in circles for hours repeating the same chore over and over. In a couple of weeks, you may never even see other boats. I can think of many other better ways to waste time as a pirate, but this game will never be one as it has been permanently uninstalled.… Expand
  26. eirikhjel
    Apr 7, 2018
    3
    Sea Of Thieves has decent basic gameplay and very good sailing mechanics. That being said it has very little content, no progression, no challenge, it's extremely grindy and it has long stretches of time where nothing happens. I have never experienced such an empty game.

    We were lied to by Rare, and I will never forget that.
  27. ScienceAdvisor
    Mar 24, 2018
    3
    All tinfoil and no gum. Sure it is pretty, but even with friends in MP this gets stale in a few short hours. Zero consequence, zero progression, 100% cosmetics that cost you day of your life to grind for. It is almost as if this is just an Alpha and they are waiting for the community to dictate where the game design should go. That kind of outsourcing never turns out well. It is notAll tinfoil and no gum. Sure it is pretty, but even with friends in MP this gets stale in a few short hours. Zero consequence, zero progression, 100% cosmetics that cost you day of your life to grind for. It is almost as if this is just an Alpha and they are waiting for the community to dictate where the game design should go. That kind of outsourcing never turns out well. It is not even a sandbox game, which many are claiming, as you are tied to missions from NPC. This is nothing more than a simulator for friends to goof off in. For $15 that would be fine, but for $60 it is an abhorrent cash-grab.… Expand
  28. Serenityinaz12
    Oct 10, 2019
    3
    This is one of those games that has zero progression systems - the type of game the vocal minority say is the best thing ever and how it's better than games with progression and if you don't like it you just aren't creative enough or some garbage excuse. I'm a regular gamer, and let me tell you it's BORING beyond belief. Anything you accomplish will at best get you a new skin on yourThis is one of those games that has zero progression systems - the type of game the vocal minority say is the best thing ever and how it's better than games with progression and if you don't like it you just aren't creative enough or some garbage excuse. I'm a regular gamer, and let me tell you it's BORING beyond belief. Anything you accomplish will at best get you a new skin on your rifle, another decal on your ship, nothing anyone cares about, in essence rendering anything you do in game meaningless. This game is absolute TRASH.… Expand
  29. Brandondwn
    Mar 22, 2018
    3
    The very poor launch aside(server issues & no gold for items turned in). The good? For the time you want to spend here it’s a laugh riot WITH other people IF you can also find other people while in the world. Roughly Three hours in and I’ve only seen one other person while playing solo or with friends. The game is gorgeous, however on higher settings has a pretty bad frame rate on PC. I’veThe very poor launch aside(server issues & no gold for items turned in). The good? For the time you want to spend here it’s a laugh riot WITH other people IF you can also find other people while in the world. Roughly Three hours in and I’ve only seen one other person while playing solo or with friends. The game is gorgeous, however on higher settings has a pretty bad frame rate on PC. I’ve never seen water look this good honestly. The bad for me is how simple this game is & I do mean simple.

    There are 3 factions and each one gives you fetch quests to go and get something to bring back to them. Each time you do it you will get a faction number to rise which unlocks a cosmetic, exclusive to that faction while getting some gold. You then use the gold to buy skins for your character(that you don’t get to create), your weapons and ship. That’s it. There’s no story, there’s no other quest elements. All of the gear is cosmetic and plays the same as what you start out with. There are chests worth more and some do stuff like fill up your boat randomly with water if it’s a cursed chest.

    Overall it feels like a game still in beta and maybe one that was gonna use the loot box algorithm. I’m really disappointed in Rare & for the millionth time this gen, Microsoft. It’s not worth $60 and I felt like the $35 I put into it was too much also. I’d have paid maybe $15 for it, if anything honestly.

    This is very much the “Destiny” of pirate games and what I mean by that is another sixty dollar title has little content, a very buggy launch and is very repetitive. It is far worse in that sense than Destiny, but so people know where im coming from that is what I mean. I don't see this making it very far even with some changes due to the slew of games coming out this year, including what looks like a more ambitious pirate themed video game.    … Expand
  30. Avengersoul
    Mar 23, 2018
    3
    Watch the trailer here for the game. In 8 minutes you'll see roughly 75% of the content of the game, I wish that was an exaggeration.
  31. ninjao
    Mar 25, 2018
    3
    Not worth ANY amount of money in it's current state. NONE. DO NOT BUY. It looks great but is so shallow in all directions. Please just do not support this, wait for updates.
  32. Annahbananas
    Mar 22, 2018
    3
    For 60 dollars the game is kind of a joke. Yeah, its fun with friends...for three hours. There is no substance...money goes towards cosmetics. You did up the same four or so treasures and take out a fort.

    This game is all graphics and no substance. It gives sandbox games a bad rap. For 60 bucks? nope. 19.99....maybe and that's pushing it,
  33. VampierFP
    Mar 21, 2018
    3
    The game is fun with a group of friends but has nothing worth grinding for than cosmetics. But the biggest issue is the terrible interface, inventory & matchmaking system that was clearly developed for consoles and nobody bothered to add a acceptable system for Keyboard & Mouse users./ The entire system figths against you at every turn and makes the simpelest tasks more complex than theyThe game is fun with a group of friends but has nothing worth grinding for than cosmetics. But the biggest issue is the terrible interface, inventory & matchmaking system that was clearly developed for consoles and nobody bothered to add a acceptable system for Keyboard & Mouse users./ The entire system figths against you at every turn and makes the simpelest tasks more complex than they need to be. And the worst part of course is the terrible microsoft store & Xbox program usage. How microsoft thinks this is their worthy competitor to steam I will never understand. Had this game been released on steam I would gladly give it a 7 but the trouble caused by microsofts design decisions cant be overloocked and ruin the fun that can actually be had in this game 3/10… Expand
  34. Crazzzyyyxx
    Mar 23, 2018
    3
    Very beautiful game indeed. I like it a lot and have fun it. But what isnt as much fun is the freaking respawn System. Imagine sailing to a skeleton fort and starting a raid. Suddenly another ship comes and you fight to the bitter end, win, and then they respawn literally 1-5 minutes away and come again and again until you run low on cannonballs, planks and bananas. They then start to useVery beautiful game indeed. I like it a lot and have fun it. But what isnt as much fun is the freaking respawn System. Imagine sailing to a skeleton fort and starting a raid. Suddenly another ship comes and you fight to the bitter end, win, and then they respawn literally 1-5 minutes away and come again and again until you run low on cannonballs, planks and bananas. They then start to use the ramming technique until you die. Thats what this game is like. There are a lot of really nice players out there, but a large amount of them dont follow basic rules. To the question "Do players that die in PVP get a slight punishment?" They answered NO. To directly quote them: "Update to Death Cost.
    Please note, we never intended to charge players for PvP related deaths, as we understand the negative impact this would have on player experience. We understand that this addition to the release notes was a little confusing, and in the future we will ensure that any future updates we discuss give you a better understanding of how and why we're implementing it. Sea of Thieves is constantly evolving, and any feature we will test, monitor data and listen to your feedback to ensure we're making the right decisions."
    I really do love that they put their time into this game to make it better and fix the damn servers that are only getting slightly better. This one time where i dont follow my "Dont buy games at release" i get stabbed again. Its obvious a game cant come out perfectly polished and 100% error free. I just don't like how it behaves and at its current state i don't suggest playing hardcore and just wait a week or two until the first patches dropped.    … Expand
  35. n3xu47
    Mar 26, 2018
    3
    Unfinished game with no long time Motivation because the quests are always the same kind of quests. Only the oceans, waves and light effects during the day/night/weather is well made. Fun to Play with friends for a few hours but not worth the Price.

    PVP is just a joke and epic fail!
  36. At0m17
    Mar 30, 2018
    3
    Here are a few PC's player thoughts on sea of thieves. First off I have to say the graphical and visual style make this game look bloody fantastic, like absolutely stunning. Second the fun you have with this game really does come from playing with friends, the laughs and silly moments make this game memorable, so if you are looking to play this game solo or dont have any friends interestedHere are a few PC's player thoughts on sea of thieves. First off I have to say the graphical and visual style make this game look bloody fantastic, like absolutely stunning. Second the fun you have with this game really does come from playing with friends, the laughs and silly moments make this game memorable, so if you are looking to play this game solo or dont have any friends interested sea of thieves its not worth picking this up. The quests are repetitive boring and you can see all the content the game has within 4 hours of playing, levelling up the faction ranks does not give you different or more interesting quests, just longer go here find/kill this come back quests.

    in short the base of the game has so much promise and potential but the content is not here and is not worth the £50/$60 price tag, if you want to try this game get the xbox game pass on the 2 week free trial, then see how you feel about it rather than wasting the money on an underwhelming game.    … Expand
  37. lui93
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    positive:
    Fun concept
    Great graphics Social game to play with friends. negative: Lacks many basic settings like motion blur, AO, depth of field and other sliders that is standard in every other game. It has the lowest FOV slider I've ever seen; capped at 90. No 3rd person view in a game where it would make so much more sense than first person view. The whole game is very prone to    positive:
    Fun concept
    Great graphics
    Social game to play with friends.

    negative:
    Lacks many basic settings like motion blur, AO, depth of field and other sliders that is standard in every other game.
    It has the lowest FOV slider I've ever seen; capped at 90.
    No 3rd person view in a game where it would make so much more sense than first person view.
    The whole game is very prone to motion sickness.    … Expand
  38. Mizuiro
    Jul 12, 2019
    3
    Podemos estar ante EL PEOR TUTORIAL DE LA HISTORIA. Pero que cojones. En serio. Te sueltan en mitad de un puto MMO sin explicarte una mierda, emparejandote desde el principio con gente que suda de tu culo y cuando de milagro llegas al barco no sabes como pelotas se maneja nada. Eso si , enseñarte a comprar mierdas de cosmeticos lo primero que hacen.

    Lamentable. Gameplay y experiencia de    Podemos estar ante EL PEOR TUTORIAL DE LA HISTORIA. Pero que cojones. En serio. Te sueltan en mitad de un puto MMO sin explicarte una mierda, emparejandote desde el principio con gente que suda de tu culo y cuando de milagro llegas al barco no sabes como pelotas se maneja nada. Eso si , enseñarte a comprar mierdas de cosmeticos lo primero que hacen.

    Lamentable. Gameplay y experiencia de ususario lo peor que he visto en mucho tiempo.

    Graficos medio decentes.

    El resto mierda pura.    … Expand
  39. Kaindred
    May 6, 2019
    3
    Empty world, repetitive game-play. If it wasn't for pretty graphics and cool sailing mechanics this wouldn't be even a game. Oh and don't forget bored trolls who will just kill on sight... Well below average.
  40. SirWondra2001
    Aug 21, 2020
    3
    Basically 3 kinds of repeatable missions you grind for gold and reputation that can only be spent on a VERY modest selection of cosmetic items, and a kraken that is nothing but tentacles you shoot at until it dies, at which point you receive an achievement and NOTHING else. For $60 this game is a joke.I just described 95% of content in the game. It's not even an exaggeration, there isBasically 3 kinds of repeatable missions you grind for gold and reputation that can only be spent on a VERY modest selection of cosmetic items, and a kraken that is nothing but tentacles you shoot at until it dies, at which point you receive an achievement and NOTHING else. For $60 this game is a joke.I just described 95% of content in the game. It's not even an exaggeration, there is NOTHING here.

    Do not buy.    … Expand
  41. thryllyn
    Dec 28, 2020
    3
    more like sea of sh#t c#nts, gave me nausea from the motion sickness. and all you do is collect coin to buy cosmetics
  42. JustAHonestGuy
    Jul 6, 2021
    3
    Well where do we start, I'm not going to make this review so long so you don't get bored just so you know my opinion.
    This game only fits as a Co-op game. This game does not fit online multiplayer or singleplayer.
    Why? First of all the price. It is way above what the content can be. It's only 2 hours and then ... boring. sailing with the boat and that's it. Then we go with the online    Well where do we start, I'm not going to make this review so long so you don't get bored just so you know my opinion.
    This game only fits as a Co-op game. This game does not fit online multiplayer or singleplayer.
    Why?
    First of all the price. It is way above what the content can be. It's only 2 hours and then ... boring. sailing with the boat and that's it.
    Then we go with the online full of trolls and children.
    Conclution: This game is fun if it is with friends or acquaintances. But it should definitely be at most 10 bucks. It's a casual game like gang beasts, overcooked. Don't try to find hours of fun for it. It's just to hang out. And another thing. Buy it on sale. 50 bucks its just a scam.    … Expand
  43. EvilMarsRover
    Jul 11, 2021
    3
    One of the most toxic and frustrating game communities & experiences I've ever experienced in decades of online gaming. It's a shame too because the art design and character handling are fun & pretty satisfying, but the random ganking by hardened PVP lords is just too much to allow you to relax and enjoy a gaming session. If you are *really* into PVP, like live eat and breathe it, you willOne of the most toxic and frustrating game communities & experiences I've ever experienced in decades of online gaming. It's a shame too because the art design and character handling are fun & pretty satisfying, but the random ganking by hardened PVP lords is just too much to allow you to relax and enjoy a gaming session. If you are *really* into PVP, like live eat and breathe it, you will still be absolutely destroyed by a server-hopping 1% clique in this, but I guess you can try it on gamepass if it's free for you. Don't buy any microtransactions. Wait until you see what I'm talking about and then decide if losing hours of grind progress in a minute every day is your idea of fun, or you'd rather do something else. Utterly not recommended… Expand
  44. Ireland914
    Mar 23, 2018
    2
    A fun small scale "indie" type of game hyped up and marketed as a triple A title. Mildly amusing for a while with a full crew but offers little in the way of content and replayability. Grind just to get the higher tier cosmetic items? No thanks. One map, four weapons, only one type of enemy?! Oh, and then there was the shipwreck of a launch. Absolutely brutal. Maybe check this out whenA fun small scale "indie" type of game hyped up and marketed as a triple A title. Mildly amusing for a while with a full crew but offers little in the way of content and replayability. Grind just to get the higher tier cosmetic items? No thanks. One map, four weapons, only one type of enemy?! Oh, and then there was the shipwreck of a launch. Absolutely brutal. Maybe check this out when it's on sale for $15. I tried it with the gamepass for free and would have been very disappointed if I had actually paid for it.… Expand
  45. GaytronReRe
    Apr 28, 2018
    2
    As you can tell from the abundance of negative reviews, this game is terrible. The reasons it is terrible are only a few things really.
    1. PVP - Shouldn't exist. Not in this game. Not with the combat mechanics. Not with the format of the game. It just doesn't work or make sense.
    2. Content - There are 3 kinds of quests to perform. Wait, make that one. Every quest is "go here, get    As you can tell from the abundance of negative reviews, this game is terrible. The reasons it is terrible are only a few things really.
    1. PVP - Shouldn't exist. Not in this game. Not with the combat mechanics. Not with the format of the game. It just doesn't work or make sense.
    2. Content - There are 3 kinds of quests to perform. Wait, make that one. Every quest is "go here, get this, sell for gold". Which brings us to number 3.
    3. There's no point - There's literally no reason to play this game. Nothing done in game progresses anything of any substance. You can buy cosmetic upgrades to your character, weapons, and ship. Yay...

    As others have said, this feels like a $20 title at best but really feels even more like a free to play. Please for the love of god don't waste your money on this. It only sends a signal to publishers that they can get away with selling partially complete games for premium prices. I didn't even pay for this game and I feel like I've been screwed over just from the wasted time.

    Oh yeah, it's true; the water looks great.    … Expand
  46. marcantoineg
    May 13, 2018
    2
    This game 100% deserves the name of No man's sea. $60 for barely any content. As wide as an ocean, as deep as a puddle.
  47. Riley2504
    Apr 27, 2018
    2
    This is honestly a terrible game. Love sailing the ship, but there are only 2 ships. The only quests in the game are fetch quests, for 3 factions. 1 faction is fetch hidden chests, 1 is fetch certain animals. And one is go kill a named skeleton and bring back its skull. PVP is ok as long as you don't run into griefers, which unfortunately there are a ton of. They camp the fewThis is honestly a terrible game. Love sailing the ship, but there are only 2 ships. The only quests in the game are fetch quests, for 3 factions. 1 faction is fetch hidden chests, 1 is fetch certain animals. And one is go kill a named skeleton and bring back its skull. PVP is ok as long as you don't run into griefers, which unfortunately there are a ton of. They camp the few villages where you can turn in quests and kill you over and over again. The world is too small and the menu system is terrible.… Expand
  48. kurniau
    Mar 25, 2018
    2
    пустая игра, которая надоест за несколько дней. Определённо не стоит своих денег, в такое и бесплатно долго не захочется играть
  49. nazkira
    Mar 24, 2018
    2
    Pros: Beautiful co-op sailing experience. That should be built upon.

    Cons: PvP for no reason. "Pirate life" has/had nothing to do with desperately trying to kill everyone you encounter for no particular reason or reward. The proponents of this kind of play (they loudly dominate the official forums) have gotten what they thought they wanted... ...and ended up with a game full of bored    Pros: Beautiful co-op sailing experience. That should be built upon.

    Cons: PvP for no reason. "Pirate life" has/had nothing to do with desperately trying to kill everyone you encounter for no particular reason or reward. The proponents of this kind of play (they loudly dominate the official forums) have gotten what they thought they wanted...

    ...and ended up with a game full of bored griefers and a very limited player base.

    If the devs are smart, they'll take a page from Eve Online and:

    A. Create a satisfying PVE experience
    B. Create a satisfying PvP experience

    As of now, there's neither.

    Hopefully there are enough sales to build a real game here going forward. But for now, its both boring and cynical, caters to mindless hostility, and certainly isn't worth the AAA price tag.    … Expand
  50. derllmeister
    Mar 23, 2018
    2
    I want to love it, i can't! Its a early Alpha, a Prototype of a nice Game, sold for more Money than i can remember a proper AAA Game being sold! Microsoft (& Rare) produced a unjustified Hype and now they milk it...

    The 69€ Price is ridiculous, although you can play 14 Days for free with the "Xbox Game Pass". The Game is unfinished, there is only contend for 3-5 hours, then you have    I want to love it, i can't! Its a early Alpha, a Prototype of a nice Game, sold for more Money than i can remember a proper AAA Game being sold! Microsoft (& Rare) produced a unjustified Hype and now they milk it...

    The 69€ Price is ridiculous, although you can play 14 Days for free with the "Xbox Game Pass". The Game is unfinished, there is only contend for 3-5 hours, then you have seen everything there is.

    There are only 2 different ships 8-O

    The Game is beautiful and has a great setting. The Co-op, Crew vs. Crew PVP makes fun. There are a few Quest: 1. Search and dig for treasure 2. Search an Kill Skeleton 3. Search and catch Animals 4. Delivery.

    There is no progression, no skills, no XP, no character sheet, your Char is as is you can "get better" beside your Mouse/Keyboard/Gamepad Skills! The Game is made for Gamepads, the Controls for Keyboard and Mouse are inconvenient and stupid! There is no Persistence, despite the cosmetic items for wardrobe, weapon skins, ship skins.    … Expand
  51. Waaahggaming
    Mar 27, 2018
    2
    This game has an amazing foundation. While never intended as a pve game, more than half the community are demanding it. While the server problems, lack of content and progression are well known. It is also well known that this game is also called "Sea of bullies" The pvp community has become so toxic in this game, it has reached new heights as far as I am concerned. The constant griefing,This game has an amazing foundation. While never intended as a pve game, more than half the community are demanding it. While the server problems, lack of content and progression are well known. It is also well known that this game is also called "Sea of bullies" The pvp community has become so toxic in this game, it has reached new heights as far as I am concerned. The constant griefing, toxicity, harassment and general stupidity of quite a few players is chasing people away in droves. Until they address this issue i can not and will not give this game a score i think it may otherwise deserve.… Expand
  52. Zephirekott
    Apr 15, 2018
    2
    This game is not worth the asking price. Period. It has a ton of potential, but in it's current state it should have not even been released. It feels rushed and incomplete. At the very best it has about 4 hours or so of content, then you are just repeating repetitive tasks for literally no reward. The only thing you can do is grind for cosmetic items, which is a complete waste of time.This game is not worth the asking price. Period. It has a ton of potential, but in it's current state it should have not even been released. It feels rushed and incomplete. At the very best it has about 4 hours or so of content, then you are just repeating repetitive tasks for literally no reward. The only thing you can do is grind for cosmetic items, which is a complete waste of time. Zero content for a $60 price tag. Honestly this is worth maybe $15 at best.… Expand
  53. RobertoReviews
    Sep 23, 2018
    2
    A wise pirate (Jack Sparrow, At World's End) once said "It will all have to be redone, all of it!" and this is the same way about this game. I loved pirates when I was younger and always wanted a game that made me actually feel like a pirate. when I first saw the trailer for this game I was blown away, finally, "the life of a pirate" could finally be mine but this game decided to say "Hey,A wise pirate (Jack Sparrow, At World's End) once said "It will all have to be redone, all of it!" and this is the same way about this game. I loved pirates when I was younger and always wanted a game that made me actually feel like a pirate. when I first saw the trailer for this game I was blown away, finally, "the life of a pirate" could finally be mine but this game decided to say "Hey, we should make a game about delivering packages and going back and forth repetitively, but no one would buy it, I know! let's label it as a pirate game to bait people into buying it!" and the amount of bugs and glitches this game had when it first launched made it feel more like an early access because boats were flying and I would retrieve packages for the merchant and it would not give me any of my awards. I have came back to this game today and noticed that there is still nothing new. apparently you get something special when you get to level 50 on every alliance but the game keeps making you feel like your about to get something after 5 levels and I feel like you would have to play this repetitive early access for weeks counting to get to level 50. One person I knew had 60 000 gold because he was saving up for ship parts and then the next day he was back to zero and was not able to get his gold back, not only did he lose that but he also lost all of his apparel. There is no good replay-ability in this game because there are three missions that get a bit harder every time you level up so I only recommend this game if you enjoy repetitive stuff.… Expand
  54. Rook_Reed
    Mar 13, 2019
    2
    Honestly this game could be so much better if the developer put more effort into expanding the solid platform they already have by fixing the long term bugs they have, fixing their netcode, and adding content consistently. Instead they let the casual whiny players consistently dictate their direction, leading to poor game play change after game play change only to be slowly reversed toHonestly this game could be so much better if the developer put more effort into expanding the solid platform they already have by fixing the long term bugs they have, fixing their netcode, and adding content consistently. Instead they let the casual whiny players consistently dictate their direction, leading to poor game play change after game play change only to be slowly reversed to where they started but 4 months later without any new content to fill out their barren game. Never have I encountered such a passionately lazy, whiny community devoid of skill.… Expand
  55. Austin12157
    Aug 6, 2020
    2
    Just Tried this game with xbox gamepass on pc. Here is the deal, this game has the bones of a great game. If they added a progression system, tightened up some of the game play, it could really be a good game. However as it stands now there is no point in doing missions other than to grind the hell out of gold for a fancy new hat. Its clearly a game for friends to dick around in and that'sJust Tried this game with xbox gamepass on pc. Here is the deal, this game has the bones of a great game. If they added a progression system, tightened up some of the game play, it could really be a good game. However as it stands now there is no point in doing missions other than to grind the hell out of gold for a fancy new hat. Its clearly a game for friends to dick around in and that's all it offers. i can think of a lot of better games that you can do the same in and are real games. Hopefully Rare improves from this point because as it stands unless you can get it free from game pass no one should play it, and even then its not super great.… Expand
  56. Bramblebutt
    Sep 28, 2019
    2
    A perfectly good game ruined by toxic players.

    Seriously this game has so much potential to be a great "pirate" simulator; but grindy, repetitive quests, and no real progression system leads to a very hollow experience that will leave you eventually asking yourself why you are even playing this game. If you can get past the cosmetic only progression system and monotonous quests there    A perfectly good game ruined by toxic players.

    Seriously this game has so much potential to be a great "pirate" simulator; but grindy, repetitive quests, and no real progression system leads to a very hollow experience that will leave you eventually asking yourself why you are even playing this game. If you can get past the cosmetic only progression system and monotonous quests there will always be another player right around the corner to sink your ship and wipe away any work you've put towards the game that night. If anything this game is great at being a griefers playground; people will kill and spawn camp you for no other reason other than they can.

    If you have to play this game, the only good thing I can say about it, is that the "story" quests are very well designed and are genuinely fun to solve their complicated puzzles. However they usually take a couple hours to finish, and any blood thirsty player can come along and kill you, take your quest items, and force you to restart the entire quest.    … Expand
  57. Teeminalrex
    Apr 18, 2020
    2
    What a bad community, if they made this coop PVE I would give it an 8 but as it is it is unplayable without getting some little punk grief you. Awful community don't give the devs your money.
  58. wantkitteh
    Feb 1, 2021
    2
    Schizophrenic game that can't make up it's mind what it wants to be. On one hand it's a sword-and-sails naval team-PvP game with no power levelling - CS:Pirate CTF, if you will. On the other hand it's a PvE questing game across a fair sized map with an average amount of (heavily recycled) content that some players would actually find quite appealing. The issue is the way these concepts areSchizophrenic game that can't make up it's mind what it wants to be. On one hand it's a sword-and-sails naval team-PvP game with no power levelling - CS:Pirate CTF, if you will. On the other hand it's a PvE questing game across a fair sized map with an average amount of (heavily recycled) content that some players would actually find quite appealing. The issue is the way these concepts are integrated together - they aren't. They're just thrown together in small population servers and called "emergent gameplay" in the hopes that people will figure things out as they go along. It's the perfect recipe for a toxic community the likes of which hasn't been seen for decades - seriously Rare, how could you have been so naive as to ignore the seperation between PvP and PvE communities that other (far more successful) developers sussed out in the previous millenium?

    It does at least look and sound good, but the chilled-out atmosphere the audio-visual design invokes is completely at odds with the way the game actually feels to play. And sure, the islands have a few different design styles with a reasonably well laid-out map, but other than the pitiful handful of other players per server shard (20 players absolute max post-2020? pathetic!) the world feels completely devoid of life. NPCs stand around like emoting vending machines (and somehow have less personality than the actual honest-to-god vending machines of the Borderlands series) on outposts that are completely devoid of character (and characters). The Tall Tales storyline quests are mostly tedious with a few decent ideas sprinkled in here and there, but the writing doesn't stand up to more than 5 seconds serious consideration (especially the more recent additional releases) and the expectation that you'd want to do them all five times each AND go on a tedious clueless treasure hunt for books with a few poorly written lines of flavour text for each and every one to unlock their super-special-secret (terrible) extra cosmetic rewards.... yeah, the old Rare we knew and love who knew how to design a compelling game dropped the ball on this one.    … Expand
  59. Sander175
    Jun 24, 2021
    2
    Troppi bug in qualsiasi parte del gioco dai più minuscoli come compenetrazioni a macrobug come mancanza di collisioni, npc mancanti, oggetti che cadono oltre la mappa, hitbox sballate, nemici che colpiscono wireless... le ambientazioni sono belle e coinvolgenti, le musiche pure sono bellissime, ma viene rovinato da questi macrobug.
  60. Quazder
    Aug 22, 2023
    2
    Very boring. You basically completed the game when starting it, after that you just hunting for cosmetics

    (-) low skill cap
    (-) very time consuming
    (-) if you want to have fun you need to find 3 other nolifers as yourself
  61. DarthPadme
    Apr 6, 2018
    1
    This game should never have been released in its current state. I disagree with people who say the game looks good and plays well; I can confidently say it is neither. From the time we first saw this game to the time it got released, I am not convinced that Rare spent any more development time on it. The game lacks even the most basic depth and variety for quests, combat, ships, andThis game should never have been released in its current state. I disagree with people who say the game looks good and plays well; I can confidently say it is neither. From the time we first saw this game to the time it got released, I am not convinced that Rare spent any more development time on it. The game lacks even the most basic depth and variety for quests, combat, ships, and character creation. Oh, there isn't ACTUALLY any character creation, despite all of the games rewards being cosmetic, even though it's a first person game you never see your character in. Every seemingly good idea they initially had for the game is either absent of horribly executed on, and there is no sense of progression or meaning whatsoever. The emergent gameplay requires you to cross your fingers and hope to run into something interesting, when really the most interesting thing that can happen is you getting up to pee and coming back to see your treasure chests and quest items being ransacked by some other poor souls who fell for this awful excuse for a AAA game.

    Avoid this at all costs. If this is what they delivered at launch, there is no chance for redemption even years down the line, especially when their post-launch plans include a death penalty, showing how out of touch they are with what players want. A colossal disappointment all around, but they still sold millions. Great work.    … Expand
  62. usmi84
    Mar 28, 2018
    1
    Only good for first 4/5 hours then there is nothing new to do. PVP is fun only when you find someone which can happen after an hour or 2 sailing. This game has potential but not enough content. Its an empty game with a huge price tag. Avoid it till it goes on a sale or at $20. Also I am amazed by the fanboys trying to defend their $60 purchase, most of them have no clue what they areOnly good for first 4/5 hours then there is nothing new to do. PVP is fun only when you find someone which can happen after an hour or 2 sailing. This game has potential but not enough content. Its an empty game with a huge price tag. Avoid it till it goes on a sale or at $20. Also I am amazed by the fanboys trying to defend their $60 purchase, most of them have no clue what they are defending. This game can perfectly suit you if you just exited a mental hospital and looking to try your imagination on virtual sea.… Expand
  63. JJthis
    May 27, 2018
    1
    Pros: Pretty, big and open world is impressive.

    Cons: Boring. MS Store only.
  64. alaskaneagle
    Nov 3, 2019
    1
    So many messed up glitches with Zero support... Not just normal bugs: I can invite my friends but they can't invite me, when I try to attack a player who is attacking me my mouse is unable to move side to side, if I stand still while on a sail the game kicks me out, randomly game will cut out the ability to talk to my friends, and there are a LOT more glitches/bugs.

    Other than that    So many messed up glitches with Zero support... Not just normal bugs: I can invite my friends but they can't invite me, when I try to attack a player who is attacking me my mouse is unable to move side to side, if I stand still while on a sail the game kicks me out, randomly game will cut out the ability to talk to my friends, and there are a LOT more glitches/bugs.

    Other than that the game is dull, the game play is choppy like games from 20 years ago, the story is none existent, there are long stretches of the game with nothing to do, the player base has been getting persistently more toxic (with encouragement from the makers).    … Expand
  65. GiantSwords
    Mar 25, 2018
    1
    This isn't a game. It's a hardware intensive live wallpaper. A very pretty one, but nothing more.

    I was worried when I learned that the release date was a month after the closed beta. It looked way too unfinished for an actual release. I didn't realize until I played it just how unfinished it was. The suggestion threads for this game are the ultimate in beating a dead horse: there's so    This isn't a game. It's a hardware intensive live wallpaper. A very pretty one, but nothing more.

    I was worried when I learned that the release date was a month after the closed beta. It looked way too unfinished for an actual release. I didn't realize until I played it just how unfinished it was. The suggestion threads for this game are the ultimate in beating a dead horse: there's so little that virtually any coherent suggestion sounds like a compelling addition. In the words of one of those people, "this game has potential like a blank piece of paper has potential."    … Expand
  66. fair_game_rater
    May 28, 2018
    1
    the biggest problem with this is that there is sooo little to do and not even an end-game, anyone that plays this for 1 hours already saw and experimented everything this has to offer... this game is obviously a cash-grab game.
  67. Large
    Mar 25, 2018
    1
    The sea may be deep but this game is as shallow as a puddle. Wii sports level shallow. If you can get 10 hours out of this game with friends faffing around you'd be lucky.
  68. Rushiefauld
    Apr 2, 2018
    1
    While 'fun', there is not alot to keep players coming back. Very shallow and empty. And the utilised streamers and youtuber to build this hype and that was shady when, yeah they've promised more content, but its just a dull rinse and repeat sailing sim
  69. Pasabor
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    One of the best looking games ive ever played in my life. But this game delivers less content than most Early-Access Games on Steam. The fact that this game is sold for 70 Bucks is insane in my eyes. You can see everything this game has to offer in 10 minutes: Gorgeous water physics and similar looking Islands that reuse the same Assets through which they look like randomly generatedOne of the best looking games ive ever played in my life. But this game delivers less content than most Early-Access Games on Steam. The fact that this game is sold for 70 Bucks is insane in my eyes. You can see everything this game has to offer in 10 minutes: Gorgeous water physics and similar looking Islands that reuse the same Assets through which they look like randomly generated content.
    In a Game thats all about pirates and ships, you have 4 weapons, 2 ships and 3 Items (Bananas, Canonballs, Woodplanks) Thats all. The whole progression is based around looting chests and selling them for gold, which you can spend on cosmetic items. Thats the entire mechanic of this game.
    For newcomers this game offers no tutorial or hints whatsoever, you get thrown into it without any idea how the gameplay mechanics are supposed to work (how to get contracts, how to finish them etc.). Therefore, if you want to learn the game, you have to read through various reddit posts just to understand the whole gameplay loop.
    Then the game is terribly flawed by several bugs. You lose your gold when you restart the game, contracts just dont give gold when finished, weapons not showing, gamecrashes etc.
    This game should be an early access title with a $15 pricetag, but its a buggy mess with zero content for 70 f*cking Bucks.

    Of course, you might be having fun with it when playing with Friends. But everything is fun with the right people, even smashing bricks in your face does.    … Expand
  70. photle
    Mar 25, 2018
    1
    I've spent a lot of time playing this game now, and at this stage, I just don't see how I can keep playing.
    It's fun in the beginning for sure, and having a crew of 4 friends can entertain you for a couple of days of playtime, but after doing the same thing over and over, you start to realize there is nothing more.
    The game has basically zero content. It's a sandbox, and it's a barren    I've spent a lot of time playing this game now, and at this stage, I just don't see how I can keep playing.
    It's fun in the beginning for sure, and having a crew of 4 friends can entertain you for a couple of days of playtime, but after doing the same thing over and over, you start to realize there is nothing more.

    The game has basically zero content. It's a sandbox, and it's a barren wasteland of a sandbox.
    - The world is empty. Other than generic skeletons, and the same npcs that give you fetch quests in every port, there is nothing in the entire world other than yourself, and some sharks.

    - The quests are super-generic fetch quests. There are no storyline quests, there is no interaction, and there is no variety.
    After you've done quests for a couple of hours, you've seen all there is to see. For the remainder of your playtime, the quests will now be complete carbon copies.

    - PVP is the only ray of light in this entire experience, but if you're a crew of 1-2, expect to be completely ganked by 4-man crews over and over and over. If you're a 4-man crew, expect to gank smaller ships, which will give you basically nothing, as no one ever carries any treasure, and the sinking of the ship gives you no extras.

    - There is no progress in this game. What you start with on day 1, is the same you will have on day 3000 as it stands now.
    You do not gain experience or levels, you can't buy better equipment, ships, or anything to better yourself with. The only thing you do is to deliver fetch quests, which gives you gold and standing with the different factions, and this again makes you able to only buy cosmetic items, nothing other than cosmetic items.

    This is a full release from a big company, for a AAA price tag. For your money, you get something more akin to an early release game from an indie company.

    The game has huge potential, and the fun we were having in the beginning is a sign of what would've been possible with this game.
    I would've loved to have seen storyline quests, more interactive and engaging NPC enemies. A more vibrant world of discovery and adventure, and something that makes you feel like your character, ship and equipment is progressing and becoming better.

    However, what we are left with, is a game that has the depth of a puddle. A barren sandbox sea, with no interactions other than the ones you can make yourself with other players. Generic and boring quests, and no character or equipment progression.

    This is most certainly not worth the price tag, and I would not recommend anyone to buy this, other than the 14-day free trial from the xbox game pass.

    Maybe they will continue development, and maybe it will be a good game in the future. That's a possibility, but this is a full AAA release with a AAA price tag from a big game company, and the complete lack of content just can't be excused.    … Expand
  71. Lagon78
    Mar 27, 2018
    1
    A very bland, repetitive game in which the only rewards are cosmetics (no doubt microtransactions are right around the corner). You literally get 1 of 3 styles of quests, go do it, return, and get another of those 3 quest styles. It lacks a playerbase, it lacks content, it lacks a rewarding progressions system, it lacks a playerbase. One of the major issues with open-world games is findingA very bland, repetitive game in which the only rewards are cosmetics (no doubt microtransactions are right around the corner). You literally get 1 of 3 styles of quests, go do it, return, and get another of those 3 quest styles. It lacks a playerbase, it lacks content, it lacks a rewarding progressions system, it lacks a playerbase. One of the major issues with open-world games is finding entertaining events to do while travelling around the world. This game has nothing entertaining to do, all you can do is drink grog and play a small selection of repetitive songs. Literally 1 person can navigate, turn the ship, adjust the sails, manage damage, and manage the anchor, kill skeletons, and complete all styles of quests. 5 years of development for 2 hours of gameplay.

    This game is a perfect example of how preordered games end up.    … Expand
  72. georgiemeboy
    May 28, 2018
    1
    Worst game for new players ever. play for 3 hours with 0 progress or loot because games keep disconnecting and then you are alone getting wrecked by trolls and grievers that are half legend by now. Don't bother.
  73. Sleep_is_Wrong
    Apr 1, 2018
    1
    All style and no substance. This game reminds me of dating your "big crush" and all the hopes and dreams that come crashing down when you find out she is shallow and vapid. This game is empty. Even the snakes won't turn around to face the music! The water is beautiful though... but not 90$ beautiful. So much could have been done to make this a multiplayer experience that is meaningful, butAll style and no substance. This game reminds me of dating your "big crush" and all the hopes and dreams that come crashing down when you find out she is shallow and vapid. This game is empty. Even the snakes won't turn around to face the music! The water is beautiful though... but not 90$ beautiful. So much could have been done to make this a multiplayer experience that is meaningful, but bad controls (particularly aim down sights), immersion breaking AI and a serious lack of consequences for combat make this as frustrating and unrewarding as the endgame goals which are purely cosmetic.… Expand
  74. MortenP
    Apr 24, 2018
    1
    Rare have presented a solid foundation for an epic game. But they have failed to produce any content. Also the pricetag is a joke for this amount of content. The game should be considered Early Access.
  75. Eegor
    Jun 22, 2018
    1
    This game is mildly fun for two hours. After the two hours when the player realizes that he or she saw and did pretty much everything that this $60 game has to offer, the fun gets replaced first with disbelief and then with anger. The anger especially amplifies when one realizes that they were mislead by the developers into believing that the beta gameplay that was all over YouTube beforeThis game is mildly fun for two hours. After the two hours when the player realizes that he or she saw and did pretty much everything that this $60 game has to offer, the fun gets replaced first with disbelief and then with anger. The anger especially amplifies when one realizes that they were mislead by the developers into believing that the beta gameplay that was all over YouTube before the release was showing just 20% of the game. In reality it was closer to 90%.

    Do not buy this game unless it is sold for less that $20.    … Expand
  76. smagnaferous
    Sep 3, 2019
    1
    If visuals were what you could base the entire game on then it would be great. Sunset to sunrise the game looks great.
    However, the most important thing is the gameplay, which is honestly awful. Here's a quick way to sum it up. You grind for sometimes hours looking for treasures across various islands constantly interrupted by never ending hoards of skeleton warriors. If it was a few    If visuals were what you could base the entire game on then it would be great. Sunset to sunrise the game looks great.
    However, the most important thing is the gameplay, which is honestly awful. Here's a quick way to sum it up. You grind for sometimes hours looking for treasures across various islands constantly interrupted by never ending hoards of skeleton warriors. If it was a few set waves or certain spawn locations, then ok. But no, it seems every 20 feet you run in any direction another 4 or 5 spawn. If you stop, they surround you. If you try to outrun them more just spawn in front of you and now you have 10 of them. Did I mention you can only swing your sword like every 2 seconds and only have 5 bullets before having to go back to the ship to reload? Did I mention half of them have guns and exploding barrels. Did I mention they NEVER.... STOP... SPAWNING? It goes from being a fun challenge, to annoying, to just downright ridiculous and you wonder why you are still playing.
    But the worst part about the gameplay is once you spend all the time getting these treasures, there are going to be troll players who do nothing but wait for people to get these treasures and overrun your ship and steal it all. And then sail into port, while spawn killing you, and get all of the game currency for all of the work you put into it. I don't care if it's a "pirate" game, this is the stupidest, worst game design I've ever seen. There goes the two hours you just spent hopping from island to island, you're getting absolutely nothing for it and those other guys are. "Fun"?
    If this kind of nonsense sounds fun to you then go waste your money on it. I wish I could get mine back.    … Expand
  77. Morfeu
    Jul 9, 2023
    1
    5 horas são o suficientes para enjoar desse jogo. Jogabilidade bem complicada e difícil de acostumar. Fica muito chato e repetitivo muito breve. Muito infantil.
  78. Jaybay
    Feb 4, 2020
    1
    Horrible comunity even considering it's a "pirate game". Nothing but spawn kills and **** telling you to "go cry". Gameplay is alright, but since you have to interact with other players (no private servers) its really quite tedious. Sorry but this is not the pirate game you're looking for.0
  79. Chimie
    Apr 24, 2020
    1
    The idea of this game is amazing, but sadly the dev don't care about more than half of their player base. Only caring for PvP elements and player. Then tell that's will help PvE player so they don't leave or continue to buy the game, but after close to 50h of the game, the new content kill the very little hope and joy of this game. Me and my friend got a refund of the game and will weThe idea of this game is amazing, but sadly the dev don't care about more than half of their player base. Only caring for PvP elements and player. Then tell that's will help PvE player so they don't leave or continue to buy the game, but after close to 50h of the game, the new content kill the very little hope and joy of this game. Me and my friend got a refund of the game and will we wait until they really add somethin for everyone.. if they ever do it.… Expand
  80. Kaldrogk
    Feb 9, 2021
    1
    It has a nice graphic ans some interesting dynimics.
    BUT community is full of babies and griefers, it takes hours to end missions and you start earning money only after 30-60 minutes of constant play, this game is slow, slow in getting treasures, slower in selling them, a good session could last 4 hours! It's a job not a game.
    All of that just to buy new awful skins, because good ones are    It has a nice graphic ans some interesting dynimics.
    BUT community is full of babies and griefers, it takes hours to end missions and you start earning money only after 30-60 minutes of constant play, this game is slow, slow in getting treasures, slower in selling them, a good session could last 4 hours! It's a job not a game.
    All of that just to buy new awful skins, because good ones are behind a paywall, with the new season i had problem also in getting all the anchient coins i had to get.
    Every time you start a new session you have to lose even more time because you jave to watch every time you character waking up, you have to personalize again the ship, get stuff, sunk, repeat., .
    That's not funny, it's a nightmare.    … Expand
  81. LounginBear
    Apr 14, 2021
    1
    Great graphics but the community is abysmal. I spent an hour getting all my lanterns for the fort of the damned, got to the fort with the ritual skull. Then spent an extra hour with my crew trying to kill the boss for a random team just to come invade our ship as we are loading up the loot from the FRESHLY killed boss. I just bought this game and everything I do results in the same exactGreat graphics but the community is abysmal. I spent an hour getting all my lanterns for the fort of the damned, got to the fort with the ritual skull. Then spent an extra hour with my crew trying to kill the boss for a random team just to come invade our ship as we are loading up the loot from the FRESHLY killed boss. I just bought this game and everything I do results in the same exact scenario, me and my crew dead and our ship sinking right as we are loading up the ship from a fortress. I can't get anything done in this game unless I'm on a sloop by myself doing the most garbage quests.… Expand
  82. Rollitin
    Apr 19, 2021
    1
    Stay away. I played it too long. Wasted 600+hs of my life. Boring most of the time you just sail and do literally nothing. Meaningless.
  83. tobiwan12345
    Nov 3, 2021
    1
    I could have so much fun, if this bs skeleton ship is not incredible annoying. You must board the enemy ship and disrupt the enemy for repairing but the enemy is respawning under 3 sec with a great number and repair it nearly instant the moment the plank touch the hole.
    1/10
  84. AdmiralSinghy
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    I played the game for 500 hours in total - spent 5 hours on a voyage, likely racked up about 200K-300K but no in-game coin loaded (stacking Fort of The Damned). I contacted customer support, they said wait 72 hours for rewards to load and get in touch if no coin loaded after that. I got back in touch since no rewards have loaded (It has now been 4 d and a half days) and the response wasI played the game for 500 hours in total - spent 5 hours on a voyage, likely racked up about 200K-300K but no in-game coin loaded (stacking Fort of The Damned). I contacted customer support, they said wait 72 hours for rewards to load and get in touch if no coin loaded after that. I got back in touch since no rewards have loaded (It has now been 4 d and a half days) and the response was from customer service was, verbatim:

    "Ahoy there Singhy,

    As we cannot verify any lost rewards we are unable to compensate for any potential loss of game progress which may have occurred due to potential server issues.

    I'm sorry for not being able to assist you in this regard."

    I literally cannot find the complaints department so my only course of action is to leave an honest review of my experience. If it weren't for the MANY glitches, and server issues this would be one of the best games I have ever played. But sadly, the customer service department don't care about your wasted time. I would not buy this game if you care about receiving your hard earned rewards. 1 star from me.    … Expand
  85. Foxy_Me
    Mar 7, 2022
    1
    microsift are engaged in discrimination of Russian-speaking users. This company of racists is oppressing my rights. I bought this game and have the right to play it. But they take away these rights from me because I am Russian. What is this, if not pure racism?
  86. alphabuild
    Mar 7, 2022
    1
    Спасибо что украли игру из моей библиотеки стим
    Article 1
    The Sea Calls To Us All Everyone is welcome on the Sea of Thieves regardless of age, gender, male, sexuality, nationality or creed. Статья 1 Пиратом может стать каждый В мире Sea of Thieves рады пиратам любого пола, возраста, расы, национальности, сексуальных предпочтений или религиозных убеждений.    Спасибо что украли игру из моей библиотеки стим
    Article 1
    The Sea Calls To Us All
    Everyone is welcome on the Sea of Thieves regardless of age, gender, male, sexuality, nationality or creed.
    Статья 1 Пиратом может стать каждый
    В мире Sea of Thieves рады пиратам любого пола, возраста, расы, национальности, сексуальных предпочтений или религиозных убеждений.
  87. MrTrouble
    Mar 7, 2022
    1
    Return the game to the Russians!!!!!! this is a decrimination of the people
    we demand to return the game for Russian Steam users of you this is a funeral and hypocrisy !!!
  88. Dimonborsh1
    Mar 8, 2022
    1
    Article 1: The sea is calling us all. Everyone is welcome at Sea of ​​Thieves, regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, or creed.

    "games outside politics"...........no..............
  89. Balls_manager
    Mar 10, 2022
    1
    Couldn't buy battlepass . Thanks Microsoft, its really for "Everyone is welcome on the Sea of Thieves regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, nationality or creed'' That **** is real.
  90. Khaimin
    Jul 26, 2023
    1
    The player base for this game remains one of the most toxic and cheat-ridden that I've come across. The devs also remain some of the most aloof and uncaring that I've ever seen. There is no report function, no solo server function, nothing to get away from toxic players except to sink your own ship and hop to a different server - giving the players harassing you all of your loot andThe player base for this game remains one of the most toxic and cheat-ridden that I've come across. The devs also remain some of the most aloof and uncaring that I've ever seen. There is no report function, no solo server function, nothing to get away from toxic players except to sink your own ship and hop to a different server - giving the players harassing you all of your loot and wasting your time. Nothing has been done to address the rising concerns of non-cheating players.

    The game is fun, but worthless to those who want to play correctly. You can't enjoy playing the game when you're being killed constantly by players spawning in exploding barrels or shooting you through walls. Until these issues are addressed, i would not recommend this game.

    Good points: fun loot system, fun sailing and fishing system, interesting and lore-filled quests.

    Bad points: everything above that's stopping you from enjoying it.

    Do yourself a favor and don't buy this game until the issues have been addressed.    … Expand
  91. Vasot
    Apr 2, 2018
    0
    Cartoon trash made for 12 year old kids in mind. Very shallow and repetitive gameplay, dated cartoon graphics and with little content to justify it's heavy price
  92. bilwit
    Mar 22, 2018
    0
    This was a half-baked, unthought out $14.99 game released for $60.00 with the full hype of Microsoft to push it along. Once you have successfully raided a Skeleton Fort and have experienced the wonders of endlessly fighting the same crew over and over for hours on end, you will have experienced all Sea of Thieves has to offer.

    I may be able to forgive the lack of content if the PvP    This was a half-baked, unthought out $14.99 game released for $60.00 with the full hype of Microsoft to push it along. Once you have successfully raided a Skeleton Fort and have experienced the wonders of endlessly fighting the same crew over and over for hours on end, you will have experienced all Sea of Thieves has to offer.

    I may be able to forgive the lack of content if the PvP aspect wasn't equally as unsatisfying. Successfully out played the enemy Galleon? They'll be back with a resupplied ship within a few minutes. No matter how skilled you are, they will eventually get you once you're out of supplies. Then there's nothing stopping you to come back either. Repeat this until one of you finally decides to join a different session after realizing that the entire encounter was pointless.    … Expand
  93. Zeusbot48
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    Very very buggy. I can deal with most bugs, but one bug completely changed my character's appearance permanently. Support told me that they were looking into a fix, but some googling found that this problem has been reported by players as long as two years ago. They obviously do not intend to fix or rectify it.

    In a game that revolves entirely around unlocking cosmetic items for your    Very very buggy. I can deal with most bugs, but one bug completely changed my character's appearance permanently. Support told me that they were looking into a fix, but some googling found that this problem has been reported by players as long as two years ago. They obviously do not intend to fix or rectify it.

    In a game that revolves entirely around unlocking cosmetic items for your character, having their appearance randomly change completely is game breaking.    … Expand
  94. NycoFox
    Mar 15, 2020
    0
    Maybe if you're into hardcore PvP this game might suit you. For anyone else who just wants to have a fun time look somewhere else. This game is full of griefers and it's almost impossible to do the longer missions without someone else ruining your day.
  95. Chewieflakes
    Mar 20, 2018
    0
    Basically 3 kinds of repeatable missions you grind for gold and reputation that can only be spent on a VERY modest selection of cosmetic items, and a kraken that is nothing but tentacles you shoot at until it dies, at which point you receive an achievement and NOTHING else. For $60 this game is a joke.I just described 95% of content in the game. It's not even an exaggeration, there isBasically 3 kinds of repeatable missions you grind for gold and reputation that can only be spent on a VERY modest selection of cosmetic items, and a kraken that is nothing but tentacles you shoot at until it dies, at which point you receive an achievement and NOTHING else. For $60 this game is a joke.I just described 95% of content in the game. It's not even an exaggeration, there is NOTHING here.

    PvP is very rare and if you do see another ship they can evade you incredibly easily and it is almost never rewarding to fight unless you somehow get on the enemy ship and steal their chests and bring it back to your own ship before destroying theirs (which is highly impractical).    … Expand
  96. Valpen
    Aug 11, 2020
    0
    I have owned this game since release. I have played during every major update to this game. I have given it more chances than it deserves and trust me...

    To sum it all up: 1. Awfull playerbase consisting of minors and trolls 2. Dead gameworld, this game lacks a soul 3. Extremely boring missions and quests If you are not playing with friends expect 10 year olds screaming    I have owned this game since release. I have played during every major update to this game. I have given it more chances than it deserves and trust me...

    To sum it all up:
    1. Awfull playerbase consisting of minors and trolls
    2. Dead gameworld, this game lacks a soul
    3. Extremely boring missions and quests

    If you are not playing with friends expect 10 year olds screaming "reeeeee..." and trolls sabotaging your boat as you try to finish a dead boring mission to go fetch something and bring it back for a reward that will yield you absolutely nothing. Even killing enemies wont give you anything; no gold and no xp. Its all just pointless. I cant wrap my head around this game - how do you even manage to make a game about being a pirate boring? The only pirating happening here is this game robbing you when you pay for it.    … Expand
  97. Xelluse
    Mar 22, 2018
    0
    Tbh, it's not a game, it's a $$$ unfinished DLC for future $$$DLCs, that will have more future $$$DLCs... We need Cash Shop and Lootboxed here and even Battlefront 2 with Destiny 2 will become a Great-Deals...
  98. MaikePAX
    Mar 21, 2018
    0
    If the game is only fun when you play with friends, so... this game have something very wrong. I really need to "do" something to make the game fun? Why the game is not fun for itself?
  99. FabioHellboy
    Mar 20, 2018
    0
    The game itself delivers a tecnhical masterpiece, but the lack of content and servers issues destroyed the overall experience. Just one map? Just 3 weapons? U kidding microsoft
  100. demenchev
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Microsoft stole my game (ru)
    One thing is not engaging in the market, but stealing a game already paid for from one's steam library is another thing entirely. I'm sure there's some legality clause that allows them to do it, but from a moral standpoint my money have just been stolen by a company in a move that people born in other countries will see as virtuous. Welcome to clownworld everyone.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 31
  3. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    90
    Sea of Thieves has successfully redeemed its clumsy launch with Rare being a developer that fully commits to the title with monthly updates for more than two years. Now – it is a game brimming with content, adventure and gorgeous pirate atmosphere with arguably being the best pirate game available and a truly fun multiplayer experience.
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  2. PCGamesN
    Feb 21, 2019
    80
    A year of updates has helped fill out its light content, but the real magic was there from the start. Rare’s take on cartoon piracy encourages you to behave as a cartoon pirate should: a little bloodthirsty, a little silly, and almost always drunk.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 13, 2018
    60
    Sea of Thieves has a solid foundation, but unfortunately there is no content and in a few of gameplay the feeling of being a pirate completely disappears. [Issue#285]
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