Sea Of Thieves Giving Away Emote To Celebrate 5 Million Steam Copies Sold

A title published by Xbox that simulates life on high seas has reached another milestone. To celebrate, the Xbox-published title is offering a unique gift. Sea of Thieves has sold five million copies on Steam, and it’s heading into the holiday season full of festive cheer, as well as a little bit of a pirate’s favorite beverage. Rare recommends that you download the game right now and play it through next week in order to grab a special emote. The team announced this achievement on the game’s official blog, along with the news that over 25 million players have dived into Sea of Thieves to hunt down treasure, explore the oceans, and live out the life of a scallywag with their friends.

Rare created a Thank You Post in response to all the new pirates that have been buying the game. This is part of it:

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. It doesn’t matter what platform you use 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! 

While Sea of Thieves is currently basking in the glow of its current fortune, it’s strange to remember that the ambitious game didn’t shine so brightly at launch. The game released in 2018 and received a mixed reception, with our initial review of Sea of Thieves stating the game concept was sound, but the experience was a little bare bones. This first lukewarm impression seemed to spell doom for the game, but the developers stuck with the title. A Pirates Life, an expansion that introduced a stunning crossover between Sea of Thieves, and Pirates Life, was eventually added. Pirates of the CaribbeanThese characters attracted many players back to the thrilling adventure. 

With the resultant boost, the title has become a fantastic cooperative experience you can share and enjoy with your friends. We have placed it on our 10 top co-op gaming experiences right now. It’s possible Rare hopes the game’s impressive sales numbers will swell as players look for games to share over the holidays, prompting a holiday offer. If you log in between now and Dec 29, you’ll get a complimentary emote titled All Together Now!