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Sea of Thieves

Shared-world pirate adventure with large water simulation, ship combat, and broad co-op exploration.

AdventureActionPC

ReleasedJun 3, 2020

GenresAdventure, Action

PlatformsPC

DeveloperRare Ltd

PublisherXbox Game Studios

Play styleStory-driven action

Find the official PC requirements, likely FPS tiers, and optimization read for the Windows version without digging through scattered store blurbs.

Sea of Thieves is best read as a PC requirements page that shows the gap between the entry setup and the setup that actually feels comfortable to keep using.

Entry readStart with a sensible 1080p target

Comfort readQHD depends on how much GPU headroom the game leaves

Upgrade read4K needs a cleaner step up in GPU class

Estimated FPS by GPU

We have not collected enough official PC guidance for this game yet.

No estimated chart is available for this resolution yet.

Sea of Thieves looks efficient for what it is trying to do, with clean scaling and fewer obvious trouble spots than most similar games.

ScalingHeavy

StabilityMixed

AccessibilityStrong

Resolution and preset jumps cost performance quickly, so GPU headroom matters more than the minimum first suggests.
Average FPS can look fine while frame pacing and scene-to-scene consistency still need attention.
The game gives you a practical route into comfortable play without jumping straight to halo-tier GPUs.

Official or catalog screenshots currently attached to this game.

1/2

Steam App ID 1172620

Tracked versions: 3.8.0.2, 3.8.0.1, 3.7.2.1, 3.8.1

85/100

This looks very well optimized across the official PC guidance we can verify.

Very strong

This score separates 'it runs' from the setup most players would actually want to keep.
The score still gives a usable sense of where the game starts to feel more polished, even without a huge preset spread.
For story-driven action games, the score is meant to describe how comfortable the setup feels once you move beyond the bare minimum.

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Score

Best forBest for cleaner midrange GPU picks

Resolution readSettings changes swing the result quickly

Watch forThe setup picture stays straightforward for this title

Sea of Thieves

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Estimated FPS by GPU

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Sea of Thieves

PC requirements summary

Estimated FPS by GPU

Optimization read

Screenshots

Latest notes

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