Sea of Thieves

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1093 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. andrew9
    Nov 16, 2021
    6
    sea of thieves .
  3. Cradac
    Dec 17, 2020
    5
    This game really is great.
    SInce release, Rare has done a very good job of adding new events and features, and they plan on doing so in the next few years as well. For Free.
    I see why people think the price tag is high for this game but one must also see what they get for the price. === Edit: Two years later I mus revise the main part of that review. The content updates in the last    This game really is great.
    SInce release, Rare has done a very good job of adding new events and features, and they plan on doing so in the next few years as well. For Free.
    I see why people think the price tag is high for this game but one must also see what they get for the price.
    ===
    Edit:
    Two years later I mus revise the main part of that review. The content updates in the last year were lackluster at best. Barely any original content, mostly recycling old missions and additions to the new MTX store "the Pirate Emporium". The amount of sell out this game has gotten is incredibly sad.
    Besides some questionable decisions in its community management Rare has lost my good will in the team. I do not recommend the game anymore.    … Expand
  4. FabioLopes
    Apr 29, 2021
    0
    Jogo fraco demais, poucas missões, jogabilidade fraca e combate ridículo com uma veriesade de inimigos ínfima.
  5. OmegaGiven
    May 11, 2023
    7
    I just love making a fun adventure with friends. I normally like a perks and leveling system but it makes sense for this to not have that else pvp would be unbalanced. The game is very replay able. I do wish it had better crash proofing for pc as If my game crashes then im out of an hour of work...
  6. EevieRoseAmalee
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    Needs PVE considering most of the game itself is PVE with tall tales and exploring islands and quests etc.
  7. CallOfTheVoid88
    Oct 2, 2021
    7
    Decent game but a missed opportunity, this game could have been so much more but they dumbed it down to keep it kiddie proof.
  8. lui93
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    positive:
    Fun concept
    Great graphics Social game to play with friends. negative: Lacks many basic settings like motion blur, AO, depth of field and other sliders that is standard in every other game. It has the lowest FOV slider I've ever seen; capped at 90. No 3rd person view in a game where it would make so much more sense than first person view. The whole game is very prone to    positive:
    Fun concept
    Great graphics
    Social game to play with friends.

    negative:
    Lacks many basic settings like motion blur, AO, depth of field and other sliders that is standard in every other game.
    It has the lowest FOV slider I've ever seen; capped at 90.
    No 3rd person view in a game where it would make so much more sense than first person view.
    The whole game is very prone to motion sickness.    … Expand
  9. Jacob777
    Jan 20, 2021
    9
    Sea of Thieves is a very good game with incredible coop moments and world events. The pvp is good too, and even though I'm not the best at fighting with other players in direct combat right now, nothing is more gratifying than catching enemies off guard and exacting revenge. Even the most "mundane" moments are exciting with a jolly crew of good friends. Most of the reviews for this gameSea of Thieves is a very good game with incredible coop moments and world events. The pvp is good too, and even though I'm not the best at fighting with other players in direct combat right now, nothing is more gratifying than catching enemies off guard and exacting revenge. Even the most "mundane" moments are exciting with a jolly crew of good friends. Most of the reviews for this game are outdated as the game has been updated with a massive amount of new content.… Expand
  10. Rato0r
    Sep 1, 2021
    8
    Als erstes muss ich sagen das ich Sea of Thives erst jetzt einige Stunden gespielt habe und nicht gleich beim Release als wohl noch einiges fehlte.
    Zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt ist Sea of Thieves aber wirklich ein großartiges Spiel und da es leider wenig alternativen gibt was Videospiele mit Piraten angeht werde ich bestimmt noch einige Stunden in das Spiel stecken.
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Morfeu
    Jul 9, 2023
    1
    5 horas são o suficientes para enjoar desse jogo. Jogabilidade bem complicada e difícil de acostumar. Fica muito chato e repetitivo muito breve. Muito infantil.
  15. Botanistaken
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    it has the most empty and useless map you can get for 98gb. also you gonna need a friend or two.
  16. Denis94
    Jul 8, 2021
    8
    Llevábamos esperando mucho tiempo a que alguien se atreviese hacer un MMO de piratas y por fin Zarpó el SOT del puerto, Rare creo un juego con expectativas enormes y pensando en el futuro tanto en gráficos como en contenido, a día de hoy sigue actualizándose con eventos y añadiendo más inmensidad al mapeado, si todo va bien este juego le quedan muchísimos años de vida, de vida pirataLlevábamos esperando mucho tiempo a que alguien se atreviese hacer un MMO de piratas y por fin Zarpó el SOT del puerto, Rare creo un juego con expectativas enormes y pensando en el futuro tanto en gráficos como en contenido, a día de hoy sigue actualizándose con eventos y añadiendo más inmensidad al mapeado, si todo va bien este juego le quedan muchísimos años de vida, de vida pirata claro.… Expand
  17. tobivv
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    Amazing coop experience to play with a group of friends. The exploration is a game by itself and the thrill of fighting other crews while carrying tons of loot is unlike any other game
  18. 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
  19. Spideyhero360
    Aug 21, 2020
    7
    The biggest highlight of this game are the Tall Tales. They were incredibly fun and actually felt like a real pirate adventure (especially if you play with friends.) Graphics are also really beautiful. Everything else gets repetitive and boring really quick though. All the quests are about either finding and digging up treasure or killing skeletons and thats about it. The game doesn’tThe biggest highlight of this game are the Tall Tales. They were incredibly fun and actually felt like a real pirate adventure (especially if you play with friends.) Graphics are also really beautiful. Everything else gets repetitive and boring really quick though. All the quests are about either finding and digging up treasure or killing skeletons and thats about it. The game doesn’t really have much variability to it at all.… Expand
  20. Hocka
    Sep 24, 2020
    10
    Best game for the generation, it was a rough start for it but at end they got it right.
  21. 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.
  22. Hello12345678
    Dec 31, 2020
    7
    This was a fun game to play with friends , good graphics . It more or less gives you a playground in which to do whatever wacky stuff you want to .
  23. Slownlazy
    Apr 13, 2021
    8
    A lot of these reviews are 3 years old. I've only got the game recently (50% on Steam) so I'm not sure if there have been any major overhauls.

    Ahh, the gruelling life of a pirate. This game can have you ready to uninstall after an hour of playing, but I would recommend you stick it out a bit longer. The game starts out with a fun tutorial that gets you excited to begin your pirate    A lot of these reviews are 3 years old. I've only got the game recently (50% on Steam) so I'm not sure if there have been any major overhauls.

    Ahh, the gruelling life of a pirate. This game can have you ready to uninstall after an hour of playing, but I would recommend you stick it out a bit longer.

    The game starts out with a fun tutorial that gets you excited to begin your pirate life. A relaxing, single player experience to learn the basics. And that's really it. The basics. There is so much more to learn that the game does not teach you.

    Shortly after starting the actual game, I died almost every 5 minutes. To skeletons blowing me up as I read a book on a small island (enemies continually respawn... thanks devs for putting reading in the wild...). I died in my anchored boat by another player who was far more experienced than me (I barely knew how to fire my cannons properly) as I began my first quest. I died at the hands of more players as I continued to try and bring in my first chest to port. A random dude stole my treasure AND boat AND yelled at me as he sailed off... then came back and apologised and taught me how to open up my crew to the public.

    The first chest I did bring in rewarded me with 70 gold. Seventy. Most cosmetics' (which seems to be this games only sense of progression) costs are in the thousands, if not more. Some beards and hairs are cheaper, granted. This felt like nothing as the tutorial gives you a huge 30,000 gold starting package... the game felt like a slow grind.

    After hours of what felt like griefing by other players, I was ready to uninstall. There seems to be no area which is safe from the PvP environment. I'm pretty sure I read an "honour among pirates" poster somewhere, but that was a dirty lie.

    Hours later, defeated and forgetting I had opened up my crew to the public, a random dude who also just started playing the game that day joined. We chatted a bit and he seemed to have a completely different starting experience, not being killed by other players at all. We set sail and became the best crew-mates anyone could ask for. We played until 3 in the morning, jamming out on the deck and completing longer missions. Maybe it was the time of day, but all the 13 year old griefers seemed to have disappeared. Nothing but treasure hunting, skeleton smashing, and smooth sailing.

    Definitely a game to be played with others. They say you can solo pirate, but as soon as you run into a ship of 4+ pirates in a town, kiss all your hard work/hours of looting goodbye as you try to turn it in at a port.

    I read an in-game book about "easy-come-easy-go" and it should be the motto of the game. Everything you work towards hoarding in your ship (food, cannon balls, treasure) can be stolen from random pirates in a second... and then you simply find it again instantly in another random barrel or continue the mission. There is not really any death-penalty other than losing potential hours of treasure hunting.

    The game is beautiful, with cartoony graphics. The feeling of sailing is unmatched (compared to games like Stranded Deep or AC Odyssey). I can see the travelling getting boring, but I am still new and loving it. Again, with friends, you can play instruments, talk, fight sharks/ghost ships, cook food while someone else sails, play Jack on the front of the bow like in Titanic, etc.

    The sounds of the ocean, instruments, and ambience is well done. The dialogue can be lacking, leaving you reading most NPC conversations.

    Cannot wait to jump back in and be slaughtered by Fortnite kids.    … Expand
  24. 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
  25. mr_krol
    Jan 10, 2021
    9
    Почти лучшая игра за последнее время, что я играл. Позволяет максимально расслабиться и одновременно получить удивительный заряд драйва и эмоций во время сражений!!!
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. GustaCNXFL
    Jul 5, 2021
    10
    um jogo incrivel e com um oceano vasto para explorar e tesouros para caçar!
  29. Sanbro228
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    Cool game. It's one of the best game I've ever played. But you need some friends to have fun
  30. Prans
    Jun 30, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sea of Thieves is very calm to play. The graphics is fine though, there is just a bit of cartoonish graphics. Soundtrack on the game is also fine, nothing interesting and it just fit to a pirate life thing. Playing missions or quest on this game is quiet a bit bad and boring especially when you need to keep coming back for like 5 or more than 5 times just to get that award, it's just my own preference though, I don't really like that. Playing Sea of Thieves is fun, especially when you're alone because you got to see the very calm seas, be careful though, some players might kill you or destroy your ship. The worst part is, some "thing" is lurking beneath the depth… 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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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

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