Accessibility Features

Dive into Sea of Thieves' settings! Learn how to adjust controls, HUD, gameplay, and more to make your pirate adventure as smooth as possible. Your guide to a better experience.

Ahoy there, matey! So you're looking to tweak your Sea of Thieves experience to make it just right for you? Smart move. The game's got a bunch of settings that can really help smooth out your voyage, especially if you've got specific needs. Let's take a look at what you can adjust. ### Keyboard and Mouse This is where you can remap pretty much every action to your keyboard and mouse. If the default setup doesn't feel right, you can change it all here. For the full rundown of what's what, you'll want to check out the Controls page. ### Controller Similar to the keyboard and mouse, this section lets you customize your gamepad controls. If you prefer a controller, you can set it up exactly how you like it. Again, the Controls page has all the default bindings. ### Input This is where things get a bit more granular. You can: * Invert Axes: If you're used to inverted controls for looking up and down (or left and right), you can set that here for both your controller and mouse. * Adjust Sensitivity: Tweak how sensitive your mouse and controller are. This includes general look sensitivity and specific sensitivities for aiming with different weapons like the Blunderbuss, Flintlock, Eye of Reach, and Trident of Dark Tides. You can even adjust the controller's look deadzone and response curve. * Single Stick Controls: If you find using two sticks tricky, there's an option to bind movement and turning to a single stick. This can also change interaction prompts and camera modes. * Misc: You can set the 'Escape' key to act as 'Back' in menus instead of closing them entirely, which can be a lifesaver. Plus, you can choose whether to use a virtual keyboard for text chat. ### Gameplay Here's where you can fine-tune how you interact with the world: * Input Adjustments: * Reduce Hold to Interact: This is a big one! If holding down a button to pick up an item or open a chest is a strain, you can turn this on so a single press does the job. * Reduce Hold to Use Item: Similar to the above, this lets you toggle items with a single press instead of holding. * Disable Ship Sitting/Trinket Interactions: If you don't want your pirate automatically sitting on things or placing trinkets, you can turn these off. * Auto Centre Camera: You can have the camera automatically return to the horizon after a bit, and adjust how long that delay is and how fast it moves. * Force Feedback: If you're using a controller, you can adjust the intensity of the vibration. * Misc: You can set yourself to automatically float to the surface when underwater, and choose whether to show Tall Tales on the map table and auto-vote on voyage proposals. ### HUD (Heads-Up Display) This section controls what you see on your screen: * Photo Mode: You can toggle the HUD on and off here, which is handy for taking screenshots. * Menus: * Toggle Radial Menus: If holding buttons for radial menus is difficult, you can set them to open and close with separate presses. * Sticky Radial Items: This keeps your selected item in a radial menu highlighted even after you let go. * Fixed Position for Interact Prompts: Instead of prompts floating around in the game world, they'll stay fixed on your screen. * Recentre Mouse in Menus: This will automatically put your mouse cursor in the center when you open things like barrel menus. * Circular Navigation: This makes lists and grids loop around, so you can go from the last item to the first. * Banners: You can choose how island and outpost banners appear. * Nameplates: This is super useful for managing who you're seeing. You can choose to show or hide nameplates above your crewmates, other crews, and even fish. You can also adjust how far away crewmate Gamertags and ship names appear, and even hide your own Gamertag and ship name from others if you prefer a bit more anonymity. * Seasons & Milestones: You can disable notifications for season progress and milestones if they clutter your screen. There are plenty more settings under Video, Graphics, and Audio, so don't be afraid to explore! Adjusting these can make a world of difference in your Sea of Thieves journey. Happy sailing!