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Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
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.
88% of 323,140 Steam reviews positive
At a glance
● Pros
- Steam reviews: "Very Positive" (88%)
- Full English voice acting
- Co-op with friends
- Steam Deck Verified
● Cons
No notable downsides in the data.
Great for
- Playing with friends or a partner
- Fans of punchy combat and action
- Exploration and storytelling
Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.
What players talk about
How often each topic comes up in 42 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 83% of them recommend the game
- Multiplayer & co-op👍 8 👎 2
- Story👍 7 👎 1
- Combat & action👍 5 👎 1
- Servers👍 4 👎 1
- Monetization👍 3 👎 1
- Freedom & exploration👍 3 👎 1
- Difficulty👍 3 👎 1
- Amount of content👍 3
- Grind & repetition👍 3
Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.
“I'm a 46 year old dad and I absolutely love playing this with my 13 year old son.”
About the game
Sea of Thieves offers the essential pirate experience, from sailing and fighting to exploring and looting – everything you need to live the pirate life and become a legend in your own right. With no set roles, you have complete freedom to approach the world, and other players, however you choose.
Whether you’re voyaging as a group or sailing solo, you’re bound to encounter other crews in this shared world adventure – but will they be friends or foes, and how will you respond?
A Vast Open World
Explore a vast open world filled with unspoiled islands and underwater kingdoms. Take on quests to hunt for lost loot, forge a reputation with the Trading Companies and battle foes from Phantoms and Ocean Crawlers to Megalodons and the mighty Kraken. Try your hand at fishing, make maps to your own buried treasure or choose from hundreds of other optional goals and side-quests!
A Game That’s Always Growing
With each Season bringing in new game features every three months alongside regular in-game Events, Sea of Thieves is a service-based game that’s still growing and evolving. Check back regularly to see what free content has been newly added, and see how far you can climb through each Season’s 50 levels of Renown to earn special rewards.
Become Legend
On your journey to become a Pirate Legend you’ll amass loot, build a reputation and define a unique personal style with your hard-earned rewards. Adventurer. Explorer. Conqueror. What will your legend be?
Sea of Thieves: Premium Edition
The 2026 Premium Edition includes:
All the content in the Base and Deluxe Editions
Cardinal Lodestar Cat, Costume Set, Flag, Hull, Figurehead, Sails, Cannons, Cannon Flare, Capstan, Wheel, Collector’s Figurehead, Collector’s Sails and Ship’s Crest
1000 Ancient Coins for use in the Pirate Emporium
Sea of Thieves: Deluxe Edition
The 2026 Deluxe Edition includes:
All the content in the Base Edition
Sovereign Hat, Dress, Jacket, Boots, Belt, Trousers and Gloves
Cardinal Lodestar Pistol, Blunderbuss, Eye of Reach, Cutlass, Double Barrel Pistol, Throwing Knives, Grapple Gun and Blowpipe
10,000 gold to spend in the Outpost shops
Sea of Thieves
The 2026 Base Edition includes:
The full game
Additional digital bonuses* include access to the Sea of Thieves Original Soundtrack – 2026 Edition, the Sea of Thieves: Athena's Fortune audiobook and The Rough Guide to Sea of Thieves eBook
* Available to download from Sea of Thieves /bonuses (website login required) or via Steam.
Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)
PC requirements
Minimum
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher Processor: Intel i3 4170 @ 3.7 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R9 270 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i7 4790 @4Ghz - AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @3.6Ghz Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080ti - AMD Radeon Rx Vega 64 - Intel A750 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 GB available space
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Updated October 27, 2026 · Source: Steam