Battlefield 1 vs Sea of Thieves
Battlefield 1 is an FPS open-world game from DICE (2016) while Sea of Thieves is an action-adventure FPS game from Rare Ltd. (2018).
Quick answer: Sea of Thieves rates higher, 7.8 to 7.7 on the GamingPickz Score.
What each one is
Battlefield 1 is filed under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, Sea of Thieves under Action-Adventure and FPS.
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.
Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Storm of Steel The prologue, set in 1918, sees players take control of different members of the Harlem Hellfighters as they defend their positions against a German offensive in France during the Second Battle of the Marne . The player initially starts out near the front line and must survive as long as possible against waves of German soldiers. If the player survives the attack, an artillery barrage will rain down on them and then the game's perspective… (Wikipedia)
Characters
During the single-player campaigns, the player controls six different characters from a first-person perspective over six different chapters (known as War Stories). Unlike previous campaigns in the series, Battlefield 1 s single-player story mode is composed of six separate "War Stories", each shown through the eyes of separate Allied soldiers from different nationalities: "Storm of Steel" – the prologue of the game, set in the Western Front through the… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Edit on Wikidata Pre-release The game received positive response from the community after its official announcement. As of May 9, 2016, the Battlefield 1 reveal trailer had become the most liked trailer on YouTube , with over 2 million likes. Electronic Arts expected the game to sell at least 14 million units in its first year of release. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Critical reception Reception Sea of Thieves received "mixed or average" reviews from critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic . Most critics agreed that the game had potential to be successful but lamented that the game suffered from a lack of content and questioned Rare's decision to release it as a full-priced product. The game's graphics and the game physics also received praise. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Battlefield 1 | Sea of Thieves | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.7/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (86%, 226,777) | Very Positive (89%, 372,556) |
| Critic aggregate | 88/100 | 67/100 |
| Price | $39.99 | $39.99 |
| Install size | 50 GB | 100 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | verified |
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Developer | DICE | Rare Ltd. |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Battlefield 1 vs Sea of Thieves, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Battlefield 1FPS open-world gameSea of ThievesAction-adventure FPS gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Battlefield 1FPS, World War I, WarSea of ThievesOpen World, Adventure, PiratesThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Battlefield 1Score 7.7 · 86% on Steam · 88 criticSea of Thieves ✓Score 7.8 · 89% on Steam · 67 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Battlefield 1226,777 reviews · 7 add-ons · 50 GBSea of Thieves372,556 reviews · 6 add-ons · 100 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Battlefield 1$39.99Sea of Thieves$39.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Battlefield 1UnsupportedSea of Thieves ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Sea of Thieves takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueBattlefield 1 and Sea of Thieves on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- Better on a Steam Deck: Sea of Thieves (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Battlefield 1 (50 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
FPSMultiplayerSingleplayerActionFirst-PersonAtmosphericPvPMassively Multiplayer
Where they differ
World War IWarShooterHistoricalGoreTanks
AdventurePiratesCo-opOnline Co-OpSailingExploration
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Battlefield 1 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Sea of Thieves is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Battlefield 1 | Sea of Thieves | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 |
| Minimum CPU | Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350 Processor (Intel): Intel Core i5 6600K | Intel i3 4170 @ 3.7 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Install size | 50 GB | 100 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Battlefield 1 · Sea of Thieves.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Battlefield 1 and 1 for Sea of Thieves. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Battlefield 1 and Sea of Thieves in scope?
Battlefield 1 has drawn 226,777 Steam reviews, ships 7 add-ons and installs in 50 GB. Sea of Thieves has drawn 372,556 Steam reviews, ships 6 add-ons and installs in 100 GB.
Is Battlefield 1 or Sea of Thieves better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Sea of Thieves rates higher (7.8 to 7.7). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Battlefield 1 or Sea of Thieves?
Battlefield 1 is cheaper right now at $39.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Battlefield 1 or Sea of Thieves?
Sea of Thieves rates higher, 7.8 to 7.7 on the GamingPickz Score. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.