Sea of Thieves News

So, not sure if you noticed, but March was something of a whirlwind, with so many things going on that it’s a wonder anyone managed to keep track of it all. If you’re in need of a refresher – or if you happened to step outside and walked back in on a scene of barely controlled chaos – here’s a brief history of everything that happened last month in 1200 words or less. Can we do it? Let’s find out.

[h3]Content Update[/h3]
As mentioned, March was home to many excitements: Season Nine arrived on stage and Sea of Thieves turned five! For the anniversary celebrations we started things off early with the Marauder’s Medley Event, running pirates through challenges based on content updates from Sea of Thieves history in pursuit of a suite of legacy cosmetics.

There was no slowing down from there as we all jumped straight into the release of Season Nine! This is a Season of subtle game-changers and bountiful quality-of-life updates, many of which – like the Chest of Fortune, Skull of Destiny, Bait Crates and a new face at Stephen’s Spoils – were cheekily teased well ahead of release. For the full dirt on everything Season-related, plant a shovel in the launch release notes.

When it comes to the Pirate Emporium, you know the drill by now – new month, new cosmetics, and Season Nine’s arrival was no exception. This latest update introduced not only a new Plunder Pass brimming with the ethereal Sting Tide collection, but also stocked Emporium shelves with the fierce Sea Serpent collection for any budding hunters taking to the waves, and the twinkling Lodestar Ship’s Crest for pirates with an affinity for the night sky.

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[h3]News and Features[/h3]
As busy as March was with events and celebrations, you wouldn’t have thought we’d have time to cram anything else in – but at the beginning of the month we brought back our From Concept to Cosmetic series, delving into the development of Season Eight’s Ravenwood collection. If you’ve ever wondered what an animator looks like twirling dinner knives for reference footage, now’s the time to find out.

From there, it was time to get fully stuck in. With so much to cover, March delivered its share of handy explainer articles walking you through everything happening for our fifth anniversary, Season Nine and Community Weekend. And because all the best things come in fours, apparently, we added in an extra one to break down the newly released 2023 and Deluxe Editions of the game. There was news of time-limited Anniversary Celebration Bundles too, the reveal of an upcoming Sea of Thieves board game and the latest addition to our streamable soundtrack in ‘Fated Enemies’!

Even amid the chaos, our Creator Spotlight never faltered in its ceaseless hunt, landing first on costume aficionado TizzyTam before alighting on famed teller of tales, Cliff the Story Guy. If you’re in the market for some top tips on overcoming obstacles and building an audience for yourself, be sure to check them out.


[h3]Videos and Streams[/h3]
With a new Season due, we started out in March dedicating our video channels to previews of what was to come. To kick off, we hosted a reveal livestream from the on-site Tavern, premiering our shiny new Season Nine update trailer. Just a few days later, we set out to answer your most burning questions with a Deep Dive into those incoming Season Nine features. And just in case that wasn’t enough hype for you all, we threw in a brand new Welcome to Our Playground trailer to fire up both new and returning players to the Sea of Thieves.

For such a momentous occasion as our fifth anniversary, we had to pull out all the stops – and that meant it was time for the big screen. On the day of our anniversary we hit publish on our snazzy feature-length documentary, Sea of Thieves: Voyage of a Lifetime. Crammed with developer interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and cameos from familiar community faces, it’s the perfect viewing experience for anyone interested in not just the Sea of Thieves story but the realities of game development.

A few days after that, we checked in with everything going on in Sea of Thieves News, before rounding off the month with a thrilling tournament in the form of our Fifth Anniversary Invitational. Pirates from around the world teamed up to tackle Bilge Rat Bingo, even going head to head with assorted members of the Rare team...

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[h3]Social Channels [/h3]
For us, an anniversary always feels like the perfect time to carve out a moment for recognition of the community that’s supported us every step of the way. So from March 25th-27th, we hosted an extended Community Weekend offering login bonuses, sales and exclusive merch, boosted rewards, a lucrative Ancient Skelly surge and much more for anyone who wanted to get involved. Plus of course the traditional bingo card!

Also on March’s social media calendar was the hottest competition of the Season: Style of Thieves. After the themes were revealed last month, the beginning of March saw the winners walking away with their very own Fashionista’s Finery Gloves. Not to be outdone, the next round of #SoTShot sent players hunting for the perfect picture to represent the Order of Souls, while creators from across social media battled it out for a coveted spot in the Community Hub.

It wasn’t all fierce competition: pirates ended up working together to decode some devilish pictograms and shared their mad hiding skills. With the new Season fresh in our minds, attention briefly shifted to the shiny new Chest of Fortune and the renewed allure of taking on a Fort of Fortune – or not, if you’re anything like us. Fortunately the celebratory anniversary vibes swept in before the fighting could get too vicious, and we turned our attention to reminiscing on how far we’ve come in the last five years.



All of which finally brings us to the end of March. What a month! We barely had a moment to catch our breath, let alone do much sailing of our own. So if you have a Chest of Fortune going spare – or if you just want to know what else we’ve got going on between these monthly updates – drop in on us over on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or Twitch, or join the official Forums or Discord. In the meantime, we’ll get geared up and set sail in pursuit of those swanky new chests for ourselves. You might just need to remind us to look where we’re going.

(PS Just over 1100 words! Phew.)

[hr][/hr][h3]Previously in 2023: [/h3]
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: February 2023 Sea of Thieves Round-Up: January 2023

Five years, eh? We’ve come a long way since launch, and while plenty has changed for those of you who sail our seas, one thing never falters for us: this amazing community makes Sea of Thieves what it is.

Following previous Seasons’ celebratory Community Days, the event for Season Nine took the form of a fifth anniversary special, running a full 24 hours longer than usual. Of course, we still started by asking you all to take part in the usual hashtag hijinks – but this time we tracked the new #SoTAnniversaryPromo tag on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Instagram and YouTube, and it all helped to increase the in-game Community Emissary multiplier! Through a combination of that freedom and the lure of a boost to Ancient Skeletons appearing at Grade Five, you smashed our cumulative cacophony ceiling within five hours and 15 minutes. Outstanding!

Of course, even if you never heard the pulse-racing jingle of an Ancient Skelly, simply logging in during Community Weekend was enough to earn you the Gilded Flag of Fellowship, Baker’s Barrel Disguise Emote (used 186,611 times over the weekend!) and a Skull of Destiny Voyage, while a quick visit to the Pirate Emporium sale yielded a free Down the Hatch Emote too.



But as we announced would happen ahead of the day, reaching the maximum Community Emissary Grade enabled us to use magic (some nifty engineering) to encourage more frequent emergences of those Ancient blue-boned keepers of cash. As per the plan, a total of 50 million Ancient Coins were claimed by lucky pirates during the weekend surge, with Ancient Skeleton appearances returning to their normal rarity after a little over 17 hours of action. To those who were lucky enough to claim a slice of the prize pot, congratulations – we hope those Ancient Coins have gone towards something nice in the Emporium.

Pirates who got lucky and pirates who didn’t were seen coming together throughout the weekend at New Golden Sands Outpost, where the fifth anniversary picture wall built for the occasion was enjoying its final days on display following its appearance on March 20th. The perfectly posed pictures you shared from that special spot throughout the weekend truly warmed our hearts. Thank you.



We’re worryingly close to getting sentimental now, so before our tear ducts try anything wet, let’s talk numbers. Facts! Facts won’t make us weep. Starting with the most important insight, bananas are still a pirate’s top choice of nourishment with 9,177,967 cronched over the weekend, although coconuts were a close second as we saw pirates smash a total of 9,027,677 into their faces. Some of you have more curious dietary habits though, given that 1,788 burnt leeches were also consumed. Perhaps they taste like chicken?

Despite the friendly wrapping of a Community Weekend, however, combat is inevitable when you throw pirate crews into a treasure-filled sandbox, so colour us unsurprised that 50,741,900 cannonballs were launched during the window, likely contributing to the 46,147,284 skellies smashed, 67,431 Megs dispatched and 24,030 Krakens dismissed. Not sure the 3,850,326 player pirates fired from cannons were as effective, nor the 68,860 dogs for that matter.

All this carnage led to loot, with a grand total of 19,749,926 individual items handed in, so congratulations if some of that was yours and commiserations if it used to be. Clocking up a bar tab of 2,592,392 grogs and showing off your moves with the standard Dance Emote 629,307 times does show us that you all just enjoy a good time in the end.



We also love to see how you’re celebrating – so much so that we crowned yet more deserving ne’er-do-wells with their very own Hats of Unfeasibly Glorious Fame as part of our neverending celebration of the #BeMorePirate mantra. From the cosplay props of neonautic_art on Instagram to the cinematic flair of Twitter’s Capt_Angelica, variety was, as it often is, the watchword of the day. ArcalenithSoT’s logo-inspired Trinket, JRedler_Art’s Gold Hoarder and swdrawings_nl’s striking sketch all earned the honours of fancy headwear too.

Outstanding creativity isn’t the only thing we reward, however. Servant of the Flame stan MutinousMel finally saw her presence in the community acknowledged by way of the Hat, while other long-standing MVPs (most valuable pirates) were also suitably honoured, including Fleeni, KroTukk, BriittyBear and TheD’sBack. Oh, and The Longest Johns, who we probably meant to give Hats to a while back but kept getting distracted by their tunes. This isn’t a complete list, but congratulations to all who were lucky enough to receive one this time around.

We served up plenty of fun social content for you to join in with during the weekend too: showing us your pirate and ship customisation screenshots were a key part of it, and a quick glance at the #SoTAnniversaryPromo tag on any social media channel will show just that! Silliness naturally took hold as the weekend went on, however, with memes and quote misremembering taking over throughout day two. You even got us trending on Twitter, so cheers for that!



Phew, got a little breakneck at the end there so take a minute if you need to breathe. Right, with all of that out the way the only thing left is to say our thanks, and probably cause some of those emotions we were trying to avoid. We started this article saying that the community makes Sea of Thieves what it is, and every time we run an event like this it only proves it even more.

Thank you for bringing your creativity, fun and energy to the full Community Weekend and, above all else, thank you for continuing to enjoy our silly pirate game in a myriad different ways. These events will continue, so keep your spyglass trained on our social media channels to learn about the next Season’s celebration closer to the time.

Five years, eh? Here’s to five more!

As we sail full speed into April, the fifth instalment of the Spotlight Showcase is here! We last checked in with you all the way back in November, so there’s a whole new cast of Sea of Thieves Spotlight occupants to walk you through, with scientists, artists, streamers and even a carpenter here to share their thoughts. Without any further ado, let’s dive in…



Leafing all the way back through the 2022 holiday season, we find plant prospector Solarlunar34 in the Community Spotlight! Discussing his experiences with Ancient Isles University, the ‘Plant King’ explained how he got into pirate plant classification and what goes into naming the fantastical flora of the Sea of Thieves. Did you know the Latin word for banana? Now you do!



Taking us from botany to geography, our next Community Spotlight jumped to Jerem, the creative mind behind the daily puzzler SoT Guessr. Jerem discussed how he and his crew worked together to capture hundreds of screenshots from across the seas to challenge eagle-eyed fellow players, and explained how his ship is named after an ongoing hunt for the elusive Shrouded Ghost.



As we rolled into the cold month of December, our thoughts turned to warm summer memories of SoTFest as CalamityKez walked us through her history with Rare and how it all ultimately led her to becoming a pillar of the SoTUK community. Like Jerem, she also discussed the rarest of the Megalodons, though this time with a successful hunt to look back on and celebrate.



For our first Spotlight of 2023, we got creative with one of the most widely shared artists in the community, Shabby! He spoke about where he finds inspiration for the mystical monsters he creates and how a Twitter meme ended up leading to him obtaining the legendary Hat of Unfeasibly Glorious Fame. Clearly one shouldn’t underestimate the power of the phrase ‘It’s Reapin’ Time’.



The first Creator Spotlight on this list went to the streaming inspiration behind the Legacy Beard cosmetic, Beardageddon. He talked about his transition from YouTuber to Twitch streamer, and the journey that led to him becoming a major component of the Sea of Thieves streaming community (even if he did confess to thinking the game looked a bit silly in the beginning)...



February put us in a crafty mood, and who better to celebrate with than a woodworking wizard? In his Community Spotlight, MiniMeMarcLee spoke about nearly 40 years of history with games and how his training as a joiner enabled him to become a master at making Sea of Thieves props. He even teased a new project he’s working on, though the details were very hush-hush…



And for a February finisher we turned to some of the most recent content creator corsairs inducted into the Sea of Thieves Partner Programme, beginning with LazyBuzzard. While it’s no surprise that his interests include unhurried birds of prey, we also learned that this streamer keeps his sights set on fun times for his viewers with a harmonica in hand for extra entertainment options.

All of which brings us to March and a sensible cutoff point for this substantial Spotlight Showcase! As always, you can find many exciting insights into the lives of these creators and community stars through their interviews, so be sure to check out the full versions. You can also filter our News section to show all the previous Community, Creator and Legend Spotlights so that you can catch up on any you might have missed, and of course our previous Spotlight Showcase offers another set of handy recaps.

The Spotlights don’t end here, of course, so keep an eye out for the next one on the horizon! We’ll have more for you next month and beyond, so stick with us, keep calm and sail on…

Hello! Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you’ll have noticed we’ve gone hard on Sea of Thieves’ fifth anniversary celebrations. From feature-length films to in-game events and beautiful login bonuses, we’ve ensured that our big day has been commemorated with the biggest bang possible. A mega-keg of shenanigans, if you will.

One of the most exciting events still to come in this anniversary month is our Community Weekend, taking place from March 25th-27th. It’s going to be a jam-packed weekend of gifts, on-sea action and an outrageous number of opportunities for loot – so to make sure you don’t miss any of the key information, we’re serving it up hot right here. We’ll get into the details in a moment, but not before we give you something else to entertain your eyeballs ahead of the event…

[h3]Voyage of a Lifetime[/h3]
On March 20th, the very day of Sea of Thieves’ anniversary, we released a feature-length documentary tracing our journey as a studio since starting work on everyone’s favourite shared world pirate adventure. From inception to where we are now, the documentary features candid interviews with the development team, never-before-seen prototype footage and the most in-depth peek behind the curtain we’ve ever offered.

Voyage of a Lifetime is available to stream now for all curious corsairs wanting to know how Sea of Thieves came to life, and because we’re nice, we’ve included a link to it right here:

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For those of you who have recently flicked through your favourite streaming services and thought “ugh, there’s nothing to watch!” – keep this brilliant documentary in mind next time you go searching for a show. We’re incredibly proud of it and the story it tells.

RIGHT. Back to Community Weekend. Who wants to know what’s going on? You do? Perfect, you’re in the right place. Let’s get into it!

[h3]Twice as Nice[/h3]
You might be thinking “hang on a second, aren’t these usually Community Days?” – and you’d be right, these types of events usually last for 24 hours and no longer. However, for this celebration we’re doubling down on the fun and offering players the opportunity to get involved across 48 hours.

Starting at 10am UTC on Saturday, March 25th and finishing at the same time on Monday, March 27th, our Community Weekend will once again challenge you all to raise the Community Emissary Grade together – this time on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, YouTube and Instagram. All you’ll need to do is use the shiny new event hashtag, #SoTAnniversaryPromo, instead of #SeaOfThievesCommunityDay, to notch up the progress bars. Raising the Grade will increase the multipliers active on gold, reputation, Renown and Allegiance, with the top Grade dishing out two-and-a-half times the regular amount of rewards usually available.

We’re incredibly excited to be bringing more players into this community celebration by including more social channels, and we can’t wait to see what sort of amazing content you all create across the web this time, not just on Twitter. Good times!

[h3]Login Bonus Bonanza[/h3]
Pirates setting sail for Community Weekend are in luck, as playing over this period will score you not just two, but three nifty login bonuses! The Community Day Flag returns in the form of the distinguished Gilded Flag of Fellowship for the duration of the event, and the Baker’s Barrel Disguise Emote will be awarded to active players over the weekend too.



The third and final login bonus will be a free Pirate Legend Voyage to all who play over the period. A Legendary Search for the Skull of Destiny Voyage will appear in the inventories of players logging in from March 25th–27th (10am UTC). This new Voyage, which arrived with Season Nine, allows players to find a Skull of Destiny – a handy new loot item that contains all colours of the Flames of Fate and acts as a Ritual Skull for those pirates wanting to tackle the Fort of the Damned.

Usually exclusive to Pirate Legends, this special free Voyage can be taken on by any pirate as a taster of what’s to come upon reaching that vaunted rank! Deploy your Voyage strategically this weekend to maximise your profit (if you’re not robbed, that is)...

[h3]50 Million Ancient Coins up for Grabs![/h3]
It's not just gold, reputation, Renown and Allegiance ready for the taking on this special celebration. Should you fine folks hit that fifth and final Community Emissary Grade, you’ll also inspire a surge of Ancient Skeleton spawns across the Sea of Thieves. Yes, that’s right: we’ll be standing ready to actively increase the number of Ancient Skeletons clinking around the islands of our world as soon as that fifth Grade is hit!

Pirates will see a notable increase in these Ancient Coin-dropping creatures scurrying around our shores as soon as that final cumulative Grade is hit – so while the Community Weekend event is live, keep an eye on our dedicated page to monitor the community’s progress towards that goal.



You’ll need to be quick about jumping into the game to find these shimmering skellies, too: the Ancient Skeletons will be generous, but there will be a cap of 50 million Ancient Coins in their event purses. As soon as this number of Ancient Coins have been scored by lucky sailors, our Ancient Skeletons will return to their previous, rarer spawn rate.

Players lucky enough to find and smash an Ancient Skeleton will immediately receive a random number of Ancient Coins in their in-game wallet, which they can then take to the Pirate Emporium and spend on whatever premium wares take their fancy. All players need to do to participate is play Sea of Thieves while this part of the event is active – and it’ll be available to all who play, on all available platforms and in all regions that Sea of Thieves is available.

[h3]A Shipload of Bargains[/h3]
If the login freebies and super-boosted rewards aren’t enough for you, don’t worry: there’s more! Players swinging by the Pirate Emporium to spend their Ancient Coins will find they can get more for their money thanks to a huge Anniversary Sale running until March 28th. This sale includes some classic ship sets, costumes, weapons and Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life items – and visitors to the Emporium can also pick up a Down the Hatch Emote for free while the sale is live!

Not to be outdone, the Rare merchandise store is also getting in on the action with a shimmering selection of special foil Reaper’s Mark tees. A time-limited Community Weekend T-shirt and Flag will also be making an appearance – and you can make your real-life coin travel a little further over the weekend by using discount code SOTANNIVERSARYPROMO. That’ll knock 30% off the cost of your Sea of Thieves-themed swag, with only the newest items excluded from this super-sized saving.


[h3]Groove Is in the Hat[/h3]
Our #BeMorePirate rampage returns for this Community Weekend, so make sure you’re sharing the love with your favourite friends and crewmates in celebration of our fifth anniversary! The weekend’s bumper event presents the perfect opportunity to shout out amazing artists, players, creators and other community MVPs. We’ll be scouring our channels and the #BeMorePirate hashtag for standout Sea of Thieves stories from now until the end of Community Weekend – so go ahead and start tagging your favourites from around the community!

A selection of worthy winners will be awarded the Hat of Unfeasibly Glorious Fame, so get your submissions in soon to see if your antics warrant your (or your nominee’s) pirate’s head being graced with one of the sea’s most coveted caps.

[h3]Five Had the Time of My Life[/h3]
Finally, before we finish this lengthy article of news and goodies, we wanted to say thank you for five amazing years on the Sea of Thieves. This Community Weekend is one of the last events in a month-long line-up of celebratory shenanigans scheduled to spotlight our fifth anniversary, and we hope you enjoy the fitting finale to the festivities.

We’re so grateful for you, our wonderful community of kind, creative and caring pirates who’ve set sail with us over the last five years, and the future continues to look incredibly bright with all of you as our crewmates. Cheers!

Season Nine of Sea of Thieves has arrived, packed to bursting with fresh features, prized plunder and many quality of life improvements to make the pirate life more approachable and enjoyable for all.
As players have come to expect, a new Season also brings 100 levels of progression to be climbed by living the pirate life and raising Renown, picking up a steady stream of rewards while rising through the ranks – while Season Nine’s optional Plunder Pass adds exclusive extra content to that treasure pile. Find out more about how Seasons work in our Seasons Explained and Plunder Pass Explained articles!

[h3]Fortune Favours the Bold[/h3]
Valuable Chests of Fortune have begun to surface across the Sea of Thieves, and will require strategy and skill to acquire, as a single Chest can only found within a conquered Fort of Fortune. Acquiring them can be quite the accomplishment, especially when other crews arrive to ‘help’ you empty the Vault’s contents...

But the effort is well worth it, as players who hand in Chests of Fortune will gradually earn the right to possess cosmetics from the prestigious Fates of Fortune set. This new range is ready to expand in future updates, and showing it off will let everyone know the kind of truly tenacious treasure hunter you really are.

Never ones to be outdone, The Reaper’s Bones have acquired their own Fates of Fortune pieces and are reserving these for pirates who bring them large numbers of Reaper’s Chests and Reaper’s Bounties. Since these blighted boxes now cast a shining beacon into the sky at all times, not just until they’re handled, this may prove easier said than done.


[h3]Smoother Sailing[/h3]
Pirate Legends, meanwhile, can embark on several useful new Voyages guaranteed to uncover helpful, hard-to-find treasures. One of these is the new Skull of Destiny, a Ritual Skull filled with the flames necessary to instigate a Fort of the Damned Event – with no trips to the afterlife required.

Elsewhere, crews aboard Captained ships will find that their Captain’s Logbooks now contain a blow-by-blow account of their most recent exploits, detailing everything from islands visited and ships sighted to frenzied battles against aggravated sea monsters. If you have spoils from those encounters, the Sovereigns have struck up an agreement with The Hunter’s Call and will deliver fish and cooked meat on your behalf – although the Seaposts’ residents now offer more gold for a fresh, direct delivery.

It’s not just Captains and fearless Fort enthusiasts who’ll benefit from Season Nine, of course, thanks to a raft of improvements and enhancements across the game. Check out the release notes for more information on everything that’s been given a spit and polish.

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[h3]Now We Are Five[/h3]
All these additions and changes keep the game evolving and improving as Sea of Thieves approaches its fifth anniversary, and we’ve got an extravagant birthday bash all planned out. Naturally, you’re all invited, so be sure to check out the rundown of what’s in the diary and how you can join in the celebratory shenanigans. We look forward to seeing you on the seas!

If you’ve yet to dive into Sea of Thieves’ inviting waters but you’re keen to be part of the anniversary revelry, the newly released Deluxe Edition gives you another option to get involved. Containing all the permanent content added to the game since launch, it also includes a wide-ranging assortment of bonus content – cosmetics, emotes and Ancient Coins to spend in the Pirate Emporium – that ensures you’ll sail in style from the very start. If you’re a Steam gamer, there’s more good news as Sea of Thieves is now Steam Deck Verified too!

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[h3]Emporium Endeavours[/h3]
The tireless traders of the Pirate Emporium have prepared a wealth of new stock ready for the launch of Season Nine. Inspiration for their wares this month has been taken from the many creatures that can be found lurking below the waves. Purchase a Plunder Pass, build your Seasonal Renown, and you’ll be able to inspire some jellyfish jealousy with the Sting Tide ship set and evolving costume, the latter of which comes with three fluorescent flavours to unlock and a Blowing Bubbles Emote.

Alternatively, you may find the ferocity of the Emporium’s Sea Serpent ship and weapon sets suits your pirate to a tee, or you might prefer to preserve your sense of mystery entirely and make use of the Enigmatic Emote Bundle. Additionally, owners of Captained ships can spruce up their Ship’s Crest with the Lodestar variant, ensuring there’s always a star to sail by. And why sail alone when you could bring a Gold Curse Barbary along for the ride? Just remember not to try and sell it.


[h3]Find Out More[/h3]
For more information on the Sea of Thieves Season Nine update, including full release notes, visit the Sea of Thieves website. The update is available for free to all Sea of Thieves players on Steam. Simply download and install the latest Sea of Thieves update to get access.

New to Sea of Thieves? Find out about the latest free content updates on our What’s New page, get familiar with Who’s Who or pick up some gameplay tips from our Pirate Academy, which provides invaluable information on topics ranging from sailing to swordplay as you prepare for your maiden voyage. Learn more about Sea of Thieves here, or join the ongoing adventure at www.seaofthieves.com where you can embark on an epic journey with one of gaming’s most welcoming communities!