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Sea of Thieves

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Sea of Thieves is Rare's shared-world pirate adventure where players crew ships, explore islands, battle enemies, and seek treasure in a colourful open sea.

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Sea of Thieves Not Working for You? It Might Not Be an Outage

If the status above shows no ongoing outage but Sea of Thieves isn't loading for you, the problem is likely on your side or with your internet provider.

Common Reasons Sea of Thieves Stops Working

  • Rare's Sea of Thieves servers experiencing an outage — the game relies heavily on Xbox Live infrastructure
  • Xbox Live services down, which Sea of Thieves depends on for matchmaking and progression
  • Large crew sessions causing connection instability for one player while others stay in the game
  • Xbox Game Pass subscription issue blocking access if you play via Game Pass
  • A mandatory game update required before connecting to servers

How to Fix Sea of Thieves Not Working

  1. Check status.xbox.com — Sea of Thieves uses Xbox Live infrastructure for multiplayer
  2. Check @SeaOfThieves on X for game-specific incident updates
  3. Try a solo session (Safer Seas or empty server) if crew sessions are unstable
  4. Verify your Xbox Game Pass subscription is active at xbox.com/xbox-game-pass
  5. Update Sea of Thieves if prompted — the game blocks outdated clients from connecting
  6. Check your NAT type in Xbox/PC network settings — Open NAT is required for reliable Sea of Thieves sessions

Outage history

No incidents in the last 30 days