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Play Overview
Sea of Thieves (2018) is an online game where you play a pirate searching for treasure and adventure. Cast into a large open sea, you work with other online players to crew your ship and find treasure. The game has a main story but really focuses on creating opportunities for emergent gameplay where players team up and go on adventures together.
Although a bit daunting at first, players soon learn how to control the ship and the ways to work with other players. Over time this results in the sort of imaginative free play you might find in a playground fort. New ways of collaborating and traditions of celebrating success or commiserating over failure also emerge.
You collect coins by completing missions called voyages, taking loot from other ships, or raiding a skeleton fort that contains large amounts of gold. This is used for cosmetic items such as weapons and equipment skins, clothing and ship customisations. You can also purchase cosmetic items with real money.
Sea of Thieves, like other evolving games such as No Man's Sky, has developed over the years adding more content and combative elements. The game's mythology and back story have become more fleshed out with new missions and story elements.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Sea of Thieves 5 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 9 weeks ago.
Although a bit daunting at first, players soon learn how to control the ship and the ways to work with other players. Over time this results in the sort of imaginative free play you might find in a playground fort. New ways of collaborating and traditions of celebrating success or commiserating over failure also emerge.
You collect coins by completing missions called voyages, taking loot from other ships, or raiding a skeleton fort that contains large amounts of gold. This is used for cosmetic items such as weapons and equipment skins, clothing and ship customisations. You can also purchase cosmetic items with real money.
Sea of Thieves, like other evolving games such as No Man's Sky, has developed over the years adding more content and combative elements. The game's mythology and back story have become more fleshed out with new missions and story elements.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Sea of Thieves 5 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 9 weeks ago.
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Play Style
This is a Role-Play and Traversal game with Action, Adventure, Collecting, Communication, Fighting, Simulation and Stealth elements. This is a 24-player online game. You can team up with up to 4 players to crew a ship. There can be up to 6 player-controlled ships battling in one game (server) meaning you can play with up to 24 other players.
Cross-Platform: You can play with people on either Xbox One or PC.
Cross-Platform: You can play with people on either Xbox One or PC.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Duration
Play Time: This game will take between 12 hours and 30 hours to complete. Although the “Tall Tales” main story can be completed in as little as 12 hours, the Arena and Adventure modes let players have their own adventures that keep them playing for longer.
Benefits
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Parental Guidance (PG) for Mild Themes.
Skill Level
11+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. It's also important to ensure children understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. You need a range of skills to enjoy this including working with other people, planning missions, and not being put off by failures. This is on top of the general seafaring and fighting. Older teenagers enjoy finding new ways to play and interacting with other teams, attacking them or working together to their advantage.
Account Rating
- You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.
- You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 5.
Costs
Sea of Thieves usually costs £39.99.
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
In-game purchases for cosmetic and optional visual enhancements to your character. All the ongoing content and expansions have been free.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Sea of Thieves
 | Xbox One | £39.99 | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
| PC | £39.99 | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
| Xbox X|S | £39.99 | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
 | PC | £39.99 | – | – |
 | PS5 | £39.99 | – | – |
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
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You need a subscription to play online:
- You need to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online with PlayStation 5.
- You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.
In-game purchases for cosmetic and optional visual enhancements to your character. All the ongoing content and expansions have been free.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 20/03/2018, updated in 2024
Out Now: PC, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 24 online
Genres: Role-Play, Traversal (Action, Adventure, Collecting, Communication, Fighting, Simulation and Stealth)
Accessibility: 29 features
Components: 3D First-Person, Day and Night, Open World, Persistant World and Weather
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