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Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition cover art

Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

Rare Ltd · Xbox Game Studios · 2020-06-03

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Sea of Thieves · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 30, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Mar 20, 2018 (Xbox One), Mar 20, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

2,025
playing now
89%
positive of 374k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1,197
twitch viewers (latest)
19.3
viewers/channel (concentration)
66/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (288 ratings)
4.10★
PlayStation Store rating (24,760 ratings)
2020h
to beat · rushed 100h · completionist 5075h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

2,025 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Sea of Thieves is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Rare and published by Xbox Game Studios. The player assumes the role of a pirate who completes voyages from different trading companies. The multiplayer game sees players explore an open world via a pirate ship from a first-person perspective. Players may encounter each other during their adventures, sometimes forming alliances, and sometimes going head-to-head.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,025 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10,460 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,308/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.5M–17M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 374,102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $13.99 at Steam (2025-02-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 29 of 50 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17k17k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 13,441 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,881 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7,939 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,258 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4,602 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 561 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4,446 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 558 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,887 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 333 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 17,295 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 803 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8,607 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 771 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10,896 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,065 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6,424 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 642 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4,955 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 430 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9,674 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 935 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6,251 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 702 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12,052 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,506 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10,041 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,162 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4,778 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 561 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4,767 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 558 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3,647 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 382 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6,906 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 475 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7,397 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 676 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8,167 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 870 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4,848 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 589 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3,658 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 457 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6,343 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 714 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4,271 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 475 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6,027 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 668 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5,613 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 712 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4,378 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 603 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4,169 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 506 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2,740 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 335 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6,048 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 531 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4,422 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 541 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4,818 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 547 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3,862 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 498 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4,187 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 499 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3,785 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 506 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3,432 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 482 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2,702 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 341 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4,668 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 652 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2,586 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 431 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,883 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 430 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3,692 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 575 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4,083 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 388 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,740 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 480 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3,612 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 539 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2,689 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 383 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3,032 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 472 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,922 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 527 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3,811 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 703 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3,460 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 728 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,954 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 682 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,240 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 523 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,645 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 368 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,593 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 313 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2,195 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,018 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 273 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,474 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 267 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2,151 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 405 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,053 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 378 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,335 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 306 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,465 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 328 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,356 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 293 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,775 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 504 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,183 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 339 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 815 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 952 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,509 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,386 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 303 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,492 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 347 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 924 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,019 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 292 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,055 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 308 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 865 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 313 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,291 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 342 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,258 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 895 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 85 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14k4032026-09-15 11:00 — 2,562 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 6,506 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 4,299 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 6,298 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 14,010 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 5,469 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 2,706 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 7,375 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 6,137 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 4,791 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 6,786 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 4,748 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 2,252 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 5,241 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 8,362 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 2,472 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 4,591 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 6,147 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 2,763 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 4,621 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 7,898 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 2,987 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 2,025 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
29k3.8kJun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 29,454 · peak 66,632Aug 2020 — avg 12,359 · peak 29,221Oct 2020 — avg 6,267 · peak 13,235Dec 2020 — avg 13,250 · peak 45,381Feb 2021 — avg 15,068 · peak 27,909Apr 2021 — avg 18,631 · peak 46,670Jun 2021 — avg 24,421 · peak 62,889Aug 2021 — avg 11,112 · peak 19,422Oct 2021 — avg 8,330 · peak 17,813Dec 2021 — avg 13,039 · peak 31,079Feb 2022 — avg 11,732 · peak 23,915Apr 2022 — avg 15,766 · peak 35,219Jun 2022 — avg 14,159 · peak 28,040Aug 2022 — avg 13,465 · peak 30,077Oct 2022 — avg 7,960 · peak 19,370Dec 2022 — avg 11,964 · peak 24,109Feb 2023 — avg 11,641 · peak 32,587Apr 2023 — avg 12,533 · peak 28,997Jun 2023 — avg 8,671 · peak 16,429Aug 2023 — avg 8,224 · peak 18,444Oct 2023 — avg 11,620 · peak 29,275Dec 2023 — avg 8,746 · peak 19,526Feb 2024 — avg 9,702 · peak 23,076Apr 2024 — avg 9,431 · peak 32,123Jun 2024 — avg 11,824 · peak 29,515Aug 2024 — avg 9,219 · peak 19,737Oct 2024 — avg 6,850 · peak 15,848Dec 2024 — avg 6,080 · peak 14,010Feb 2025 — avg 8,619 · peak 31,500Apr 2025 — avg 5,967 · peak 13,925Jun 2025 — avg 6,221 · peak 14,210Aug 2025 — avg 6,073 · peak 12,743Oct 2025 — avg 4,068 · peak 9,707Dec 2025 — avg 5,333 · peak 14,799Feb 2026 — avg 5,186 · peak 12,451Apr 2026 — avg 5,708 · peak 14,274Jun 2026 — avg 5,795 · peak 13,168Aug 2026 — avg 4,709 · peak 9,865
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
2322322026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 232 new positive2026-09-21: 94 new negative2026-09-22: 53 new positive2026-09-22: 14 new negative2026-09-23: 59 new positive2026-09-23: 7 new negative2026-09-24: 35 new positive2026-09-24: 12 new negative2026-09-25: 57 new positive2026-09-25: 7 new negative2026-09-26: 52 new positive2026-09-26: 11 new negative2026-09-27: 58 new positive2026-09-27: 8 new negative2026-09-28: 47 new positive2026-09-28: 10 new negative2026-09-29: 31 new positive2026-09-29: 5 new negative2026-09-30: 19 new positive2026-09-30: 5 new negative2026-10-01: 16 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 12 new positive2026-10-02: 11 new negative2026-10-03: 17 new positive2026-10-03: 6 new negative2026-10-04: 72 new positive2026-10-04: 12 new negative2026-10-05: 35 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 18 new positive2026-10-06: 8 new negative2026-10-07: 26 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 20 new positive2026-10-08: 10 new negative2026-10-09: 25 new positive2026-10-09: 7 new negative2026-10-10: 20 new positive2026-10-10: 11 new negative2026-10-11: 12 new positive2026-10-11: 13 new negative2026-10-12: 22 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 8 new positive2026-10-14: 8 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$0.002018-09-202026-10-142018-09-20 — best price $38.992018-11-14 — best price $29.992018-12-20 — best price $29.992020-09-17 — best price $19.992020-11-13 — best price $39.992021-01-05 — best price $39.992021-03-22 — best price $39.992021-05-31 — best price $39.992021-09-16 — best price $23.992021-12-04 — best price $39.992022-02-03 — best price $39.992022-06-02 — best price $19.992022-09-27 — best price $39.992023-01-05 — best price $39.992023-03-23 — best price $39.992023-06-20 — best price $39.992023-09-19 — best price $39.992023-11-21 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $39.992024-03-21 — best price $39.992024-06-27 — best price $19.992024-09-19 — best price $19.992024-12-03 — best price $39.992025-02-17 — best price $13.992025-04-24 — best price $19.992025-06-24 — best price $13.992025-08-21 — best price $39.992025-10-16 — best price $19.992025-12-04 — best price $39.992026-01-08 — best price $39.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-05-05 — best price $19.992026-06-16 — best price $39.992026-07-15 — best price $13.992026-08-26 — best price $0.002026-10-07 — best price $0.002026-10-14 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.0k2802026-06-03 — 375 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,030 pageviews2026-06-11 — 423 pageviews2026-06-15 — 619 pageviews2026-06-19 — 410 pageviews2026-06-23 — 697 pageviews2026-06-27 — 430 pageviews2026-07-01 — 438 pageviews2026-07-05 — 412 pageviews2026-07-09 — 511 pageviews2026-07-13 — 452 pageviews2026-07-17 — 393 pageviews2026-07-21 — 352 pageviews2026-07-25 — 344 pageviews2026-07-29 — 335 pageviews2026-08-02 — 370 pageviews2026-08-06 — 351 pageviews2026-08-10 — 400 pageviews2026-08-14 — 317 pageviews2026-08-18 — 331 pageviews2026-08-22 — 307 pageviews2026-08-26 — 342 pageviews2026-08-30 — 355 pageviews2026-09-03 — 363 pageviews2026-09-07 — 352 pageviews2026-09-11 — 394 pageviews2026-09-15 — 496 pageviews2026-09-19 — 522 pageviews2026-09-23 — 849 pageviews2026-09-27 — 448 pageviews2026-10-01 — 345 pageviews2026-10-05 — 438 pageviews2026-10-09 — 329 pageviews2026-10-12 — 428 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

8.0k4592026-09-30 21:34 — 2,973 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 952 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 7,982 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 1,501 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 1,862 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 3,032 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 824 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 1,097 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 2,421 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 944 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 1,495 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 1,221 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 995 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 2,900 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 807 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 813 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 1,173 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 603 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 1,231 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 738 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 557 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 2,078 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 623 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 859 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 1,789 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 701 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 1,345 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 808 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 777 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 1,557 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 669 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 790 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 1,045 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 935 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 1,746 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 1,051 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 643 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 1,457 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 1,197 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.9%
earned "Legends - "Cronch""
33.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller Support6 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Polish…

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2025-11-13, latest 2026-04-09 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvEPvPCo-opFunnyNavalActionPiratesSailingAdventureOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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