
games like
Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Simulator - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
Like Sea of Thieves, but easier
Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.
12 games like Sea of Thieves
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (7 vs 6) - Outguessing a human's defensive shape and attacking patterns is central
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 8) - Build-edit-aim combos punish slow hands
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - Tank loadouts and crew skills solvable
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Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - Vehicle lineups and module unlocks deep
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 3) - Ore spawning and naval choke variance add moderate uncertainty
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 7) - loot spawns and who you meet are unknowable
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Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 8) - Single-shot rifles need pixel-perfect aim
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 8) - Bullet drop, stance, sway, weight all matter
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - chase loops, skill checks, and 360 dodges
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Both lean on optimization about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 3) - Behemoth spawns and chaos shift matches
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 3) - Random crits and spread inject RNG
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Both lean on optimization about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 8) - Movement tech and recoil control gate fights heavily.
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- Released
- 2018
- Developer
- Rare
- Platforms
- Series X|S, PC, PS5, XONE
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- IGDB critics
- 66/100
- IGDB users
- 72/100