Sea of Thieves

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1093 Ratings

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  1. Rebok_top
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am like this game because, it have so much adventure and pvp. I post 10 stars… Expand
  2. Tonyiu5641
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Overall it's a nice game, great effect especially the sea and tsky... the most interesting part is the pvp mode.
  3. Lexa2011
    Jun 15, 2020
    0
    Worst community ever seen by me. Rarely you will find people which will not try to destroy your ship peacefully staying at the dock even you hasn't any loot.
  4. Bisho
    Jun 12, 2020
    9
    Pirate life at its finest, Many gamers hate this game because it has a severe PVP gameplay but that would pirates do, real pirates fought each other for loot and bounties, also sinking isn't bad as long as you learn something from each failure so you can be a better pirate, it is so much fun with friends. and the most important thing about microtransactions that they don't affect yourPirate life at its finest, Many gamers hate this game because it has a severe PVP gameplay but that would pirates do, real pirates fought each other for loot and bounties, also sinking isn't bad as long as you learn something from each failure so you can be a better pirate, it is so much fun with friends. and the most important thing about microtransactions that they don't affect your status or your strength as the game only depends on pure skill so it's a fair play. The game has totally changed since year ago, so there's so much to do now and remember we all shall sail together.… Expand
  5. thenocturnalrea
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    OK, so it just came out on steam so people are probably looking for reviews. A LOT has changed since 2018 like A LOT. First monthly major updates get the community going a lot tons of quests voyages and story-based adventures. Its best played with 2-4 friends as it can be hard soloing.
  6. KarthXLR
    May 16, 2020
    5
    Sea of Thieves is marketed as a "Make Your Own Adventure" type of game. After playing it for a few weeks off a trial on GamePass, I've gotten to admire the gorgeous seas, the insanity of friends screwing up certain situations, and then the bitter realization of knowing that I had experienced every type of quest only 3 days in.

    The competition for game makers these days is immense, not    Sea of Thieves is marketed as a "Make Your Own Adventure" type of game. After playing it for a few weeks off a trial on GamePass, I've gotten to admire the gorgeous seas, the insanity of friends screwing up certain situations, and then the bitter realization of knowing that I had experienced every type of quest only 3 days in.

    The competition for game makers these days is immense, not only are you going up against massive free-to-play giants both on phones and PC, but also with other games-as-a-service platforms like GTA Online, Destiny, and even No Mans Sky. So the most important thing to do is to make your game stick out, make it fun, make it visually appealing. Sea of Thieves definitely has the look and the idea down, but the gameplay simply is dull and samey.

    You start out choosing from a pre-made selection of pirates to make as your avatar, it doesn't matter if you don't get one you like, as you will quickly discover that cosmetics and alterations are the only thing you can purchase in this game. Once you start your first quest, you're plunged right in to the sailing mechanics of the game. My group started and immediately got into a terrible storm, setting the ship on fire and striking multiple of us with lightning. At the time, it was extremely stressful and funny, we were laughing crazy hard. And it was a great introduction to the zaniness the game can bring out. We started doing a handful of different missions, including digging, bounties, rhymes, and a fruit crate.

    But slowly, you start to notice that those missions are it. If you've done one digging mission you've done all of them. Find the X, dig it up, optionally fight skeletons with the god-awful combat system (we'll come back to this), and sell the loot for gold or doubloons. As a matter of fact, that's the only thing you can do with ANY of the quests in this game, it's only good for gold. But hey, currency is important in these games right? In GTA Online there are endless things to buy, from haircuts, clothing, cars, guns, bases, and even your own business. In Sea of Thieves? There's cosmetics, and not really a ton of them for being a 2 year old game. No upgrades, no side-grades, just cosmetics. Rare has opted for a "horizontal progress" approach which basically means skill is the only thing that improves in the game. But, honestly? This is a hard sell on a full-price game. You have to be so sure that your game is fun to play even without rewards to sell it this way. And Sea of Thieves just isn't.

    Even going past the lack of content, even 2 years in, the other big element of sea of thieves is combat, and it
    just

    isn't

    fun.

    The hand-to-hand combat with sword and gun is just awful. There's no way to skirt around it. Your sword has a slow floaty animation of 3 swings and a charge up shot, that's it. And you have a few selections of guns to choose from which are all single-shot flintlocks which need to reload between each shot. While this makes sense in a pirate setting, it doesn't make sense in terms of the gameplay. The combat, while being extremely slow, has dire consequences. PVP feels floaty and weightless yet you can die in 3 seconds flat. It's terrible, and I don't know how Rare hasn't completely revamped it by this point.

    The naval combat actually shines from time to time, as it's the main gimmick of the game. Sinking other players ships is where I got most of my fun during my playtime. You have a variety of cannonballs to choose from each with their own strength or player-effect, with the endgoal of waterlogging the enemy ship enough to get it to sink. While this was extremely satisfying the first few times around, ship combat became tedious, overlylong, and pointless since there's only gold as a reward, which as stated previously, can only be used on cosmetics. And if it is YOU getting sunk, I hope you like spawn camping! You spawn in the exact same location every time after your respawn timer finishes and you can bet the enemy will be waiting for you to cause death again. This is such an embarrassing oversight, how did Rare not catch this? On top of this there's no real risk to open-firing on someone as there isn't really a punishment for dying OR griefing. There's no punishment for enemy ships repeatedly picking fights with others and no way to opt out. Doesn't make a lot of sense.

    It got to the point where I really just wanted to do story missions to get the most out of my trial, but I repeatedly ran into events, griefing ships picking a fight with us and making us lose our progress, or some bug either crashing or halting progress that just made me want to quit. To top all of this off, we're still encountering situation where quests aren't getting triggered or stacks of events are happening to us, such as a kracken encounter and a ghost ship right next to each other.

    So honestly? Why bother. When the core gameplay loop isn't fun, why invest any more time into anything else?    … Expand
  7. Szigi
    May 9, 2020
    0
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  8. Sly_Tater
    Apr 29, 2020
    9
    Sea of Thieves had a rocky launch with barley any content. But in it's current state it's well worth the $50 it costs in Canada. If you get it with Xbox Gamepass it's well worth it aswell. It's done a No Mans Sky like 180 and I 100% recommend it.
  9. 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
  10. Teeminalrex
    Apr 18, 2020
    2
    What a bad community, if they made this coop PVE I would give it an 8 but as it is it is unplayable without getting some little punk grief you. Awful community don't give the devs your money.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. DarkViking
    Jan 26, 2020
    0
    The wasted Potential of this game almost made me cry. The world and graphics are absolutely beautyful, yet the gameplay slaughters it in the worst way possible. Janky and extremely boring PvE, boring enemies with no variation whatsoever, extreme grind with nearly no progression, very few cosmetics, which are the only progression there is. Because of how boring everything in this game is,The wasted Potential of this game almost made me cry. The world and graphics are absolutely beautyful, yet the gameplay slaughters it in the worst way possible. Janky and extremely boring PvE, boring enemies with no variation whatsoever, extreme grind with nearly no progression, very few cosmetics, which are the only progression there is. Because of how boring everything in this game is, most people do only one thing thats not repetetive: sinking other players. And while it's cool to have PvP, it's not when you get no chance to do anything because theres hordes of pirate legends ready to chase you to the edge of the map. What, you think it is unfair to go 1v4 against a much much stronger ship? Noo, why would that be?
    I really have no words for this, there are so many possibilities how this couldve been done better, it is simply sad.    … Expand
  15. Akozz
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    This is by far the best game i have played in years. You know like there is sometimes this big AAA game with elaborate story, deep progressions systems, huge production values and tons of content, yet sometimes you still find actuall gameplay a chore ? SoT is the opposite. It might not have tons of content, story is non existing, same with progression outside cosmetics. But the actuallThis is by far the best game i have played in years. You know like there is sometimes this big AAA game with elaborate story, deep progressions systems, huge production values and tons of content, yet sometimes you still find actuall gameplay a chore ? SoT is the opposite. It might not have tons of content, story is non existing, same with progression outside cosmetics. But the actuall gameplay is just so much fun. Every single thing yopu are doing is just pure joy. You make you own stories and adventures. Things that are happening to you are just so much more fun because they are results of your competence or lack of it. This is by far the best sandbox game i have ever played, it actually gives you the tools to have fun instead of pointing you to hundrets of pointles markers on map. On top of that sound and music is outstanding and graphic is stylised but gorgeus, it evokes pirate tales and movies or lego like cartonish style. Above that all developers added many free content updates since lunch and are still supporting and listening to the players. Worth every penny and just pure joy.… Expand
  16. Gkanjim
    Dec 11, 2019
    6
    A parte multiplayer do jogo com os amigos é boa, mas a quantidade de bugs e a falta de utilidades que deveria haver no jogo é de ****, contarei sobre algumas das ocorrências comigo, uma delas foi que estacionei o navio numa ilha e ele ficou meio preso com o píer, logo em seguida o navio começou a se mover sozinho mesmo ancorado e depois ele desapareceu sem nem afundar(foram 3 horasA parte multiplayer do jogo com os amigos é boa, mas a quantidade de bugs e a falta de utilidades que deveria haver no jogo é de ****, contarei sobre algumas das ocorrências comigo, uma delas foi que estacionei o navio numa ilha e ele ficou meio preso com o píer, logo em seguida o navio começou a se mover sozinho mesmo ancorado e depois ele desapareceu sem nem afundar(foram 3 horas perdidas de loot que estavam nos barris de madeira, canhão e comida, logo foram 3 horas jogadas no lixo, obrigado por essa sensação) e outros são quando você vai para lugares que talvez fique preso(mas não ficará) você é teleportado para o navio... além disso, cadê o "kraken" aquilo pra mim são tentáculos! E não podemos nos esquecer de que não há maneira de desativar o pvp mesmo se você só quiser focar na história, logo se algum grupo de players idiotas quiser te seguir eles irão até o fim do mundo e você talvez perca todo o progresso na missão e tudo que estava no navio sem nem ter jeito de contestar já que se você estiver sozinho contra um grupo de 4... acho que já sabe no que dará.… Expand
  17. darkness0121
    Nov 17, 2019
    5
    SoT used to be fun for me but now its nothing but trolls who just want to go around killing you for no reward. Really now 4v1 for a fisher who allowed them to search the ship to prove nothing was on board, and their response they wanted blood. PVP should be in PVP area only, with a seperate area for PVE
  18. 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
  19. Averycrosslin
    Nov 2, 2019
    7
    Sea of Thieves is an open world pirate game, filled with treasures, combat, and adventure. I really like this game, but it does have some flaws. The game play is repetitive at times, but if you are like me and can only play an hour or so a day then it shouldn't be a problem. The animations are fine, although they can be glitchy occasionally. My next problems have nothing to do with theSea of Thieves is an open world pirate game, filled with treasures, combat, and adventure. I really like this game, but it does have some flaws. The game play is repetitive at times, but if you are like me and can only play an hour or so a day then it shouldn't be a problem. The animations are fine, although they can be glitchy occasionally. My next problems have nothing to do with the gameplay, but the devs decisions. The servers are usually pretty empty, which makes it hard to find other players. Similar to No Man's Sky, they should have waited a long time before releasing the game, because at first it wasn't completed which I think is what caused the low player count. Those are really my only problems with the game. I cannot describe how fun ship combat is. Patching holes, firing cannons, boarding enemy ships, all of it is awesome fun. Ship combat is at another level in arena mode, where combat is most common. Treasure maps are exciting, and skeleton forts are extremely fun. The sort of campaign, or tall tales, is extremely fun too. Overall, a pretty fun game.… Expand
  20. Kritiker
    Oct 21, 2019
    9
    Awesome game!!! After the last big updates this is a hidden gem of games. To be honest, you have tio be mature do understand how to form your personal adventures. it is not about typical scripted quests, it is more about your own quests you can experience with other pirates. i would have given a 10/10 if there were less small glitches and bugs. but all in all it is very playable!
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. Tizby
    Sep 24, 2019
    9
    After grinding this game for about who knows how long I have finally beaten the game. After the anniversary update, the game has become less of a pointless grind and more of a make your own story kind of game. Now there are the new tall tales but once you beat that your back to grinding. so if your looking for a story finish tall tales you beat the game. if you enjoy grinding for hours andAfter grinding this game for about who knows how long I have finally beaten the game. After the anniversary update, the game has become less of a pointless grind and more of a make your own story kind of game. Now there are the new tall tales but once you beat that your back to grinding. so if your looking for a story finish tall tales you beat the game. if you enjoy grinding for hours and find it relaxing then go for pirate legend. This game has a lot more content than before. I would suggest taking a second look at the game.… Expand
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. Zerobyte
    Aug 4, 2019
    10
    Nice graphic style and really fun. Very big open world and many quests to complete! Just a great RARE game!
  27. 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
  28. Kaindred
    May 6, 2019
    3
    Empty world, repetitive game-play. If it wasn't for pretty graphics and cool sailing mechanics this wouldn't be even a game. Oh and don't forget bored trolls who will just kill on sight... Well below average.
  29. FrostAtronach
    Mar 18, 2019
    5
    Full transparency: I got this game during a free trial with the Xbox Game Pass for PC, but I'm actually pretty glad I didn't spend any money on this game. I also never played alone, so I don't really have a view of that part of the game, although I'd surmise that it's probably just as empty as the rest of the game. This game came out about a year ago to the day, and from reading otherFull transparency: I got this game during a free trial with the Xbox Game Pass for PC, but I'm actually pretty glad I didn't spend any money on this game. I also never played alone, so I don't really have a view of that part of the game, although I'd surmise that it's probably just as empty as the rest of the game. This game came out about a year ago to the day, and from reading other reviews it has not progressed much since then.

    This game honestly feels like an early access game. If it was, I'd have to say it's a pretty decent early access game. The fact is, however, that this is a fully released game. It sure looks like one too, as this is one of the best looking games I've ever played. The style is fantastic, and the sound really adds to the atmosphere which for the first few hours makes the game incredibly immersive. Your first time fighting (or more accurately running from) a Kraken or Megalodon will be an unforgettable experience.

    This is where the issues begin. The gameplay, while passable, becomes incredibly repetitive after only a short period of time. When I first began with my friends, it was awesome setting sail and having no clue what we were doing, trying to find our own adventure. Problem is, that adventure doesn't exist. You'll find yourself being more of a delivery boy than a pirate, with insanely generic voyages that are only fun for the first or second time. The Reaper voyages add a little, but really just become a vehicle for more grinding.

    Some voyages along with general 'exploration' will end up in ship to ship combat. As with most things in this game, the first time is incredible. But once you've done a couple fights, you've pretty much seen all this combat has to offer. The PVP can freshen this up a bit, but ultimately it still feels one-dimensional. Furthermore, there doesn't really seem to be much reason to engage in PVP beyond doing it for the fun of it. You can fight on land as well, but this is still lackluster, as you'll pretty much only be fighting a couple types of skeletons by playing sword-tag or headshotting. There are only 4 types of weapons; sword, pistol, blunderbuss, and rifle. These weapons can never be upgraded and only undergo cosmetic changes to my knowledge.

    All in all, this game has the potential to be amazing, but after a year I find it unlikely that the game will ever reach this potential. As it is, it's a game worth a couple hours of fun with friends for some laughs. I'd recommend getting the game pass with a couple friends to enjoy that first bit. Beyond that, it's an average experience, not really worth its $60 price tag (ouch).

    P.S. Character creation is NOT GOOD.    … Expand
  30. 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
  31. Ydun79
    Feb 11, 2019
    6
    I give this game a 6 based solely on the fact that it is amazing fun with friends. If they add more content for free that number will go up,
  32. AlwaysTryHard
    Feb 9, 2019
    9
    Best pirate game ever created:
    -amazing graphics
    -mysterious lore -good community -interesting map -not repetitive if you like gta online -multiple ships -various activities(doing voyages, encountering PvE creatures, steal from other players, troll other players, doing forts, etc... -You're behaviour describes you, and how you interact with other players and for the last:    Best pirate game ever created:
    -amazing graphics
    -mysterious lore
    -good community
    -interesting map
    -not repetitive if you like gta online
    -multiple ships
    -various activities(doing voyages, encountering PvE creatures, steal from other players, troll other players, doing forts, etc...
    -You're behaviour describes you, and how you interact with other players
    and for the last: Developers love ther community and their game, so because of this they are creating weekly dev update videos and a lot of update plans for 2019    … Expand
  33. Corporal-Coffee
    Feb 7, 2019
    4
    I am so happy I didn't buy this game but instead got a free trial, everything you do in this game is utterly pointless. It would have passed if it were between 0-15$ but paying a full 60$ is just insane. The game does not have any interesting quests and you repeat the same few quests over and over again. You'll spend a lot of the time doing nothing while waiting to reach your objective. IfI am so happy I didn't buy this game but instead got a free trial, everything you do in this game is utterly pointless. It would have passed if it were between 0-15$ but paying a full 60$ is just insane. The game does not have any interesting quests and you repeat the same few quests over and over again. You'll spend a lot of the time doing nothing while waiting to reach your objective. If you're able to do your quest you get little amounts of money to buy worthless cosmetic items, you can't upgrade your ship or character. This game is the worst game i've played that has a 60$ price tag. Everything you do is useless… Expand
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. DarmokGillette
    Jan 22, 2019
    0
    The worst character selection experience I have ever had. Until they fix this I can't recommend this game.
  37. wccody
    Dec 28, 2018
    9
    I came to SoT really late in the game (after christmas 2018). I stayed away from the game originally because of the negative reviews. I don't know if it's the updates or just that the game is better than others let on, but I really find the game to be really rewarding. Even just braving a thunderstorm to see the sunset on the other side, it's truly a reward. Falling into the water wasI came to SoT really late in the game (after christmas 2018). I stayed away from the game originally because of the negative reviews. I don't know if it's the updates or just that the game is better than others let on, but I really find the game to be really rewarding. Even just braving a thunderstorm to see the sunset on the other side, it's truly a reward. Falling into the water was absolutely terrifying, but then I looked up, and seeing those waves crashing over head is one of the most surreal experiences I've ever had. The gameplay loop isn't the most rewarding thing ever since everything is cosmetic, but I really enjoy the fact that armor and weapons don't affect gameplay, only strategy and skill (I'm terrible btw). I had a group of friends which I think would make a huge difference. I think, if you like the idea of bonding with your friends while having some of the most surreal experiences in gaming, then I think you should give this another try. I haven't tried everything yet, but I'm comfortable giving this game a high score from the amount I've played. The reason for the missing point, is that the gameplay loop is somewhat shallow.… Expand
  38. mirg
    Dec 25, 2018
    5
    It's repetitive in nature but it's steadily improving as time goes on.

    The team working on this product are dedicated to making the game better and have been making improvements in a speedy manner. So, I cannot give this a negative review nor can I give this a bad review. The game shows promise but the team needs to work faster. I'll come back next year to write a proper review for    It's repetitive in nature but it's steadily improving as time goes on.

    The team working on this product are dedicated to making the game better and have been making improvements in a speedy manner.

    So, I cannot give this a negative review nor can I give this a bad review. The game shows promise but the team needs to work faster. I'll come back next year to write a proper review for it but for now, this is mainly just a "grab loot and sell it for cosmetics" game with heavy emphasis on teamwork.    … Expand
  39. YpSeN
    Dec 6, 2018
    10
    This game is like a white page, and you're the hand with a pencil ready to write your story.

    Yes, indeed, there are mindless fetch quests, but I always supposed they were the support to my story and not the story itself. Anything can happen when you're sailing, even if you're sailing to dig up some chests or to carry a pig to an outpost. This is the beauty of the game ! You want to    This game is like a white page, and you're the hand with a pencil ready to write your story.

    Yes, indeed, there are mindless fetch quests, but I always supposed they were the support to my story and not the story itself. Anything can happen when you're sailing, even if you're sailing to dig up some chests or to carry a pig to an outpost. This is the beauty of the game !

    You want to chill and dig up some chests, kill some skelletons ? You can do it, but you should expect some dangers, like an another crew who wants to sink you to get your booty. Maybe the Kraken will put his/her tentacles around your ship, seeking for blood and broken wood. Or, some huge shark teeth will break through your deck, the Megalodon is always lurking from the depths. Seeing a skelleton ship rising from under the seas, shooting sparkling cursed canon balls at you while you're peacefully going back to sell your loot can be surprising too. And every time, it's your choice, it's your way to deal with those, run away or fight back.

    Now that the skelletons forts/stronghold are up a lot more often (as well as the Skelleton ships fights), you can be involved into a lot more PvP fights aswell, making allliances, fighting to death, the choice is yours !

    I'm just talking about what happens in the game, but the technical aspects of Sea of Thieves are trully stunning. The sound design is perfect, it shows the perfect atmorsphere and at the same time gives your every informations you need to understand what's happening around you (A gunpowder barrel getting lit, a hole into your hull, ropes being pulled, anchor being droped, skelleton ship rising from the depths, the last wave of the fort spawned, and so on...).
    The graphic aspect is up to your personnal feeling of course, but the cartoonish style can be colorful into the Shores of plenty or depressing into the Wilds, dangerous into the Devil's Roar... And oh my god, the water is just ridiculously beautiful and makes sailing a pure pleasure.

    I can go on for years about this game, I found into Sea of Thieves something i've lost during my gamer life, pure gaming pleasure ! Playing for the sake's of fun, into a world full of possibilities and danger, that can be sometimes frustrating but always rewarding.

    I've learnt something with Sea of Thieves, it's that you don't need to be an absolute content seeker to find pleasure as a gamer !

    Trust me, if you want to experience a unique game in a beautiful world with plenty of things to do, specially with friends, you should just dive into this magnificent ocean of possibilities and meet pirates from all around the globe.    … Expand
  40. JinntheMGTOW
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Rare.... You guys really rarely create good games... Just fix Kinect Sports for Xbox1.
  41. 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
  42. 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.
  43. Penther
    Oct 27, 2018
    10
    A great game that not everyone will like.

    It doesn't meet any of the standards of recent video game hits, with hundreds of collectibles and progress bars to incentivise the users to play more, and show their progression in the game. Instead, it's using emergent gameplay to push the users into exploring that great sandbox. If you're not used to that kind of games, and start playing    A great game that not everyone will like.

    It doesn't meet any of the standards of recent video game hits, with hundreds of collectibles and progress bars to incentivise the users to play more, and show their progression in the game.
    Instead, it's using emergent gameplay to push the users into exploring that great sandbox.
    If you're not used to that kind of games, and start playing with noone used to that, you will probably be completely disappointed. Otherwise you'll have a great experience.

    That said, this game shouldn't be sold 70€, that way too much for any pc game.    … Expand
  44. 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
  45. RobertoReviews
    Sep 23, 2018
    2
    A wise pirate (Jack Sparrow, At World's End) once said "It will all have to be redone, all of it!" and this is the same way about this game. I loved pirates when I was younger and always wanted a game that made me actually feel like a pirate. when I first saw the trailer for this game I was blown away, finally, "the life of a pirate" could finally be mine but this game decided to say "Hey,A wise pirate (Jack Sparrow, At World's End) once said "It will all have to be redone, all of it!" and this is the same way about this game. I loved pirates when I was younger and always wanted a game that made me actually feel like a pirate. when I first saw the trailer for this game I was blown away, finally, "the life of a pirate" could finally be mine but this game decided to say "Hey, we should make a game about delivering packages and going back and forth repetitively, but no one would buy it, I know! let's label it as a pirate game to bait people into buying it!" and the amount of bugs and glitches this game had when it first launched made it feel more like an early access because boats were flying and I would retrieve packages for the merchant and it would not give me any of my awards. I have came back to this game today and noticed that there is still nothing new. apparently you get something special when you get to level 50 on every alliance but the game keeps making you feel like your about to get something after 5 levels and I feel like you would have to play this repetitive early access for weeks counting to get to level 50. One person I knew had 60 000 gold because he was saving up for ship parts and then the next day he was back to zero and was not able to get his gold back, not only did he lose that but he also lost all of his apparel. There is no good replay-ability in this game because there are three missions that get a bit harder every time you level up so I only recommend this game if you enjoy repetitive stuff.… Expand
  46. Suus
    Aug 12, 2018
    9
    Wonderful game I enjoy for already 5 months. The game is updates very good and gets enough content updates. The style is beautiful and with friends it is so much fun! If you loved it as a child to act like a pirate, this is the game you need in your life!
  47. AbueLaKoO
    Aug 9, 2018
    9
    El mejor mar que he visto en un videojuego, quiza falto de contenido al principio, pero ahora esta genial tienes mil cosas que hacer y en eso a mejorado mucho, gran trabajo de Rare y espero que sigan por este camino, si siguen metiendole mas y mas contenido sera la mejor experiencia de piratas que haya jugado
  48. aver233
    Aug 4, 2018
    7
    This game lacks story and reason to grind, but that's not really the point. Jumping into this game with three friends is probably the best multiplayer experience i've ever had. Countless hours of fun. if you can convince your friends to buy this with you, i totally recommend it. And also the new free dlcs really improve the game
  49. 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
  50. ColdAqua
    Jun 9, 2018
    5
    This game had a lot of potential! It was a new open world concept set in a theme that is not used nearly enough in games. When you first get in the game you start on one of the many outposts, and have to get a voyage from one of the three factions. The first few voyages will be fun, and you will probably have a great time with your friends. But after a while you realize that there are onlyThis game had a lot of potential! It was a new open world concept set in a theme that is not used nearly enough in games. When you first get in the game you start on one of the many outposts, and have to get a voyage from one of the three factions. The first few voyages will be fun, and you will probably have a great time with your friends. But after a while you realize that there are only three different types of voyages, and they get repetitive very fast. It would have been a good game for 20-30 bucks, but the current price is just way too high.… Expand
  51. 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.
  52. 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.
  53. JJthis
    May 27, 2018
    1
    Pros: Pretty, big and open world is impressive.

    Cons: Boring. MS Store only.
  54. OneTrueKing17
    May 27, 2018
    8
    Ahhhh, Sea of Thieves. On one hand, this is one of the most fun games I've ever played with friends. When you get in a massive ship battle involving your ship and 1-4 other ships, this game is as exciting as any other. Sailing is as smooth as butter, the water and art in general in this game is absolutely gorgeous, and there is something so inherently relaxing about just sailing around onAhhhh, Sea of Thieves. On one hand, this is one of the most fun games I've ever played with friends. When you get in a massive ship battle involving your ship and 1-4 other ships, this game is as exciting as any other. Sailing is as smooth as butter, the water and art in general in this game is absolutely gorgeous, and there is something so inherently relaxing about just sailing around on the beautiful sea in this game. For all those reasons, that's why I give this game an 8.

    It does have its cons however, and the glaring one is a huge lack of content. Unlike a lot of players, I actually don't mind voyages, it's something to do while looking for the next bout of trouble with other ships (or perhaps becoming friends and drinking Grogg together). That being said, the fact that voyages is essentially the only thing to do aside from skull forts (which spawn roughly every 3 hours) is troubling and a glaring problem with the game. If the Devs didn't have plans for a bunch of content updates, I would give this game a 6 instead of an 8 because of the lack of content.

    That being said, Rare has been very transparent about plans for the games, updates and listening to their community. I fully have faith that this game will have a lot more to do exactly a year from now, with 3 medium to big content updates already announced and planned (The Hungering Deep coming out soon).

    If I had to give a recommendation for this game, I'd tell you that if it looks and sounds appealing to you, give it a try with Xbox Gamepass. This is the kind of game that, if you enjoy, you will want to be with it for the long haul to see how development pans out. If you know you would get bored from fighting other ships, stealing, making funny alliances, and doing skull forts and voyages, then skip this until it hits a sale. Personally, it's one of my favorite games, but I can see why it turns people off 100%.    … Expand
  55. Forunner
    May 24, 2018
    0
    Seems like content is a dirty word to the creators of this sandbox nothing.
  56. KombatBRUV
    May 23, 2018
    4
    TL;DR Great visuals, decent game play, Heavily lacking in content, Loot, and progression-4/10
    At its current state the game heavily lacks in the three core elements which i believe to be valuable in games like sea of thieves, Progression, Quests (Voyages), and loot. Despite it covering these three categories it stumbles in diversity; with loot being gold every time you cash in whatever    TL;DR Great visuals, decent game play, Heavily lacking in content, Loot, and progression-4/10
    At its current state the game heavily lacks in the three core elements which i believe to be valuable in games like sea of thieves, Progression, Quests (Voyages), and loot. Despite it covering these three categories it stumbles in diversity; with loot being gold every time you cash in whatever items you find and having no real presents to game play since gold is only used to buy cosmetics voyages which are just three run of the mill fetch quests either having you kill things look for treasure or look for animals in which (as stated before) is used to cash in for gold to buy cosmetics. Even though the game does have some cool looking skins knowing that they don't do anything except make your guy look a little cooler is just discouraging to the player. The game in the long run is just sailing to and from island to outpost to make more gold to buy more skins which doesn't reflect a players skill but just how much time they have on there hands. Despite having a promising first few hours with breath taking scenery, amazing water effects, and great ship mechanics it just doesn't deliver in a fun repetitive grind to become so-called pirate legend with missions being tedious and sometimes out right frustrating for especially people who play solo. The occasional fort is fun but it falls under the same problem with loot just being items to turn in for money in turn being used to by skins. With decent game play and astounding visuals the game falters in content and progression.    … Expand
  57. skullcat007
    May 21, 2018
    8
    This game is one of the most addictive games that I have played. It has brilliant graphics and can run smoothly. The best part is the community and the developers paying attention to what players are saying. Sometimes it can be boring tho, sailing alone can be relaxing but can get boring after grinding for hours but can get more enjoyable with a crew. Please note that microphones areThis game is one of the most addictive games that I have played. It has brilliant graphics and can run smoothly. The best part is the community and the developers paying attention to what players are saying. Sometimes it can be boring tho, sailing alone can be relaxing but can get boring after grinding for hours but can get more enjoyable with a crew. Please note that microphones are pretty much required as communicating with your crew efficiently is the most important thing you can do.… Expand
  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. 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.
  60. flaknugget
    May 13, 2018
    10
    I think this game is fantastic. A unique cooperative online experience without equal.

    I think it's beautiful, balanced, rewarding most days, and a healthy dose of enemy induced frustration to keep you on your toes. Hardcore level grinders hate this game because it just isn't built for incremental skill improvement toward some endgame state. The playing field is level, and cooperation    I think this game is fantastic. A unique cooperative online experience without equal.

    I think it's beautiful, balanced, rewarding most days, and a healthy dose of enemy induced frustration to keep you on your toes.

    Hardcore level grinders hate this game because it just isn't built for incremental skill improvement toward some endgame state. The playing field is level, and cooperation is the key to success.

    Can't stop playing, I just love it.    … Expand
  61. 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
  62. JohnJohnJohnny
    May 7, 2018
    9
    In a world flooded with linear game play that destroys the need for imagination in the players, Sea of Thieves is an amazing breath of fresh air. I haven't had this much fun in a game in a very long time. I understand that I'm going against the grain by saying this, but I find the constant rehashing of first person shooters to be not much more than money grabs for large studios thatIn a world flooded with linear game play that destroys the need for imagination in the players, Sea of Thieves is an amazing breath of fresh air. I haven't had this much fun in a game in a very long time. I understand that I'm going against the grain by saying this, but I find the constant rehashing of first person shooters to be not much more than money grabs for large studios that produce the same games over and over again. The Call of Duties of the gaming world are obviously here to stay for the near future, but when a game like Sea of Thieves comes out it really feels like there is hope for interesting games on the horizon. When I first got into the game and realized there were not any HUD nav points telling me where to go or what to do, I was kind of blown away and I realized maybe that what I had just gotten into was something fresh.

    One thing I can definitely see as something that might be a negative for people is if you are trying to play the game alone, or maybe with just random matchmaking and aren't really getting an experience. Having friends to play with of a like mind goes a long way with this one. I love how there are long periods of maybe no human encounters at all, just sailing and acquiring loot in a way that actually challenges your real world skills like cardinal directions and reading a map, solving little riddles here and there, etc. It really brings gaming back to fond memories of playing things like Myst or Goblins, but from a completely fresh perspective that you can share with your friends. When you do have an encounter (or maybe several) a successful raid on another crew is extremely rewarding. When you actually pull one over on someone else and steal some or all of their loot, it is a fantastic accomplishment. Of course, you are just as much a target as they are and if you tend to get upset by PvP and are someone who cries about fairness etc., this game might not be for you. However, if you can get over it and just move on and then go pillage someone else, the personal accomplishment and internal reward is great especially when sharing in the victory with your friends.

    The fact that everything in the game is "physical" is great. You show your status, by the items you buy from selling your plunders. When you see a pirate all decked out in awesome gear, you know that they have some experience, but it's still a level playing field. All of the mechanics are just "make sense" type systems, like having to bail out water from your ship while repairing the hull, or needing to set the sails correctly to catch the wind. This is the kind of game that expects it's players to be half way intelligent. I feel like the world in general should start expecting a little more intelligence and this is a great start. A kid playing this game will learn how to read maps and understand cardinal directions in a fun way. I have probably close to 36 hours now into SoT and couldn't be happier. I also think that some of the people who say it is a wash, rinse, repeat experience must not have played for very long. The longer I've played the more there is to uncover. I probably played for 12 hours before ever seeing the Kraken, I still haven't gotten to a skull fort type quest, but know they exist from reading forums, etc. Sometimes I find a new type of loot item I haven't seen before like the "Chest of 1000 Grogs".

    Ultimately, the game is fantastic if you want to create an experience with your friends. One thing I find amazing is that I remember actual excerpts of game play that my crew experienced over others. When you play many online games, it seems that every match is just another un-note worthy experience that you don't distinguish from the last or the next. Sea of Thieves has a substance that can only be described as character enough to demand creativity from its players. The greatest part of all is that Rare thinks we are smart enough to handle it!

    Other games I love in no particular order:

    XCom Enemy Unknown
    Kerbal Space Program
    Most Bethesda Titles
    Prison Architect
    Minecraft
    Witcher 3
    Mario Franchise
    Zelda Franchise    … Expand
  63. 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^^
  64. 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!
  65. Shperax
    May 1, 2018
    10
    At $79.99 this game is 1/10 because the content that exists in the game warrants it to be $19.99. However you can get the game through Xbox Game Pass even on PC for $1.00 (1 Dollar on sale) or $12.00 regular price. Now for $12.00 or $1.00 its an amazing game. 10/10. The content that is there is amazing. find treasures with clues or maps. bounty hunt Captain skeletons, loot strongholds,At $79.99 this game is 1/10 because the content that exists in the game warrants it to be $19.99. However you can get the game through Xbox Game Pass even on PC for $1.00 (1 Dollar on sale) or $12.00 regular price. Now for $12.00 or $1.00 its an amazing game. 10/10. The content that is there is amazing. find treasures with clues or maps. bounty hunt Captain skeletons, loot strongholds, collect and sell animals, the ship battles are epic.

    The devs have committed to multiple large expansions this year starting in May 2018. By the end of 2018 Sea of Thieves could definitely be worth a full price tag. Its just not even close right now. 10/10 because I paid $1.00.    … Expand
  66. TimidTanuki
    May 1, 2018
    5
    tl;dr: Sea of Thieves would be a great beta, but it pretends to be a full release that doesn't merit a $60 price tag due to extreme the lack of content.

    -- Pirate games are relatively few and far between, so when I first started hearing about Sea of Thieves I was pretty excited; the overall concept sounded amazing, and it was being built by a solid company. When it finally    tl;dr: Sea of Thieves would be a great beta, but it pretends to be a full release that doesn't merit a $60 price tag due to extreme the lack of content.

    --

    Pirate games are relatively few and far between, so when I first started hearing about Sea of Thieves I was pretty excited; the overall concept sounded amazing, and it was being built by a solid company.

    When it finally released, I picked it up with a couple of friends and set sail to pirate it up - and what we found was a game that, had it been called a beta or pre-release and priced at $20-30, was a beautiful start to a game.

    But it wasn't a beta. It was supposedly a full release game, and cost as much as any other AAA title out there.

    In short, the game suffers from a lack of content. Here's a rundown of what you can do in-game:

    -Get a quest from one of the three factions, sail to one or more islands, and do one of three things: Dig up a chest or chests; cage livestock of the proper 'colors'; or fight a couple of waves of skeletons, kill the captain, and take his skull; then sail back to port and deliver/sell the items
    -Engage in ocean-based PvP battles that are generally limited to firing cannon, ramming, and boarding to fight with the limited melee and pistol moves
    -Find the occasional random chest, skull, or item and take it to the proper faction to sell it
    -Find the occasional "message in a bottle", which will send you on a treasure hunt identical to Hoarders' quests
    -Come across a shipwreck and risk drowning as you collect - you got it! - more stuff to sell
    -Sail to a randomly-spawning "skeleton fort", fight waves of a few different types of skeletons, open the vault, and take the stuff back to sell
    -Earn rep for each of the three factions to unlock slight variations of their quests or 'special' skins for your weapons and clothes
    -Buy purely cosmetic upgrades to your weapons, clothes, and ship
    -Sail off the edge of the map
    -Occasionally get attacked by a kraken that you can kill for an achievement and nothing else

    That's a lot to do, right?1 Not really.

    There are 3 minor variations of fetch quests, random spawns that grant or lead to the same loot you get from fetch quests, forts where you fight a couple of enemy variants to get the same loot you get from the quests, or get ambushed by giant tentacles that you can kill for no tangible purpose. Oh, and PvP (which seems to happen infrequently due to how world instances are populated, and which seems to happen when it's most inconvenient).

    That's the whole experience.

    Even the occasional 'special' chest - like the Chest of Grog, which makes you drunk while you carry it, or the Chest of Sorrows, which cries while you're sailing and will sink your ship if you aren't paying attention - is just a slight variation of the only real non-PvE thing you can do in the game, which is fetch quests and more fetch quests.

    There are no classes or leveling. Each pirate has the same set of skills, which boils down to sailing the ship, doing two types of attacks with a cutlass, and shooting a pistol, blunderbuss, or sniper rifle.

    There are no item upgrades. Everything you grind absurd amounts of gold for is purely cosmetic. You'll look pretty, but that's about it.

    The factions have no stories. They're literally just quest givers with semantically identical quests.

    The thing that bugs me most is that there is no quest persistence. Did you pick up two of the three chickens you need for the Merchants, and then have to log out? That's gone. Quest items don't persist from log-off to log-on. When you log in, you aren't even in the same place you were when you logged off, and you're starting fresh on any quests. Even the "message in a bottle" maps disappear upon log-out.

    As to what the game does well: It's beautiful, especially the rolling waves and storms; the sailing mechanics are delightful and fun (learning to club haul is great); ship-to-ship battles are an invigorating blast; and holding drunken parties aboard ship while playing your squeeze boxes, puking on friends, and launching yourself out of the cannon are interesting if short-lived distractions.

    What the game does, it does solidly (the lack of persistence not withstanding). But it isn't a $60 game, and it isn't a release game. It's an incredibly pretty pre-release or beta, the groundwork for a solid game with another year of work to pump into it a reason to keep playing. I did pretty much everything you can do in about 3 hours (not exaggerating) and then (thankfully) got a refund from Microsoft (whose horrible games store is another story entirely).

    Sea of Thieves is a great concept, but it's only about a quarter of a game right now. Put in a class or leveling system, add some actual item upgrades, and give it some sort of over-arcing story (or at least unique factions per story) that makes it worth ongoing play, and it'll be a game worth a triple A price tag. Until then, it's a rip-off at $60.    … Expand
  67. GaytronReRe
    Apr 28, 2018
    2
    As you can tell from the abundance of negative reviews, this game is terrible. The reasons it is terrible are only a few things really.
    1. PVP - Shouldn't exist. Not in this game. Not with the combat mechanics. Not with the format of the game. It just doesn't work or make sense.
    2. Content - There are 3 kinds of quests to perform. Wait, make that one. Every quest is "go here, get    As you can tell from the abundance of negative reviews, this game is terrible. The reasons it is terrible are only a few things really.
    1. PVP - Shouldn't exist. Not in this game. Not with the combat mechanics. Not with the format of the game. It just doesn't work or make sense.
    2. Content - There are 3 kinds of quests to perform. Wait, make that one. Every quest is "go here, get this, sell for gold". Which brings us to number 3.
    3. There's no point - There's literally no reason to play this game. Nothing done in game progresses anything of any substance. You can buy cosmetic upgrades to your character, weapons, and ship. Yay...

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

    Oh yeah, it's true; the water looks great.    … Expand
  68. AdmZero
    Apr 27, 2018
    3
    I love Sea of Thieves, its a very fun and nice game, one of the better multiplayer experiences I have played, but thats thanks to the people not to the game.

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

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

    Now I found the game its the same thing that in the alpha, just like 3 new things. I was expecting more content in the final launch. Hope they keep working on the game because I thing its awesome and have too much potential.    … Expand
  69. Riley2504
    Apr 27, 2018
    2
    This is honestly a terrible game. Love sailing the ship, but there are only 2 ships. The only quests in the game are fetch quests, for 3 factions. 1 faction is fetch hidden chests, 1 is fetch certain animals. And one is go kill a named skeleton and bring back its skull. PVP is ok as long as you don't run into griefers, which unfortunately there are a ton of. They camp the fewThis is honestly a terrible game. Love sailing the ship, but there are only 2 ships. The only quests in the game are fetch quests, for 3 factions. 1 faction is fetch hidden chests, 1 is fetch certain animals. And one is go kill a named skeleton and bring back its skull. PVP is ok as long as you don't run into griefers, which unfortunately there are a ton of. They camp the few villages where you can turn in quests and kill you over and over again. The world is too small and the menu system is terrible.… Expand
  70. MortenP
    Apr 24, 2018
    1
    Rare have presented a solid foundation for an epic game. But they have failed to produce any content. Also the pricetag is a joke for this amount of content. The game should be considered Early Access.
  71. Flump
    Apr 23, 2018
    5
    This game has SO MUCH POTENTIAL! Unfortunately, it kinda sucks
    Now I had a lot of fun playing this with my two brothers, but only an hour or so in, I quickly realized that we had already experienced pretty much the entire game. There's just nothing to do. There's no end game... Hell, there's no MID game! It's just quests that have you go dig up a treasure chest, fight some skeletons, or    This game has SO MUCH POTENTIAL! Unfortunately, it kinda sucks
    Now I had a lot of fun playing this with my two brothers, but only an hour or so in, I quickly realized that we had already experienced pretty much the entire game. There's just nothing to do. There's no end game... Hell, there's no MID game! It's just quests that have you go dig up a treasure chest, fight some skeletons, or deliver animals (which is the worst).
    I noticed the "Mysterious Stranger" NPC in the taverns who told me to get to rank 5 in all of the guilds. When I got to 5 they told me to get to 10... I looked it up and turns out that there's no end to it. They just keep telling you to rank up more.

    The things I like about the game
    This is one of the most visually beautiful games I've ever played. The water is gorgeous, the sunsets look amazing, and the stars and northern lights are simply mesmerizing.
    I love the soundtrack and the instruments that you and your friends can play together.
    I really enjoy controlling the ships. It's fun adjusting ropes trying to catch the wind just right in your sails, avoiding rocks, and fighting other ships (when you can find any).

    If it were WAY more fleshed out, it would be a great game. But it just feels so empty. The structure's there, but they need to put the rest of the game on that structure. I absolutely cannot believe Microsoft is selling this for a full $60.    … Expand
  72. iHateSeaofThiev
    Apr 21, 2018
    0
    If you like killing skeletons hours upon hours and turning their head in for gold, this is the game for you. For everyone else, please stay away. This game has less content/storytelling/gameplay than a mobile game. This game charges an arm and a leg and the game feels like its in beta still. Microsoft also charges you for changing your character name 10 dollars. You can't evenIf you like killing skeletons hours upon hours and turning their head in for gold, this is the game for you. For everyone else, please stay away. This game has less content/storytelling/gameplay than a mobile game. This game charges an arm and a leg and the game feels like its in beta still. Microsoft also charges you for changing your character name 10 dollars. You can't even customize your avatar in the start of the game. When you try to venture on your own in multiplayer, you get thrown in the dungeon due to votes by your peers (waste of time). You can experience everything the game has to offer in the first 30 minutes, and 10-20 minutes of that is just learning how to play. This was the biggest garbage release of a product I have seen in a very long time and have turned me off from every buying anything from the Microsoft store/Rare.

    Microsoft store is horrible and out of date, due to the bad return policy (even though if you do put in 10 minutes of playtime, congrats you just progressed through 20% of what the game has to offer).    … Expand
  73. xxxmlgnoscoperx
    Apr 20, 2018
    8
    This game is a blast but it has problems that you cant ignore.First of all if you have friends this game is 10 times better because alone there really isnt much to do but luckily there is the sea of thieves discord server where you can meet amazing people.This game works well but in terms of gameplay there isnt that much to say.The wind and water physics are flawless.The gameplay is funThis game is a blast but it has problems that you cant ignore.First of all if you have friends this game is 10 times better because alone there really isnt much to do but luckily there is the sea of thieves discord server where you can meet amazing people.This game works well but in terms of gameplay there isnt that much to say.The wind and water physics are flawless.The gameplay is fun for about 20-40.But the prices are retarded (In the US its 60 dollars wich is 48 euros but in europe this game is 70 euros plus microsoft store thinks that estonia=finland so it was extra hard getting this game… Expand
  74. Scheeper1
    Apr 18, 2018
    9
    Sea of Thieves is game about pirates doing piraty stuff. You Need to Play this with friends and in the gamechat and you will have the most fun expierience you've had for a Long time. Gameplay can get repetitive but there is hope in all of the future updates for the game!
  75. Carlosrat
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    Sea of Thieves' most compelling activity happens when player ships clash in PvP combat.
  76. Ricardete
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    You play this game for the fun of playing with friends, chatting, sailing, cooperating, digging and hunting,
  77. Daniel213
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    Awesome game. Rare team make this game so funny and exciting. pc gamer experience
  78. Pancho11111
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    Rare’s Sea of Thieves is more than worth the time you will put into it pc X.
  79. Pedroski2111
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    Sea of Thieves is a fun, innocent experience that rewards spontaneity and imagination,
  80. alejandra09
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    The exploration is the best you will get in experience. As part of Xbox Game Pass, Rare’s Sea of Thieves
  81. Zephirekott
    Apr 15, 2018
    2
    This game is not worth the asking price. Period. It has a ton of potential, but in it's current state it should have not even been released. It feels rushed and incomplete. At the very best it has about 4 hours or so of content, then you are just repeating repetitive tasks for literally no reward. The only thing you can do is grind for cosmetic items, which is a complete waste of time.This game is not worth the asking price. Period. It has a ton of potential, but in it's current state it should have not even been released. It feels rushed and incomplete. At the very best it has about 4 hours or so of content, then you are just repeating repetitive tasks for literally no reward. The only thing you can do is grind for cosmetic items, which is a complete waste of time. Zero content for a $60 price tag. Honestly this is worth maybe $15 at best.… Expand
  82. PsychoOatmeal
    Apr 14, 2018
    10
    Most people struggle with learning to use their imagination to make their own fun, which is required, especially in this game's current state. Yes this game lacks content, and yes it needs more to keep people playing, but for the average player with a couple friends, this game is one of the best organic experiences out there.

    I laugh at the people who have already played the game for    Most people struggle with learning to use their imagination to make their own fun, which is required, especially in this game's current state. Yes this game lacks content, and yes it needs more to keep people playing, but for the average player with a couple friends, this game is one of the best organic experiences out there.

    I laugh at the people who have already played the game for 30+ hours (likely in just 2-3 sittings) complaining about repetitiveness. That's like expecting to play any online shooter in the same way and then complaining about lack of content. The primary fun will come from fluid interactions with other players, which can take a couple of matchmaking attempts to find a good group (literally did this and made 2 friends last night). The devs are already working to improve matchmaking options and releasing more content. Can't wait as more.

    Tips for having fun in this game:

    - Try not to play alone
    - Try to find other plays to add as friends to play with later (build/assemble a crew)
    - Don't expect randoms to want the same experience you are looking for (AKA don't feed the trolls)
    - Be Spontaneous
    - When bored, put the game down for a bit and do something else

    Not worth $60 at the moment, but i don't see the devs saying extra costs for new content in the future.    … Expand
  83. 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
  84. surfpossum
    Apr 11, 2018
    9
    Ask yourself two questions:
    Do you like sailing?
    Do you want to be on a ship, trying to sail it, while also shooting at people on another ship, who are trying to sail it and also shooting at you? If you said yes to at least one of those, then good news! Rare has created a solid, well-designed, fun way to do those things, and polished it to a fine sheen. Every little thing about being    Ask yourself two questions:
    Do you like sailing?
    Do you want to be on a ship, trying to sail it, while also shooting at people on another ship, who are trying to sail it and also shooting at you?

    If you said yes to at least one of those, then good news! Rare has created a solid, well-designed, fun way to do those things, and polished it to a fine sheen. Every little thing about being on these ships has something to say about the love that went into it: the musical trill when your cannonball connects, the vibration when you turn the wheel past the midpoint, the glint of spyglasses on the horizon, the splash of waves on the deck.

    This is not an RPG or an MMO. It's a game about sailing a ship, and running into (sometimes literally) other people on ships.

    And it is very, very good at being that.    … Expand
  85. maartendc
    Apr 9, 2018
    6
    The game is about the experiences with your friends and the unexpected moments, which are very good, even unique. Run into other pirates and battle them, or make friends, both are incredibly fun and exciting.

    BUT, big BUT: the quests and missions on the way are very boring, and could have used a lot more variation. The bar was very low when designing the quests, and that is a shame. If    The game is about the experiences with your friends and the unexpected moments, which are very good, even unique. Run into other pirates and battle them, or make friends, both are incredibly fun and exciting.

    BUT, big BUT: the quests and missions on the way are very boring, and could have used a lot more variation. The bar was very low when designing the quests, and that is a shame. If there had been a big story or more interesting side quests with little stories, NPCs to talk to, etc., then it would have been a hugely fascinating game. A great pirate mystery to solve, a gigantic hidden treasure that you have to find through clues or riddles ... come on, there are enough pirate films and books to find inspiration. SOMETHING, had been better than NOTHING. Also the sidequests (because that's all the quests are, stupid fetch -quests) themselves have no purpose, no backstory, no plot, no characters, nothing.

    The game feels only like a huge empty sandbox, where you can have fun with your friends, but even then there are dull moments when you meet no one else (because this can be pretty rare).

    I have the impression that another 6-12 months extra was needed to create the actual content in the game. The basic gameplay is solid, it simply lacks content. Unfortunately. For a $60 game, it is really a ripoff. I would rate it more highly if it were $20. That sounds like a more fair price for this product.

    It is a shame, but I could not rate this higher than a 6/10.    … Expand
  86. 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.
  87. 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
  88. 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
  89. maga1
    Apr 3, 2018
    0
    ZERO: bs marketing campaign for so little content, for the price of 70 euros!!!!!

    Advertised as a 'game as service', Sea of Thieves is nothing more than the best alpha of the last few years. The only 'progression' in this game is cosmetic, don't hold your breath for major content updates, but microtransactions have been confirmed though. This promising yet over-hyped new franchise is    ZERO: bs marketing campaign for so little content, for the price of 70 euros!!!!!

    Advertised as a 'game as service', Sea of Thieves is nothing more than the best alpha of the last few years. The only 'progression' in this game is cosmetic, don't hold your breath for major content updates, but microtransactions have been confirmed though.

    This promising yet over-hyped new franchise is a major let down. Rare did their best to hide the fact that the price tag is too high: 70 euros, that would be 86 $ for our American friends.

    The combat system is clunky, the quests are boring as hell, and crossplay is extremely damaging to the pvp aspect of the game, which has no rules or framework, and so leads to grief and unhappy pver's.

    Good thing it's about cosmetics, so you can almost look pretty in the game though ... There's no real character customisation, it's actually random.

    Some claim that this game is about friendship. Friendship is about friendship, sea of thieves is a pirate game... The sea of thieves friend argument is getting on my nerves, all my friends think as I do. My friends **** on the game as well now that we've seen the actual content (we played the betas and the full game a lot, mind you). We will have fun doing something else for free, like hanging out...

    "This one hurt"    … Expand
  90. Hidanhammer
    Apr 3, 2018
    0
    It's a money fraud! From ex developer of Rare ltd.:
    - they plan to add cosmetics and pets only;
    - although dev reported the absence of an anchor under the CEO ship, they ignored it; - you could steal another ship in the game prototype; - you could cook on the ship in the prototype of the game; - in the prototype of the game you could set the ship on fire (eg cooking); - the company    It's a money fraud! From ex developer of Rare ltd.:
    - they plan to add cosmetics and pets only;
    - although dev reported the absence of an anchor under the CEO ship, they ignored it;
    - you could steal another ship in the game prototype;
    - you could cook on the ship in the prototype of the game;
    - in the prototype of the game you could set the ship on fire (eg cooking);
    - the company bet on advertising, because it knew that it was a scam, they had no idea what to do next with it, the game prototype having 6 months had more to offer than the final release released 4 years later;
    - they employed for pennies, probably frauded money for themselves (for Rare / M $);
    - pvp and pve were added at the last minute;
    - the game was made with the Kinect Sport in mind and was initially supposed to be a random character;
    - they probably plan any "news" to spend in the form of DLC $$$;    … Expand
  91. 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
  92. 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
  93. Rushiefauld
    Apr 2, 2018
    1
    While 'fun', there is not alot to keep players coming back. Very shallow and empty. And the utilised streamers and youtuber to build this hype and that was shady when, yeah they've promised more content, but its just a dull rinse and repeat sailing sim
  94. Sleep_is_Wrong
    Apr 1, 2018
    1
    All style and no substance. This game reminds me of dating your "big crush" and all the hopes and dreams that come crashing down when you find out she is shallow and vapid. This game is empty. Even the snakes won't turn around to face the music! The water is beautiful though... but not 90$ beautiful. So much could have been done to make this a multiplayer experience that is meaningful, butAll style and no substance. This game reminds me of dating your "big crush" and all the hopes and dreams that come crashing down when you find out she is shallow and vapid. This game is empty. Even the snakes won't turn around to face the music! The water is beautiful though... but not 90$ beautiful. So much could have been done to make this a multiplayer experience that is meaningful, but bad controls (particularly aim down sights), immersion breaking AI and a serious lack of consequences for combat make this as frustrating and unrewarding as the endgame goals which are purely cosmetic.… Expand
  95. MuddyParasol
    Apr 1, 2018
    9
    Best multiplayer game since Minecraft. This game is not for everyone. If you don't like PvP or player interaction then this is not for you. This is a multiplayer game first and foremost. The stories I've created even in the first few days will stick with me forever.

    There is more content in this game than people would have you believe. That said, more and varied content will certainly    Best multiplayer game since Minecraft. This game is not for everyone. If you don't like PvP or player interaction then this is not for you. This is a multiplayer game first and foremost. The stories I've created even in the first few days will stick with me forever.

    There is more content in this game than people would have you believe. That said, more and varied content will certainly help this game. Right now, it is the constant looking over your shoulder for other pirates and the different interactions while questing that add the real variety to the quests, not the quests themselves.

    The features in this game are all polished, honed and perfected to a level not seen in games anymore. The feat that Rare pulled off with not just how beautiful the water is, but how it acts is unheard of. Sailing is done right. The sea feels like a living thing and it very much wants you dead. Ship combat is hectic and intense, everything you could hope for.

    Best game of the year for me.

    Are you ready to be more pirate?    … Expand
  96. vence
    Apr 1, 2018
    4
    This a is a terrible a terrible fetch quest wanna be MMO that fails at pretty much everything, exploration ? there is none, progress ? there is none, same fetch quest repeat again and again and again, every quest is the same god damn thing, and they are charging 70 euro for this garbage.
  97. KeithPWagner
    Mar 31, 2018
    10
    Amazing game. This game lets you create your own adventure. I believe all of the haters are young kids who grew up never using their imagination.

    The game does not have many quests, but that is not what it is about. Doing the three main missions and then saying the game is bad is like a kid getting an action figure, moving its arms up and down, then proclaiming "That's all this does?!    Amazing game. This game lets you create your own adventure. I believe all of the haters are young kids who grew up never using their imagination.

    The game does not have many quests, but that is not what it is about. Doing the three main missions and then saying the game is bad is like a kid getting an action figure, moving its arms up and down, then proclaiming "That's all this does?! What a piece of crap!"

    I have had some of the most intense and most enjoyable times in this game. Doing a fort with another team you cant really trust, taking out the treasure gained and having both teams stand on opposite sides picking treasure one by one was extremely nerve racking.

    There are no rules, just adventures.    … Expand
  98. Spactrom
    Mar 31, 2018
    0
    F2p game that they are charging $60us for, sure the water looks good otherwise its a tablet game
  99. anthony15
    Mar 30, 2018
    0
    Called Microsoft Refunded Purchase. Game is really fun at first but then gets boring.
  100. gholazero
    Mar 30, 2018
    6
    Just came out two days ago. Working through (unfortunate) typical MMO launch issues. This game is already a solid 8/10, If you have 1 to 3 friends to play with. Not really built for solo, but can be done: 6.5/10. Could obviously use some tweaks and quest refinements. The base game is excellent. Content additions have great potential to expand it. Everyone is equal as far as equipment.Just came out two days ago. Working through (unfortunate) typical MMO launch issues. This game is already a solid 8/10, If you have 1 to 3 friends to play with. Not really built for solo, but can be done: 6.5/10. Could obviously use some tweaks and quest refinements. The base game is excellent. Content additions have great potential to expand it. Everyone is equal as far as equipment. Progress is 'horizontal' with cosmetic gear and special area unlocks and more complex adventures. Base mechanics and graphics and sound for sailing around the open seas is amazing. It's a sandbox, and a blast for creative types, not so much for pure grinder types and power levelers. There are thieves about, enjoy the pleasant journeys and heart-pounding cannon blasts.
    OMG, needs content. Lowering review after much more repetitive play.    … Expand
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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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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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