Charities - Official Terms & Conditions

By purchasing this month’s SpecialEffect GameBlast premium cosmetics, the Noble Pathfinder Flag and/or the Noble Pathfinder Sails ("Charity Items"), either through the Microsoft, Steam or PlayStation® Stores, you and Sea of Thieves are helping support this month’s featured Charity. Here’s how:

When you purchase the Charity Items between February 26th, 2026 and March 12th, 2026 (final availability date), Microsoft will donate 70% of the proceeds from each sale made via the PlayStation®Store, 80% of the proceeds from each sale made via the Steam Store and 100% of the proceeds of each sale made via the Microsoft Store, to SpecialEffect and their GameBlast campaign.

Who is this month's featured charity?

This month's featured Charity is SpecialEffect, a UK-based organisation committed to supporting physically disabled people to play games. For more information about SpecialEffect and their GameBlast campaign, visit www.specialeffect.org.uk/gameblast.

SpecialEffect is an organisation registered in the UK.

When will the results be published?

Rare will publish, on www.seaofthieves.com and other Microsoft social media channels, the total amount to be donated to this Charity within 28 days of the final available date of the Charity Items (campaign end date). Charity Items are only available for a limited time.

When will the donation be made?

A single donation totalling the amount published will be made to the Charity within 90 days of the campaign end date.

Any queries about the donations must be made before June 1st, 2026 to Sea of Thieves customer support: support.seaofthieves.com. No correspondence will be entered into regarding either this promotion or these terms and conditions. If there is a dispute regarding donations, Microsoft’s decision will be final in all respects on all purchases.

Microsoft may stop sales of a Charity Item, the Campaign and/or donations to a Charity at any time.