Sea of Thieves Dev Tracker

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Ready your crew and prepare to sail into the fog as our first brand new Adventure, ‘Shrouded Islands’, goes live in Sea of Thieves! Kicking off a new series of time-limited, narrative-focused events, this inaugural Adventure sees you searching for answers in the ethereal mist that now engulfs the ruined Golden Sands Outpost… and may be starting to spread.

As part of our push to make the Sea of Thieves a mor... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hi everyone, Joe “Three Sheets” Neate here. As we announced during our Sea of Thieves {LINK REMOVED}2022 Preview Event, we’ve made the difficult decision to close down The Arena mode within Sea of Thieves. We wanted to take some time here to talk everyone through this and how we will be going about it. We understand that some people will feel frustrated, so we wanted to give you some more of the reasoning behind it and explain what it means going forward.

Making This Decision
Firstly, this was an extremely tough decision, but we firmly believe it’s the right one to allow us to focus on our plans for the central free-roaming Adventure mode. Despite the efforts of a hugely talented team, The Arena unfortunately never met the goals we origi... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Season Five enters its final few weeks as we bring you February’s update, setting the scene for the Adventures unveiled in our recent {LINK REMOVED}2022 Preview Event while making more improvements to the game experience and bringing fresh fire and lightning to the Pirate Emporium. If you missed out on Season Five's initial feature set, just watch this to get up to speed...


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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Yes, only one month into 2022 and we’ve already given you a tantalising peek at what’s coming in Season Six, revealed our new narrative-focused Adventures and held our first ever Community Day – all while swearing off grog and meat. New year, new us and all that. So hold on to your tricorns and buckle up your boots as we barrel head-first into a look back at January’s antics in Sea of Thieves!

Content Update After we’d scattered the sawdust and cleaned up the party poppers from the end of the {LINK REMOVED}Grogmanay celebrations, it was time to welcome in our usual {LINK REMOVED}... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Rather than keeping everything under our tricorn hat for 2022, we decided to pull back the curtain in today’s Sea of Thieves 2022 Preview Event and give you all a look at our plans for the months ahead. Granted, we’ve still got some surprises stashed away deep within our trunk of wonders, but we’d thought you’d like a broad heads-up as to where our ship is sailing next.

So if you haven’t already seen it and dissected it frame by frame, settle in now and find out what’s over the horizon with our Creative Director Mike Chapman and a host of other Sea of Thieves team faces!


As you’ve just heard, the first big change coming to Sea of Thieves in 2022 is the arrival of new narrative-driven content in the form of Adventures and Mysteries to complement our regular Seasonal releases. A new Adventure is pl... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Season Five carries us into 2022 with starry new Pirate Emporium offerings, the allure of the first online Sea of Thieves Community Day and another trove of fixes and improvements! Remind yourself of Season Five’s headline features with the content update trailer...


This Season’s original release notes {LINK REMOVED}here also offer an in-depth breakdown of all that December launch content. Now read on to find out what’s being delivered in this next phase!

Game Events For those seeking something a little more focused than the wide-ranging Trials and Deeds, Season Five has so far delivere... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Here at Rare, we know we have an incredibly special and unique Sea of Thieves community. From fan art and fundraisers to lifelong friendships being formed, not a day goes by where we don’t log in and see a sea of inspiring acts and perfect plays (and stunning puns, which we also enjoy). You constantly make our day – which is why this January, we’re making a concerted effort to make yours.

Yes, the start of 2022 sees us holding our first ever Sea of Thieves Community Day as part of Season Five! This momentous occasion is all about rewarding and celebrating you, our brilliant and spirited sailors – and we’d really love for you to join us for the party on Sunday, January 30th. We have quite the list of ways you can get involved, gathered into this delightful article right here for you all to digest. Scroll on for the full roster of shenanigans!

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It's 2022 and we're in the future! But as the purpose of this round-up is to revisit the recent past, from {LINK REMOVED}Season Five's arrival through to Grogmanay and a year-ending bout of {LINK REMOVED}... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Even as we finish celebrating the grand milestone of 25 million Sea of Thieves players[news.xbox.com], we’re already rolling out the barrel again as we surpass five million units sold on Steam! With Sea of Thieves being our first game developed in-house for PC as well as Xbox, we’re absolutely delighted to see such a huge influx of new pirates starting their adventures since the game made it to Steam in June last year. No matter which platform you play Sea of Thieves on, it would never have had this success without the support of you, the players – so all we can say is thank you!

We’re overjoyed to see more and more players – regardless of platform, device or where they are in the world – joining us on our pirate odyssey ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

With the nights drawing in and the chill of winter fast approaching, Sea of Thieves offers a warm welcome to pirates old and new with the arrival of Season Five. With new Seasonal rewards, Events and a whole host of quality of life updates to deepen your pirate immersion, this Season also brings in pirate pyrotechnics and a long-requested game-changing feature: burying treasure! If you’re keen to dig into this and everything else Sea of Thieves has to offer, Season Five is now available as a free download for all players on Steam.

As with previous Seasons, Season Five and its 100 levels of rewards can be embarked upon free of charge by all Sea of Thieves players. To earn rewards, raise your Renown by sailing the seas and tackling regularly rotating Trials and Deeds. The Season Five Plunder Pass can also be purch... Read more