The free Forsaken Shores expansion is out now
After a short delay, Rare’s biggestSea of Thievescontent update yet,Forsaken Shores, is now available on Xbox One and PC. It’s a chance to explore a new area full of active volcanoes and boiling water.
While the fiery theme stands out the most, I’m just as eager about another addition: rowboats. You’ll find them washed up on islands and once you get them back into the water, you can use the boats to slip deep into dangerous territory. There’s a lot of potential for PvP hijinks with rowboats.
Rare is running a four-week campaign that revolves around the first crew to ever make it into The Devil’s Roar. The most interesting part will arrive in week three, whenSea of Thievesgets new Cargo Run quests at the Merchant Alliance. In short, you’ll have to transport precious cargo that can’t break or get wet. In a game where things break and get wetall the time, that’ll be a constant challenge.
There’s also new commendations and Bilge Rat titles to earn, more cosmetics for your pirate and ship, and refinements to make inventory management faster. As ever,Forsaken Shoresis a free update, so if you boughtSea of Thievesor have it through Game Pass, this stuff is worth a run-through.
If you want to spoil yourself, someone has alreadyput up an interactive map of The Devil’s Roar.
