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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

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.

3,807
playing now
89%
positive of 373k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1,385
twitch viewers (latest)
66/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (288 ratings)
2020h
to beat · rushed 100h · completionist 5075h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

3,807 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,807 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11,658 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,457/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.5M–17M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 372,500 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 25 of 48 observed days (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: 778 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 179 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9.8k2.3k2026-08-06 21:00 — 5,985 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,707 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 4,218 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 7,000 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 3,697 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 5,576 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 8,274 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 4,444 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 6,801 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 9,161 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 3,396 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 5,776 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 7,957 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 3,167 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 6,348 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 7,517 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 3,527 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 5,910 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 9,825 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 3,392 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 3,199 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 6,180 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 4,082 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 3,557 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 5,622 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 3,553 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,255 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 4,990 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 3,807 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$0.002018-09-202026-08-262018-09-20 — 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 $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

12k6432026-08-26 19:15 — 2,285 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 1,532 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 1,615 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 1,037 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 947 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 730 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 1,306 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 2,931 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 3,089 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 1,241 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 1,036 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 679 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 791 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1,058 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 2,368 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 3,852 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 4,119 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 1,633 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 1,337 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 796 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 844 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 705 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 1,586 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 2,089 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 1,906 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 1,152 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 1,241 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 702 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 797 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 886 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 1,141 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 1,385 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…

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.

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