This is also a game that you can run solo or team up for with friends online. It’s a massive, beautiful open world that you can explore full of big terrifying monsters. You get to make your own character, choose your weapons and armor (like the really tall weird hat in the screenshots called Wiggler Head Alpha), and probably coolest of all, you get a pet/side-kick to run around with. Summary: OK, so even though I eye-roll into next year when there’s Deluxe Editions and stuff like that….this game is pretty darn cool. $19.99 for standard edition on XBOX One/PS4 (insert eye roll. Price: It varies depending on who you’re buying from. On top of all the freedom of exploration, the game is also just absolutely beautiful. You can sit in the open waters and fish, play music with your friends, and try to make alliances with other players as well. Someone must man the canons, another has to steer and move the sails, all while being sure to repair the ship when its damaged and bail water to keep from sinking. You and your friends could be sailing along and suddenly come across a ghost pirate ship or a megalodon. There are different pirates on the islands you can visit that give you quests for treasure, as well as many kinds of enemies out on the open sea.

You get to make a pirate, choose a ship, and then set sail alone or with friends. This game is basically a massive sandbox (oceanbox? I don’t know) for multiple players to sail around in search of fortune. Summary: I gave Sea of Thieves a try after one of my friends talked me into getting it (and now I’m in love).

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