Sea of Thieves

We picked up Sea of Thieves on launch day back in 2018, and man, that March rollout was *rough*. Rare's pirate sandbox grabbed us for 330 hours over the next few years as the game found its sea legs. We were grinding through that first year when everyone else was figuring out server stability, krakens, and whether tall tales were worth the effort. We came back in 2021 and 2022 to check on what the seas had become — new content, new communities, the usual Rare evolution. It's one of those games where you either love the chaos or you don't, and we loved streaming the chaos. The highs were genuinely high: unexpected PvP encounters, ridiculous loot runs, and that weird energy when the whole house is just vibing on a sloop.

At 330 hours across 2018-2022, Sea of Thieves wasn't our deepest dive, but it had serious spike moments. That 868 peak during launch week tells you something — people wanted to watch organized chaos on the high seas. We averaged 301 viewers, solid for a sandbox title. The coolest part? We clocked over 103k hours watched. That's the kind of engagement that says viewers were genuinely tuning in for the unpredictability, not just background noise.

Sea of Thieves brought out the competitive spirit in our community. Every raid, every skeleton fort, every encounter with another crew became a story people would reference later. The followers dipped slightly (we lost 19), which probably reflects how niche pirate sims are, but the people who stayed were *invested*. That peak of 868 viewers? That was peak engagement right there — people wanted to see if we'd survive the keg barrels and betrayals.