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Sea of Thieves
A pirate game where up to four friends crew one ship and hunt treasure across an open sea.
Online co-op for up to 4 players, with crossplay.
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesPC, Xbox, PlayStationFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You play a pirate on a shared sea dotted with islands. You pick up a voyage from a trading company, sail to the island on the map, and dig up treasure, solve a riddle or fight skeleton crews there. Then you carry the loot back to an outpost and sell it before anyone takes it from you. Sea monsters turn up now and then.
A crew of up to four shares one ship. On a galleon, one of you steers, others handle the sails and cannons, and someone watches from the crow's nest. A smaller sloop suits one or two players. Other player crews sail the same sea, so a calm trip can turn into a wave, a trade or a cannon fight.
The voyages repeat, so the fun comes from your crew and what goes wrong along the way. It suits a group that likes to talk, make plans and laugh when a plan sinks.
How it feels
Kind of game
Everyone runs a station on one ship or vehicle, and the crew lives or dies by its call-outs.
- A big part
- Now and then
- Fear
- Physical comedy
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Unlocks and progress
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Sea of Thieves
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Cartel Pilots Wanted
Why it scores 78%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Ship crew
- About
- Island exploration
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Laughter and chaos, Time to hang out, Exploring
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Cartel Pilots Wanted differs
- Less scary than Sea of Thieves
- Not out yet
- 4 online
Both put you in a crew where everyone has a station. Both are about exploring islands. Both have long calm stretches.
But less scary than Sea of Thieves.
We Need To Go Deeper
Why it scores 77%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Ship crew
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better, Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How We Need To Go Deeper differs
- Less cozy than Sea of Thieves
- A roguelike, so every run starts over
- 4 online
Both put you in a crew where everyone has a station. Both are about monsters that hunt you. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But less cozy than Sea of Thieves.
Jump Space
Why it scores 75%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Ship crew
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Time to hang out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better, Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Jump Space differs
- More jumping and climbing than Sea of Thieves
- Early access
- 4 online
Both put you in a crew where everyone has a station. Both are easy to play while you chat. Both play in runs or missions you repeat.
But more jumping and climbing than Sea of Thieves.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The base game is sold for money. Free play weekends and subscription access are temporary or separate and do not count.
- 1245
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
12 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, About, Fear, Laughter and chaos, Calm and coziness, Exploring, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Features list Online Co-op.
- About: Text sells the pirate life of sailing, fighting and looting. It has you hunt lost loot and buried treasure on islands and fight sea creatures such as the Kraken.
- Fear: Text lists sea creatures among the foes. User tags include Pirates and Atmospheric but not Horror, so this stays at a few shocks.
- Laughter and chaos: User tags include Funny.
- Calm and coziness: User tags include Atmospheric and Great Soundtrack.
- Exploring: User tags include Open World and Exploration.
- Free base co-op: The base game is sold for money. Free play weekends and subscription access are temporary or separate and do not count.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Crossplay, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres, Free base co-op.
- Steam app ID: The app id matches the Steam page.
- Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
- Crossplay: Categories include Cross-Platform Multiplayer.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. The other platforms come from the Xbox, PlayStation and Xbox Wire pages.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as available to play.
- Release date: Steam shows 3 June 2020, the day its own PC listing began. The game first launched on 20 March 2018 on Xbox One and Windows, so the earlier date is used.
- Genres: Steam lists Action and Adventure.
- Free base co-op: The data says the game is not free and the base price is 39.99 USD.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Online co-op, Crossplay, Crossplay between, Platforms, Release date, Free base co-op.
- Most players online: The page labels online co-op as 2-4 players. The PlayStation Store says up to 24 online players. Crews are limited to four in this page and in the press, so four is used.
- Online co-op: The page lists Online co-op (2-4).
- Crossplay: The page lists Xbox cross-platform co-op.
- Crossplay between: The page lists Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC as the systems the game is sold for.
- Platforms: The page title reads Buy Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition. It covers Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and the Windows PC version.
- Release date: The page data gives 20 March 2018 as the release date.
- Free base co-op: The page sells the base game for 39.99 USD. Game Pass is a subscription and does not count.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The page lists PS5 only.
- Free base co-op: The page sells the base game for 39.99 USD.
news.xbox.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between, Platforms.
- Crossplay: Xbox Wire post of 21 February 2024 says cross play for Xbox, PlayStation and PC is supported.
- Crossplay between: The post names Xbox, PlayStation and PC as one connected group.
- Platforms: The post says the game comes to PlayStation 5 on 30 April.
playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: The page promotes cross-platform play for sailing with friends.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Wikidata item: Q20113718 has the Steam app id 1172620.
- Genres: P136 lists action-adventure game and first-person shooter. Only the action-adventure statement is used, because store text and reviews describe a pirate adventure.
- Release date: P577 is 2018-03-20.
digitaltrends.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Working in sync, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Puzzles and figuring out.
- Most players online: Review, updated 2023, says crews are cooperative groups of one to four.
- Working in sync: Says galleons are hard to steer, so larger crews need to work together, and that the game rewards teamwork well.
- Laughter and chaos: Calls it a crazy online party with a light and silly tone.
- Physical comedy: Mentions drunk pirates who stumble around and throw up.
- Tension and danger: Says unsold plunder makes you a target, though dying costs little.
- Calm and coziness: Describes long serene stretches at sea with the odd ship on the horizon.
- Time to hang out: Calls it a low-key multiplayer space and says voice chat is central to it.
- Getting better: Says rewards are cosmetic, so skill and knowledge are the only difference between new and veteran players. That keeps it at 2.
- Unlocks and progress: Says rewards are purely cosmetic and reputation with trading companies is a loose progression.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Says treasure voyages come with maps and site-specific riddles.
pcgamesn.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Sessions, Working in sync, Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Planning ahead.
- Kind of game: Review of 2021 describes a galleon crew split across the sails, the lookout, the map and the wheel.
- Sessions: Describes the loop of taking a quest, sailing to an island, digging, fighting or solving a riddle, selling the loot and repeating.
- Working in sync: Compares the crew call-outs to Overcooked and says you must trust what the others shout.
- Laughter and chaos: Calls it a silly swashbuckler and compares the crew mess to Overcooked.
- Tension and danger: Says you never know whether another crew will wave or open fire.
- Planning ahead: Says crews whisper about whether they could win a fight if another ship turns hostile.
destructoid.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Time to hang out, Exploring.
- Time to hang out: Review of 2018 calls it an approachable social playground.
- Exploring: Says the reviewer's drive to explore faded as quests repeated, which keeps it at 2 and not 3.
theaureview.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Fighting, Most players online.
- Kind of game: Review of 2018 says everyone needs a job, such as cannons, steering, sails or bailing.
- Fighting: Describes ship fights, skeleton fort raids and kraken battles as regular events.
- Most players online: Says players can sail alone or in groups of two, three or four.