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Sea of Thieves is a shared world action-adventure video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios for Windows 10 and Xbox. The game allows players to take the role of a pirate, sailing the seas of a fantastical world either solo or as part of a crew of up to four players featuring both co-operative and player versus player combat.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Sea of Thieves reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Sea of Thieves Outage Chart 01/21/2026 01:05

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Sea of Thieves users through our website.

  1. Sign in (56%)

    Sign in (56%)

  2. Online Play (19%)

    Online Play (19%)

  3. Matchmaking (13%)

    Matchmaking (13%)

  4. Glitches (6%)

    Glitches (6%)

  5. Game Crash (6%)

    Game Crash (6%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Sea of Thieves outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
United StatesChambersburg Matchmaking
United StatesMadison Sign in
United StatesSavannah Game Crash
ArgentinaPuerto Madryn Sign in
United StatesWinnetka Online Play
United StatesZanesville Sign in
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Sea of Thieves Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Spower69 scott power (@Spower69) reported

    @Banxy @SeaOfThieves @xboxuk Aye! I also be getting this issue! Who forgot to bring the anchor? #SeaOfThieves

  • Matty_Butler96 Matty b (@Matty_Butler96) reported

    @SeaOfThieves THE SERVERS ARE NOT WORKING

  • TheGaminTeacher Daniel Petersson (@TheGaminTeacher) reported

    @SeaOfThieves @SoT_Support any known issues currently? Me and me mates can’t leave port tonight… Servers down or having a rough time?

  • AjaxReloadedAlt 𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗 𝚂 🎄 (@AjaxReloadedAlt) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Fix the servers

  • tashy_jane natasha (@tashy_jane) reported

    Is @SeaOfThieves going to fix the server problems 😭 i keep getting alabasterbeard errors and once i actually got in a server, i had no coins and my inventory kept crashing

  • Cazza_James60 Cameron (@Cazza_James60) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Why are the servers down for adventure but not arena???

  • passwithcbs Chris Bensted ADI (@passwithcbs) reported

    Purchased @SeaOfThieves for my son on PC - 6hr trying to solve an ‘Alabasterbeard error’ with a very upset child! (We don’t have an Xbox but set to cross platform on the app)…

  • MclarenLandon Landon McLaren (@MclarenLandon) reported

    @SeaOfThieves I was trying to join and I keep getting an alablasterbeard error, I checked my WiFi and the Sea of Thieves Website and the website says the servers are fine. I have no idea what is happening and if I do get to join a server none of the shops work and there is nobody.

  • revolvii38 Vinícius (@revolvii38) reported

    @SeaOfThieves fix the servers

  • tashy_jane natasha (@tashy_jane) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Pls just fix the servers

  • Simon76521 Simon (@Simon76521) reported

    @hyperscopedrift @SeaOfThieves The same happened to me it’s just a glitch

  • PotatoTheMighty Thomas (@PotatoTheMighty) reported

    @SeaOfThieves you seem to have issues currently. we can't accept any quests and have to try several times to even join the game. :(

  • Madrox866 Jeff Killeen (@Madrox866) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Servers down? Friends and myself cant get it... reset everything... get lavender beard. Cant open emporium from menu either

  • oswelvis matt (@oswelvis) reported

    @SeaOfThieves plz fix the alabasterbeard error

  • limonbean simon brewster (@limonbean) reported

    @SeaOfThieves There is an issue with the opening of the gold merchant and all them to buy new contracts won't load store and then when I log in says all my currency has gone?

  • BigFletchie Jordan Fletcher (@BigFletchie) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Any chance of you fixing the alabasterbeard issues today? Would actually like to play.

  • OhhDrZaius OhhDrZaius (@OhhDrZaius) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Servers down. Is anyone working today LUL

  • zippysifter Zippysifter (@zippysifter) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Having a problem trying to connect 😕

  • oaks_and_ravens Lord of Oaks and Ravens 🐙🦑 (@oaks_and_ravens) reported

    @SeaOfThieves the ships aren't working for me Like, I can still be online, even become an emissary and sell things, but when I they to buy it says "I had a problem finding that, ask me again" But I can't because it then says it can't retrieve the things it's supposed to have

  • BrendenStokkel1 MOB_xGAMERx (@BrendenStokkel1) reported

    Okay, forget the Pirate Emporium, why are the vendors not working in @SeaOfThieves? Are they having server issues again that made it unplayable?

  • Brandon92663632 Brandon Fitzgerald (@Brandon92663632) reported

    @SeaOfThieves what’s going on with the alabasterbeard error. We are unable to join any servers. And the servers we do join are super glitchy..

  • lfc1900 DLK🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@lfc1900) reported

    @JakeHamStuff @SeaOfThieves @SoT_Support It’s just bugged at the moment it’s will show sometimes but you can’t do anything with it just gonna have to wait for the fix

  • Oleisdog oleVal (@Oleisdog) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Pls fix your game

  • BrendenStokkel1 MOB_xGAMERx (@BrendenStokkel1) reported

    Anyone else having trouble with the Pirate Emporium in @SeaOfThieves? Cause it won't let me even access it...

  • damienjongman Damien (@damienjongman) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Fix your game :(

  • paulcr1982 paul ryan (@paulcr1982) reported

    @SeaOfThieves are the servers having issues i can't seem to connect at present

  • hyperscopedrift the new kid (@hyperscopedrift) reported

    @Simon76521 @SeaOfThieves Do you know how to fix it?

  • LineItPal Line it pal (@LineItPal) reported

    @Banxy @SeaOfThieves @xboxuk So it’s not working for you either

  • MiguelA28206729 Miguelotino (@MiguelA28206729) reported

    @SeaOfThieves Can you fix the game pls ty

  • xonotial Bradley (@xonotial) reported

    @SeaOfThieves fix servers