15m people have now played Sea of Thieves Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. 15m people have now played Sea of Thieves Up by 5m since January. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 20 Jul 2020 31 comments Sea of Thieves has welcomed a further five million people aboard since this January, making for an all-time player count of 15 million. 2020 has been a big year for the game - bigger than the whole of 2019, which in turn was bigger than its launch year in 2018. Writing on the Xbox Wire blog, Sea of Thieves boss Joe Neate revealed that last month, June 2020, was the game's biggest month ever. 3.3 million players logged on over its 30 days, a number boosted by the game's launch on Steam. More than a million copies of the game have been sold on Steam since its launch there on 3rd June. "On behalf of all of us at Rare, I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who's ever played Sea of Thieves for helping to get us this far," Neate concluded. "It's a game that we love making, and there's plenty more to come." Rare will continue its work building on Sea of Thieves for the foreseeable future, while a second team at the studio puts together the intriguing-looking Everwild. It'd be nice to see some more of that at Xbox's next-gen event on Thursday! Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store