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.
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#33 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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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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