Sea of Thieves End Game: 4 Things to Do After Beating the Game

Become a Pirate Legend

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Alright, so Sea of Thieves doesn’t exactly have an end game, per se. Within minutes of booting up the game for the first time, you’ll see what the core gameplay loop is and get an idea of what you’ll be doing for the next 50 hours. The three factions in Sea of Thieves require you to either dig up chests on an island, find specific items, or kill undead enemies. You can then turn in your loot to get gold from the relevant NPCs. Each time you turn in your loot, your rank for that specific faction ranks up.

At the moment, it’s still unclear what the max rank for each faction is. But once you get it high enough for all the factions, you can talk to the Mysterious Stranger standing at the back of the tavern at each outpost to unlock something. What will you unlock, exactly? No one knows yet, but we’ve got a sneaking suspicion that it’s got something to do with the Pirate Legends Rare talked about a month ago. Presumably, the Mysterious Stranger is the key to becoming a Pirate Legend in Sea of Thieves, and you’ll gain access to a new hub in the world, along with new voyages that give you even more gold.

So, what are you waiting for? Keep grinding up those faction ranks.

Get All the Cosmetics

Sea of Thieves End Game

Sea of Thieves doesn’t feature an upgrade or progression system for weapons, equipment, or even your ship. For the most part, you’ll be spending all of your gold on either ranking up your faction reputation or on cosmetic items at outposts.

All of the cosmetic items are just for the fashion-savvy players. They don’t provide any stat boosts, or allow you to deal extra damage to skeletons or other players; they’re just there to look good. These items are extremely expensive as well, and even a simple gun skin can cost you a few thousand gold. Having cosmetic items is the sign of an experienced and wealthy pirate, though.

Fight the Kraken

Sea of Thieves End Game

Rare showed off the mythical Kraken in pre-release footage and trailers of Sea of Thieves, and it’s probably the most impressive foe you’ll encounter in the game. That said, you could play the game for hours and never run into the Kraken at all because its spawning location is completely random. From our experience, we found that the Kraken was most likely to spawn when we were sailing in the open sea where the waters were deeper. Don’t stick to the shallow waters near outposts and islands, and you’ll have a better chance of running into it.

When the Kraken is about to spawn, the water around your ship will turn black, and you’ll hear a terrifying sound from the depths of the ocean. Use your cannons to fight off the beast. Or run, if you’re on a cargo full of precious loot.

Look for Some PvP Action

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At its core, Sea of Thieves is all about interacting with other players and creating your own stories and adventures. Sure, the combat in the game isn’t all that exciting or fleshed out, but it’s still fun to whip out a cutlass and engage in a duel with other pirates.

There are so many things you can do with other players in Sea of Thieves. You could mess up a crew’s attempt at clearing a skull cloud raid, or you could try to stow away on a large galleon and wait until they dock at an outpost before trying to steal their most valuable chests for yourself. If you really want to get on their nerves, you could start throwing all their loot overboard while they’re sailing in the deep seas.