Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

    Crews of up to four sail a pirate ship together, hunting treasure and fighting other crews.

    Rare Ltd, Rare · published by Xbox Game Studios

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Online versus
    1 source
    Players in online co-op
    1 source
    Crossplay
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Not known yet
    Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    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.
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 89% positive from 374,330 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 66/100 from 12 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 331544Total negative: 42786Total reviews: 374330{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":331544,"total_negative":42786,"total_reviews":374330}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 11137Name: Sea of ThievesUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/sea-of-thievesCreated at: 1434390241First release date: 1521504000Total rating: 68.90953618143467Total rating count: 305Aggregated rating: 66.41666666666667Aggregated rating count: 12Hypes: 102Release dates: [{"id":325913,"date":1604966400,"human":"Nov 10, 2020"},{"id":566539,"date":1714435200,"human":"Apr 30, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":130641,"date":1521504000,"human":"Mar 20, 2018"},{"id":130642,"date":1521504000,"human":"Mar 20, 2018"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":20455,"name":"Purple Lamp Studios"},"developer":false,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":771,"name":"Rare"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":17966,"name":"Xbox Game Studios"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]{"id":11137,"name":"Sea of Thieves","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/sea-of-thieves","created_at":1434390241,"first_release_date":1521504000,"total_rating":68.90953618143467,"total_rating_count":305,"aggregated_rating":66.41666666666667,"aggregated_rating_count":12,"hypes":102,"release_dates":[{"id":325913,"date":1604966400,"human":"Nov 10, 2020"},{"id":566539,"date":1714435200,"human":"Apr 30, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":130641,"date":1521504000,"human":"Mar 20, 2018"},{"id":130642,"date":1521504000,"human":"Mar 20, 2018"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":20455,"name":"Purple Lamp Studios"},"developer":false,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":771,"name":"Rare"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":17966,"name":"Xbox Game Studios"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.