Sea of Thieves

 Xbox One
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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2187 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 238 out of 2187
  3. Negative: 985 out of 2187
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  1. BillS1973
    Apr 24, 2018
    2
    Microsoft better start coming out with better exclusives. We all spend a lot for their product and all we are seeing are low quality games. Sea of Thieves is not worth the 65 dollars. The last few games for the system haven't been worth the time and money. I guess we all bought a 500 dollar dust collector!
  2. Rvmj202
    Sep 30, 2020
    2
    What a waste of time! This game is so dull and repetitive. Sea Of Thieves is suited to be a mobile game and not a very good one at that. Try it on game pass, but Don't expect very much from this boring game!
  3. 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$.
  4. Crimsonduck
    Mar 26, 2020
    2
    Frustrating from the very outset. Appalling game. It just isn't fun. Repetitive, infuriating tasks that should be easy and straightforward become a time consuming chore. Avoid even if free.
  5. HexHex
    May 28, 2020
    2
    This game is so bland you witness everything the game has to offer in the first hours no replay ability
  6. 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.
  7. River12345
    Jun 28, 2020
    2
    No puedo creer que un estudio que en su época largo juegos enormes en Nintendo , tengo un juego como este.
  8. Not_Casual
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    Sailing feels great. Riding the waves and hearing the creaking wood of the ship really sets the mood. Its all downhill from there... The map is tiny and all there is to do is repeat the same three kinds of fetch quest. You can try everything there is to do in this game in five hours or less. After that, you're just grinding the same three quests over and over again for gold that lets youSailing feels great. Riding the waves and hearing the creaking wood of the ship really sets the mood. Its all downhill from there... The map is tiny and all there is to do is repeat the same three kinds of fetch quest. You can try everything there is to do in this game in five hours or less. After that, you're just grinding the same three quests over and over again for gold that lets you buy mostly useless cosmetic items and two guns. Pvp is pretty lackluster and boring. All ships are essentially the same save for cosmetic items, so pvp is just a tedious contest of who runs out of resources first. Having to upgrade to win10, use the nightmare that is the Microsoft store, and spend 60$ for this grind fest is simply not worth it in any way shape or form. This should have been dropped on steam for 20$ at most.… Expand
  9. Achtlos
    Apr 23, 2018
    1
    So much hype, so much push, so many MS executives playing this, exclaiming how good it was. The Beta was empty, the finished game is empty. In Australia, the (frequent) Server down times are exactly when you would expect to play it (about 7pm). It's great that it's on Game Pass, but I'll return when it has actual content. How was this game released in the state it is in? You can't "createSo much hype, so much push, so many MS executives playing this, exclaiming how good it was. The Beta was empty, the finished game is empty. In Australia, the (frequent) Server down times are exactly when you would expect to play it (about 7pm). It's great that it's on Game Pass, but I'll return when it has actual content. How was this game released in the state it is in? You can't "create your own fun" when there's 4 very bland things you can do in it. The community is NEVER nice and will immediately sink your ship and steal your things, probably because they are excited there's actually something that resembles a game. They tried so hard to "not be like Elder Scrolls online" they didn't make a game.… Expand
  10. Deadheadbill
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    Where's the game? Seriously, after 3 or 4 hours you just wanna go play anything else rather than do the same crap again. Contrasted to Monster Hunter which is a grindy game also, at least the grind is fun and productive in that game.

    I predict that once the pro reviews start rolling in this will end up with about a 60 metacritic score.
  11. arnav99
    Apr 29, 2018
    1
    Sea Of Thieves is honestly one of the worst triple A games to have come out in a long time and just shows that the industry really thinks that consumers are stupid and will gobble up anything shiny even if it's a whole lot of nothing. Sure the water looks great but seriously? Is that all what's needed for this game to have such a bunch of delusional fanboys that'd defend this fundamentallySea Of Thieves is honestly one of the worst triple A games to have come out in a long time and just shows that the industry really thinks that consumers are stupid and will gobble up anything shiny even if it's a whole lot of nothing. Sure the water looks great but seriously? Is that all what's needed for this game to have such a bunch of delusional fanboys that'd defend this fundamentally flawed game to death?

    The content this game offers is disgustingly insulting and extremely bare bones... it's honestly surprising, a triple A studio who has been developing this game since 2012 with backing from a behemoth of a company i.e. Microsoft and we get a game that barely engages you up to 4 hours what with little content it has.

    Selling this at triple A price is a sin, such a disappointment and more importantly what a boring game this is.    … Expand
  12. tripleK
    Apr 11, 2018
    1
    Bad doesn't even describe. It's not bad, it's just... nothing. a sea of nothing. It's basically a tech demo. It should NEVER be shown to the public in current state, let alone sold for $60. What a joke. Thank God for GamePass. My priars go to those who paid for this.
  13. GougedEye
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    More a technology demonstrator or proof of concept than an actual game. After an hour or so you have done it all. No story, no progression, nothing. Massive potential but you have to think they left the vast majority of the game on the backlog.
  14. condyperes
    Mar 21, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Walking simulator? Empty map, nothing happens, boring combat. What is wrong with this game? All the promises made and i have this??? Is like a No man's sky again.… Expand
  15. pafciu
    Mar 27, 2018
    1
    This game has about 2 HOURS of gameplay before you uninstall it. Not worth the money!
  16. MarioKartfans
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    A severe lack of content

    Server issues Mostly repetitive fetch quests Lack of gun variety/poor ground combat Lack of character progression giving little incentive to keep playing I owned game since last weekend. I can says this all issues game had. I had putting into around more then 40 hours now since weekend. It is not amazing game. It is poor game with all issues I    A severe lack of content

    Server issues

    Mostly repetitive fetch quests

    Lack of gun variety/poor ground combat

    Lack of character progression giving little incentive to keep playing

    I owned game since last weekend. I can says this all issues game had. I had putting into around more then 40 hours now since weekend. It is not amazing game. It is poor game with all issues I mentioned. Only nice thing about this game is visuals look lovely and that is.

    Most disappointed game I ever played in history. Rare continue weak developer since Kinect days.    … Expand
  17. Azula-1994
    Mar 30, 2018
    1
    No Man's Sea... After playing this game for a mere 3 hours I suddenly realized that I had done everything there is possible to do in the game there are 3 fetch quests, pointless multiplayer with zero rewards and kracken with no rewards and no body. After that, it just turned into a repetitive boring grind fair play to rare, though they have managed to make a game with even less contentNo Man's Sea... After playing this game for a mere 3 hours I suddenly realized that I had done everything there is possible to do in the game there are 3 fetch quests, pointless multiplayer with zero rewards and kracken with no rewards and no body. After that, it just turned into a repetitive boring grind fair play to rare, though they have managed to make a game with even less content than No Man's Sky which is a fantastic achievement the 1 score is for the graphics which are brilliant otherwise it would have been 0.… Expand
  18. lcnjunior
    Mar 21, 2018
    1
    Um game que se você joga sozinho fica um tédio, porem quando junta uma galera que gosta de game de exploração creio que dure umas 10 horas até enjoar.... Não vale o preço cobrado
  19. ErikGamer
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    terrible in all aspects, short, boring, multiplayer-only. And it seems Rare never left N64 graphics past behind, now with HDR at least...
  20. gamesmods
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    Muito repetitivo,apenas 1 mapa,multiplayer enjoativo.

    Muito hype pra pouca coisa ,infelizmente a rare morreu
  21. nandoreis
    Mar 21, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo muito repetitivo e sem ação, passamos muitas horas no barco e as poucas horas em terras são apenas para matar umas caveirinhas.… Expand
  22. ninjaxnick
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    Launched a game with bad servers. Couldnt play the night it released and got home from work the next day and still couldnt play. We can excuse it as launch day problems and continue to support this bad habbit of launching products that dont work, Or we can let developers know this is not ok. Rent out extra servers to handle initial inrush of customers and dial back once launch is over.
  23. KhatiaSouza
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um jogo todo quebrado, quero meu dinheiro de volta! não sei o que é pior o jogo não ter um modo história ou não ter outros mapas.… Expand
  24. ThaliaMr
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um jogo em que não tem modo história não poderia ser lançado, triste fim para o xbox one.… Expand
  25. Perin644
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    Use os 14 dias gratuitos da Game Pass pra testar o jogo, porque definitivamente não vale sua compra. O jogo lembra uma beta, com tão pouco conteúdo presente. O end-game? Destravar cosmeticos pro seu pirata. Senso de progressão? Nenhum. Sinceramente, nem perca seu tempo.
  26. AirtonDiniz
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    Não consigo criar palavras para dizer o quanto esse jogo esta quebrado, sinto falta de um jogo bom para o xbox.
  27. Kristelized
    Mar 20, 2018
    1
    This game has beautiful waves, but everything else i hoped the game would be did not pan out. I know they i didn't run out of money, but it sure feels like it. Coming from unpolished games like Ark or indie games like subnautica, this game has the most boring uninspired environment . This is a game about pirates and island and the ocean and its supposed to be triple AAA but feels like itsThis game has beautiful waves, but everything else i hoped the game would be did not pan out. I know they i didn't run out of money, but it sure feels like it. Coming from unpolished games like Ark or indie games like subnautica, this game has the most boring uninspired environment . This is a game about pirates and island and the ocean and its supposed to be triple AAA but feels like its still in alpha! If you swim to the bottom of the ocean you wont even find one plant. if you run around an island you find a tiny snake ,pig or chicken and a couple generic skeletons. That's the whole game! Wait for a deep discount on this one.… Expand
  28. Silverlock
    Mar 21, 2018
    1
    An interesting game idea that could have been fun. Unfortunately, the game is overrun with griefers and is a total gank fest of crews in galleons slaughtering new players just for fun. And BEWARE -- the Microsoft Store offers no refunds, so if you want a refund, too bad!
  29. Mehran20663
    Mar 21, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. crash out to desktop is killing me every 10 min 1 time :((
    i love this game but because of this crash i cant enjoy that
    i want the beta back    … Expand
  30. playboxdo
    Mar 21, 2018
    1
    I was going to give this game a 5 just to avoid the knee-jerk reactions of those seeing a 1 but in all honesty I can't give this "game" anymore. I put "game" in quotes because there isn't much game there. The only game this generation more empty of things to do was No Man's Sky but this sure is giving it a run for it's money. Conker, Banjo, GoldenEye are three of my favorite gamesI was going to give this game a 5 just to avoid the knee-jerk reactions of those seeing a 1 but in all honesty I can't give this "game" anymore. I put "game" in quotes because there isn't much game there. The only game this generation more empty of things to do was No Man's Sky but this sure is giving it a run for it's money. Conker, Banjo, GoldenEye are three of my favorite games ever... period. Clearly Rare is Rare in name only at this point because this game is as bad as their years of Kinect garbage. This game feels like it is in the early stages of development not a $60 title. The mechanics are clunky, the activities are repetitive and the NPCs are unimaginative.

    And yes, this game is meant to be played with a full crew, with mics and this is another reason why it will be in the bargain bin by summer. And why they included "single player" is beyond me, it has even less to do than the multiplayer with a crew.

    As someone lucky enough to have extra income I picked up an Xbox One X (after selling my Xbox One S over a year ago) thinking that maybe NOW Microsoft would have some good games. But Sea of Thieves is just further proof that Xbox One is done for.    … Expand
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Metascore
69

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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