Sea of Thieves

A compass with a purple and green spiral design and various icons, including theatre masks, a gun, a tankard and a fish, sits on a purple background. Words next to the compass read: "Need an idea for your next adventure? Consult the Compass of Chaos".

The Compass of Chaos now features challenges based on Season 18's Devil's Roar antics, offering even more choice for pirates seeking tasks that are a bit more outside the box.

Share your efforts with #BeMorePirate and there may even be a hat in it for you: aka.ms/CompassOfChaos

A pirate stands in a vault cheering in front of a huge stash of spoils.

March may be underway, but there are plenty of things lined up beyond Ashen Garrisons. Things like Season 19, eighth anniversary freebies and the next Community Direct! Learn more in our latest This Month in Sea of Thieves article: https://seaofthieves.com/news/this-month-march-2026

Three pirates hold equipment items (spyglass, shovel and tankard) which all sport a white and brown colour combo, and a cute image of a dog.

Following our latest update, the Outpost shop shelves are laced with new Good Boy cosmetics! Your sole challenge is finding out how to gain access to them...

Sea of Thieves Twitch Drops are shown. They are (with the watch time needed to unlock) 75,000 gold (30 minutes), one level of Renown (one hour), a Voyage of Luck (one and a half hours), the Enigmatic Clap Emote (two hours), a Gilded Voyage (three hours), the Gilded Phoenix Lantern (four hours), the Amethyst Mercenary Hull (five hours) and the Lunar Festival Blunderbuss (six hours).

Twitch Drops are live! Acquire Renown, gold, Voyages and cosmetics between now and March 13th (10am UTC), by watching any participating Sea of Thieves Partner's stream! Earn everything on the fancy image below over the course of six hours.

Hey @marathonthegame.bungie.net, congrats on the launch! What do you think of our new loading screen?

Release Notes Here are our latest release notes!

Need all the details of the update in a handy itemised list? Just for you, the latest release notes can be found here: www.seaofthieves.com/release-note...

A fortified gate of a fortress at sea fills most of the image. Cannonballs fly from behind it, while a plucky crew of pirates rows a small boat towards it.

Season 18: Act 3 is now live, bringing two towering Ashen Garrisons to The Devil's Roar! You'll need to breach the walls and fight inside if you'd like to liberate the locked and guarded stack of spoils. Ashen Garrisons also have a chance of containing a Mega Stash during Act 3!

A scene of many pirates running supplies and planks towards a shipwreck on a tropical shore, with a nearby sign reading 'Pirates at Work'. One pirate, however, is just having a snooze against a rock, and another appears passed out.

The Sea of Thieves servers are now offline for the third update of Season 18, and the introduction of two intimidating Ashen Garrisons! Please note that there will be an update to download before you next set sail.

Pirates, this is your one hour (ish) warning! Pop to the nearest hand-in location and get rid of your goods, the Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 10am UTC.

A pirate poses in front of a ship's sail, which is blue and features yellow lines running up its sides and a golden sun at its centre.

One week remains to share screenshots of Sea of Thieves' wonderful wildlife if you want to enter the latest #SoTShot contest: Animal Appreciation! Post shots with @seaofthieves.com and #SoTShot before 12pm UTC March 11th for a chance to win the Golden Hour Sails.

📸 VermontSoT on Twitter/X

A pirate stands with a plank over his shoulder in front of a sign showing a hammer and nail.

Attention, pirates! The Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 10am UTC tomorrow, March 5th, for the arrival of Flameheart's Ashen Garrisons! There’ll be a small update waiting for you once we’re back online, so please plan your Voyages accordingly.

For more details about these prices, please read this update from Production Director Drew Stevens: www.seaofthieves.com/community/fo...

A collection of Doubloon inspired items can be seen, with associated prices. The Doubloon Hoarder Title costs 50 Doubloons, an eyepatch is 500, a belt costs 1,000, some sails are 2,500 and the cutlass is 50,000.

Including a cutlass priced to recognise only the most dedicated Doubloon gatherers, the Doubloon Hoarder commemorative cosmetics will be available from March 19th-April 16th! Prices in Doubloons:

🪪 Title: 50
👁️ Eyepatch: 500
🪢 Belt: 1,000
⛵️ Sails: 2,500
⚔️ Cutlass: 50,000

Two suave pirates flank a banner advertising Style of Thieves Season 18. The banner also notes that this Season's themes are Mythological, Fiery, Minimalist, Insectoid, and that the contest will open for entries on March 9th 2026.

Season 18's #StyleOfThieves contest is calling for style-savvy scoundrels to showcase their suave costumes from March 9th-12th! Fancy trying to claim a pair of Fashionista's Finery Gloves? Inspect the themes in the image, or follow the link for more details: https://aka.ms/SoTS18Style

Season 17’s Big Listen Survey Results We asked what you thought of Sea of Thieves Season 17 – here’s what you said!

The results of our Season 17 Big Listen survey are also available to read in this companion article: seaofthieves.com/news/season1...

A logo of a parrot making noise down a speaking trumpet. Words read: "Sea of Thieves Official Podcast Season 18".

The latest Sea of Thieves Podcast is here for your listening joy, bringing news on the Bilge Rats Weekender, Season 17 insights, design intentions behind the Doubloon reset and teases for what's to come: https://youtu.be/hWwHBKGjTuo

A logo of a parrot making noise down a speaking trumpet. Words read: "Sea of Thieves Official Podcast Season 18".

The latest Sea of Thieves Podcast is here for your listening joy, bringing news on the Bilge Rats Weekender, Season 17 insights, design intentions behind the Doubloon reset and teases for what's to come: https://youtu.be/hWwHBKGjTuo

Sea of Thieves Twitch Drops are shown. They are (with the watch time needed to unlock) 75,000 gold (30 minutes), one level of Renown (one hour), a Voyage of Luck (one and a half hours), the Enigmatic Clap Emote (two hours), a Gilded Voyage (three hours), the Gilded Phoenix Lantern (four hours), the Amethyst Mercenary Hull (five hours) and the Lunar Festival Blunderbuss (six hours).

One week from today a new batch of Twitch Drops will be available, including a handsome hull! Tune in to any Sea of Thieves Partner's stream to earn everything on the image below over six hours, from March 6th-13th (10am UTC).

A number of pirates and animals pose around the words 'Sea of Thieves Gold & Glory'.

🪙 Gold & Glory Weekend now live until March 2nd, 10am UTC 🪙

Enjoy boosts to reputation, gold, Seasonal Renown, Allegiance and Guild Reputation! Whether you're engaging in Faction Battles or simply building your gold supplies, good luck achieving your goals, pirates...

A ship is at sea with impressive black sails sporting a gold emblem and blue diamonds. Text reads "Sea of Thieves X SpecialEffect, raising gold for GameBlast".

The time-limited Noble Pathfinder Sails return to the Pirate Emporium for #GameBlast26! Until March 12th, sales of these sails will be raising funds for our friends @specialeffect.org.uk. The new Noble Pathfinder Flag will also join the Pirate Emporium next week, from March 5th-12th.

A collection of cakes in the design of the skull-shaped Fort Keys from Sea of Thieves.

A painting of Port Merrick from Sea of Thieves, rendered at two different times of day.

A Sea of Thieves image of many Trading Company representatives around a table with "Stools Not Rules" written below.

A skull with runes etched into it next to the words "Sail Together from Sea of Thieves, Music: Sarys, Vocals: Little_Roisin, Art: Guile".

Cakes, art, music and a lot of stools are the fan highlights you can treat yourself to in our latest Community Hub update over on the Sea of Thieves website! Go on, what else were you up to? Scrolling? Get 'em looked at: https://seaofthieves.com/community-hub

Gold & Glory, Ashen Garrisons and GameBlast | Sea of Thieves News February 23rd 2026 YouTube video by Sea of Thieves

Including Gold & Glory and some charity cosmetics, the latest barrage of Sea of Thieves News has been loaded into the cannon and we're launching it in your general direction right now! We'd advise ducking, or putting your grog down at the very least: https://youtu.be/3dzdFSs6MKs

Pirates stand in front of three ships, gesturing to them with their arms. The sails on all of the ships are predominantly blue, with yellow lines running up their sides and a golden sun at their centre.

#SoTShot Contest Theme: Animal Appreciation
Deadline: March 11th, 12pm UTC
Prizes: 8x Golden Hour Sails

From monstrous Megalodons to little lizards and everything in between, share screenshots celebrating creatures with #SoTShot and @seaofthieves.com to enter.

📸 BethTheBeek on Twitter/X

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pair of Reapers on a rowboat in a tunnel as a Merchant ship explodes in the background.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate with a golden curse rubbing their hands at a large amount of golden loot they've amassed.

And again, the bar was so high we couldn't help but select ten winners, so here are our crew's other two choices: BasileBonn25119 on Twitter/X and @murpheylives.bsky.social on Bluesky! Thank you to every pirate who entered. A new creature focused theme is planned to start on February 23rd.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing members of the Hunter's Call chasing pirates with a Megalodon curse underwater using spears and Grapple Guns.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing two pirates with a golden curse clinking golden tankards in front of golden sails flying above a stash of golden loot.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a group of hunters tracking a boar with spears and traps.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a Reaper shushing the camera as a ship sinks behind them.

Our next four favourite picks for marvelous Trading Company antics came from Bluesky's @eagles18.bsky.social and @syncmeister.bsky.social, and Instagram's ametriss and rare_tiger0. DMs on the way!

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a group of hunters facing into the jaws of a huge Megalodon.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate representing The Reaper's Bones boarding a Merchant Alliance ship.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a member of the Merchant Alliance trying to catch a pig.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing treasure items and pirates arranged to form a key when viewed from above.

With another #SoTShot contest fading over the horizon, it's time to see whose Emissary Antics made the ledger of our crew's favourite screenshots! Our first four selections go to AlliasElW and MaryJ_Bilge on Twitter/X and goodart_shots and xeroosa on Instagram.

Season 18 Act 3: Ashen Garrisons | Official Sea of Thieves Content Update Video YouTube video by Sea of Thieves

Flameheart's forces are strengthening their position in The Devil's Roar with two new, permanent Ashen Garrisons! From fighting and ziplining around the ramparts to securing the ample spoils within, this Content Update trailer will let you know what to expect in Season 18 Act 3: youtu.be/O293XiFBNls

Hourglass Changes and Season 19 | Sea of Thieves Developer Update: February 18th 2026 YouTube video by Sea of Thieves

Busier servers, the Season 18: Act 3 delay, changes to Season 19 (compared to what was previous revealed via our Insider Programme) and imminent bug fixes. All this and more is covered in our latest Developer Update, available for you to absorb now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzp4hQpJPm4

A scene of a sunset sea shows six Sloops all firing cannons at each other near a crumbling lighthouse. Words on the corner of the image reads Work-in-progress Development Footage.

We're stress testing our new six-Sloop Last Ship Standing mode in our Insider build tonight, Feb 18th, from 8pm UTC! If you're planning to join us, Insiders can get all the details on how to join in this official Forum post, after logging in: https://aka.ms/LSS_Test

Calling all pirates: our new six-Sloop Last Ship Standing mode will be available to try in the Insider build next week, with a stress test planned for February 18th from 8pm UTC. Want to help put it through its paces? Join our Insiders here: https://seaofthieves.com/insider