Choose Furious Seas
Choose Furious Seas if you want an Indie game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Only. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Furious Seas launched in 2021.
Furious Seas vs Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Furious Seas and Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition (2020) is 1 year older than Furious Seas (2021). Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Furious Seas (70.2% positive). 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 Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Choose Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.1% positive across 145,168 reviews.
Both Furious Seas and Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition sit in Action 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
 Furious Seas |  Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.2% positive (141 reviews) | 89.1% positive (145,168 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Future Immersive | Rare Ltd |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition (2020) is 1 year older than Furious Seas (2021).
- Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Furious Seas (70.2% positive).
- Furious Seas is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Furious Seas has no Deck rating yet.
Furious Seas vs Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Furious Seas or Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition?
- On Steam reviews Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition scores higher (89.1% positive) than Furious Seas (70.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Furious Seas or Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition (2020) came out before Furious Seas (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Furious Seas and Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 Furious Seas and Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Furious Seas ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition ships Online Co-op, Co-op.