Sea of Thieves Reviews

Sea of Thieves is ranked in the 37th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
PC Gamer
Top Critic
72 / 100
Mar 23, 2018

A superb water park for four friends to splash around in, but progression is sluggish and there are too few surprises beneath the waves.

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Recommended
Mar 27, 2018

A limited and simplistic pirate adventure, but one with an abundance of character and a thrilling conviction in its own ideas.

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David Jagneaux
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Mar 19, 2020

Despite the lack of meaningful progression beyond cosmetics, Sea of Thieves presents an endless sea of possibilities full of exciting encounters with other players and a never-ending list of fun things to do.

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Mar 23, 2018

Sea of Thieves is bursting with potential for storytelling in a watery paradise, but doesn't have enough to keep players coming back.

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7 / 10.0
Mar 22, 2018

Sea of Thieves can be tedious, and it lacks a compelling progression hook, but it excels as a cooperative story generator for you and your friends

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6.5 / 10.0
Mar 21, 2018

Sailing across the open ocean becomes less of a thrilling embodiment of cooperation and more of a chore.

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8 / 10
Jun 4, 2020

More than two years after its launch, Sea of Thieves has improved in countless ways.

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Unscored
Apr 6, 2018

Even in its current seemingly incomplete state, Sea of Thieves is still rewarding.

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Kirk McKeand
Top Critic
Unscored
Mar 22, 2018

I am sitting cross-legged in a watchtower, praying the crew searching for me doesn't realise I'm here.

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3.5 / 5.0
Mar 29, 2018

When Sea of Thieves clicks, most likely because you have a full galleon of fellow pirates to work with, it can create a rousing, fun experience whether completing a long voyage for the Gold Hoarders or even just sailing around, looking for any hidden secrets or loot.

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Unscored
Mar 23, 2018

Rare unquestionably need to apply new meat to these beautiful bones. I've enjoyed the ambience of Sea of Thieves so much that I want it to be something that stays in my life for a long time to come, but, in its current state, I know that is impossible.

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6.5 / 10.0
Mar 27, 2018
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7 / 10.0
Mar 27, 2018

A game brimming with potential. Incredible attention to detail and the potential to create your own stories is tempered somewhat by a lack of guided content to keep players motivated.

6 / 10
Mar 27, 2018

Rare's piratical playground looks lovely, but you have to make a bit too much of your own fun. The sound and the fury of the waves is lovely, but for Sea of Thieves to be properly good it needs to give the players more to work with.

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7.7 / 10.0
Jan 1, 2014

A good effort but a shallow offer on its genre. Its success depends on the postlaunch support provided by Rare, because there's a certain degree of lack of contents on the actual game.

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6 / 10.0
Mar 29, 2018

Sea of Thieves is a mixed bag of emotions for me. It's a great social experience to play with a group of friends and sail on the prettiest water you will ever see in a video game. It's also bogged down by tedious and repetitive voyages that reward you with meager pay. When you can eventually purchase an item, it will only affect how you look. If that is the case, it seems puzzling that I can't create a character I want to flaunt to any passerby. There is enjoyment to be found in Sea of Thieves, but not enough to keep you interested in the long term.

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78 / 100
Mar 23, 2018

Sea of Thieves shines the most when playing with friends. The gameplay is both fun and accessible, and the technical aspects of the game are truly wonderful, but everything is weighed down by the lack of more contents and of greater variety

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6.5 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2018

The foundation is great. The fundamentals are there. It doesn't take much imagination to see how this game could blossom into something magnificent. But so long as it's missing long-term depth and incentives to stick around past the first few weeks, Sea of Thieves will feel like a missed opportunity.

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6.5 / 10.0
Mar 25, 2018

Sea of Thieves has fresh and great ideas that work good. However, due to very repetitive missons, lack of content and bad endgame, this game turns into a tedious one after a few hours.

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Mar 26, 2018

As it stands, it's difficult to recommend in its current state, regardless of how lovely its water looks.

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