Sea of Thieves

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User Score
4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1093 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 155 out of 1093
  3. Negative: 530 out of 1093

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  1. RIP_WiFI
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    it's a game that needs to be understood, unfortunately there is a real objective in this game but it has very fun gameplay.
    If you have just finished watching films like "Pirates of the Caribbean" and you want an adventure at sea, perhaps accompanied by other friends, this game can give you a great adventure.
  2. ErixKing
    Sep 3, 2023
    9
    Denle una nueva oportunidad, el juego a mejorado muchisimo y se volvio muy bueno la verdad, si no le doy 10 es xq si o si necesitas alguien con quien jugar ya que solo es un suicidio y para las historias necesitas almenos un compañero
  3. teazlunox
    Jul 26, 2023
    8
    YAW OGLUM SEN SALAK MISIN APTAL MISIN SEN ZATEN BOZUK Bİ ANDIRIN VAR.......
  4. Skuty
    Jun 22, 2023
    10
    10/10 with friends, not that great if you play alone. You are a pirate and you go on adventures with your friends, what else would you ever want from a game?
  5. Mins76
    Jun 11, 2023
    8
    This is in my opinion one of the best games to play with friends, the ship's mechanics are really cool and you don´t need more than 4 different weapons. NOT pay to win. I would not recommend to you to buy this game if you going to play it by solo and if you don´t have no one to play with, find a discord server of the game it is always fun.
  6. Bigflo77
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Awesome skilled game with incredibles possibilities of fun with friends. Beautiful, very good gameplay and appreciable stories
  7. vinstrike
    May 11, 2023
    9
    Migliorato tantissimo dal giorno d'uscita, ora è un must have! Tante nuove attività e missioni!
  8. Bricko
    Feb 13, 2023
    8
    The game became good now, 50% of the bad review are about the fact the game is banned from Russia, wich make the actual User Score irrevelent, and also, an other part of the bad review are from 2018, the game as gone trough a lot of major update now.
  9. ausgeschrieben
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    I simply love this game, its always fun and you can do everything you want. This game has everything.
  10. Bobby3Sticks
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Look at how many people still play it. If that doesn't show how successful, fun and engaging this I don't know what will.
  11. jaquar
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    I think this is the best pirate game after AC Black Flag. It doen't have crafting but it is very fun with your friends.
  12. MrburritosTV
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    this game is just amazing, the graphics are beautiful and original, the gameplay is very developed, you really feel the adventure. And it's even more fun when you're with your friends!
  13. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    8
    this game is most fun when there are other players to fight against but that rarely happens. but i will give it a score based on how fun it is in those moments
  14. CnPx98
    Nov 10, 2022
    9
    Great game to play with friends and family. Also brings back the good old days where you could interact with other random online players.

    This game has a really cool and unique concept. You are of course a pirate and you go on various different quests exploring places like islands and wreckages finding loot to sell to vendors. You can also come across online players who you can engage    Great game to play with friends and family. Also brings back the good old days where you could interact with other random online players.

    This game has a really cool and unique concept. You are of course a pirate and you go on various different quests exploring places like islands and wreckages finding loot to sell to vendors. You can also come across online players who you can engage in pvp combat with taking their loot before they have chance to sell it leaving them with nothing. You can also select to team up with other online players if 1 of you has space on the boat. You get 3 different boats. Different sizes have the option of different party sizes. The largest being up to 4 players.

    This game doesn't hold your hand to much. Working stuff out requires a bit of actual input from the player. Or just google it. This is ofcourse a good thing. Learning is fun. Games feel so boring when everything is just done for you.

    If you are the type of person who will get frustrated over the fact that you can spend ages collecting loot for it to be taken by over players then this game isn't for you. How ever myself I love it when a game punishes you for failing.

    Online players a really nice and interactive. People are always happy to help new players get the hang of things. Most people online have mics aswell so you can speak to each other.

    Overall this game offers hours of fun with countless stuff to explore. Updates come out quite often aswell adding to the list of stuff to do.

    I don't understand why this game isn't well perceived by many people. The reason you can't upgrade your boat with stronger cannons and so on is because new players would just get sank all the time. You can how ever unlock cosmetic upgrades or you can buy them with real money. You can still have plenty of fun without dropping any real cash. There is a battlepass aswell but this game still offers tons of stuff outside of the battlepass.    … Expand
  15. barbone3
    Oct 29, 2022
    8
    It becomes repetitive and I don't like the fact that you are basically forced to collaborate with at least another player to be competitive, however I do enjoy the graphics and the many "tales" they added throughout the years.
  16. TheAlbear
    Sep 29, 2022
    10
    The improvements from the launch make the old reviews redundant, this is one of the best games I have played. The fact that a new player and seasoned player have identical equipment means the only difference is player skill.
  17. TheDirtyDan
    Sep 28, 2022
    10
    My all Time favorite Multiplayer Game :)

    Never laughed so much in a Game.. its a must Play with Friends!
  18. Name_es_jonny
    Jul 26, 2022
    10
    sea of thieves is a significantly better game than it was 4 years ago rare has improved the game and added content the only thing i wish it had was more ways to progress but as of now im pretty satisfied with the seasons they just need to happen more frequently
  19. DjNinjaRj
    Jul 19, 2022
    10
    BEFORE YOU SCROLL READ THIS, No Game Has Hooked Me Like This Game
    Gameplay: The Second You Start The Game You Have All The Tools That The More Experienced Players Have...
    Wait I Dont Want This To Be A Generic Review Let Me Just Tell You A Gameplay Experience I Had So Me And My Friend Were Just Exploring When We Saw This Glowing Line In The Sky, We Didnt Know What This Meant So We Just    BEFORE YOU SCROLL READ THIS, No Game Has Hooked Me Like This Game
    Gameplay: The Second You Start The Game You Have All The Tools That The More Experienced Players Have...
    Wait I Dont Want This To Be A Generic Review Let Me Just Tell You A Gameplay Experience I Had

    So Me And My Friend Were Just Exploring When We Saw This Glowing Line In The Sky, We Didnt Know What This Meant So We Just Went To It

    We Went To The Location And Found A Sunken Ship And Looted It, We Got A Quest From The Ship So We Just Went To The Location It Wanted Us To Go, A Tavern

    We Made It And Didnt Know What To Expect So We Went Underwater And Saw The Amazing Place

    We Didnt Know What To Do Next So We Just Explored And Found This Cave, So We Just Swam In

    We Went To This Weird Place With Shallow Water And Thought It Was Amazing

    But We Didnt Know How To Go Up In It

    Because Almost ALL Games Nowadays Hold Your Hand And Dont Let You Think We Got Stuck Not Knowing What The Game Wanted

    We Were About To Leave Until I Hit A Statue, It Moved

    I Said "Thats Weird" Still Confused

    We Looked Above And There Was Painting On The Wall That Was Not Too Noticeable

    It Was A Bunch Of Things Holding Their Hands In Different Directions

    So We Had An Idea, What If We Aligned The Arms With The Painting And Next Thing You Know The Cave Started Filling Up With Water

    One Of The Best Gaming Experiences Ive EVER Had, Games Had Never Really Make Me Think

    So If This Story Excites You In Anyway, Just Get The Game, It Has A Lot Of Puzzles Like This :D    … Expand
  20. Rainbow_Gurke
    Jul 17, 2022
    10
    Very good game I have 170 hours playtime and it is very fun.
    Nice Updates and in a few days season 7 update is coming.
  21. StenkaRazin
    Jul 5, 2022
    10
    This is an amazing game, one of the best I have played. This game apparently was not built out enough when it launched and that gave a lot of people a bad impression. That is no longer the case. there is a load of stuff to do, the game looks fantastic, is very playable and is really fun. It is too bad that the score suffers from when it was struggling at launch, because those issuesThis is an amazing game, one of the best I have played. This game apparently was not built out enough when it launched and that gave a lot of people a bad impression. That is no longer the case. there is a load of stuff to do, the game looks fantastic, is very playable and is really fun. It is too bad that the score suffers from when it was struggling at launch, because those issues are long gone now.… Expand
  22. D3_LTA
    Jun 6, 2022
    10
    Everything is great for me, both the naval battles between the players and the stories and boss fights and numerous pirate missions.
  23. raub161
    May 15, 2022
    9
    i really love this game, it almost feels like playing Minecraft, it's just such a relaxing and beautiful game.
  24. Jiggawatts
    Mar 22, 2022
    9
    Game got multiple patches and updates over time and is quite good since 2021.
  25. AC1DHOUZE
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    ARTICLE 1: The Sea Calls to Us All
    "Everyone is welcome on the Sea of Thieves regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, nationality or creed."
  26. FilexHorny
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    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. • Article 2: The sea unites us as one community. Outside of heated battles or piracy on the high seas, all crews must unite in a community of like-minded people.
  27. KanarXP
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Nice pirate game very good adventure
    Graphics 10/10
    Music 10/10
    Story game 10/10
    Co-op 10/10
  28. TrickyEgor
    Feb 18, 2022
    8
    Sea Of Thieves is one of the most beautiful games. The best water in the game industry.
  29. Methias
    Feb 11, 2022
    8
    Sea of Thieves is a game that managed to borderline come back from the dead. How? No one is really quite sure because when the game first released back in 2018, it was highly hyped up by both the developers and the XBOX community alike. You had so many gamers saying this was going to be the game that made the XBOX ONE, the game that would make PlayStation and Nintendo gamers jealous, so onSea of Thieves is a game that managed to borderline come back from the dead. How? No one is really quite sure because when the game first released back in 2018, it was highly hyped up by both the developers and the XBOX community alike. You had so many gamers saying this was going to be the game that made the XBOX ONE, the game that would make PlayStation and Nintendo gamers jealous, so on and so fourth. However, it was the complete opposite. Everything gamers were lead to believe was somehow not quite the truth.

    I would say most of all, it was purely misdirection. Intentional, yes, but I don't think any major harm was meant. But unfortunately, the gaming community is so very brutal and they do not let things go when they are angry. And gamers certainly became angry about Sea of Thieves.

    The game was the negative talking point of the gaming world for quite a few months. Even a friend of mine, who is primarily and XBOX gamer asked me "Yeah, Sea of Thieves, what the hell went wrong there?".

    But now, some years later, the game is worthy of some praise. I've been playing it on my PC on Games Pass and I've had my best friend and my girlfriend roped in onto the game with me. First and foremost, I will say this game is pretty much a multiplayer game. The developers say it's solo friendly and while it is somewhat true and they are even adding solo friendly content into the game, can you really do it solo? The answer to that question is not really, not without some great deal of difficulty.

    The whole games mechanics works purely on working as a team with other people, so trying to do everything that a whole team needs to do, navigating the map, adjusting and setting the sails and manning the helm, it's all quite the chore. And if you get attacked by one of the in game dangers, such as the Megalodon, a Ghost ship or even the legendary Kraken, then you can basically kiss your ship goodbye and any loot you may of had on it because if you think you cand handle sailing, repairs of the ships damage AND manning the canons all by yourself, it's not going to happen.

    So yes, you need friends, you need a crew. And the more, the better.

    But the content of the game that is now seen in it is where it's truly shining these days. So much has been added and it's only getting better. Customization of your character, weapons and your ship is all very simple, yes, but it's still fun. It's so fun to sail the seas as the pirate you want to be. Give your pirate a beard, a peg leg, a hook for a hand. Paint your ship red and black, give it a black sail, hoist the skull and crossbones! You can even get pets in the game, such as dogs, cats, monkeys and parrots, and you can even get them outfits that give them peg legs and eye patches!

    Yes, a lot of this stuff comes in the form of microtransactions from the in game online store, but the small prices you pay for them are trivial at the end of the day. And I only spend about £5 or so once every few months on them, so I'm not exactly breaking the bank.

    The game, even today, is visually beautiful and even now, as a last gen game, the water graphics in the game are the best in existence, even when compared to up and coming new gen games. The sailing mechanics are some of the most fun parts. If you've got one friend manning the map, guiding you as you handle the helm and another tackles the sails, you can be hit with a storm, which means you'll have to fight high waves, strong tides that will throw you off course. Lightning will strike the ocean and can even hit your ship, sparking a fire, meaning you have to scoop water from a barrel on your ship which draws it in from the ocean to put it out. And whne a storm lingers dead over head, it plays havoc with your compass next to your helm, meaning you have to trust your own knowledge of the map and the ship to guide you through it. Me, my girlfriend and my best friend have been thrown way off course in the past by storms, and it's such a fun element of the game.

    Other little things that make the game so much fun is the inclusion of playing instruments, making a little band together. Even your pets will dance along to them! In game emotes can be a laugh. You can go fishing, catch some fish, cook them up and store them in your ships food barrel or your own inventory as a health restore option. You have several different canon ammo types, from the regular canonball to chain shots, made to take down the mast of enemy ships, fire bombs, designed to set the ships on fire. And then you have cursed balls, ones which will cast a spell on the ship to give various effects, from making the whole enemy crew sick to forcing the anchor to drop.

    Everything in the game, from sailing to hunting down treasure is just all so much fun. But you need friends. That's a definite. Sea of Thieves is worth picking up. Especially on games pass.    … Expand
  30. Develboi
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    One of the most original and best overall game ever made. It's one of those rare (pun intended) games you can play as you like. You can be a true pirate; hunting other ships and steal their loot, explorer; find burried treasure on the islands or underwater, deliver stuff as a merchant or just enjoy sailing in the sunsets and sunrises. You can't get bored and game gets more and moreOne of the most original and best overall game ever made. It's one of those rare (pun intended) games you can play as you like. You can be a true pirate; hunting other ships and steal their loot, explorer; find burried treasure on the islands or underwater, deliver stuff as a merchant or just enjoy sailing in the sunsets and sunrises. You can't get bored and game gets more and more exciting by leveling up particular 'career', or with actual game updates ; bringing even more stories, missions, modes and gameplay upgrades. Definitely game for everyone, no matter what's your gaming backround.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#33 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
67

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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