How to Check Server Status: Is Sea of Thieves Down?

Sea of Thieves requires players to maintain an active connection to the game servers while playing. Read on to learn more about the current server status of Sea of Thieves, including how to check if servers are down and whether you can play the game offline.

Current Server Status

Servers are Now Live for Season 12 and PS5 Launch!

Server maintenance for Season 12 is now done. Players looking to hop on for Season 12 or the new PS5 version of Sea of Thieves will now be able to play the game!

How to Check Server Status

Go to the Official Server Status Page

Sea of Thieves has a page on their official website showing the current server status of the game. Check here for updates and to see if the game servers are down.

This page will also contain updates that indicate whether Beard Errors (connection errors) are currently affecting the playerbase. If you find yourself getting Beard Errors frequently, you can also check this page to learn if other players are affected.

Sea of Thieves Server Status

Servers Sometimes Go Down for Scheduled Maintenance

Sea of Thieves servers go down for a few hours for updates and fixes to the game. When a new season is about to start, servers will usually go down in order to apply the new content updates.

Follow Sea of Thieves Support on X

Alternatively, players can opt to check out the Sea of Thieves Support social media account on X (formerly Twitter) for news regarding the server status of Sea of Thieves. Here they announce outages, scheduled maintenance, as well as error codes for the game.

Sea of Thieves Support X Account

Can You Play Sea of Thieves Offline?

No, Even Solo Safer Seas Requires Internet

Unfortunately, Sea of Thieves requires a working internet connection to play even when playing the newly released Safer Seas solo game mode. The game needs to connect to the Xbox live servers to save and sync your game progress such as collected cosmetics, currencies, and reputation levels.

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