<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
who	O
completes	O
voyages	O
from	O
different	O
trading	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
sees	O
players	O
explore	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
via	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
ship	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
players	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
such	O
as	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
DayZ	B-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Rust	B-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
who	O
used	O
the	O
game	O
tools	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
explored	O
different	O
settings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
vampires	O
and	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
before	O
settling	O
on	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
theme	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
films	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Goonies	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
departed	O
from	O
its	O
reputation	O
for	O
secrecy	O
during	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
development	O
,	O
inviting	O
fans	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
early	O
builds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
released	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2018	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
;	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
first-party	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
ship	O
combat	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
physics	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
progression	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
envisioned	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
"	O
and	O
released	O
numerous	O
content	O
updates	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
improved	O
its	O
overall	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
became	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
original	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
,	O
attracting	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
million	O
players	O
by	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
action-adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
their	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
player	O
avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solo	O
and	O
duo	O
players	O
sail	O
around	O
in	O
a	O
nimble	O
sloop	O
while	O
players	O
playing	O
in	O
a	O
group	O
control	O
a	O
larger	O
three-person	O
brigantine	O
or	O
a	O
four-person	O
galleon	B-Application
cooperatively	O
by	O
assuming	O
different	O
roles	O
;	O
such	O
as	O
steering	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
manning	O
the	O
cannons	O
,	O
navigating	O
,	O
boarding	O
enemy	O
ships	O
,	O
and	O
scouting	O
from	O
the	O
crow	O
's	O
nest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pets	O
,	O
emotes	B-Protocol
and	O
further	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
purchased	O
using	O
real-world	O
currency	O
by	O
accessing	O
the	O
Pirate	B-Application
Emporium	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
players	O
reach	O
rank	O
50	O
with	O
any	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
6	O
trading	O
companies	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
earn	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
pirate	B-Application
legend	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
players	O
new	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
hideout	O
,	O
the	O
Tavern	O
of	O
Legends	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
trading	O
company	O
called	O
Athena	O
's	O
Fortune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
players	O
are	O
sailing	O
on	O
the	O
ocean	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
sometimes	O
face	O
adverse	O
weather	O
conditions	O
such	O
as	O
thunderstorms	O
,	O
or	O
encounter	O
shipwrecks	O
,	O
messages	O
in	O
bottles	O
,	O
barrels	O
,	O
skeleton	O
ships	O
,	O
ghost	O
fleets	O
,	O
or	O
two	O
monsters	O
:	O
the	O
megalodon	O
and	O
the	O
kraken	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
emotes	B-Protocol
and	O
by	O
speaking	O
via	O
an	O
in	O
game	O
text	O
and	O
voice	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
UK-based	O
developer	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
took	O
five	O
months	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playable	O
prototype	O
named	O
Athena	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
marked	O
Rare	O
's	O
shift	O
from	O
using	O
its	O
own	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
to	O
using	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer-focused	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
adopted	O
a	O
more	O
transparent	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
would	O
resonate	O
with	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studio	O
director	O
Craig	O
Duncan	O
described	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
friendliest	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Rare	O
is	O
traditionally	O
a	O
console	O
game	O
developer	O
,	O
it	O
realized	O
how	O
players	O
from	O
PC	B-Device
survival	B-Application
games	I-Application
like	O
DayZ	B-Application
and	O
Rust	B-Application
,	O
and	O
simulation	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
crafted	O
their	O
own	O
stories	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
tools	O
provided	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
light	O
canvass	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
"	O
where	O
players	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
explored	O
different	O
settings	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
vampires	O
and	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
eventually	O
settled	O
on	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
theme	O
because	O
it	O
matched	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
concept	O
which	O
encourages	O
cooperation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pirate	B-Application
theme	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
they	O
want	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
and	O
decide	O
freely	O
how	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
behave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
looked	O
at	O
various	O
sources	O
for	O
inspiration	O
,	O
including	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
and	O
Black	O
Sails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Mike	O
Chapman	O
believed	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
parallels	O
can	O
be	O
drawn	O
between	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Goonies	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
friends	O
bond	O
together	O
while	O
they	O
search	O
for	O
treasure	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
journey	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
would	O
fondly	O
remember	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neate	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
evoke	O
"[a]	O
sense	O
of	O
travel	O
and	O
exploration	O
and	O
discovery	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
implemented	O
the	O
"	O
infinite	O
pirate	B-Application
generator	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
avatar	B-Application
as	O
they	O
feared	O
that	O
some	O
players	O
would	O
create	O
"	O
abominations	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
fit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
also	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
watchable	O
and	O
sharable	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
hoped	O
that	O
this	O
will	O
lure	O
players	O
who	O
watched	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
video	O
game	O
live	O
streaming	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Twitch	O
or	O
Mixer	O
to	O
purchase	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
Duncan	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
ambitious	O
project	O
"	O
from	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
also	O
purchase	O
a	O
separate	O
Sea	O
of	O
Thieves-themed	O
Xbox	B-Device
wireless	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
anyone	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
console	O
from	O
18	O
to	O
24	O
March	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
free	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
Australian	O
branch	O
partnered	O
with	O
music	O
band	O
Captain	O
Hellfire	O
&	O
The	O
Wretched	O
Brethren	O
for	O
a	O
two-day	O
event	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
band	O
sang	O
different	O
sea	O
shanties	O
requested	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
broadcast	O
via	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Mixer	O
,	O
and	O
Twitch	O
from	O
24	O
to	O
25	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
retail	O
release	O
,	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Play	O
Anywhere	O
title	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
crossplay	B-Application
between	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
players	O
was	O
made	O
optional	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
all	O
players	O
feel	O
that	O
"	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
level	O
playing	O
field	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
before	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
further	O
encourage	O
these	O
players	O
,	O
Rare	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
incorporate	O
private	B-Application
servers	I-Application
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
envisioned	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
"	O
and	O
expected	O
it	O
to	O
continue	O
receiving	O
updates	O
for	O
10	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chapman	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
strategy	O
was	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
what	O
they	O
want	O
,	O
ensure	O
that	O
they	O
fit	O
within	O
the	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
surprise	O
"	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
Cursed	O
Sails	O
,	O
introduced	O
skeleton	O
ships	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smuggler	O
's	O
Fortune	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
added	O
the	O
Pirate	B-Application
Emporium	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
store	O
that	O
supports	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
currency	O
named	O
"	O
Ancient	O
Coins	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
store	O
and	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Rare	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
producing	O
monthly	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
instead	O
,	O
adopt	O
the	O
"	O
battle	O
pass	O
"	O
model	O
popularised	O
by	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Fortnite	B-Application
and	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
described	O
2022	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
biggest	O
year	O
yet	O
"	O
for	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
studio	O
planned	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
Adventures	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
story-driven	O
live	O
events	O
that	O
last	O
for	O
around	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
and	O
Mysteries	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
unfold	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
saw	O
frequent	O
collaborations	O
with	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bird	O
and	O
Bear	O
Figurehead	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Rare	O
's	O
own	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ships	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Halo	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
franchise	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
and	O
November	O
2019	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
ship	O
set	O
based	O
on	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Will	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wisps	I-Application
released	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
also	O
expanded	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
to	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
Mongoose	O
Publishing	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
tabletop	O
game	O
titled	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titan	O
Books	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
Rare	O
to	O
publish	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
named	O
Tales	O
from	O
the	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
expansion	O
titled	O
A	O
Pirate	B-Application
’s	O
Life	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Disney	O
's	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Hilliard	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
that	O
each	O
session	O
"	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
story	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
Rare	O
for	O
successfully	O
creating	O
an	O
excellent	O
"	O
pirate	B-Application
simulator	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
manufacturing	O
a	O
digital	O
playground	O
that	O
is	O
fun	O
to	O
explore	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandin	O
Tyrrel	O
from	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
works	O
well	O
when	O
treated	O
like	O
a	O
chat	O
room	O
or	O
a	O
party	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
serves	O
as	O
catalyst	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
good	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
people	O
you	O
’re	O
with	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyler	O
Wilde	O
from	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
liked	O
exploring	O
the	O
shipwrecks	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
exploration	O
evokes	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
discovery	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
commented	O
that	O
he	O
wished	O
more	O
emergent	O
events	O
would	O
happen	O
in	O
the	O
ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
summary	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
pirate	B-Application
fantasy	O
sandbox	O
with	O
an	O
enormous	O
amount	O
of	O
things	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
made	O
unpredictable	O
and	O
exciting	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
other	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
received	O
PC	B-Device
Gamers	O
Best	O
Ongoing	O
Game	O
2019	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
listed	O
by	O
Gameindustry.biz	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
in	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
behind	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
declared	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
new	O
IP	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
attributed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
releasing	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
achieve	O
Rare	O
's	O
sales	O
target	O
for	O
three	O
months	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Rare	O
declared	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
IP	O
[	O
Microsoft	O
has ]	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
generation	B-Application
"	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
amassing	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
million	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
good	O
sales	O
,	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
also	O
popular	O
with	O
viewers	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
being	O
ranked	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
watched	O
titles	O
on	O
Twitch	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
following	O
the	O
Shrouded	O
Spoils	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
launch	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
would	O
top	O
15	O
million	O
players	O
,	O
including	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
over	O
3.3	O
million	O
players	O
logging	O
in	O
during	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
crossover	O
A	O
Pirate	B-Application
's	O
Life	O
content	O
update	O
,	O
4.8	O
million	O
players	O
logged	O
in	O
,	O
setting	O
a	O
new	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
had	O
reached	O
25	O
million	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2022	O
Xbox/Bethesda	O
Games	O
Showcase	O
,	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
Season	O
7	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
reached	O
over	O
30	O
million	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2016	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
Best	O
Online	O
Multiplayer	O
Gamescom	O
2016	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
Best	O
Social/Online	O
Game	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
Game	O
2017	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
Best	O
Online	O
Multiplayer	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
Game	O
2018	O
Develop	O
Awards	O
Animation	O
Visual	O
Design	O
Music	O
Design	O
Sound	O
Design	O
Gameplay	O
Innovation	O
The	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Developers	O
 '	O
Association	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Action	O
and	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
Creativity	O
Award	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Design	O
Visual	O
Design	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Design	O
Best	O
Co-operative	O
Game	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2018	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
2019	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
