What people complain about and love in 2026
Shared report · refreshed weekly · updated Oct 27, 2026
Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more.
Action, Adventure · $39.99 · out since 2020 · from the Steam descriptionInside the cheaters and toxicity complaints, griefing and ship attacks, toxic player behavior and cheating tools each carry a share, while weak anti-cheat and reporting is a separate, smaller strand.
OneStar read 2,359 Steam reviews of Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition posted from Dec 2025 to Oct 2026. Of the 2,359 people who reviewed Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition in OneStar's sample, 46% complain and 66% praise it. The top complaints about Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition are cheaters and toxicity (14% of complaints), developer and updates (11%) and bugs and crashes (12%). In OneStar's sample of Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition reviews, 2% of reviewers say they're quitting. OneStar's report on Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition was last updated on Oct 27, 2026.
What goes wrong
Sea of Thieves is a total ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ nightmare. This pirate garbage steals your time like nothing else!
As said though, it's ruined by egomaniac devs. Now they've removed diving, a feature I purchased the game for, after the point of sale.
as of now i cant play or even launch the game without it immediately crashing and interfering with my audio interface
Even the better missions are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ boring with a repetitive ♥♥♥♥♥♥ gameplay loop.
It's banned. Contact support again, I'm told it shares a license with a banned account and the only way around it is to buy another copy license of the game, link my Xbox account and that will...
What goes well
this game is so great I love it ever sense I got it i've been attached to it highly recommend this game
I've played for 7 hours and not seen a single toxic player, great game :)
It's a very good pirate game, from the ship mechanics, to digging up buried treasure, there is also a lot of variety when it comes to missions. Would highly recommend
WORTH EVERY PENNY
great game. visuals are absalutely amazing
Reasons for quitting
The main complaint of the 57 reviewers who say they stopped or are quitting
What they use it for
693 of 2,359 reviewers said; shares are of them
man in this game you need to watch out for sloop thoose guys have the HIGHEST egos and they are VERY untrustable i have 3 friends that i play this game with a sloop wanted to add us to an allience...
I am a huge achievement hunter, and I must say that Sea of Thieves has the most boring achievements ever, especially considering how much potential the game has for flashy, good-looking achievements.
after years of trying to get my freinds to play this with me i gave up and finally tried it for myself solo and i have to say its been one of the best solo gaming experiences ive had for a long...
What they ask for
103 reviews ask for something
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 6 more with a free account
TenureLong-time user: say they're quitting 5.4x as often as everyone (10% vs 2%).
TenureNew user: say they're quitting 4.7x as often as everyone (9% vs 2%).
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