New This Season

Season 19 features a renewed focus on player-versus-player encounters, updating the mechanics of Faction Battles to ensure fairness and allowing you to get back into a new fight faster than ever. A familiar Event will be putting in a reappearance, we’ll celebrate Sea of Thieves’ eighth anniversary and a brand new way to engage in Faction Battles for Sloops will make a splash.

Act 1

Hourglass Evolved

Faction Battles are changing this Season, with the introduction of shrinking Battle Bounds forcing opposing crews closer together over time, until one emerges the victor! At the same time, new Faction Crates will ensure you’ll never sail into battle empty handed.

Fight Nights

As if the new mechanics weren’t enough of a reason to venture out on behalf of a Faction, during Act 1, all crews will have the chance of earning increased Allegiance – and an exclusive cosmetic reward – when the highly anticipated Fight Nights Event returns.

Act 2

Bilge Rats Weekender

The tradition of Act 2 focusing on in-game Events continues in Season 19 with the introduction of the Bilge Rats Weekender! During this Event, players will be able to complete challenges to earn fresh Doubloons, following the currency reset taking place at the start of the Season.

Black Market

With all those new Doubloons in circulation, you’ll need something to spend them on. That’s where the refreshed Black Market will come in! Between Duke and Larinna, players will be able to get their hands on new and returning cosmetics in return for a few of those blue coins…

Act 3

Last Ship Standing

For the conclusion of Season 19, we have another twist to the Faction Battle system for players to explore: Last Ship Standing! In this Sloop-only mode, six crews – either solo or duo – will face off against each other in the mysterious waters of the Sea of the Damned.

Pirates will have to fight for their lives (and of course the promise of glory and Allegiance) against their opponents and against the less-than-friendly environment awaiting them on the other side of the Veil…

New Seasonal Rewards

A new Season means a brand new set of rewards, unlocked by climbing through 100 levels of Renown! Earn cosmetics, gold, Doubloons and even Ancient Coins as you rise through the ranks by living the pirate life.

About the Game

Sea of Thieves offers the essential pirate experience, from sailing and fighting to exploring and looting – everything you need to live the pirate life and become a legend in your own right. With no set roles, you have complete freedom to approach the world, and other players, however you choose.

Whether you’re voyaging as a group or sailing solo, you’re bound to encounter other crews in this shared world adventure – but will they be friends or foes, and how will you respond?

A Vast Open World

Explore a vast open world filled with unspoiled islands and underwater kingdoms. Take on quests to hunt for lost loot, forge a reputation with the Trading Companies and battle foes from Phantoms and Ocean Crawlers to Megalodons and the mighty Kraken. Try your hand at fishing, make maps to your own buried treasure or choose from hundreds of other optional goals and side-quests!

A Game That’s Always Growing

With each Season bringing in new game features every three months alongside regular in-game Events, Sea of Thieves is a service-based game that’s still growing and evolving. Check back regularly to see what free content has been newly added, and see how far you can climb through each Season’s 100 levels of Renown to earn special rewards.

Become Legend

On your journey to become a Pirate Legend you’ll amass loot, build a reputation and define a unique personal style with your hard-earned rewards. Adventurer. Explorer. Conqueror. What will your legend be?

Sea of Thieves: Premium Edition 

The 2026 Premium Edition includes: 

• All the content in the Base and Deluxe Editions 

• Cardinal Lodestar Cat, Costume Set, Flag, Hull, Figurehead, Sails, Cannons, Cannon Flare, Capstan, Wheel, Collector’s Figurehead, Collector’s Sails and Ship’s Crest 

• 1000 Ancient Coins for use in the Pirate Emporium

Sea of Thieves: Deluxe Edition

The 2026 Deluxe Edition includes: 

• All the content in the Base Edition 

• Sovereign Hat, Dress, Jacket, Boots, Belt, Trousers and Gloves 

• Cardinal Lodestar Pistol, Blunderbuss, Eye of Reach, Cutlass, Double Barrel Pistol, Throwing Knives, Grapple Gun and Blowpipe

• 10,000 gold to spend in the Outpost shops

Sea of Thieves

The 2026 Base Edition includes:

• The full game 

Additional digital bonuses* include access to the Sea of Thieves Original Soundtrack – 2026 Edition, the Sea of Thieves: Athena's Fortune audiobook and The Rough Guide to Sea of Thieves eBook 

* Available to download from Sea of Thieves /bonuses (website login required) or via Steam.