I guess Sea of Thieves is a pirate sim all about amassing treasure, griefing, and getting griefed, but I've always treated it like a hangout tool where I can play the hurdy-gurdy, get smashed, and stumble into a shark's mouth. As was announced at today's Xbox Games Showcase, developer Rare is catering to those sorts of casual sensibilities with a suite of new tools that might call to mind Fortnite, Warcraft 3, or even Roblox.
A new trailer announced "Custom Seas," a free update which lets players make their own modes, spawn in objects, and more. Examples of modes made in the new creator included Rowboat Royale, a cannoneering deathmatch mode played on the back of small rowboats, and Skeleton Snipe Hunt, a competitive sharpshooting minigame. It's hard to say how in-depth the tools will be, but it sounds like an interesting way to inject more gaminess into the decidedly freeform nautical sandbox.
