Best with a crew of friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Playing this game with a full galleon of my favourite people in a Discord call together is some of the most fun I've EVER had in a videogame”
Steam review · 100.1 h played ↗
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Rare Ltd2020FPS · Adventure · Action
The verdict
A beautiful, open-ended pirate sandbox that shines with a crew of friends, but forced PvP, toxic crews and Microsoft login problems sour many players. Skip it if you play solo or want chill PvE.
Great for
Groups of friends who enjoy chaotic open-world pirate adventures, treasure hunting and emergent stories
Main risk
Hours of loot lost to PvP ganking; solo and casual play feels punishing
What changed in the last 30 days
161 recent reviews
Recent negatives mention Microsoft login failures, new bugs and crashes, and a doubloon reset and monetization. Reviews cluster around these, though the exact trigger is not certain.
161 recent reviews
What players love
Emergent stories and chaotic fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The game remains the absolute peak of "generate your own story" adventures”
Steam review · 834.4 h played ↗
Beautiful visuals, water and sailing
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The ocean is beautiful. The music is relaxing.”
Steam review · 169.9 h played ↗
Lots of content and freedom
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Its replayability is insane. You can easily sink hundreds or even thousands of hours without running out of things to do.”
Steam review · 653.3 h played ↗
Authentic pirate fantasy
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“There is something uniquely satisfying about simply *being* a pirate”
Steam review · 50.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Toxic PvP, ganking and spawn camping
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“people more interested in chasing you for literal HOURS around the map not even for your loot or XP but only to spawn camp and trash talk you”
Steam review · 269.8 h played ↗
Dev decisions, FOMO and monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Screw them for taking anything I've earned.”
Steam review · 1898.8 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and bad servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Crashed to Desktop (Lacking Memory) - Crashed to Desktop (EAC Error) - Crashed to Desktop (Account Error"”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Weak solo and Safer Seas experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Playing on safer seas feels low impact, you can't progress company rep beyond Level 25”
Steam review · 203.4 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The main loop of this game is incredibly dull”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Microsoft/Xbox login and connection failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“I couldn't even get it to log into my Microsoft account and thus didn't even get to play it.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified100 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 version 18362.0 or higher
ProcessorIntel i3 4170 @ 3.7 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R9 270
Storage100 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel i7 4790 @4Ghz - AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @3.6Ghz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 1080ti - AMD Radeon Rx Vega 64 - Intel A750
Storage100 GB available space
OSWindows 10 version 18362.0 or higher
ProcessorIntel i3 4170 @ 3.7 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R9 270
Storage100 GB available space
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