It would be an understatement to say that Sea of Thieves is a big game. It is a huge game, and more content is added with each new update. However, it sometimes may be unclear what it is exactly you should do next, especially for new players. If you have ever found yourself lost, then consider this a guide, a map, if you will, of how to tackle the megalodon that is the Sea of Thieves.
What To Do in Sea of Thieves
Short-term bucket list
The items on this bucket list require little time or can be done in one session. It is always best to have a crew with you, so invite your mates and choose an item or two to centre your expedition on. Alternatively, you can attempt the challenge of solo slooping each item. Only the toughest of pirates will be able to pull that off.
Exploring
- Visit every island
- Uncover another player’s buries treasure
- Bury treasure and post the map for others to find
- Visit every Mer Shrine
- Sit on a Skeleton Throne
- Fly the Reaper’s Mark
- Get lost in the Devil’s Shroud…
Hunting
- Defeat a Megalodon (One of each type!)
- Defeat the Kraken
- Defeat a Skeleton Captain
- Defeat a Skeleton Crew
- Sink another player’s sloop / brigantine / galleon
- Defeat all four Ashen Lords
Plundering
- Raid a Sea Fort
- Raid a Skeleton Fortress
- Raid the Fortress of the Damned
- Raid a Shipwreck
- Break a Mer Artifact
Trading
- Sell a cooked fish
- Sell a Reaper’s Bounty
- Embark and complete a Gold Hoarders voyage
- Embark and complete an Order of Souls voyage
- Embark and complete a Merchant’s Alliance voyage
- Become an emissary and complete an illustrious Emissary Voyage
- Sell an emissary flag to the Reaper’s Bones
- Embark on a Mercenary Voyage
Pirating
- Throw a bucket of sick onto another player
- Lock someone in the brig!
- Get everyone drunk and try to operate the ship
- Stow away onto another player’s ship
- Steal and sell another player’s loot
- Get a group of four and everyone play different instruments
Related: How to Play Sea of Thieves With Friends
Long-term bucket list
This list is designed to keep you aware of the overarching, larger goals of Sea of Thieves, to get your crew to really work towards something. Working towards these goals does require you to perform a lot of the aforementioned short-term bucket list items.
- Become a Pirate Legend
- Promote to level 50 in every alliance
- Complete all of the Bilge Rats’ commendations
- Complete all of the Tall Tales and achieve their commendations
- Complete all of the achievements
- Become a captain of a ship and complete all milestones
- Become level 100 in the current season’s renown event
- Fully customize your character and your ship
This is a very comprehensive list for players that need guidance for the seas. But this is not a 100% list of activities. Play the game long enough and become a Pirate Legend to find out what’s behind that guarded door…
Things you may not know
If you really want to get to grips with the Sea of Thieves, then keep an eye on the Bilge Rats. They will provide you with a new set of tasks to take on regarding the latest update, so you never miss out of any features.
Also, the game has an ongoing story that is being played out over many limited-time adventures that last a minimum of two weeks.
The Sea of Thieves has many immortalizations of pirates past, celebrating their achievements. These are real players that the developers thought to pay homage too. Sweet!
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