The Sea of Thieves servers are back online, and pirates should find themselves able to swap between ranged weapons more nimbly than ever before! Learn about this and everything else in today's update with these release notes: https://seaofthieves.com/release-notes/3.5.3

The Sea of Thieves servers are now offline for an update that brings faster weapon switching, new spatial audio options and more to the seas. We'll let you know when it's safe to set sail once again.

Pirates, this is your 30 minute warning! Point your ship towards the nearest hand-in location and head for shore. Maintenance begins soon!

You've still got a week to secure Colourful Captures for the latest #SoTShot contest. Submit screenshots with #SoTShot and @SeaOfThieves.com before 12pm UTC November 19th to enter, for a chance to win the Golden Hour Sails. 📸 aariafun on Twitter/X

Attention, pirates! The Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 10am UTC tomorrow, November 13th, for a game update that brings faster weapon switching, new spatial audio options and more. Please plan your Voyages accordingly.

He's one of the most recognisable pirates on the social seas, and our Community Spotlight has finally caught the trim 'tache of Lorenz Sinclair in its glare! Learn more about this rat-fan fashionista right here: https://aka.ms/SoTSpotlight

Our friends @iam8bit.com have sought the Sea of Thieves' most seminal shanties and pressed them all on a dedicated vinyl for your listening pleasure, alongside some fine new artwork inspired by our seas: www.iam8bit.com/products/sha...

Season 18 may now be slated for December, but November still provides piratical pickings including a content update, Black Friday Sale, soundtrack addition and Twitch Drops. Take a dive into the latest This Month article! https://seaofthieves.com/news/this-month-november-2025

One week from today a new batch of Twitch Drops will be available, including a familiar-looking flag! Tune in to any participating Sea of Thieves stream to earn everything on the image below over six hours, from November 14th-21st (10am UTC).

For the first time EVER, we’re reissuing three Rare Ltd. (in both senses of the words!) records: -Battletoads Vinyl Soundtrack -Banjo-Kazooie 2xLP -Conker’s Bad Fur Day 2xLP Plus: An all-new SHANTIES OF THE SEA OF THIEVES record! https://bit.ly/rare-bf

🎭 Brethren’s Masquerade ship set Season 17 Act 3 added new Adventures At Sea Commendations for taking on the deadly Reaper Fortresses, unlocking access to items in this enigmatic ship set along with the ‘Brethren of Shadow’ and ‘Gaunt and Gnarled’ Trinkets. https://t.co/CQhEGnh4IC

The Fancy Jig Emote is now live via Xbox Game Pass In-Game Benefits! From now until January 2nd, Game Pass subscribers can claim this freebie and impress all on the seas with their fancy footwork. More info on In-Game Benefits here: https://xbox.com/xbox-game-pass/in-game-benefits#getingamebenefits

As Season 17 is lasting a little longer than previously planned, we've got a lighter episode of Sea of Thieves News for you this month covering the faster weapon switching that arrives next week, a range of incoming cosmetics and the next round of Twitch Drops: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrqJ...

Share your thoughts on Sea of Thieves! Pirates who have sailed recently and receive emails from us should have seen a fresh survey drift into their inbox last week. Your feedback helps us fine-tune future approaches, so the more responses the better - be sure to have your say!

#SoTShot Contest Theme: Colourful Captures Deadline: November 19th, 12pm UTC Prizes: 8x Golden Hour Sails Share shots of bright boats and vibrant vistas with #SoTShot and @SeaOfThieves.com to enter. 📸 LiteTPK on Twitter/X

Behold, the obligatory seasonal celebration of scary screenshots with the post about our crew's picks for the winners of the Haunted Hulls #SoTShot contest! The first four nods of a ghostly head go to Twitter's Widmo, Durtrell, Zenek and BeardBerserk.

Happy Halloween pirates, from everyone on the Sea of Thieves crew! May any spooky sails you undertake be filled with treats, and the only tricks you encounter be ones of your own design. 🎃

Ghoul & Glory is live! From now until November 3rd (10am UTC), treat yourself to boosted reputation, gold, Renown and Allegiance for your spooky skulduggery. Good luck, pirates, and try not to fall for too many tricks...

The time has come to invite the winners of Season 17's #StyleOfThieves contest to walk the deck! First up, we were seeking Detective, and the pirates our crew thought most looked like they had a clue were Twitter's Baron_Feisten and Referred114 alongside Discord's Skatmanbiccy and Nokye.

We've had a glorious day hosting the @sotfest.uk crew at Rare HQ today, learning more about their plans for #SoTFest26 and giving them a peek behind the curtain of how we make our magic! It was a productive day with lots of discussion, shenanigans and cake. Our favourite kind of day.

Less than 24 hours remain to try and capture a screenshot of some Haunted Hulls for the latest #SoTShot contest! Share your snaps with @SeaOfThieves.com and #SoTShot by 12pm UTC tomorrow, October 29th, to enter. 📸 CaptainGG_R on Twitter/X

Ghoul & Glory returns this weekend! From October 31st to November 3rd (10am UTC), you'll earn boosted reputation, gold and Renown simply for sailing the seas during the spooky season.

The results of our Season 16 Big Listen survey, some developer thoughts about Season 17, musings on what players want, a chat about upcoming combat tweaks and more, all in the latest Sea of Thieves Official Podcast! Wrap your ears around it all here: https://youtu.be/dqrGKEbGsZc

The Sea of Thieves servers are online once more, bringing fixes to recently added Commendations, Deeds and rewards. Get the specifics in the release notes: https://seaofthieves.com/release-notes/3.5.2.1

The Sea of Thieves servers are now offline for a hotfix addressing a few Commendations, Deeds and rewards that have not been working as intended following last week's update. We'll let you know when it's safe to set sail once again.

Pirates, this is your one hour warning! Please set course to turn in your loot, as the Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 9am UTC.

Attention, pirates! This week's hotfix is now scheduled for tomorrow, so the Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 9am UTC on October 24th for an update that addresses Commendations, Deeds and rewards not working as intended after last week's update.

#StyleOfThieves Theme: Ghoulish Deadline: Oct 24th, 10am UTC Prizes: 4x Fashionista’s Finery Gloves Cast about for a style that would have even the Order of Souls clutching their skulls. Share entries with #StyleOfThieves and @SeaOfThieves.com to enter. 📸 ZenekSoT on Twitter/X

Apologies pirates, we've had to drop anchor on this hotfix for now. We're still aiming to deploy it in the coming days, and will let you know exactly when that will be as soon as we can!

#StyleOfThieves Theme: Cosplay Deadline: Oct 23rd, 10am UTC Prizes: 4x Fashionista’s Finery Gloves Pay homage to characters from beyond the Sea of Thieves with your closet of ramshackle rags. Share entries with #StyleOfThieves and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📸 medusithaaa on Twitter/x

Attention, pirates! The Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 9am UTC tomorrow, October 23rd, for a hotfix addressing Commendations, Deeds and rewards that were not working correctly following last week's update. Please plan your Voyages accordingly.

#StyleOfThieves Theme: Ridiculous Deadline: Oct 22nd, 10am UTC Prizes: 4x Fashionista’s Finery Gloves Throw on an assortment of gear that could mean you’ll never be taken seriously again. Share entries with #StyleOfThieves and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📸 @banhosabado.bsky.social

The high arts of sculpting, portraiture and the ram strat are all represented in the latest Community Hub update, and you can fully appreciate these skilful fan highlights right here: https://seaofthieves.com/community-hub Tag your own antics with #BeMorePirate for a chance to be featured!

#StyleOfThieves Theme: Detective Deadline: Oct 21st, 10am UTC Prizes: 4x Fashionista’s Finery Gloves Find a fit that would make a guilty pirate confess before you’ve even fired your third cannonball. Share entries with #StyleOfThieves and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📸 MrMestriner on Twitter/X

The Compass of Chaos now includes challenges inspired by Season 17's Smuggling shenanigans, bringing its total number of tasks to more than 300! Seek a heading outside the box to #BeMorePirate on your next adventure by consulting the Compass of Chaos: https://aka.ms/CompassOfChaos

Twitch Drops are live! Acquire Renown, gold, Voyages and cosmetics between now and October 24th (10am UTC), by watching any participating Sea of Thieves streamer! Earn everything on the fancy image below over the course of six hours.

💰 Mega Stashes live! Until Season 17 ends, Reaper Fortresses have a chance of containing a more substantial stack of spoils, including three Chests of Fortune! Your odds are best at emergent World Events, but the Athena's Fortune Raid Voyage also offers a small chance.

Season 17 Act 3 has begun, bringing with it the frantic Reaper Fortress World Event full of Phantoms, traps, snarling skeletons and Ghost Ships. Plus, until the end of Season 17, you have a chance of finding a Mega Stash in this Event's vault containing three Chests of Fortune!

With today's update, a second chance will be given to some players banned from Sea of Thieves for smaller accumulated infringements. Those banned for more serious violations will remain so. Our new Second Chance Policy article has all the details: www.seaofthieves.com/news/second-...

The Sea of Thieves servers are now offline so that the Reaper Fortresses can be filled with traps, their vaults stuffed with loot and their skeletons, Phantoms and Ghost Ships prepared for your arrival. Go and pen a shanty, we'll let you know when it's safe to set sail once more.

This is your one hour warning – the Sea of Thieves servers will be taken offline at approximately 9am UTC. Best think about handing in that loot in the near future...

It's Developer Update time! From water desync and improved loading times when returning from the Ferry to very early details about planned improvements to Hourglass play, it's another deluge of updates delivered by bandana-wearing Production Director Drew Stevens: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjPF...

Members of our Community team are now live, alongside Creative Director Mike Chapman and Production Director Drew Stevens, to steal a painting while talking about Season 17 Act 3 and what awaits in Season 18! Tune in: twitch.tv/SeaOfThieves

Attention, pirates! The Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 9am UTC tomorrow, October 16th, for the arrival of Season 17 Act 3 and Reaper Fortresses! Please plan your Voyages accordingly.

Creative Director Mike Chapman and Production Director Drew Stevens will be joining our Community team for a livestream tomorrow, October 15th (from 1pm UTC) to undertake a Smugglers' Heist while talking Season 17 Act 3 and Season 18! 🔴 https://www.twitch.tv/SeaOfThieves

Who loves chaos, hates cucumbers and is making a talking Flameheart skull? It's Makakar! If you already knew that then you're him, his mate, or you've read the new Creator Spotlight already. If you didn't, go enjoy those facts and more right here: aka.ms/CreatorSpotlight

#SoTShot Contest Theme: Haunted Hulls Deadline: October 29th, 12pm UTC Prizes: 8x Golden Hour Sails Seek out the macabre and the morbid, sharing screenshots of spooky ships with #SoTShot and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📸 MutinousMel on Twitter/X

The reels have been reviewed, and our crew's top #SoTShot entries for this latest installment of Movie Moments are ready to be revealed! First up: Twitter's RandallGifford and NeoHunterEnder, Instagram's grogballed and Bluesky's @captainggr.bsky.social.

Reaper Fortresses bring a fresh Fort experience to the seas next week. With traps, Ghost Ships and Phantoms added to the usual array of snarling skeletons, they're sure to be a heated test for any crews seeking to secure the Vault's potentially hefty haul: youtu.be/8l6ZKCcx6ds

One week from today a new batch of Twitch Drops will be available, including a purple pegleg! Tune in to any participating Sea of Thieves stream to earn everything on the image below over six hours, from October 17th-24th (10am UTC). 🔗 Link accounts: aka.ms/Twitch_Drops