Sea of Thieves

 Xbox One
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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2187 Ratings

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  1. Yaboygraham
    Oct 19, 2018
    6
    Eh. It's fun to mess around with friends on it, but by yourself...well let's just say you might want to get it for free on the Game Pass. It's repetitive, boring, and honestly has no point. As a multiplayer game, and a "free" one at that, it's probably an 8/10 game for me. But as a single-player game, it's a 4/10.
  2. TheManMountain
    Apr 3, 2018
    7
    Sea of Thieves is an awesome sandbox that is just shy of greatness.

    The engine, the mechanics, the gameplay are all brilliant in Sea of Thieves – sailing is so satisfying that you’re constantly looking to the horizon for an excuse to change direction or go explore something so that you can get your ship there... which leads to the biggest issue right now, there is a lack of content.    Sea of Thieves is an awesome sandbox that is just shy of greatness.

    The engine, the mechanics, the gameplay are all brilliant in Sea of Thieves – sailing is so satisfying that you’re constantly looking to the horizon for an excuse to change direction or go explore something so that you can get your ship there... which leads to the biggest issue right now, there is a lack of content.

    I have put in what must be over 30 hours so far, this has been a mixture of 4 man galleon, 2 man sloop and 1 man sloop gameplay (the majority of which has been the latter)… I am currently sat at around level 21, 17 and 14 in the following factions:

    Gold Hoarders – they task you with some treasure maps or riddles to find and dig up some buried treasure.
    Order of Souls – they throw out some bounties for NPC skeleton pirate crews that need hunting down.
    Trade Merchants – They need supplies in certain areas, often live critters like snakes, pigs or chickens and they have a deadline!

    These are all fun but arguably could be boiled down to simple “go here, find a thing and take it back” but the thrill of sailing, and the simple mechanics really do make it a fun adventure.

    This is very much a story game – not a written narrative, but very much the stories you end up with after an hour long voyage… It’s a game where you can be at the edge of your seat with a galleon pursuing you for your treasure, or be incredibly tense as a little sloop sails by playing their hurdy gurdy as a sign of peace…

    My friends and I keep telling fun little stories of events that happened in the game.
    If you want a game to both relax and have fun to then this could be it, but it can get hairy at times that’s for sure. If you want a game with a strong focus on teamwork and co-op, then this could be the game for you. If you want a reason to play the game including levelling up, unlockables and collectibles then this is not the game for you – this is a game about an even playing field and having fun. I hope to see more content as I do fear for the ultimate longevity of the game, but so far it’s a really fun adventure waiting to be had.    … Expand
  3. Dark-Confidant
    Apr 30, 2019
    10
    You can go fishing and that makes it betther than any other game when you can not go fishing and deserves the perfect score.
  4. Riesgo
    Mar 22, 2018
    5
    The game feels great at start, but goes down and down every minute of gameplay, and you end up with a poor experience, only funnier when yoy are with some friends. Although the fun dissapears after a couple of hours.
  5. cleberqueen
    Mar 23, 2018
    3
    Para um game totalmente online ele deixa muito a deseja, sem falar no game play que é horrível. A câmera do game e disposição dos itens ficam muito mal dispostas ao jogador, e isso frusta muito. Outra se vc tentar uma aventura sozinho já era vc terá que ancorar o barco cada vez que for olhar a carta náutica pra ver se seu barco esta na direção certa .
  6. zosohendrix
    Mar 23, 2018
    5
    This game a fun for a few hours and then it turns into a chore. Yes it's fun with friends or a good group but isn't almost anything? Empty world, boring fetch quests, lack of enemy variety, Kraken has no body, bad spawn system, I could go on. I loved this game when I first tried the beta. Big disappointment.
  7. jrmk9
    Mar 23, 2018
    1
    jogo chato , monótono e cansativo ficar de um lado pro outro com missões chatas .
  8. Mike94
    May 23, 2018
    5
    Que juego tan malo que le pasa a xbox lanzando juegos con poco contenido solo pensando en el multijugador online malisimoooo.....
  9. Quizquare
    May 15, 2018
    1
    I was very excited for Sea of Thieves amidst my friends telling me it wasn't going to be good. Wish I listened. The core of the game is pretty good but not worth the money. Playing on Xbox is an uphill battle dealling with PC players with the advantages inherent with PCs, PC cheats, etc. Crossplay was always listed as a feature but it was never stated that it would be MANDATORY. UntilI was very excited for Sea of Thieves amidst my friends telling me it wasn't going to be good. Wish I listened. The core of the game is pretty good but not worth the money. Playing on Xbox is an uphill battle dealling with PC players with the advantages inherent with PCs, PC cheats, etc. Crossplay was always listed as a feature but it was never stated that it would be MANDATORY. Until the developers see reason and add an option to toggle crossplay on and off, this game will continue to spit in the face of Xbox users. It's a shame because we PAY for Xbox Live access on top of the game cost, and we're the ones getting shafted.

    Also do NOT buy a digital copy of this game. If you want a refund you have to put in some work to get it.    … Expand
  10. JozeManu7
    Jun 15, 2019
    1
    PS4>Xbox
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  11. SKSK
    Jul 25, 2018
    6
    Despite the amazing graphics and the stunning ambiance, the game has no content. It's fun to play for the first couple of hours, but then you start to question yourself why are you doing that for, there is no progression system. All you buy doesn't affect your gameplay or experience.
  12. nandika
    Jan 22, 2019
    3
    Someone please please tell me what's the point of this game. I don't want to die stupid.
  13. SPARTAN_M90
    May 20, 2019
    9
    you really should give this game another try! the anniversary update is soo good!
  14. THEBoi
    Dec 26, 2018
    2
    The game throws players off the deep end, giving them ZERO info about how to play. looking back, the only way I would get it would be if it is free. A HUGE stinker for your 60$.
  15. Eze2501
    Apr 10, 2020
    8
    Good game, good content (2020), very fun, and beautiful graphics, amazing job from rare.
  16. Epicgamer42069
    May 20, 2019
    10
    Started off as an empty, boring game with little to do. However, after the anniversary update, I have to recommend it. It is extremely fun to play with friends.
  17. TallerCorpse
    May 28, 2019
    9
    An excellent coop experience with perfect cartooning pirate vibes. Sea of Thieves has been changing and constantly been receiving updates by Rare to make fans sail into the game again. Adding a story mode, multiple islands, more features and enemy factions. Without any doubt, Sea of Thieves is the best coop experience anyone can find only on the Microsoft family devices.
  18. ShabazzX
    Sep 4, 2019
    0
    How......how is this a thing? How out of touch do you have to be with the gaming community to create this? Xbox thinks online only games and micro transactions are what people want? How can they think that? What indication have they gotten from fans of video games. This is stupid. Never do this again.
  19. CicinoDovahkiin
    Nov 11, 2019
    0
    Screw this game, takes all your gaming time for one or two voyages and then you get a freaking hat or an eye patch
  20. Antishark
    Oct 19, 2019
    1
    Trash game. Great fun till you run into a PC player as an xbox player. You will never beat pc on xbox.. should come with an option to pick pc/xbox. Takes to long to do anything on game by the time you are done with any quest or loot to turn in every player / every thing the game can throw at u. 1 star for a half star game **** updates always aim to boost pc players. If you play xbox dontTrash game. Great fun till you run into a PC player as an xbox player. You will never beat pc on xbox.. should come with an option to pick pc/xbox. Takes to long to do anything on game by the time you are done with any quest or loot to turn in every player / every thing the game can throw at u. 1 star for a half star game **** updates always aim to boost pc players. If you play xbox dont buy this **** game. Wasted time and you can not beat a pc player i maxed on pc and xbox and played my 12 year old against pc.... bouth my acounts xbox cant beat pc. And the customer service is **** ticket open for a month not a word. Will never play a rare game again **** service and **** game. Dont believe go ahead and play boring game you will last no time… Expand
  21. Yoona
    Feb 19, 2020
    0
    É triste ver o nível de jogos que estou tendo com o Xbox... agora que peguei a plataforma vi que realmente esse game é uma das coisas mais pavorosas que já vi
  22. Bradthelad
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    A very good game, which has been transformed over the years with brilliant continued support and now after 2 years of development there is a great amount of content to explore. A game that always keeps you on edge as you never know what could quite happen, from megs to krakens from ai ships to player ships, sailing a boat has never felt more scary. Multiplayer is brilliant (being in myA very good game, which has been transformed over the years with brilliant continued support and now after 2 years of development there is a great amount of content to explore. A game that always keeps you on edge as you never know what could quite happen, from megs to krakens from ai ships to player ships, sailing a boat has never felt more scary. Multiplayer is brilliant (being in my personal opinion the greatest factor of this game) me personally I have played weeks of this game recently and the amount of hilarious moments I have had with friends is unbelievable, easily at the moment my favourite multiplayer game. The price is also very reasonable for how good a game it is with many options £1 on game pass for a month, so u can try it out and see how good a game it is. And around £25 outright which is extremely reasonable for such a outstanding game. To summarise if you want a brilliant game with thousands of hours of content to play with friends on this is the game that will provide, the new updates have presented so many funny moments and I cannot stress enough how much of a great game this is. Easily a 10/10… Expand
  23. Goma1337
    Jul 5, 2021
    2
    It's a cool concept very poorly executed. Had the game offered real progression and a wider variety of objectives, it could have been something truly special. Instead, you play the same mission over and over on different islands. There's nothing to strive for other than cosmetic upgrades. There's no actual challenge or goal. It's hardly something you will come back to after playing a few missions.
  24. alvin_2495
    Jul 30, 2020
    0
    This game is boring, empty even in 2020 with a lot of updates, just a mere filler game for gamepass like a lot of xbox games these days
  25. jasomy
    Aug 18, 2022
    10
    لعبه شكاكيه واجوائها حلوه مهماتها حلوه الgameplay كله حلو بس ناقصه اسلحه اكثر واضافات على السفينه اكثر واتمنى يضيفون مهمام متنوعه اكثر
  26. Witfits
    Mar 20, 2018
    0
    Game is outrageously boring after you have done everything once. It is rinse repeat and that is it. Definitely not worth $60. Overrated game that will die out in a week because there is literally nothing to do.
  27. RAPHAHUNTERX
    Mar 20, 2018
    10
    The best multiplayer experience today! I feel shame about ps4 users that don´t have this game in your console!
  28. blatantfreedom
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    A wise man once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again.
    If this is true, Sea of Thieves is a insanity simulator. After 30 minutes of gameplay you get bored because you already saw everything (except the monster which is called Kraken, but it is not Kraken. Kraken should be a big octopus, not some lame tentacles in the sea). The gameplay is this:    A wise man once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again.
    If this is true, Sea of Thieves is a insanity simulator. After 30 minutes of gameplay you get bored because you already saw everything (except the monster which is called Kraken, but it is not Kraken. Kraken should be a big octopus, not some lame tentacles in the sea). The gameplay is this:
    1 - Go to an island
    2 - Fight very lame skeletons, and dig up a treasure chest (which you can't even open. I am a pirate who can't even see his gold, congratulations rare)
    3 - Go to your ship
    4 - repeat this until you run out of destinations
    5 - sell your treasure to a NPC, and repeat 1-4 all over again.

    I can't really understand the long development time. I give it a 3 because the water looks cool. The 60 dollar price is horrible, if you want to try it, buy the game pass.
    5 -    … Expand
  29. Ianmatten
    Mar 20, 2018
    0
    Those reviewing this game as a 10 (perfection) must be new to gaming and have nothing to compare it too. I can think of two dozen games release in the past 12 months that make this game look laughable. Cartoonish graphics, obviously not an artistic choice but a cheap way to substain a decent frame rate, shallow gameplay, and lacking in just about everything that modern gamers deserve.
  30. Baridon
    Mar 22, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing visuals and an tmosphere that is perfect for the subject matter, but that is all this game has. Underneath this shiny coat of paint is nothing. The world itself looks fantastic, but nothing about it feels fleshed out. There's no story, no real progression, it like Minecraft in terms of making your own story, but the options become limited after just a few hours. Beyond that, you can get treasure, which becomes very repeated after a while andd you can experience the game's absolutely terrible combat system. This is what ruined the game for me. Me and my crew spent a long time fighting on a skull island, using our resources in what we hoped would be for a good payoff. Then some tryhards showed up and completely destroyed us because we had little to fight back with after 45 minutes of shooting skeletons. So we lost all of that progress and I lost all will to continue. It made me realize that this game does not give me any reason to keep playing. It is entirely wasted potential. It can be fun for a little while and it was, but once the feeling of emptiness creeps in, there's no stopping it. The terrible combat combined with griefers will only make that happen faster… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 71 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 71
  3. Negative: 2 out of 71
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    75
    Sea of Thieves provides all the necessary tools to the players willing to dive together in great naval adventures, full of smaller quests and epic sea battles.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    May 1, 2018
    80
    An amazing world full of promise, but currently rather empty. More updates will be key. [May 2018, p.74]
  3. games(TM)
    Apr 20, 2018
    70
    We have nothing but respect for Rare's vision with Sea of Thieves, but it is a game as likely to chew you up and spit you out, as it is to embrace you. If the wind is in your favour then it can be a delight, but a storm is never far off if you lose momentum. The real test of the quality and efficacy of Rare's plan will be in how it manages to evolve and grow in the weeks and months to come. [Issue#199, p.67]
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