2018 game guide
Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves is a first-person multiplayer action-adventure game in which players take on the role of pirates exploring an open world ocean. Crews of one to four players operate sloop, brigantine, or galleon ships cooperatively, completing voyages for various trading companies, hunting for treasure, battling skeleton forts, and encountering other player crews who may form alliances or attack. The game features a cosmetics-only progression system, meaning all players have equal gameplay capabilities regardless of experience level.
At a glance
IS IT A
GOOD FIT?
- Platforms
- Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Play modes
- Solo, Online co-op, Competitive multiplayer
- Best for
- a relaxing experience, a strong story, exploration, building and improving, and fast action
- Time commitment
- 1–3 hour sessions, a focused weekend, and weeks or months of play
- Genres
- Simulator, Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Open World
Why it may fit
MATCH THE GAME
TO THE MOMENT.
Sea of Thieves is available on Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S and supports solo, online co-op, and competitive multiplayer. It may be a good choice when you want a relaxing experience, a strong story, exploration, building and improving, and fast action. Its genre may suit 1–3 hour sessions, a focused weekend, and weeks or months of play.
This is a compatibility match, not a review score. Pick My Next Game compares the game with your platform and the kind of session you want; it does not claim that one game is best for everyone.
Game facts and description are provided by IGDB. View Sea of Thieves on IGDB.com