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Sea of Thieves
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Sea of Thieves can be tedious and lacks a compelling progression hook beyond cosmetics, but the seas are full of exciting encounters with other players and surprises beneath the waves.
Game Info
Be the pirate you want: With musket loaded and grog in hand, the freedom of the pirate life awaits. What will your legend be? An epic multiplayer adventure: Crew up and set sail on memorable voyages. Make and break your pirate’s code on the Sea of Thieves. A treacherous shared world: Plot your course and set sail for hidden riches. Navigate the perils of a fantastical world and the danger of rival crews.
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Total Reviews: 105
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GENRES:
- Adventure
DEVELOPER(S):
- Rare
PUBLISHER(S):
- Xbox Game Studios
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- n/a
GAME MODES:
- Co-operative, Multiplayer
GAME ENGINE:
- Unreal Engine 4
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RATING & REVIEWS
Ratings & Reviews
105
Critic Reviews
67
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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Sam Loveridge (GamesRadar+)
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3.5/5 stars
“Sea of Thieves is bursting with potential for storytelling in a watery paradise, but doesn’t have enough to keep players coming back.”
David Jagneaux (IGN)
[Date Unavailable]
8/10
“Despite the lack of meaningful progression beyond cosmetics, Sea of Thieves presents an endless sea of possibilities full of exciting encounters with other players and a never-ending list of fun things to do.”
Michael Rougeau (GameSpot)
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8/10
“More than two years after its launch, Sea of Thieves has improved in countless ways.”
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Score Ranges
Read the Reviews (105 total)
| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DNews | Артем Терехов | 7 / 10 | 03-31-2018 | Sea of Thieves is excellent on paper, but underwhelming in execution. You can revel in steering your ship and pillaging other players’ ships all you want, but the truth will rise eventually — Rare’s new game extremely lacks in content and variety. And even great core gameplay mechanics can’t remedy that. | Read review |
| ACG | Jeremy Penter | Not Recommended | 03-21-2018 | Video Review | Read review |
| Areajugones | Víctor Rodríguez | 6.5 / 10 | 03-25-2018 | Sea of Thieves has fresh and great ideas that work good. However, due to very repetitive missons, lack of content and bad endgame, this game turns into a tedious one after a few hours. | Read review |
| Atomix | Pamela Lima | 78 / 100 | 03-26-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a very risky game. Not only it comes out after very successful multiplayer projects like Diablo, Borderlands and even Destiny, but it has some difficulties while trying to play with other users and some confusing progress mechanics. But when you are able to play it with people willing to achieve the goal missions and be communicative, the experience changes completely for the best. | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | William Schwartz | 3.5 / 5 stars | 03-20-2018 | Jack of many trades, master of none. Sea of Thieves has a beautiful, wide ocean to explore. It’s too bad that it feels about as deep as a puddle. | Read review |
| AusGamers | Kosta Andreadis | 7 / 10 | 03-28-2018 | What’s here is extremely polished and wonderful to look at. And if the simple joys of sailing through Sea of Thieves gorgeous world clicks with you as it did me, then however long you spend visiting outposts and islands and strange wrecks – will be time well spent. | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Mohamad Shokri | 8 / 10 | 04-30-2018 | Sea of Thieves offers a very unique experience by putting players in the role of pirates and throwing them out in a massive, detailed world. Team-up with a few friends and you’ll enjoy every second of your time. | Read review |
| Cerealkillerz | Lukas Kopf | 6.5 / 10 | 03-25-2018 | It would be safe to say that Sea of Thieves may need a bit of refinement to develop the full potential that it could have by far. The multiplayer approach is well chosen and the rare naval battles become the highlight of every adventure. But the missing content that should keep you in the mood and the missing level system let you lose the initial adventure euphoria quickly. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Jed Whitaker | 5.5 / 10 | 03-21-2018 | Sea of Thieves feels like a game that should be offered for $10–$20 tops as an early access or game preview product. There just isn’t enough content or depth here, its core gameplay is grinding repetitive fetch quests and not a whole lot else, the progression here just isn’t fulfilling, and fun factor depends on who you’re playing with. | Read review |
| Cheat Code Central | Sean Engemann | 4.1 / 5 stars | 03-20-2017 | Sea of Thieves plots a course in the opposite direction of most big budget, predictable affairs. Loot is not about gaining power, and the thrill is in the voyage, not the destination. This may alienate some gamers, but it is a breath of fresh air for those willing to embrace the change. However, Rare will soon find the community clamoring for more content and improved social options to keep players invested and using their freedom to create limitless and fascinating stories. | Read review |
| COGconnected | Garrett Drake | 65 / 100 | 03-28-2018 | Between the game’s breathtaking visuals, candid humor, and heavy emphasis on cooperative play, the horizon is bright for Rare’s swashbuckling shared-world adventure. | Read review |
| Critical Hit | Alessandro Barbosa | 6 / 10 | 03-26-2018 | Sea of Thieves has a startlingly gorgeous presentation and well-thought-out pirate simulation for you to get excited over. But its spell on the high-seas is short-lived, with a lack of incentivising quests and lacklustre combat forcing you to make your own compelling reasons to stick with it rather than it not loosening its grasp on your attention. | Read review |
| cublikefoot | Chase Ferrin | 9 / 10 | 06-10-2020 | Sea of Thieves is a reminder that you don’t need constant level ups, unlocks, upgrades, or really any concrete progression to make a fun video game. It is perhaps one of the best examples of “pure fun”, where I often find myself loading it up without any idea of what I’ll be doing and without any specific goal in mind. The core gameplay is just that good, and combined with the excellent multiplayer features and the in-depth co-op mechanics, it’s honestly one of the best multiplayer games available today, one that the devs are constantly adding to at that. | Read review |
| Destructoid | Jordan Devore | 6.5 / 10 | 03-23-2018 | The foundation is great. The fundamentals are there. It doesn’t take much imagination to see how this game could blossom into something magnificent. But so long as it’s missing long-term depth and incentives to stick around past the first few weeks, Sea of Thieves will feel like a missed opportunity. | Read review |
| Digiato | Shayan Ziaei | 60 / 100 | 04-08-2018 | In its current state, Sea of Thieves is nothing more than a heavily polished alpha version of a much more complex game, a game that needs to changed tremendously to be what Rare advertised. Still, its a joyful experience and game pass have made it much more worthwhile than paying 60 bucks. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Nathaniel Stevens | 7.3 / 10 | 09-19-2017 | Sea of Thieves’ concept is beautifully drawn up. It has exploration, intense PvP and one of the most beautiful sea adventures to ever grace gaming, but it is lacking in content and it needs more reason to keep players moving and exploring. It has plenty of space on its plate for that, but in its vanilla form there’s nothing really to fill that space. I suspect that won’t be the case for long, if Rare has anything to say, but that is the current case now. | Read review |
| Digital Trends | Will Fulton | 4 / 5 stars | 03-27-2018 | ‘Sea of Thieves’ feels a little thin, but its unique foundation has captured our imagination. | Read review |
| DualShockers | Michael Ruiz | 6 / 10 | 03-29-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a mixed bag of emotions for me. It’s a great social experience to play with a group of friends and sail on the prettiest water you will ever see in a video game. It’s also bogged down by tedious and repetitive voyages that reward you with meager pay. When you can eventually purchase an item, it will only affect how you look. If that is the case, it seems puzzling that I can’t create a character I want to flaunt to any passerby. There is enjoyment to be found in Sea of Thieves, but not enough to keep you interested in the long term. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Brad Ellis | 3.25 / 5 stars | 03-27-2018 | Sea of Thieves is an ambitious game filled with some great ideas. Being able to explore the high seas with friends while collecting treasure, battling other pirates, and solving riddles is fun the first few times. However, after the short honeymoon phase is over, there’s not much left to keep your crew from abandoning ship. | Read review |
| EGM | Michael Goroff | 6 / 10 | 03-23-2018 | Sea of Thieves’ world isn’t completely lacking in achievement, thanks to its luscious visuals and excellent sailing mechanics, but it feels completely undercooked in terms of actual gameplay. Perhaps ironically, Sea of Thieves feels like the skeleton of a game rather than a fully realized experience. Rare promises that more content is coming, but judging on what the game offers now, it’s a journey not worth taking—at least not yet. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Christian Donlan | Recommended | 03-27-2018 | A limited and simplistic pirate adventure, but one with an abundance of character and a thrilling conviction in its own ideas. | Read review |
| Everyeye.it | Francesco Serino | 7 / 10 | 03-23-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a game you won’t forget. Wonderful to see, amazing to listen to, unique in a group and decidedly particular on their own, Rare’s pirate adventure is a thunderous experiment built by combining all the typical defects of the genre to transform them into a single extraordinary virtue. It is not a game for everyone, certainly not for those who want to feel invincible and the only vain protagonist, but it is a work that has all the credentials to become something precious. | Read review |
| Flickering Myth | Shaun Munro | 5.5 / 10 | 03-27-2018 | How much patience you’ll have for Sea of Thieves will depend almost entirely on your social set-up, how much you care for loot and how allergic you are to repetition. | Read review |
| Game Debate | Jon Sutton | 7.5 / 10 | 03-24-2018 | For now, it’s wholeheartedly recommended you dive in with a crew of friends, provided they’re willing to take the long-term approach. The horizontal progression means players won’t be punished for not playing, which could make Sea of Thieves fantastic to dip into as and when the content updates arrive. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Kyle Hilliard | 7 / 10 | 03-22-2018 | Sea of Thieves can be tedious, and it lacks a compelling progression hook, but it excels as a cooperative story generator for you and your friends | Read review |
| Game Revolution | Paul Tamburro | 2.5 / 5 stars | 03-26-2018 | As it stands, it’s difficult to recommend in its current state, regardless of how lovely its water looks. | Read review |
| Gameblog | Julien Hubert | 7 / 10 | 03-26-2018 | Sea of Thieves is absolutely great, but great for just a few days (for four days for example). That’s how long it takes to realize that there is a big problem of content that makes the game quickly ultra repetitive | Read review |
| GameCrate | Justin Woo | 7 / 10 | 03-26-2018 | Sea of Thieves has glimmers of promise and is gorgeous to look at, but single player play is virtually worthless, and the repetitive nature of the quests and empty world leave the game feeling incomplete and overpriced. | Read review |
| GameMAG | KOZIK | 7 / 10 | 04-03-2018 | During first few days Sea of Thieves feels like a brilliant pirate adventure game. Beautiful world, unique co-op mechanics, complex ship management from the first person view, great compass system without any mini-maps with marks, and battles between the players create a huge number of interesting situations. But then you begin to understand that exploration element is underdeveloped, the world is barren, and there are too few opportunities for new fresh adventures. Basic mechanics are incredibly cool and promising, so Rare needs to act fast and create new content updates and expansions. | Read review |
| Gameplanet | Matt Maguire | 5 / 10 | 04-05-2018 | Sea of Thieves isn’t a complete game. Much of what’s present is enchanting, but repetition will claim most before the kraken does. Check it out on Xbox Games Pass for a month, or hold out and hope that it is filled out in time. | Read review |
| GamePro | Tobias Veltin | 72 / 100 | 03-26-2018 | Permanently monotonous, but due to its unpredictability also enormously fun open-world pirate adventure with great optics. | Read review |
| Gamerheadquarters | Jason Stettner | 8 / 10 | 03-23-2018 | Sea of Thieves truly is the ultimate pirate fantasy and adventure, it does however really come down to how much you like the core gameplay. | Read review |
| Gamers Heroes | Blaine Smith | 4 / 10 | 03-22-2018 | This game was not ready for release, it was not ready to be played by the masses, and it most certainly is not worth the $60 price tag. | Read review |
| Gamersky | 不倒翁蜀黍 | 6.5 / 10 | 03-31-2018 | The graphics performance of Sea of Thieves is amazing, and indeed it’s fun to sail with your friends. But dull combat and repeated missions ruined it. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Michael Rougeau | 8 / 10 | 06-04-2020 | More than two years after its launch, Sea of Thieves has improved in countless ways. | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | Sam Loveridge | 3.5 / 5 stars | 03-23-2018 | Sea of Thieves is bursting with potential for storytelling in a watery paradise, but doesn’t have enough to keep players coming back. | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Kinsey Danzis | 8 / 10 | 04-04-2018 | This historian notes the progression in the pirate’s attitude. At the outset, she is optimistic at best and infuriated at worst. Her outlook seems to peak when she first joins a crew and sails with friends, but she cannot maintain that energy, and eventually devolves once again into frustration—primarily, it seems, with other pirates of the time, who show little to no restraint in their violence for no reason. However, she maintains a constant love for the sea, and seemed to greatly enjoy the time she spent in a full crew; even throughout misfortunes, such as lost ships and chicken mishaps, there seemed to be great amusement. Perhaps, had she a more accessible and constant crew, her piracy might not have ended so soon after her arrival in the Sea of Thieves. | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Will Borger | 8 / 10 | 03-25-2018 | Sea of Thieves’ excellent gameplay loop and compelling world make up for some minor issues. Rare still has work to do here, but this is a great start. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Travis Northup | 80 / 100 | 03-25-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a disgustingly enjoyable game that is endlessly entertaining among friends. That said, it has an incredible deficit of organized content, too few customization options, and needs a bigger, more varied world map. I have no doubt that as the game grows and evolves, it will become an iconic, phenomenal title, but for now it remains deeply flawed even while being relentlessly fun. | Read review |
| GearNuke | Muhammad Ali Bari | 6.5 / 10 | 03-23-2018 | Sea of Thieves offers a lackluster voyage past the first few hours, and feels incomplete. However, there is some fun to be had when the game works well as a social sandbox. There’s plenty of unrealized potential here, as it’s evident that the foundation is there for Rare to build upon in the months to come. | Read review |
| Geeks Under Grace | Andrew Feistner | 7 / 10 | 05-22-2018 | While the first few weeks were rough seas, the now smooth online experience will hold nothing in store for you but more laughs than a barrel of bananas. | Read review |
| Generación Xbox | Alberto Rocha | 9 / 10 | 03-22-2018 | Sea of thieves is one of a kind, a very rare game that will be a sea of joy for ones, and a strange and empty game, that lack some of the basics of modern games. For me is a total success, that has filled my hours with plenty of unforgettable moments. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Nicola Ardron | 7 / 10 | 03-27-2018 | A game brimming with potential. Incredible attention to detail and the potential to create your own stories is tempered somewhat by a lack of guided content to keep players motivated. | Read review |
| GRYOnline.pl | Grzegorz Misztal | 6 / 10 | 03-26-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a letdown. In its core it seems like a pleasant game for a few, or maybe a dozen hours that you can test for free by activating the Xbox Game Pass account. The cooperation in this game works really neat. But on the other hand, there are several problems like server issues and lack of content. Furthermore, the game is quite expensive. | Read review |
| Guardian | Keith Stuart | 3 / 5 stars | 04-03-2018 | Teamwork makes the game in this gorgeous pirate adventure, whether you’re fighting the Kraken or chasing pigs | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Kyle LeClair | 3.5 / 5 stars | 03-29-2018 | When Sea of Thieves clicks, most likely because you have a full galleon of fellow pirates to work with, it can create a rousing, fun experience whether completing a long voyage for the Gold Hoarders or even just sailing around, looking for any hidden secrets or loot. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | Martín Amechazurra Falagán | 78 / 100 | 03-23-2018 | Sea of Thieves shines the most when playing with friends. The gameplay is both fun and accessible, and the technical aspects of the game are truly wonderful, but everything is weighed down by the lack of more contents and of greater variety | Read review |
| IGN | David Jagneaux | 8 / 10 | 03-19-2020 | Despite the lack of meaningful progression beyond cosmetics, Sea of Thieves presents an endless sea of possibilities full of exciting encounters with other players and a never-ending list of fun things to do. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Giovanni Marrelli | 7 / 10 | 01-01-2014 | Sea of Thieves is a fascinating experience that is undermined by the lack of variety and player progression. A game that shines if played along with your buddies, but fails to engage the user if played without a group of friends. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Juan García | 7.7 / 10 | 01-01-2014 | A good effort but a shallow offer on its genre. Its success depends on the postlaunch support provided by Rare, because there’s a certain degree of lack of contents on the actual game. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Hugh Mitchell | 3 / 5 stars | 03-27-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a multiplayer pirate adventure game, rich with unrealised potential that isn’t worth your time in its current state. | Read review |
| Jump Dash Roll | Andrew Phillips | 5 / 10 | 03-27-2018 | Charming and beautiful but severely lacking in content, Sea of Thieves feels like an early access game that will one day come good. For now it’s throwaway fun with your friends and simply not worth full retail price. | Read review |
| Kotaku | Heather Alexandra | Recommended | 04-06-2018 | Even in its current seemingly incomplete state, Sea of Thieves is still rewarding. | Read review |
| Leadergamer | Kaan Gezer | Recommended | 03-21-2018 | This game definitely needs to play with a friend. It can be difficult and boring from time to time if you play it alone. I like single-player games. I don’t like playing online games, especially games that require communication via microphone. Despite this problem, when my friends are offline, I always want to play with people I don’t know. Because I want to play this game. Sea of Thieves that effective on me. Like I said, Sea of Thieves is definitely a video game that I recommend. I would like to thank Rare and Microsoft teams for producing such a video game. | Read review |
| LevelUp | Luis Sánchez | 7.6 / 10 | 01-01-1970 | Sea of Thieves most compelling activity happens when player ships clashes in PvP combat. However, PvE content is lackluster and easy forgettable, despite being set up in a beautiful world. This game has a potential unlike any other and might be the game we dreamed in 2 o 3 years. | Read review |
| Merlin’in Kazanı | Furkan Güler | 68 / 100 | 03-23-2018 | Rare, one of the most established developer teams in the video game world, appeared before the players with a real game that stood on the ground after a long time. The team, which mainly developed Kinect games for Microsoft in the Xbox 360 era, wants to give players a very different experience in the new generation. I say different because Sea of Thieves really stands before us as a game like no other. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 6 / 10 | 03-27-2018 | A uniquely open-ended online adventure with some of the best co-op of any game, but at the moment there’s not nearly enough content or variety to keep it interesting for long. | Read review |
| MMORPG.com | Joseph Bradford | 4 / 10 | 03-30-2018 | At the end of the day, Rare promised a grand pirate adventure, but missed the mark on so much they could have done. | Read review |
| MonsterVine | Diego Escala | 2.5 / 5 stars | 03-27-2018 | Sea of Thieves can be a complete blast to play with your friends but a lack of content, an almost disastrous launch laden with server issues and some highly questionable design decisions makes what should have been the ultimate pirate game into a complete and utter disappointment. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Tim Reid | 67 / 100 | 03-31-2018 | Sea of Thieves has provided some of my favorite gaming moments this year, but the repetitive voyages and reliance on currently infrequent player encounters to keep things interesting mean the seas are a bit shallower than you might expect in a full-price game. | Read review |
| Nexus | Robert de Wit | 6.5 / 10 | 03-26-2018 | Simply put, it is a game that brings the pirate experience to life perfectly, but after a couple of hours, you will feel less like Blackbeard, and more like his manager. Rare could’ve done so much more with this opportunity, and hopefully, they will add some new content to spice things up. | Read review |
| Niche Gamer | Brandon Lyttle | 10 / 10 | 07-19-2020 | Sea of Thieves genuinely attempts to appeal to a wide audience with its cartoonish charm, fun music, humor, and skillful naval combat; distinguishing itself as one of the best casual action games out there. | Read review |
| NoobFeed | Adam Siddiqui | 68 / 100 | 03-23-2018 | Sea of Thieves teases you with this largely unexplored ocean until you realize there’s not much out there. | Read review |
| Oyungezer Online | Utku Çakır | 5.2 / 10 | 03-21-2018 | I am sure we can find the rest of the game buried underneath the sand on one of the islands. Even if Rare promises to support the game further down the road, I can’t recommend Sea of Thieves to anyone right now. | Read review |
| Pardis Game | Kasra Karimi Asl | 7 / 10 | 04-06-2018 | Sea of Thieves is an ideal base and if the flaws get fixed, it can be one of the most exhilarating games out there. But right now despite its efforts in creating memorable moments, the game never peaks and its flaws are like a speed bump in Rare’s goal: player enjoyment | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Tyler Wilde | 72 / 100 | 03-23-2018 | A superb water park for four friends to splash around in, but progression is sluggish and there are too few surprises beneath the waves. | Read review |
| PCGamesN | Dustin Bailey | 8 / 10 | 02-21-2019 | A year of updates has helped fill out its light content, but the real magic was there from the start. Rare’s take on cartoon piracy encourages you to behave as a cartoon pirate should: a little bloodthirsty, a little silly, and almost always drunk.Dustin Bailey | Read review |
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Max Parker | 8.3 / 10 | 03-27-2018 | For now, it’s a wonderful social experience that kept me wanting to see more. And when I wasn’t playing, I was looking forward to returning to the open sea. | Read review |
| Player2.net.au | James Swinbanks | Not Recommended | 04-04-2018 | It remains to be seen how Sea of Thieves will grow in the future–being a live game it almost certainly will change at some point–but it’s hard not to come away feeling disappointed. Because Sea of Thieves is really a likeable, charming game that I want to see become better. It’s just not there right now. | Read review |
| Polygon | Russ Frushtick | 6.5 / 10 | 03-21-2018 | Sailing across the open ocean becomes less of a thrilling embodiment of cooperation and more of a chore. | Read review |
| Post Arcade (National Post) | Chad Sapieha | 8 / 10 | 03-23-2018 | Rare’s pirate simulation is a blissfully uncomplicated blast, but you’ll need a close crew of friends to make the most of it | Read review |
| PowerUp! | Leo Stevenson | 8 / 10 | 04-02-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a game that is only going to get better. While it may be a little empty now, the mechanics, the world and the experiences you can already have are incredible. | Read review |
| Press Start | James Berich | 5 / 10 | 03-31-2018 | While Sea of Thieves is one of the best-looking games this generation, it unfortunately fails to live up to the expectations of most players. Incredibly fun with friends and designed to encourage teamwork successfully, Sea of Thieves just lacks the content or the staying power to be worth it. The foundation here is solid, and I’m sure it’ll grow into something remarkable as time goes by, but in its current state, the state it’s being offered in, it’s hard to recommend. | Read review |
| Rectify Gaming | Noah Bucci | 7.5 / 10 | 04-23-2018 | Every time I pick up this game, I have fun, especially with friends and I cannot wait for what the future holds. | Read review |
| Reno Gazette-Journal | Jason Hidalgo | 6 / 10 | 05-09-2018 | There will be people who will absolutely love Sea of Thieves and the unbridled freedom it provides. Others, however, will be left wanting more. Although the game looks great and has a solid foundation, it’s missing key pieces to bring together its more solid elements. It certainly has its flashes of brilliance and can be a blast when played with a group of friends. A poor solo experience, however, combined with a lack of diversity as far as things to do, make its waters seem shallower than initially expected. | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Alec Meer | Recommended | 03-23-2018 | Rare unquestionably need to apply new meat to these beautiful bones. I’ve enjoyed the ambience of Sea of Thieves so much that I want it to be something that stays in my life for a long time to come, but, in its current state, I know that is impossible. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | عبدالمحسن الغريب | 5 / 10 | 03-26-2018 | Sea of Thieves might have a great idea for a pirates world game but not the best execution. The game feels like an open beta and missing a lot of things to compete with other online based games. At this time, I’d recommend to ignore it until more issues get fixed and the experience becomes better. | Read review |
| Saving Content | Scott Ellison II | 4 / 5 stars | 03-30-2018 | Sea of Thieves is what pirate dreams are made of. It’s got some holes that need plugging, and I think time will be it’s biggest benefit | Read review |
| Screen Rant | Rob Keyes | 2.5 / 5 stars | 03-20-2018 | Can Rare make this Xbox exclusive last? | Read review |
| SECTOR.sk | Peter Dragula | 7.5 / 10 | 03-26-2018 | Really funny co-op game set in age of pirates. Its not for everyone, but if you want relax on the high seas, drink beer and fight the kraken, it’s for you. | Read review |
| Sirus Gaming | Enricko Ozoa | 6 / 10 | 03-30-2018 | I hate to say that this game left me feeling utterly disappointed. It was fun when you experience everything for the first time, but the novelty wears off way too quickly as the game feels very incomplete. It has so many things that should have made it amazing. You can literally see and feel the aspects that make the game work as well as what could have made people wanting more. But sadly, it lacks so much to the point where it feels like Microsoft forced Rare to rush the game right out of the door in the hopes that what it currently has is good enough to make quick sales. All that potential wasted like a beautiful galleon sinking to its watery grave. | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Jeremy Winslow | 2 / 5 stars | 03-26-2018 | U.K.-based developer Rare has crafted an experience that’s as wide as an ocean but only as deep as a puddle. | Read review |
| SomHráč.sk | Lukáš Zábojník | 75 / 100 | 04-03-2018 | Sea of Thieves is an unique adventure that’s best played with a group of friends. Solo players will run into repetition and boredom sooner or later. The game could use some more variability in content, but you won’t care about that while playing in a well-coordinated group. | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Daniele Spelta | 7.5 / 10 | 03-26-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a continuous experiment, a strange role-playing game where you decide what kind of pirate you will be | Read review |
| Stevivor | Hamish Lindsay | 4 / 10 | 03-24-2018 | Sea of Thieves promised to be an exciting sandbox for players to sail the seas and have all kinds of piratey adventures. To its credit, Rare was upfront about what we should expect here – two ships, three guilds and three mission types — still, when the release date rolled round and this full-priced game set sail, it still managed to feel like an early access title. | Read review |
| TechnoBuffalo | Eric Frederiksen | 3 / 5 stars | 03-28-2018 | With time, though, Rare could make Sea of Thieves into one of the system’s standout titles that shows what systems like cross-play can do as well as reminding us of Rare’s long history. | Read review |
| TechRaptor | Anson Chan | 6 / 10 | 03-21-2018 | A great, even exceptional, game if you want a quick pirate fix, but there’s not much to do after the first couple of hours. | Read review |
| Telegraph | Jack Yarwood | 4 / 5 stars | 03-27-2018 | Rare have been clear about their goal of wanting players to create their own stories within Sea of Thieves, and it is safe to say they’ve succeeded. Let’s hope they can keep the ship on course. | Read review |
| The Angry Joe Show | Joe Vargas | 4 / 10 | 03-27-2018 | Video Review | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Davide Mancini | 7 / 10 | 03-27-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a game with great potential, but undermined by the lack of variety and depth. Meditative alone, fascinating and epic in multiplayer, the navigation experience provided by Rare is truly unique and brilliant. On the other hand, the extreme freedom given to the player cannot be fulfilled because of clumsy boots on the ground mechanics and quest structure far too repetitive. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Stefan L | 7 / 10 | 03-29-2018 | Sea of Thieves defies modern gaming conventions in brilliant and refreshing fashion, creating a fairly unique sandbox where you and your crew need to find your own fun. It might be in real need of more variety to the quests and activities, but Sea of Thieves’ curious charms are like a siren’s song that keep drawing me back for more piratical adventures on the high seas. | Read review |
| ThisGenGaming | Brianna Thibodeaux | 7.5 / 10 | 05-04-2018 | Overall, aside from the few negative experiences that I have with the game so far, I find that by Rare updating the issues is a good thing and aside from the few issues that I did have with the game, it is quite enjoyable from the times that I was on the open seas. Hopefully Rare will continue to update the game and add more to it as time goes on but for now, Sea of Thieves is a great game to unleash your inner pirate and set sail on the open seas! | Read review |
| TrueAchievements | Mark Delaney | 4 / 5 stars | 03-26-2018 | Sea of Thieves is all journey with no real destination, but if that doesn’t immediately turn you away, it’ll be a pirates life for you. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Zhiqing Wan | 3.5 / 5 stars | 03-23-2018 | Having fun in Sea of Thieves is a slow burn at the moment. Most of the game involves you just chilling on your ship while looking for other pirates to steal from, or for the raids to start. | Read review |
| USgamer | Mike Williams | 3 / 5 stars | 03-23-2018 | After a year or two, I think Sea of Thieves might be a complete winner. Right now, it’s uneven. | Read review |
| VG247 | Kirk McKeand | Recommended | 03-22-2018 | I am sitting cross-legged in a watchtower, praying the crew searching for me doesn’t realise I’m here. | Read review |
| VGChartz | Ben Dye | 5 / 10 | 03-29-2018 | About as empty as a lost bottle found at sea. | Read review |
| VGN | Marco Simone Rossi | 8.5 / 10 | 05-14-2019 | In conclusion, Sea of Thieves: Anniversary Update is the worthy successor to what was shown in the first year of Microsoft’s pirate title. | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Alice Bell | 6 / 10 | 03-27-2018 | Rare’s piratical playground looks lovely, but you have to make a bit too much of your own fun. The sound and the fury of the waves is lovely, but for Sea of Thieves to be properly good it needs to give the players more to work with. | Read review |
| Wccftech | Alessio Palumbo, Christian Vaz, Rosh Kelly, Kai Powell | 6 / 10 | 04-08-2018 | Sea of Thieves is a daring attempt by Rare but also a lacking one on so many fronts. While the graphics are fantastic and the game has a unique charm, ultimately the world feels empty, devoid of content and features. Sailing with friends can be an exhilarating experience at first, but when there’s not much to do the fun dies down pretty quickly. | Read review |
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