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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 5h

It's Developer Update time! From water desync and improved loading times when returning from the Ferry to very early details about planned improvements to Hourglass play, it's another deluge of updates delivered by bandana-wearing Production Director Drew Stevens: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjPF...

Sea of Thieves Developer Update: October 15th 2025

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 7h

Members of our Community team are now live, alongside Creative Director Mike Chapman and Production Director Drew Stevens, to steal a painting while talking about Season 17 Act 3 and what awaits in Season 18! Tune in: twitch.tv/SeaOfThieves

A camera points at a ramshackle studio setup where three people wait to play Sea of Thieves.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 11h

Attention, pirates! The Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 9am UTC tomorrow, October 16th, for the arrival of Season 17 Act 3 and Reaper Fortresses! Please plan your Voyages accordingly.

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

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 1d

Creative Director Mike Chapman and Production Director Drew Stevens will be joining our Community team for a livestream tomorrow, October 15th (from 1pm UTC) to undertake a Smugglers' Heist while talking Season 17 Act 3 and Season 18!

🔴 https://www.twitch.tv/SeaOfThieves

An image declaring when the Sea of Thieves Season 17 Stream is happening! When: Wednesday 15th October, 1300 UTC, 1400 BST, 0900 EST, 0600 PST. Where: Twitch.tv/SeaOfThieves. Featuring: Drew Stevens and Mike Chapman.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 1d

Who loves chaos, hates cucumbers and is making a talking Flameheart skull? It's Makakar! If you already knew that then you're him, his mate, or you've read the new Creator Spotlight already. If you didn't, go enjoy those facts and more right here: aka.ms/CreatorSpotlight

A large pirate in a menacing hat stands with their back to the sun, enjoying a hot drink. To the right, words read "Creator Spotlight: Makakar. Lifelong Gamer and Stream Team Chaos Wrangler".

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 2d

#SoTShot Contest Theme: Haunted Hulls
Deadline: October 29th, 12pm UTC
Prizes: 8x Golden Hour Sails

Seek out the macabre and the morbid, sharing screenshots of spooky ships with #SoTShot and @seaofthieves.com to enter.

📸 MutinousMel on Twitter/X

A galleon cuts across misty waves, proudly flying sails of blue that feature yellow lines running up their edges, and a golden emblem of a sun on the larger sheets.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 5d

Our crew's other four favourite Movie Moments for this version came from Twitter's plejcia93, Estirdalin and tidseas, and Bluesky's @hanssprungfild.bsky.social. DMs on the way! Thank you to every pirate who entered. A seasonally appropriate theme will begin on October 13th.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing four wizard-like characters looking towards one in a fireplace, from which green smoke is billowing.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a witch pointing at a female pirate holding a dog. A pair of red shoes can be seen sticking out from 'under' a house.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate in warrior-like gear kicking another down a large pit. All around the pit, characters dressed like the kicking pirate are threatening those in attire matching the poor chap who's falling.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing two pirates in a boat, taking a row by a waterfall and under streams of twinkling green sparks.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 5d

The reels have been reviewed, and our crew's top #SoTShot entries for this latest installment of Movie Moments are ready to be revealed! First up: Twitter's RandallGifford and NeoHunterEnder, Instagram's grogballed and Bluesky's @captainggr.bsky.social.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate in dark clothes in a crouched position with two blades, with effects resembling a sandstorm all around them.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate seemingly suspended close to the ground by a fishing line attached to their waist, maintaining a horizontal plank.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a ramshackle pirate running away from a group of people dressed in grass skirts and armed with Throwing Spears.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a smartly dressed pirate offering a drink the camera while fireworks fill the sky behind him.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 5d

Reaper Fortresses bring a fresh Fort experience to the seas next week.

With traps, Ghost Ships and Phantoms added to the usual array of snarling skeletons, they're sure to be a heated test for any crews seeking to secure the Vault's potentially hefty haul: youtu.be/8l6ZKCcx6ds

Season 17 Act 3: Reaper Fortresses: Official Sea of Thieves Content Update Video

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 5d

One week from today a new batch of Twitch Drops will be available, including a purple pegleg! Tune in to any participating Sea of Thieves stream to earn everything on the image below over six hours, from October 17th-24th (10am UTC).

🔗 Link accounts: aka.ms/Twitch_Drops

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 Mystical Divination Emote (two hours), a Skeleton Fort Raid Voyage (three hours), the Eastern Winds Ruby Eye of Reach (four hours), the Amethyst Mercenary Pegleg (five hours) and the Mandrake Pistol (six hours).

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 6d

Season 17's #StyleOfThieves contest is imminent, and will be inviting fashion-forward filibusters to flaunt their fits from October 20th-23rd. Fancy trying to secure a pair of Fashionista's Finery Gloves? Get the details here: https://www.seaofthieves.com/news/style-of-thieves-season17

Two suave pirates flank a banner advertising Style of Thieves Season 17. The banner also notes that this Season's themes are Detective, Ridiculous, Cosplay and Ghoulish, and that the contest will open for entries on October 20th 2025.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 6d

We've got one shipment of Sea of Thieves News here for you. Reaper Fortresses, a Ghoul & Glory Weekend and seasonal Emporium stock, all ready for when you've got a moment. Look, even if you didn't order it, you can enjoy anyway, we'll just leave it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89KwmWQ_0jg

Reaper Fortresses, Ghoul & Glory and Spooky Emporium Stock: Sea of Thieves News October 9th 2025

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 7d

Anyone who needs help navigating to this new track, here's a handy link for you to use: seaofthieves.ffm.to/fortsofthefl...

Forts of the Flame (Original Game Soundtrack) - Sea of Thieves

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 7d

Get a preview of the relentless drums and whirling strings that await on Reaper Fortresses next week with the latest addition to the Sea of Thieves soundtrack, 'Forts of the Flame'! Available to stream or buy now from your platform of choice. 🎶

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 8d

Less than 24 hours remain until we call cut on the latest #SoTShot contest: Movie Moments! Share your snaps with @seaofthieves.com and #SoTShot by 11am UTC tomorrow, October 8th, to enter.

📸 xStefina on Twitter

A pirate stands at the front of their ship at dusk, looking at you while drawing on a piece of parchment with a large paintbrush. Their ship's sails are unfurled behind them, coloured blue, with yellow lines running up either side and a golden sun at their centre.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 10d

Relax, you made it to Sunday.

A beautiful sunset seen from the beach of a tropical island. A galleon is sitting out on the ocean.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 11d

Optimal five-hour loot stack.

The deck of a ship filled with identical portraits of an adorable pig. The Ship's Crest displays the vessel's name as 'Oink'.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 12d

Things are getting spooky on the seas this month with Reaper Fortresses, Ghoul & Glory and thematic Pirate Emporium stock and sales! This and more await in the October edition of This Month in Sea of Thieves: https://seaofthieves.com/news/this-month-october-2025

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 12d

Things are getting spooky on the seas this month with Reaper Fortresses, Ghoul & Glory and thematic Pirate Emporium stock and sales! This and more await in the October edition of This Month in Sea of Thieves: https://seaofthieves.com/news/this-month-october-2025

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 13d

What's this called? Wrong answers only.

A blue-and-green staff, seemingly made of coral with a gem set into it, lies on a beach, surrounded by debris.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 14d

September 30th | October 1st

A pirate in quite standard clothing stands outside a tavern in broad daylight.

A pumpkin-headed pirate stands in a dingy room holding a lantern made from a carved pumpkin.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 14d

One week remains to cast off and reimagine some Movie Moments within Sea of Thieves for the latest #SoTShot contest! Submit your screenshots with #SoTShot and @seaofthieves.com before 11am UTC on October 8th to enter for a chance to win the Golden Hour Sails.

📸 Flameheartthrob on Twitter/X

A ship sits in the shallows of an island, next to a waterfall cascading from a rocky overhang. The ship features one sail that is predominantly blue, with two yellow lines running up its sides and a golden emblem of a sun at its centre.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 15d

Change of plan! We're dropping anchor on this livestream for now, but are still aiming to set sail on Twitch within the next few weeks. We'll let you know as soon as plans for this rescheduled stream have been finalised.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 16d

Members of our Community team will be setting course for Royal Crest Fortress on a Smugglers' Heist livestream from 1pm UTC tomorrow, Sep 30th. Tune in to see if they can get the painting, or if they fall foul of some more cunning art thieves...

🔴 https://twitch.tv/seaofthieves

Two pirates are busy carrying a painting from a Sea Fort decorated in red banners as an angry skeleton gives pursuit.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 16d

From a sand fort to a scale-model Sloop with little twinkly lights, we've got yet another batch of recent, inspiring fan antics for you in our latest Community Hub update: https://www.seaofthieves.com/community-hub

Tag your own antics with #BeMorePirate for a chance to be featured!

A photo of a sandcastle modelled to look like one of the Sea Forts from Sea of Thieves.

A painting of a pirate sailing a ship underwater. The pirate wears a mask that covers the lower half of their face, and the skin of their arms and legs that is visible has blue lightning-like lines running across it.

A screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing the player in a sword duel with another pirate on the yardarm of a ship.

A real model of a Sloop from Sea of Thieves.

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