Choose Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Choose Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 145,168 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition vs Pirate life
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition and Pirate life both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Pirate life has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Pirate life
Choose Pirate life if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer game with MMO.
Both Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition and Pirate life sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition |  Pirate life | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | — |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 39.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 89.1% positive (145,168 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Rare Ltd | Klym verse game |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Pirate life has no Deck rating yet.
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition vs Pirate life — FAQ
- Are Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition and Pirate life similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition and Pirate life have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Pirate life ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Pirate life doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.