Sea of Thieves

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1093 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. tedkuo
    Jul 19, 2021
    0
    This game is designed around toxicity. You could get killed and robbed any time anywhere. The designer said there will be no passive mode.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. r8l
    Mar 24, 2018
    0
    Requires Windows 10, located on some kind of Microsoft store which is even worse than Uplay, crazy high price for an unfinished beta version of the game, lack of content. DON'T BUY IT AND DON'T UPDATE WINDOWS FOR THIS !
  10. MrEmjeR
    Mar 27, 2018
    0
    This game is little more than a scam in my eyes. A pretty, shallow present wrapping with an empty (sand)box inside. Don't get me wrong, the first few hours are fun, mainly if you play with friends. Just fooling around and everything is new. But after a little while, you realize, this is it, there isn't anything more in this game.

    As game developer I can't help but notice the lack of    This game is little more than a scam in my eyes. A pretty, shallow present wrapping with an empty (sand)box inside. Don't get me wrong, the first few hours are fun, mainly if you play with friends. Just fooling around and everything is new. But after a little while, you realize, this is it, there isn't anything more in this game.

    As game developer I can't help but notice the lack of effort that went into this game. This is what made me come to the conclusion of scam. If you were to make an asset-list from all items, objects and things in the game. and compare this to other similarly priced games. You would start to understand what I mean. This game has about 10% of the effort put into it compared to your average $60 experience ($85 if you buy this in Europe)

    There are no cheap cosmetics, a getting hat will take you 5 hours of play (if you don't fool around) and changing your ship color or sail at least two full days of play. (and since barely anyone paints their ship, it's hard to tell them apart) This grind is there for two reasons: To keep you playing for longer, since there is not much else to play towards, and to sell future micro-transactions.

    One thing that personally stuck out to me as a sore thumb is the music. I love the concept that they made. There is no soundtrack, but you get two instruments, to play your own music with friends. It's really fun to make your own pirate song. But this hole thing turns into a pain when you realize there is only 4 songs, and not even the most known shanties. (maybe a few more you can discover, but haven't found any of them) After a while this will get to your nerves as they become very repetitive after hours of play. It is just a detail, but it shows the enormous lack of effort that went into this game. With this concept they could easily have made 30+ shanties or more varying instruments like a flute, a drum or a guitar.

    My recommendation: don't, DO NOT, buy this game at full price. But surely check it out with the xbox game-pass. It's worth experiencing, but not worth wasting money on. This game is another example of sickness that is spreading in the Industry.    … Expand
  11. Crocodyldo
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Russophobes and nationalists Russophobes and nationalists Russophobes and nationalists
  12. 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!
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. mrbluepig
    Mar 24, 2018
    0
    Feels like it should be a free to play in browser game. It has no depth, awful progression system and extremely unrewarding. It's worse than No Mans Sky, what is happening to games.
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. Spactrom
    Mar 31, 2018
    0
    F2p game that they are charging $60us for, sure the water looks good otherwise its a tablet game
  19. Chayon
    Apr 4, 2018
    0
    After the first 1-2 hours you basically see everything you can do in the game.
    There is only 1 (!!) type of mission, which is to fetch some item from another island. every quest is the Same: go to island X, take an item, deliver to an npc on island Z.
    There is only 1 (!!) type of enemy, skeletons. and they are very easy to kill. There is NO reward for doing anything in this game, except    After the first 1-2 hours you basically see everything you can do in the game.
    There is only 1 (!!) type of mission, which is to fetch some item from another island. every quest is the Same: go to island X, take an item, deliver to an npc on island Z.
    There is only 1 (!!) type of enemy, skeletons. and they are very easy to kill.
    There is NO reward for doing anything in this game, except for those fetch missions,
    So for example if you kill skeletons or other players, or even the big and mighty kraken, you'll receive NOTHING. no xp, no loot. N O T H I N G.
    There is no character progression at all.
    The only thing you can do is to earn gold by completing those boring fetch missions,
    And you can ONLY use this gold to purchase cosmetics for your character. THATS IT. COSMETICS.
    Why on earth would I care if my character wears a fancier eye patch or pants, if I cant even look on my character most of the time?! (this is a first person view game).
    The world feels empty most of the time, every island you travel to feels empty. most of the time youll see nothing that "lives" ( no npcs or players at all). some islands got static snakes on them here and there, and they seem to be like statues rather than snakes, and also youll encounter some skeletons as well from time to time. but overall, its an empty game most of the time, and it feels so pointless and boring.
    There are 4 weapon types in this game, a gun, sniper rifle, a shotgun and a sword.
    Every player got the same selection of these weapons. there are no upgrades and you cant buy a Better version of it. like I said, everything is around getting cosmetics ONLY. this is the only thing you Can "upgrade".
    Overall, this game lacks so much content, I don't even think its honest to call this thing a game at all.
    I am so glad that I got a refund for this.

    A message for Rare team and developers:
    If you wanna make this game better, try to add special skills that can be used on npcs, and can be upgraded, for example a fireball or whatever. and also make the weapons upgradeable as well, so player can upgrade specific weapons according to their preferred playstyle, for example more bullets on pistol or shotgun, faster reload and such. give players something to work on, so they can feel they achieve something.
    besides that, add a serious amount of more types of quests, like perhaps dungeons below an island with some more types of enemies and bosses.
    Give players a purpose to kill something and to engage into combat - like loot or xp with a specific skill or weapon.
    Players need to feel progression!
    Do yourself a favor and seriously start adding things into this game before it will sink.
    Good luck    … Expand
  20. Bonpoc1K
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Недоступно в России. Спасибо конечно разработчикам за проведенные в этой игре время, но я не думал, что вы окажетесь настолько большими подонк--и.

    not available in Russia
  21. umbershap
    Apr 2, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2 type of ship you can just change their colors that's it you can't change exterior interior just the shell.
    3 types of fetch quest. go get this and bring that to me.
    1 type of enemy skeletons( I don't count sharks, snakes and kraken as an enemy)
    Played with 4 friend it was fun at first. We didn't play it after 1 session because we saw everything after 5 hours.    … Expand
  22. OrliOne
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Майки, ну что это? Вы либо блокируйте свою продукцию окончательно, или бегайте со стула на стул. Купил в начале марта за фул-прайс, теперь за эти же деньги смотрю на текст *не доступно в вашем регионе*. Спасибо, майки, работайте в том же духе!

    Translated using Google translate Microsoft, what is it? You either block your products completely, or run from chair to chair. I bought it at    Майки, ну что это? Вы либо блокируйте свою продукцию окончательно, или бегайте со стула на стул. Купил в начале марта за фул-прайс, теперь за эти же деньги смотрю на текст *не доступно в вашем регионе*. Спасибо, майки, работайте в том же духе!

    Translated using Google translate
    Microsoft, what is it? You either block your products completely, or run from chair to chair. I bought it at the beginning of March for a full price, now for the same money I look at the text * not available in your region*. Thank you, Microsoft, work in the same spirit!    … Expand
  23. Stronghans
    Mar 25, 2018
    0
    SPOILER WARNING:
    [_____________________________________________________________________]
    Oh, where you expecting to find something? ME TOO! Sea of Emptiness is the prime example of a polished turd. This game actually has less content than No Mans Sky on launch day. They envisioned a type of multiplayer game where players would create ''experiences that are entertaining to watch" and I    SPOILER WARNING:
    [_____________________________________________________________________]
    Oh, where you expecting to find something? ME TOO!

    Sea of Emptiness is the prime example of a polished turd. This game actually has less content than No Mans Sky on launch day. They envisioned a type of multiplayer game where players would create ''experiences that are entertaining to watch" and I don't doubt that it'll be a big hit on twitch or youtube but people are going to see how much fun others are having and are going to buy it think that they will also have fun only to be horribly disappointed.

    Cons:
    -There is no character creation, just a randomized roulette wheel.
    -There is no lore or story.
    -NPCs are boring and say nothing that's of any interest.
    -The games three factions offer only simple fetch quests with no reward except gold.
    -The only progression is ranking up in one of three factions, doing so will reward you in fetch quests with more steps which might give you a little more gold than starting quests.
    -Gold is mainly used to purchase cosmetics.
    -Cosmetics offer nothing except a change in appearance. And because there is nothing but cosmetics a person that has played the game for 1 minute is no different than a person that's played it for 300 hours.
    -The only enemy you have excluding other players are skeletons (snakes don't count as you can just walk around them) that offer as much challenge as Minecraft PvE. Walk backward and shoot,
    -Enemies drop nothing and seem to only get in your way.
    - PvP is a thing but since there is no reward for killing other players there's no point. No k/d, no score, nothing.
    -Islands are practically empty. No environmental hazards of any kind.
    -When sailing the only hazards you have are a storm that you can easily avoid.
    -A shark spawns to discourage you from being in the water too long. It's a game that's 90% water, why?
    -There are no penalties for anything. You can die all you want, lose your ship, kill other players and nothing bad will happen.
    -Crews are limited to 4 people. This can be an issue when using the galleon which requires a minimum of 6.

    Pros:
    -It looks nice.

    To ask a person to pay $60 (a price which no game should ever be worth and we should never have been okay with) for basically nothing is insulting to say the very least. It's degrading, derogatory, disrespectful, offensive, repulsive, and rude.

    I already know how this is going to work because I've seen these scum sucking tactics before. They release this empty game and then over the years add the rest of it piece by piece, only they've wrapped it up as extra content, and then charge people $20 or $30.

    Ah **** I can't believe you've done this.    … Expand
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  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. Bebesurf
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    This game is fun a few minutes, but when it comes to play a few hours, it gets boring quickly.

    I play with a friend, and we are unable to play in the new area : The volcanos eruptions HARD TARGET your boat, this is fully scripted. Not fun at all, one must stay in the boat to repair (Very boring part). + If you are unlucky, you can be one shot by a scripted volcano eruption which    This game is fun a few minutes, but when it comes to play a few hours, it gets boring quickly.

    I play with a friend, and we are unable to play in the new area : The volcanos eruptions HARD TARGET your boat, this is fully scripted. Not fun at all, one must stay in the boat to repair (Very boring part). + If you are unlucky, you can be one shot by a scripted volcano eruption which targeted you.

    + The kids on their galleon/brigantine who come to disturb you while you have nothing on your sloop, and keep focusing you even if they die a lot, just to be satisfied by killing 2 players with a small boat while they are 3/4 players on a bigger boat. + The man on their team who is cheating by staying in the ghost boat to tell his friends "He is respawning, prepare to spawn kill him because it is very fun lol".

    **** this game not worth it (I didn't buy it and I am glad).    … Expand
  28. z0nyy
    May 3, 2018
    0
    This game has no content. It looks cool but it is never 60$ worth it. I'm glad that I used the game pass. I just used the trail, played for 5h, saw everything and deinstalled the whole game. I never play that again, it is a total scam. I'll never support this project. It's really bad. - Don't buy it^^
  29. SKTDK
    Apr 11, 2018
    0
    From installation problems, to launch problems (having to constantly uninstall the 'Insider Hub app' in order to use the game), to crashing issues, to gameplay problems, to the community this game doesn't offer a good experience. It costs 70€ in my country, doesn't have enough content to justify the price. The gameplay is simply broken, the combat system looks like a game straight out ofFrom installation problems, to launch problems (having to constantly uninstall the 'Insider Hub app' in order to use the game), to crashing issues, to gameplay problems, to the community this game doesn't offer a good experience. It costs 70€ in my country, doesn't have enough content to justify the price. The gameplay is simply broken, the combat system looks like a game straight out of the 90s with ennemies having aimbots, and overall clunky combat mechanics. The multiplayer system is also broken. It's impossible for solo players to have an enjoyable time on this game, you either get spawn killed or followed by other ships, even if you have no treasure. So it has happened to me that i play 2 hours being constantly chased and killed with no treasure, unable to even start a quest. The quest distribution system is broken, sometimes you find 2 or 3 ships having quests on the same islands (or islands extremely near each other) which obviously wouldn't be a problem if solo were not mixed with 4 players.
    Playing with 3 players is even worse. It makes me wonder if the developers actually played their game. Anchor time is too high on the galleon for 3 players, the navigation is too complicated, it requires perfect team cooperation in order to be able to pilot the thing correctly - not even talking about fights.
    Everything about this game is mediocre or bad. You often hear people saying "there is not much there, but what is there is actually good", well that's not the case. it's not because their game doesn't crash, that they didn't have installation problems, that their game launches properly without having to reinstall the insider hub, they didnt pay 70€ (86 USD as of now) that it's the case for everyone.
    The only positive thing is the realism of the water and the ship driving, but again it's not the purpose of the game. Makes me think most of the development time has been spent on making water realist.
    Also keep in mind this is a game that costs 70€ BUT DOES NOT support SLI or Crossfire (and not planned in the future). So unless you have a 1060 6GB or above, you would not be able to play max settings at 1080p.    … Expand
  30. 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
  31. 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,
  32. Iwwilaks2
    Mar 25, 2018
    0
    No content at all, boring empty game with nothing more than selling chests (you are a pirate and you can't even open chests). Not worth it's price.
  33. 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
  34. Gizmo-Guy
    Mar 22, 2018
    4
    This game really lacks of contend and the price is very expensive. Damn, this game is a joke
  35. HIADMINMOMBUDKA
    Mar 22, 2018
    0
    Проходная гриндилка сделаная спустя рукава. Если вы удумали играть в нее то проходите мимо.3 квеста повторяющихся всю игру. Ни какого смысла и интереса которых проходить нет.
    1 Квест поймать зверюшку SRL!!! 2 квест Найти сундук ну это уже "слишком интересно" я даже удивлен что они до такого додумались .3 квест это тупо 2квест ток в конце череп выподает вот и вся игра.Причем в конце ты    Проходная гриндилка сделаная спустя рукава. Если вы удумали играть в нее то проходите мимо.3 квеста повторяющихся всю игру. Ни какого смысла и интереса которых проходить нет.
    1 Квест поймать зверюшку SRL!!! 2 квест Найти сундук ну это уже "слишком интересно" я даже удивлен что они до такого додумались .3 квест это тупо 2квест ток в конце череп выподает вот и вся игра.Причем в конце ты блять едешь на сранный остров. За 4 года нарисовать 7 нпс (как они смогли это же сложно) Острова выглядят как плевки человека который освоил 3dmax.И как так уныло можно было сделать битву с кракеном. В общем сама скучная игра за последние 1000 лет.
    P.S. Привет маме админа Будки    … Expand
  36. Dr3aMz
    Jul 2, 2021
    0
    windows 10 only? lol no this is ridiculous. release it for w7, like all decent games.
  37. 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
  38. 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.
  39. IIama
    May 10, 2018
    0
    This game has low content, and the little amount of content that it has is very buggy. The quests are all very repetitive and the progression is only for cosmetic items. You will also frequently be prevented from purchasing quests due to game bugs, which pretty much stops you from exploring any of the content. This bug might be resolved by logging out and back in, and it might not. YouThis game has low content, and the little amount of content that it has is very buggy. The quests are all very repetitive and the progression is only for cosmetic items. You will also frequently be prevented from purchasing quests due to game bugs, which pretty much stops you from exploring any of the content. This bug might be resolved by logging out and back in, and it might not. You can always contact the support staff, but you'll likely not hear a response for several days. So if you like shallow game play, low content, and would like to be prevented from playing the game altogether, this is a must-buy game. Otherwise, avoid it.… Expand
  40. Forunner
    May 24, 2018
    0
    Seems like content is a dirty word to the creators of this sandbox nothing.
  41. 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
  42. Servogon
    Mar 9, 2022
    0
    "Our Pirate Code is clear: everyone is welcome regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, nationality or creed." ha ha funny
  43. Jarek12
    Mar 9, 2022
    0
    The game is all burged sometimes you can play like whole day and there is a glitch and you get nothing and sometimes you can collect a lot of money amd gey destroyed by otger players that is this game
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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?
  47. 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
  48. SkySmurf
    Mar 21, 2018
    0
    If you want good Loot you are forced to do PVP on a little "Dungeon Isle". If you dont do that you have to grind for hours and hours doing the same Quest over and over again and thats realy boring. Played the Game für like 10h and did not enjoy it at all (maybe 2-3 laughs). Dont by it if you just want to sail a bit casualy, there is not much conent and you get killed a lot.
  49. 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
  50. Bebrasas
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    I bought it and they block the game for my steam account because I'm from Russia. That's kinda racist.
  51. 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
  52. czercz
    Jan 11, 2021
    0
    Accept the Pirate Code.
    Yep, did that.
    Did they enforce it in any way?
    No, not at all.
    So why bother?
    ...

    This game entirely depends on you to make your own fun. No plot to speak of, repetitive quests and uncontrolled griefing.
    There's a couple of hours of content, after that it's up to you to organise your own excitement.
    Way overpriced. Skip it.
  53. 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..............
  54. ZrubakaZ
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. О, теперь я стану настоящим пиратом, когда буду совершенно бесплатно скачивать продукты помойки под названием микрософт. Братья, славяне, не поддерживайте этих нацистских тварей. Ни копейки ворам! Тупо спиздили 662,5 рубля. Ладно хоть по скидке взял, теперь самому смешно, что другие 662,5 рубля я уберёг от этих жуликов.… Expand
  55. 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...
  56. 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
  57. kekexe
    Nov 12, 2018
    0
    This is one of the worst games i ever bought, i though they might add some content in the future, but 7 months later, the game still sucks, and it's very tedious.
  58. cr207
    May 13, 2018
    0
    The game simply doesn't work. Over a dozen fixes applied, some official, some from players with the same issues. So there's that.

    Managed to play briefly on a work computer. Aspects of the game are beautiful. Content is shallow, and the game loop is headache-inducingly empty. The concept itself is brilliant, but the execution is shallow. I don't know what else to say. I simply can't in    The game simply doesn't work. Over a dozen fixes applied, some official, some from players with the same issues. So there's that.

    Managed to play briefly on a work computer. Aspects of the game are beautiful. Content is shallow, and the game loop is headache-inducingly empty. The concept itself is brilliant, but the execution is shallow. I don't know what else to say. I simply can't in good conscience recommend this.

    Perhaps with one exception: if you're fortunate enough to get it to work, and have 2-3 good friends, this could be great for a laugh potentially. If all the stars align for you: the game works, you have friends who can find fun together in this, the game works for them, and you all have time.

    Otherwise the only word that sums up how I feel about this purchase is 'robbed'.    … Expand
  59. traditor
    May 1, 2018
    0
    I have played the beta and there is little to no difference from the final game. The windows 10 store only is a nightmare, expecially when you have to play with friends. Xbox live is a s**t.
    The game has a lot of potential but 60€ for a beta it is not worth it...
    No man sky was better at lunch, this says a lot...
    Please do not support this kind of buisness!
  60. 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.
  61. JJthis
    May 27, 2018
    1
    Pros: Pretty, big and open world is impressive.

    Cons: Boring. MS Store only.
  62. JinntheMGTOW
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Rare.... You guys really rarely create good games... Just fix Kinect Sports for Xbox1.
  63. DarmokGillette
    Jan 22, 2019
    0
    The worst character selection experience I have ever had. Until they fix this I can't recommend this game.
  64. 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
  65. Cupcake214
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    I've played the game since before it released and it is currently the worst it has ever been.

    The community is toxic and never cooperate, which means you can't enjoy most of the games content.
    The devs refuse to add PvE servers and so I recommend anyone and everyone avoid this hell by not playing.
  66. nurii29
    Aug 23, 2020
    0
    **** game ever could be worse than fallout 76 full of bugs dont give these **** any money
  67. WicketzFattyz
    Aug 9, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Utter Trash. While the game may look beautiful, the game is an empty mess made by a washed up company.… Expand
  68. Szigi
    May 9, 2020
    0
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  69. ZubriQ
    Apr 29, 2022
    0
    +2 for graphics and funny pirates. -8 for incomprehensible gameplay, and inability to get rid of the red barrel in the hands. How can you explode it underwater?
    Edit: sadly, but xbox' support is a cancer... got to make it 0
    Editt: I was about just to increase the score, but now I see and how did I come to this.
  70. Eyriman
    Dec 30, 2020
    0
    Boring. Looks like a mobile game. 3 hours and after that you've almost seen everything. Sure there are not alot of games that you can play as a pirate and control a ship with your friends i understand the concept is good. But this game sometimes feels like it was developed for a mobile or something. PVP can add a bit of fun, but whats the purpose? you can only get the loot of the opponentBoring. Looks like a mobile game. 3 hours and after that you've almost seen everything. Sure there are not alot of games that you can play as a pirate and control a ship with your friends i understand the concept is good. But this game sometimes feels like it was developed for a mobile or something. PVP can add a bit of fun, but whats the purpose? you can only get the loot of the opponent which you can sell for money or more quests which in the end you get only cosmetics. But then again 6 ships per server, 4 people max per ship, meh. Awful combat system, no progression system, no skills, no weapons/ship upgrade, all the enemies look the same. Only cosmetic upgrades. No main story, only fetch quests. As many games nowadays, this one was over hyped. I guess they put all the money in marketing and advertising instead of developing a proper one. 60 euros really? wtf? It should have cost 2,99 and be advertised as an indie game.… Expand
  71. Akride
    Aug 8, 2022
    0
    Toxic community. Very unbalanced game when it comes to 2-4 player teams. Also very clunky game mechanics that should be disabled during pvp. Some enemy makes a mistake and lands in the water during a fight? Don't worry, a marmaid will instantly bring him back on the ship, no matter how far he is away.
  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. 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
  74. 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.
  75. Kronha
    Mar 6, 2020
    0
    Teaming up 4 player massive ship against me 1 player smallest ship and players just kill you for spite being arses and just wanting to kill you, losing over 4 hours of progress since the game last saved. No offline or single player option. Will NOT recommend to anyone I know of which is about a dozen people for now.
  76. Gamenerd1231
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    This game ACTIVELY punishes you for playing smart. The combat is a joke, the difficulty is all over the place and is just "give enemy absurd health". Community is toxic AF. Cannot recommend in any capacity. Complete waste of my money.
  77. 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
  78. BearPolar
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    6 months into the game's life and they've still not added anything "new". Everything in the game right now should have been in the game from the very beginning. There's nothing to work towards to in this game other than to play dress up and have a silly tag. The one thing I enjoy in this game is PVP but that doesn't happen most of the time due to how unusually large the map is. There's so6 months into the game's life and they've still not added anything "new". Everything in the game right now should have been in the game from the very beginning. There's nothing to work towards to in this game other than to play dress up and have a silly tag. The one thing I enjoy in this game is PVP but that doesn't happen most of the time due to how unusually large the map is. There's so much going for the game if everything wasn't so black and white.… Expand
  79. 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
  80. DimaFidel
    Feb 1, 2019
    0
    Концепт игры хорош. Но контента очень мало. может через пару лет игра станет хорошей, но пока это 0 из 10
  81. SNXL
    Aug 2, 2020
    0
    Um lixo completo... Horrível, uma merda, a pior coisa já criada pela humanidade
  82. 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
  83. 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
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. 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
  89. poyerpoyer15
    Jun 27, 2021
    0
    There is no game here. Everything this team does to try and add to the burning trash fire only further proves they're incapable of creating an actual video game.
  90. DrShepherdLIVE
    Jun 26, 2021
    0
    Worst adaptation of a Rust game with pirate skin.
    It's full with toxic people that grief and gank 24/7.
    Yeah it has nice cartoonish art style but the game hasnt changed in 3 years and what you did on day1 you do also on day 985. They only update with copy/paste reskin content. The devs dont listen to their community and are on an ego-trip and support a toxic mindset. Mods on forums ban    Worst adaptation of a Rust game with pirate skin.
    It's full with toxic people that grief and gank 24/7.
    Yeah it has nice cartoonish art style but the game hasnt changed in 3 years and what you did on day1 you do also on day 985. They only update with copy/paste reskin content.
    The devs dont listen to their community and are on an ego-trip and support a toxic mindset.
    Mods on forums ban you without warning if you disagree with "tHeIr ViSiOn"
    All their devs streams are vage nonsense talk saying nothing but promising something. So is their steam page. The game is a PvP free for all game but they advertise it as a PvE with PvP game, which is **** It becaem a gank simulator cause there isnt much to do in the game. People get bored quickly and when they are bored they start harassing other players.
    There you go. A honest good review.
    Pros:
    Good music + Good graphics + Fun Art Design
    Cons:
    Everything else    … Expand
  91. FabioLopes
    Apr 29, 2021
    0
    Jogo fraco demais, poucas missões, jogabilidade fraca e combate ridículo com uma veriesade de inimigos ínfima.
  92. EevieRoseAmalee
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    Needs PVE considering most of the game itself is PVE with tall tales and exploring islands and quests etc.
  93. 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
  94. 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.
  95. Botanistaken
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    it has the most empty and useless map you can get for 98gb. also you gonna need a friend or two.
  96. 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
  97. franckgoud15
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 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 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
  98. 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
  99. 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.
  100. laandraa
    Jul 5, 2021
    0
    Very repetitive, unrewarding and boring gameplay.

    - quests are repetitive (Go to a place, kill same skeletons, find the treasure.) - repeat.
    - No progression. You are the same the whole time.
    - Gameplay is very weak.
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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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