Sea of Thieves

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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2187 Ratings

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  1. hejtyjaa
    Nov 1, 2018
    7
    The game is not that bad. It's fun to sail with some friends and have a great time for like 50 hours, but it's only good way to get drunk to death and enjoy these beautiful seas. There is no progression, all changes are only cosmetic which may sound like a good thing for a game which focuses on equality, but you'll quickly see that there is no goal which would be worth of your time.
  2. spaceghost1994
    Feb 17, 2019
    7
    Excellent game with the right group, rather lonely otherwise. Sea of Thieves has a lot of promise in just the sheer exploration factor. However, even with a group of pirate friends online, the world can feel a bit empty at times.

    Overtime, I imagine Rare will fill this out but until then, yes there is fun to be had exploring and battling fellow pirates. Just know this soley hangs on    Excellent game with the right group, rather lonely otherwise. Sea of Thieves has a lot of promise in just the sheer exploration factor. However, even with a group of pirate friends online, the world can feel a bit empty at times.

    Overtime, I imagine Rare will fill this out but until then, yes there is fun to be had exploring and battling fellow pirates. Just know this soley hangs on having some buddies to do the exploring with.    … Expand
  3. VitorKnight
    Aug 13, 2019
    7
    Me diverti bastante jogando,essa nota está valendo para oque o jogo oferece atualmente,no seu lançamento o jogo era muito vazio.
  4. Critiquo
    Jun 18, 2020
    7
    Quite enjoyable with friends, especially when you agree on various decisions/play styles. Would be wonderful with private servers.
  5. Mrman69
    Jul 28, 2020
    7
  6. TJGaming
    Feb 23, 2021
    7
    Good game, and very fun with friends.

    Can be a lack of content between updates, but rare actually care about their community and try to update regularly. Is a grind sometimes, but is very fun. Expect PvP, even though you won't see many people, most will likely attack, It is a game geared towards PvE (Story missions, companies etc), and encourages an alliance system, but most    Good game, and very fun with friends.

    Can be a lack of content between updates, but rare actually care about their community and try to update regularly.

    Is a grind sometimes, but is very fun.

    Expect PvP, even though you won't see many people, most will likely attack, It is a game geared towards PvE (Story missions, companies etc), and encourages an alliance system, but most people will see a rival ship and attack, even if you have no loot.

    Not the greatest community, and I would compare it to GTA and FIFAs communities, it is a bit better, but still a lot of toxicity in voice chat and online discussions.    … Expand
  7. SmartAlec775
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    This is a very polarizing game to say the least. I have had great highs and really bad lows with this game. It's a blast with friends but is ruined by the sweaty PVP griefers.
  8. Wyve
    Feb 11, 2022
    7
    Nice free to play game, better if you sail with friends. You need to play it once if you love the adventure games.
  9. Combatking42
    Aug 5, 2023
    7
    Its not bad at all, but I felt like it could've been more fun. I don't hate this game at all, but like I wished Xbox One had a lot of exclusives like the original and 360 had.
  10. Tvetberg
    Mar 22, 2018
    6
    TL;DR, The game lacks content but has great potential to be awesome.

    Sea of Thieves in it's current state feels like an early access and to charge people 60US$ is insane for what you actually get. There is a huge lack of content and the content in the game feels to much the same. It's getting repetitive and boring fast as all three factions give missions that are similar. Take quest, go    TL;DR, The game lacks content but has great potential to be awesome.

    Sea of Thieves in it's current state feels like an early access and to charge people 60US$ is insane for what you actually get. There is a huge lack of content and the content in the game feels to much the same. It's getting repetitive and boring fast as all three factions give missions that are similar. Take quest, go to island A, get what you need, get back. And when you progress that faction you get another "trickier" quest. Take the quest, solve a clue, go to island A, go to island B, get back... ZzZzZz

    Don't get me wrong though. The core in this game as of graphics and mechanics are awesome and with more content, the right content, this game has the potential to be really awesome and fun co-op experience. One could just hope they have much content in the loop for the near feature. If not, the game might be dead before even reaching it's full potential.

    I'm also really tired of games that comes out lacking content with the promise to build as they go... Can we just get what we pay for for once? 60US$ should be a content rich game, not just a platform that in the future will expand.    … Expand
  11. thecolonel
    Apr 6, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I promised I would be back when they fixed the launch issues to give a proper review and revise my score. Here I am. I'll settle for the latter for the moment.… Expand
  12. jamespaylor32
    Mar 21, 2018
    6
    The visuals are absolutely stunning and boat mechanics are great fun but sadly the game feels a little hollow, the way that you interact with NPCs seems really sloppy, the text boxes are annoying to navigate through and the lack of voice or cutscene just kills it for me. Would it really have hurt to add in some cutscenes when you speak to the NPCs?
  13. funk_alux
    May 20, 2018
    6
    This game have a lot of great ideas but some of them are just not well executed, enemy variety is almost nonexistent and the combat system on foot is too simple to keep you interested.

    Mission variety is so limited, you have just 3 types of activities and sadly they end up being so repetitive that you'll feel that you are doing the same over and over again. There are not a lot of    This game have a lot of great ideas but some of them are just not well executed, enemy variety is almost nonexistent and the combat system on foot is too simple to keep you interested.

    Mission variety is so limited, you have just 3 types of activities and sadly they end up being so repetitive that you'll feel that you are doing the same over and over again.

    There are not a lot of things to do here, the sea is almost dead (besides the kraken, that by the way is hugely dissapointing) you can see a shark or a damaged ship to explore but nothing else.

    Islands are so small, empty and repetitive that you can't find almost nothing that really inspires you to explore the world.

    Progression system is just nonexistent, your rewars for exploring and progressin in the 3 factions is just money to buy clothes and ship pieces that doesnn't even add any gameplay feature to the game ¡everything is just visual stuff!

    This is just a shallow game, and it's a shame because the idea is so atractive, but it feels that Rare was just scratching the surface of what the game could have been    … Expand
  14. Melgacius
    Apr 11, 2018
    6
    My entire and proper review was way big to post here, but let me just leave the final part:

    And what was my conclusion? I reach a point of love-deception. If you notice I only had good things to talk about the game until I got to the gameplay itself. Until that point everything had impressed me, so it's safe to say that the skeleton, the core of the whole game is there and it's quality    My entire and proper review was way big to post here, but let me just leave the final part:

    And what was my conclusion? I reach a point of love-deception. If you notice I only had good things to talk about the game until I got to the gameplay itself. Until that point everything had impressed me, so it's safe to say that the skeleton, the core of the whole game is there and it's quality is superlative, but there's not enough content to hold this base. Now there are two separate routes that Rare can follow,

    · or Rare works upon it's magnificent base and introduces the content to make it a great proposal;

    · or Rare decides that this is the final product and they let them as it is.

    In this state it is like a beautiful crystal bottle with just poor and cheap wine in the inside. Wanting to be optimistic, it's much easier to add content than to work across all the core of the game. Let's hope for the best, that as it is we have nothing special here.    … Expand
  15. butters25
    Mar 20, 2018
    6
    Sea of Thieves is a gorgeous game that is a blast when you enter and explore the game for the first time. However, after a few hours of playing you begin to wonder whether the game was originally a tech demo with content as an after thought. In comparison to all games that have come out by the beginning of 2018,Sea of Thieves doesn't seem to excel over any of them in any area other thanSea of Thieves is a gorgeous game that is a blast when you enter and explore the game for the first time. However, after a few hours of playing you begin to wonder whether the game was originally a tech demo with content as an after thought. In comparison to all games that have come out by the beginning of 2018,Sea of Thieves doesn't seem to excel over any of them in any area other than the beauty of sea travel. The developers claim it is "a game as a service" yet compared to other games of that nature like Minecraft and Fortnite, this game is a fully priced $60 and comes with significantly less customization and incentive to play. The core gameplay grows stale after a few voyages, and you begin to grow weary of the frequent encounter with other players camping at the outposts. The game could potentially be full of life in a year or two, but as of now it is simply a gorgeous game that leaves much to be desired.… Expand
  16. NeoconTom
    Sep 7, 2019
    6
    You can still feel the Rare charm in this title, and its clear quite a lot of work and passion went into this. And the game is indeed fun to play, if you have reliable players with you. But, its arguably one of their weaker titles.
  17. Dragonfly44
    Sep 8, 2018
    6
    It's beautiful. It can be fun, but unless you're playing with your friends it doesn't have very much charm. Even so, after a few hours the charm it does have wears off very quickly. I want to like it more, but its the kind of game I'd rather watch on youtube. I'm sure if it were at least half of it's price tag more people would be on board. Rating - 66%
  18. martinsll
    Mar 20, 2018
    6
    Participei do beta e a versão final pouco se alterou. O jogo não é digno do hype que foi feito em torno dele ao longo dos últimos meses. Primeiro não há campanha, o game foi feito para jogar online. O multiplayer é divertido, no entanto, de certo modo, repetitivo. Os gráficos estão bonitos principalmente para quem gosta do estilo, porém não dá pra deixar de pensar que poderia ser um gameParticipei do beta e a versão final pouco se alterou. O jogo não é digno do hype que foi feito em torno dele ao longo dos últimos meses. Primeiro não há campanha, o game foi feito para jogar online. O multiplayer é divertido, no entanto, de certo modo, repetitivo. Os gráficos estão bonitos principalmente para quem gosta do estilo, porém não dá pra deixar de pensar que poderia ser um game da geração passada. O combate é esquisito, mas as batalhas de navios são divertidas. Para os donos de Xbox que muito esperavam, não foi dessa vez, guardem seu dinheiro para State of Decay 2.… Expand
  19. CenkAlp
    Sep 2, 2018
    6
    Hikaye = 6
    Oynanış = 7
    Grafikler = 7
    Sesler = 7
    Keyif = 8
    Atmosfer = 8
    Süre = 6
  20. cogdotnet
    Mar 23, 2018
    6
    My sessions with Sea of Thieves were fun. A sense of great wonder overcame my crew and I as plundered ships and fought the undead. Unfortunately, that marvel fades as each expedition slowly starts to feel just like the last. Simply put, the content in Sea of Thieves feels thin. Games often like this one are usually a “wait and see” type of deal. Right now, Sea of Thieves harbours someMy sessions with Sea of Thieves were fun. A sense of great wonder overcame my crew and I as plundered ships and fought the undead. Unfortunately, that marvel fades as each expedition slowly starts to feel just like the last. Simply put, the content in Sea of Thieves feels thin. Games often like this one are usually a “wait and see” type of deal. Right now, Sea of Thieves harbours some interesting ideas. Only time will tell if this ambitious title will reach it’s full potential.… Expand
  21. cheeseray12
    Mar 21, 2018
    6
    The game has been out for about 2 days now and I have about 15 hours in the game with 3 friends in co-op and it has been a completely mixed bag. I agree with almost every other sensible review that isn't blind Xbox fan-boy praise or people angry its not Eve online pirate edition that this game is beautiful, but does not have a lot going on. I kind of knew this when I got the game, but toThe game has been out for about 2 days now and I have about 15 hours in the game with 3 friends in co-op and it has been a completely mixed bag. I agree with almost every other sensible review that isn't blind Xbox fan-boy praise or people angry its not Eve online pirate edition that this game is beautiful, but does not have a lot going on. I kind of knew this when I got the game, but to put it bluntly; the game is TOO SIMPLE. There is NO progression except cosmetics or systems for crafting or gathering meaningful resources and honestly thats crippling. It means as soon as the gameplay gets even a little stale you lose all reason to play it. That being said, the game that is there is entertaining for about 10 hours. In that time you have probably seen every mission type the game has to offer a few times and with the lack of a real progression system, probably grown tired of them and their underwhelming rewards. Speaking of, about 90% of the time in the first 2 days of play, the rewards will sometimes take upwards of a half hour to appear in your coin purse and your reputation bars will stay stagnant untill you restart the game a lot of the time.

    That being said, once you get done with the mediocre PvE offerings, whats left. Well the PvP... exists and its not that bad. The ship piloting controls feel realistically weighty and shouting orders to your friends is really fun in the heat of battle when you know all of your stuff is on the line. These things make the PvP fun, what doesn't make it fun is the god awful melee combat. Its clunky and awkward and to be honest, I am convinced there is some kind of hidden stamina system as it seems my character randomly stops swinging for no reason. Most games have bars for this or symbols or something. This extends to the PvE as well but it is way more noticeable in the PvP.

    So I have kinda roasted this game a lot, but one thing I will say is it is fun with friends. Its buggy enough to laugh at and gives you a fun enough sandbox to screw around with while you scream pirate themed slurs at your enemies while you spew grog on your imprisoned friends. If you look at it with a bit of imagination it is really quite fun, but so is almost any other game. This is $30 worth of game at maximum. Pick it up on sale.

    edit- i took a point off because I glitched through the hull of the boat into the ocean twice in an hour, one time it got me killed lol    … Expand
  22. Botelho
    Mar 22, 2018
    6
    A lot of hype for a little game ... Cool fighting options, but it does not even come close to what was announced ... Microsoft was once again unable to complete and deliver what was announced ...
  23. MasterMcPwner
    Mar 22, 2018
    6
    Ahoy maties. This game tis marvelous at times, but feels about as empty as a bottle of yesterday's rum. If ye like sailing around with ur mates shooting holes at any salty scrub that crosses yer paths, this game is for you. If ye looking to do just about anything else, then ye may want to find a different pair of pantaloons ta squeeze yar gamer booty into. The sailing and the water beAhoy maties. This game tis marvelous at times, but feels about as empty as a bottle of yesterday's rum. If ye like sailing around with ur mates shooting holes at any salty scrub that crosses yer paths, this game is for you. If ye looking to do just about anything else, then ye may want to find a different pair of pantaloons ta squeeze yar gamer booty into. The sailing and the water be somea the finest I've ever seen in a game, tis true. Outside of that, thar just be not much for a scurvy dawg ta do. The shell of this game is a beaut for shore (and as I be a pirate, I've seen many-a-shell). 'Twoud appear they forgot to put any meat on its bones though, as after about 4 hours of gameplay you'll have experienced everything this wee game has ta offer. Maybe one day Sea of Thieves will have enough content to make the juice worth the ol' squeeze, but for now set yer sails on another course unless ye like the minimalist lifestyle.… Expand
  24. DIPDIPOTATOCHIP
    May 22, 2018
    6
    Beauty isn't everything. Biggest weak point is the community and the PVP griefing mentality. If you can find a server without people going out of there way to grief other players, you can spend endless hours of fun, needs more content, in its current state not worth the RRP, but it is worth it through the game pass. If you have a group of friends this is a definite game to team up withBeauty isn't everything. Biggest weak point is the community and the PVP griefing mentality. If you can find a server without people going out of there way to grief other players, you can spend endless hours of fun, needs more content, in its current state not worth the RRP, but it is worth it through the game pass. If you have a group of friends this is a definite game to team up with and have fun as a pirate on.… Expand
  25. ApexFuller
    Mar 24, 2018
    6
    Sea of Thieves offers a largely explorable area with visuals that provide a cohesive and polished feel to the game. That being said the game lacks is lacking in a lot of areas, in general its replay ability. Most of the quests are fetch quests with little driving force to continue playing the game beyond the first few hours. I found the cooperative game play of operating the ship to beSea of Thieves offers a largely explorable area with visuals that provide a cohesive and polished feel to the game. That being said the game lacks is lacking in a lot of areas, in general its replay ability. Most of the quests are fetch quests with little driving force to continue playing the game beyond the first few hours. I found the cooperative game play of operating the ship to be very fun and rewarding when narrowly missing a rock or surviving an engagement with another ship but this faded as the game became more routine. A large part of Sea of Thieves relies on other people playing the game and having encounters with them. Unfortunately despite it having recently launched my experience has told me that there are not a lot of players online having had only one engagement with another ship with 6 hours of game time. Sea of Thieves has a lot of potential as an online cooperative experience but has a lot of growing to do to maintain relevance.… Expand
  26. gilqueiroz
    Apr 23, 2018
    6
    Apesar do jogo possuir a opção de Single player não recomendo que a jogue nessa modalidade pois é extremamente maçante. Ele foi efeito para ser jogador em grupo e se possível com amigos dispostos a incorporar/encenar um pirata para sair pelo alto mar fazendo as quests propostas. É possível ter batalhas piratas com outros players mas parecer que esse não é o real propósito do jogo e sim oApesar do jogo possuir a opção de Single player não recomendo que a jogue nessa modalidade pois é extremamente maçante. Ele foi efeito para ser jogador em grupo e se possível com amigos dispostos a incorporar/encenar um pirata para sair pelo alto mar fazendo as quests propostas. É possível ter batalhas piratas com outros players mas parecer que esse não é o real propósito do jogo e sim o foco na aventura em grupo. Sim o jogo precisa de uma variedade maior de quests pois mesmo vc sendo o Jonny deep e encarnando o Jack sparrow, com o pouco tempo vc irá enjoar do game.… Expand
  27. DrakCid
    May 21, 2018
    6
    La idea es bastante atrayente, el tener control total de tu aventura es bastante gratificante cuando funciona y cuando juegas con varios amigos más, pero lamentablemente esa no es la situación si juegas solo. Definitivamente es un juego grupal donde la mayor parte de la experiencia de juego la aportan los otros jugadores, para bien o para mal.
  28. Pepinoatomico
    May 22, 2018
    6
    O jogo realmente passa a sensacao de estar pirateando e navegando, o coop (com amigos) funciona legal, os graficos estao lindos no xbox one X porem nao tem hisstoria, a cacadas aos tesouros sao repetitivas demais e o jogo esta prejudicado por jogadores toxicos que colocam o colocam na prisao por nada...fora isso ate que 'divertido.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
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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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