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And finally, we have to acknowledge the location scouting of Twitter/X's KBoldZiel, iAxellP and ItsKaroshii, and Instagram's duquebr07. The next theme is planned to begin on September 28th, with a theme appropriate for the imminent season...

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a bustling nighttime scene at Port Merrick.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate underwater, looking at a shark circling their cage.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing two pirates enjoying a romantic Rowboat ride.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing two pirates and a monkey observing a line of huge, Ancient statues.

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The next four who stunned us with scenery were Twitter/X's Baron_Feisten and skatmanbiccy, and Bluesky's @ragnarokostra.bsky.social and v5azi.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing characters stacked to imitate the Eiffel Tower.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing clever item use to create a scene that looks like pirates visiting pyramids.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate posed to imitate the colossus of Rhodes.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing three pirates enjoying an underwater view of a school of fish.

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You've taken us on an extensive tour of your screenshot skills for the latest #SoTShot Sightseeing theme, but there can only be 12 winners! Our crew's first four nods go to Bluesky's @beththebeek.bsky.social, Twitter/X's CriZox_2 and TuffySOT, and Instagram's el_stephanee_.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate relaxing above loot positioned in a way to make chunky letters spelling out 'Devil's Roar'.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a group of pirates enjoying a Rowboat ride down a turbulent river.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate and their pet dog in silhouette as they hike up a hill against a setting sun.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing remarkable item use to create a plane window high above an island.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 24/09/2026

🪙 Gold & Glory Weekend now live until September 28th, 10am UTC 🪙 Enjoy boosts to reputation, gold, Seasonal Renown, Allegiance and Guild Reputation when sailing on High Seas! Good luck, whatever you decide to get up to...

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

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The Sea of Thieves servers are now back online following our planned hotfix. Thank you for your patience, and good luck on your Voyages!

A dock scene of pirates stocking up their ship before setting out on an adventure!

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 24/09/2026

The Sea of Thieves servers are now offline so that our shipwrights can perform their planned hotfix. We’ll let you know when it’s safe to return to your ships.

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.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 23/09/2026

Attention, pirates! The Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 9am UTC tomorrow, September 24th, for a necessary hotfix. Please plan your Voyages accordingly.

A pirate worker wearing purple holds a plank of wood over his shoulder. Beside him is a wooden maintenance sign showing a crossed hammer and chisel.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 21/09/2026

🪙 Gold & Glory Weekend September 25th-28th (10am UTC) 🪙 Pirates who set sail this weekend can enjoy boosted reputation, gold, Seasonal Renown, Allegiance and Guild Reputation for any successful skulduggery they undertake.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 21/09/2026

24 hours remain to procure the Parley Proficiency Sails! Simply approach three other ships with your Parley Pennant raised before 10am UTC tomorrow, September 22nd, to earn these as a celebration of your commitment to conversation.

A ship flies sails that feature an image of two pirates talking to each other.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 18/09/2026

A new Sweepstakes has begun on Microsoft Rewards, offering a chance to win the resplendent Golden Legends XBOX Series X and controller, as well as a year of XBOX Game Pass Premium! For details on how to enter, and which countries are eligible, head here: aka.ms/GoldenLegends

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 18/09/2026

While the new Parley Pennant won't guarantee that other crews will acquiesce to your request, it is intended as a way to let them know you're happy to chat. Approach three other ships with it raised before Sept 22nd (10am UTC) to unlock the Parley Proficiency Sails!

A long, triangular sail being flown above a ship. The sail features a prominent blue point, and a stylistic image of two pirates talking.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 18/09/2026

From storytelling to tests of skill, #TalkLikeAPirateDay weekend is bringing Custom Seas events aplenty for spectating scoundrels to enjoy. Hosting your own Custom Seas event? Let other pirates know about it in the replies.

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Sea of Thieves is free to play from now until September 21st! To celebrate #TalkLikeAPirateDay, we're giving everyone the perfect playground in which to practise their piratical parlance, so invite friends and family, wherever they play, to join you and set sail!

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But wait, there's more! To honour #TalkLikeAPirateDay, the Loquacious Figurehead is now available as a bonus for redeeming Ancient Coin packs through Microsoft Rewards, also until October 31st. Details: rewards.bing.com/redeem/sku/0...

A ship figurehead of a skeleton shouting down a Speaking Trumpet.

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The Vociferous Speaking Trumpet is live via Xbox Game Pass In-Game Benefits! From now until October 31st, all Game Pass subscribers can claim this shiny speaker to amplify their perfect pirate tones. More info on In-Game Benefits here: xbox.com/xbox-game-pa...

A pirate shouts through a very fancy gold and purple speaking trumpet.

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Sea of Thieves Season 21 has set sail! 🛠️ Custom Seas Layout Saving 🗣️ Talk Like a Pirate Day Celebrations 🤿 No Diving Experiment 📅 Themed and Recurring Live Events 🎱 Season Pass with Fate's Light Lantern ⚓ Last Ship Standing Returns 📃 Learn more: seaofthieves.com/season-21

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 16/09/2026

The Sea of Thieves servers are now offline for a game update bringing loot layout saving to Custom Seas alongside a no diving experiment to Adventure! We’ll let you know when it's safe to set sail again.

A pirate works at a bench with a sign saying 'Under Repair, be back in 5 (crossed out), 10 (crossed out), 15 (crossed out), 30 (crossed out) later.

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Attention, pirates! The Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 9am UTC tomorrow, September 17th, for the arrival of Season 21. Please plan your Voyages accordingly.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 15/09/2026

Only two days left of Season 20, which means only two days to hit level 50 in the free Season Pass and claim the Greed’s Reach Cutlass! Find out all about the making of this rather grand grabby hand in our From Concept to Cosmetic investigation: aka.ms/FCTCGreedsRe...

Two concept art images of a golden, skeletal hand-shaped cutlass. One help up, the other swiping.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 14/09/2026

Our latest survey, seeking your thoughts about Sea of Thieves, should be washing up in the email inboxes of pirates who have set sail recently. If you're signed up to receive emails from us and get it, please take some time to answer our queries and help steer our course!

A crew of four pirates stand and sit around a ship's crow's nest, surveying the scene around them as the sun sets in the distance.

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Season 20's final theme stripped things back with a Castaway theme, and our crew's favourite ramshackle rogues were Twitter/X's iAxellP and GoodArtShots, Bluesky's @ragnarokostra.bsky.social and Discord's Noahlibaba. Congratulations to all of the winners!

The winners of the Sea of Thieves Season 20 Style of Thieves theme Castaway.

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The third theme, Animal, asked for pirates to connect with their wild side, and our crew selected Twitter/X's UnfiredPistol and Irene4028, alongside Discord's Steep Mini and 곰 as scoundrels who might want to give the Hunter's Call a wide berth.

The winners of the Sea of Thieves Season 20 Style of Thieves theme Animal.

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Next up, this Season asked for pirates to imagine themselves as some sort of Super Villain. The outfits we felt most conveyed a desire to burst into maniacal laughter came from Discord's Inveestigator and Connor Lee, Bluesky's @origrn.bsky.social and Twitter/X's KuyRaider_.

The winners of the Sea of Thieves Season 20 Style of Thieves theme Super Villain.

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Time to crown Season 20's #StyleOfThieves Contest winners! Well, glove them at least. First, The Elements were the inspiration, and our crew chose Twitter/X's chierenc, ADark1384 and Thyl1an, and Instagram's saintepudding as top interpretations of earth, wind, fire and water.

The winners of the Sea of Thieves Season 20 Style of Thieves theme The Elements.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 10/09/2026

🐀 Bilge Rats Weekender live until September 14th (10am UTC)! Alongside the usual new stock and opportunities to obtain Doubloons, pirates can head to The Devil's Roar to enjoy Ashen Message in a Bottle Voyages and a boost to rewards for any Ashen loot handed in!

A confident pirate stands in a port town with a sword over their shoulder looking at you as a fireworks display fills the sky behind them. Another pirate can be seen sitting and enjoying a grog, while another is lugging a hefty chest of Doubloons along the street. A sign on the image reads "Sea of Thieves Bilge Rats Weekender".

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A new batch of Twitch Drops will be available next week, including the Fishbone Throwing Knives hero item! Tune in to any participating Sea of Thieves stream for six hours to earn everything on the image below, from September 18th-23rd (10am UTC).

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 09/09/2026

Here's your sneak peek at the next three Twitch Drops hero items, available from your favourite broadcasting buccaneers over the next three months! We're going to feel particularly humiliated the first time we're sent to the Ferry by a sharpened fishbone...

Sea of Thieves Season 21 Hero Drops. Fishbone Throwing Knives (a throwing knife made of half a fish and a protruding bone): Available September. Bat Cutout Emote (a paper chain of bats): Available October. Hidden Treasures Hat (a hat made of a folded treasure map): Available November.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 09/09/2026

Our occasional series of From Concept to Cosmetic articles explores the making of the Greed’s Reach Cutlass! Enjoy inside info on Star Prize planning, hands-on animation and skelly arm sound design, then rush off and unlock it before Season 20 ends: aka.ms/FCTCGreedsRe...

A weapons rack contains two swords and a gold-plated skeletal arm.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 09/09/2026

The Lustrous Legend Sails leave Microsoft Rewards in one week, on September 16th! With a new bonus just around the corner, this is your last chance to secure these sheets by redeeming an Ancient Coin pack through Microsoft Rewards. Details: msft.it/63326akPBu

A ship sails across the sea, with blue sails that feature a bronze gryphon emblem on their largest sheets.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 07/09/2026

Some fine Custom Seas cinematography is balanced by a High Seas vigilante in our latest Community Hub highlights. Plus, ART! See for yourself: msft.it/63322an7Bn Tag your own antics with #BeMorePirate for a chance to be featured!

A screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate closely examining a map.

A screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a skeleton holding a huge explosive barrel with the word 'Bruh' next to him.

A painting of Sea of Thieves showing the huge ship The Burning Blade on the horizon, seen sailing under a menacing red sky.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 07/09/2026

The Bilge Rats Weekender returns September 11th-14th (10am UTC)! Alongside the established Doubloon sources, Ashen Message in a Bottle Voyages and a boost to gold and reputation for any Ashen loot handed in should draw a few scoundrels to risk a muggy sail into The Devil's Roar.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 04/09/2026

📃 Renown Rally live until September 7th, 10am UTC Earn boosted Renown for all actions and sail through the remainder of your Season Pass! If you're yet to earn your Greed's Reach Cutlass, this Event is for you.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 03/09/2026

We've opened up bug reporting on our official Forums! This new category will give greater visibility to the problems affecting the seas, while allowing players to share additional evidence and upvote issues raised by others: seaofthieves.com/community/fo...

A pirate stands on a table in the middle of a tavern, brandishing pieces of parchment with an excited look on his face while two other scoundrels enjoy tankards of drink at the table.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 03/09/2026

#StyleOfThieves Theme: Castaway Deadline: Sept 4th, 10am UTC Prizes: 4x Fashionista’s Finery Gloves Present your most bedraggled, beach-bound buccaneer for this celebration of scruffy style. Share entries with #StyleOfThieves and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📸 ItsKaroshii on Twitter/X

An extremely stylish pirate stands on a beach with a Galleon on the water in the distance. They're giving a thumbs up while wearing gloves of dark blue, which also feature golden accents.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 02/09/2026

#StyleOfThieves Theme: Animal Deadline: Sept 3rd, 10am UTC Prizes: 4x Fashionista’s Finery Gloves Embrace your pirate’s inner animal, whether that be a bold lion, a sneaky snake or just a lazy cat. Share entries with #StyleOfThieves and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📸 banhosabado

An extremely stylish pirate stands in a field of grass. They're wearing gloves of dark blue, which also feature golden accents.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 01/09/2026

#StyleOfThieves Theme: Super Villain Deadline: Sept 2nd, 10am UTC Prizes: 4x Fashionista’s Finery Gloves Find a fit that suggests your schemes will fail just when you're about to get away with it. Share entries with #StyleOfThieves and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📸 ZacosaSot on Twitter/X

A pirate is playing peek-a-boo with a small lizard they're holding in their hand. The glove they're using to cover their face is blue with gold accents.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 31/08/2026

#SoTShot Contest Theme: Sightseeing Deadline: September 23rd, 12pm UTC Winning Entries Selected: 12 Capture iconic locations and awkwardly posing pirates and share screenshots with #SoTShot and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📸 Mephisto_hub on Twitter/X

A cute dog is giving a big grin in front of a very blue ship. Its sails are blue, with yellow lines running up their sides and a golden emblem of a sun on the largest sheet.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 31/08/2026

#StyleOfThieves Theme: The Elements Deadline: Sept 1st, 10am UTC Prizes: 4x Fashionista’s Finery Gloves Embrace the classic elements of earth, wind, fire or water as your costuming muse. Share entries with #StyleOfThieves and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📸 NexdealSOT on Twitter/X

An extremely stylish pirate stands in front of a stylish building. They're wearing gloves of dark blue, which also feature golden accents.

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Next up to impress with minuscule elements, Twitter/X's Guzo85, Thaddaus_knapp and skatmanbiccy, and Instagram's quickscoup3. The next, location-focused theme is planned to begin on August 31st.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate holding a picture frame up and smiling to the camera. The frame is perfectly positioned around a barrel with a lizard sat on it.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing an arm and hand giving a thumbs up, and a number of pirates positioned in the shot to look like tiny people climbing around the arm.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing fruit and a dagger on a wooden bench, and pirates far away from the object and framed to look like tiny ants.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a parrot looking back towards a figurehead of a larger bird, which is positioned against a huge rock carving of another bird.

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Both the tiny and the remarkably well-framed are represented in our crew's top Small Subjects #SoTShot submissions, so let's keep this post equally petite and get to the names! First, Bluesky's @zapredelniykot.bsky.social and @milleddollar.bsky.social, Twitter's Origrn228 and Insta's deadeyekraken.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a close-up of a pirate reaching down towards a red shell. Another pirate is going fishing in the distance, and a pig is running past.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a frying pan close to the camera, and a number of pirates posed and positioned to look like small ingredients being flipped from the pan.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing two pirates holding up lanterns with jellyfish in them to examine a group of that very animal under the sea.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a character looking at a die in their hand. Four pirates are positioned towards the back of the shot to look like miniature figurines.

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We've heard your feedback about the proposed changes to #SoTShot prizes and we're making some adjustments, including Title rewards retaining their original win criteria. Thank you for helping us keep these contests feeling meaningful. Full details here: www.seaofthieves.com/news/creator...

A Sea of Thieves pirate stands on a beach leaning against a palm tree, looking towards a Galleon that has weighed anchor off the beach. The ship's sails have a blue and golden design, and the matching hull is blue, gold and grey. The sky is clear with a few clouds, and a seagull flies overhead.

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Ahoy Insiders! Our first test of Last Ship Standing: Galleons is set to take place next Friday, September 4th, from 8pm-10pm UTC! If you're interested, make sure you're a member of our Insider Programme here: seaofthieves.com/insider

Two Sea of Theves Galleons are locked in a fierce fight in the misty green ambience of the Sea of the Damned. Another ship can be seen smouldering behind them, while seagulls try to avoid the cannon fire.

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