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Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fun, varied pirate adventures” (50 of 103 reviews) and “chaotic adventures with friends” (27); the most common complaint is “steep newcomer and solo challenge” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“i really love this game but if they just added base building .... and customize more this game would be played by alot more people yes its fun but its very very very repetitive only missions gold for only ship skins and…”
“Good game. No. Truly good, simply magnificent. I played for 4 hours straight, found a ship, looted it, and ended up sailing to Bone Hand port where players shoved lollipops into all my holes. 5 stars.”
“pve decent but for the love of god dont try pvp its the most sweatiest most unbalanced ♥♥♥♥ ever”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“As one of the veteran players who spent a lot of time in this game (1,417,1 Hours on Steam And 893 Hours on Xbox) and loved it, played with friends, met new friends in this game. I just wonder where the game has gone,…”
“Sailing the seas never looked so good! Between the endless quests, events, and variants of combat, the game always has something to come back to. Sailing alone or on a ship with 3 other players feels great, with good…”
“lots of fun solo or with a crew! when i play it solo its a cozy game, and when i play it with friens it crewslop”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“listen man, i've had my fun with the pvp in this game and those were good times. but i'm not looking to play with sweats every single time and also like....y'all built such a compelling and beautiful and fun world and…”
“Sailing the seas never looked so good! Between the endless quests, events, and variants of combat, the game always has something to come back to. Sailing alone or on a ship with 3 other players feels great, with good…”
“Masterpiece! Graphics, and gameplay are all top-notch.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Sailing the seas never looked so good! Between the endless quests, events, and variants of combat, the game always has something to come back to. Sailing alone or on a ship with 3 other players feels great, with good…”
“Even at full price this game is well worth it, I've never gotten so many hours from a game that I had to pay for once and not just filler hours but fun hours. There is so much adventure to be had that you can enjoy solo…”
“Insanely realistic navigation system, so many things to do in this game, and constant new updates and events! Highly recommend!”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Sailing the seas never looked so good! Between the endless quests, events, and variants of combat, the game always has something to come back to. Sailing alone or on a ship with 3 other players feels great, with good…”
“Played this here game in 21' and it was good craic! Still playing till today! #bcdracosummer”
“The only game that will make me punch holes in my wall but come back the next day. Great art style.”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“The artstyle and every official promo for this game makes it look like a fun family friendly game for all ages but its a LIE and in reality its a hardcore survival full loot pvp game with an insane skill ceiling. It's…”
“Toxic community and bad management of the game. All progression is based on cosmetics. Lame combat with no perks, no talents, no build variety, just a 3 swing combo and 5 bullet weapons. Also if you want to lean towards…”
“pve decent but for the love of god dont try pvp its the most sweatiest most unbalanced ♥♥♥♥ ever”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“As one of the veteran players who spent a lot of time in this game (1,417,1 Hours on Steam And 893 Hours on Xbox) and loved it, played with friends, met new friends in this game. I just wonder where the game has gone,…”
“Generally speaking the game encourages players to be mean to each other which makes it kind of unfun to play.”
“Toxic community and bad management of the game. All progression is based on cosmetics. Lame combat with no perks, no talents, no build variety, just a 3 swing combo and 5 bullet weapons. Also if you want to lean towards…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The artstyle and every official promo for this game makes it look like a fun family friendly game for all ages but its a LIE and in reality its a hardcore survival full loot pvp game with an insane skill ceiling. It's…”
“pve decent but for the love of god dont try pvp its the most sweatiest most unbalanced ♥♥♥♥ ever”
“Clunky movement, mentally challenged players, boring pvp, spend 30 minutes chasing a boat for 2 minutes of action, grappling hook coded by actual apes, pve is a snooze, gold is worthless only cosmetic, no objectives,…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“As one of the veteran players who spent a lot of time in this game (1,417,1 Hours on Steam And 893 Hours on Xbox) and loved it, played with friends, met new friends in this game. I just wonder where the game has gone,…”
“Toxic community and bad management of the game. All progression is based on cosmetics. Lame combat with no perks, no talents, no build variety, just a 3 swing combo and 5 bullet weapons. Also if you want to lean towards…”
“I Just cant recommend to play this game in 2026 anymore. The direction this game is headed worries me. I loved this game once. Now every announcement, every Update, every decision from the devs makes it Harder to even…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Toxic community and bad management of the game. All progression is based on cosmetics. Lame combat with no perks, no talents, no build variety, just a 3 swing combo and 5 bullet weapons. Also if you want to lean towards…”
“i really love this game but if they just added base building .... and customize more this game would be played by alot more people yes its fun but its very very very repetitive only missions gold for only ship skins and…”
“Clunky movement, mentally challenged players, boring pvp, spend 30 minutes chasing a boat for 2 minutes of action, grappling hook coded by actual apes, pve is a snooze, gold is worthless only cosmetic, no objectives,…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Over the span of almost seven years of me playing this game, I have accumulated 606 hours on Xbox, 352 hours on Steam, and hopefully more if the game continues to operate (958 𝙃𝙧 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡). Sea of Thieves, in my opinion, is one of the best open world multiplayers out there,…”
— a player, Steam review · 354 hrs played“Played this game, got touched by some pirates and got my loot stolen, got help from a kind pirate I would consider him the king of pirates from how kind he was, also got tentacle hentai'd by a craken”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played“This game can turn you two ways. 1. A mass murdering killing machine that has no family or feelings. 2. A nice calming player that loves nature and has a heart filling job of zero sacrifice.”
— a player, Steam review · 150 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Multiplayer · Open World · Adventure · Pirates · Co-op · Online Co-Op · PvP · Action · Sailing · First-Person · Exploration · Naval (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Polish, Japanese, Turkish, Thai * |
| Achievements | 290 |
| Official site | https://www.seaofthieves.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher Processor: Intel i3 4170 @ 3.7 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R9 270 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 GB available space