It’s been an extended, arduous voyage by means of the storms of “being a Windows Store exclusive”, however lastly, Sea Of Thieves is making landfall on Steam’s shores. Rare’s pretty little piracy sandbox will drop anchor on June third, letting former Windows sailors carry their progress over to the brand new vessel with full cross-play between Steam, Windows and Xbox. With two years of updates beneath its belt, it’ll hopefully launch in a extra ship-shape state that its maiden voyage approach again when.
Two months after announcing the voyage, Sea Of Thieves is welcoming Steam’s scoundrels to the seven seas with a brand new trailer – backed by what I’m generously beginning to name “videogame trailer music”. You know the sort I imply.
Sea Of Thieves, for those who’re unfamiliar, is a correct sensible little ocean sandbox. It’s not the deepest (hah!) game on the market, nevertheless it’s a beautiful romp with the correct pals – a luscious ocean filled with eerie wrecks, swashbuckling felines, and the occasional flying galleon. Even for those who’re not up for top crusing on the seven seas, there are sufficient attractive island vistas on the market to prop up a whole community of nautical photographers.
It’s additionally obtained the perfect deep blue I’ve seen in a game to this point, making for some remarkably chill voyages – assuming your fellow pirates play good. They won’t, in truth, play good.
In a fast little FAQ put collectively by the devs, it seems you’ll nonetheless be required to make use of a Windows Live account to play Sea Of Thieves. That does imply any progress made on the Windows Store model will carry over (although you’ll nonetheless be required to purchase the Steam model), and there’ll be full crossplay between Steam, Windows and Xbox gamers.
But my expertise of Windows accounts in Steam games, specifically Halo: The Master Chief Collection, has been one among irritating account-juggling and baffling inconsistencies between Steam and Windows. YMMV, in fact.
But it’s a small frustration to pay for among the best highs seas antics you can find on PC. Sea Of Thieves launches on Steam on July third for £35/€40/$40.
