10 Video Game Developers Who Genuinely Care About Their Fans
3. Rare - Sea Of Thieves
Sea Of Thieves is a game that is made by the people that inhabit it. The game is less about linear stories and pathways (though some have been added since launch) and more about the times spent on The Sea Of Thieves with your crew. The stories of lost treasures, pirate battles and accidentally sailing into exploding barrels are the reasons people are drawn into this world.
Rare, in their most recent update at the time of writing, have gone out of their way to celebrate these stories by littering the world with dedications to the amazing players that made them. These stories and amazing players are immortalised throughout the world in a variety of ways.
They range from cosmetic updates, such as Amethyst Angel hair dye in dedication to community sweetheart Nerdy Netty through to physical additions to the world, like a bucket engraved with Carzon Iz Pro after they bailed two ships worth of water in one voyage.
It's this care and attention Rare have given to their community that shows that the developer not only takes pride in their game but the amazing people that make their world feel real.