[p]As promised, we’re back with another Showcase to recap all the remaining Spotlights from 2025, tying everything up in a neat bow for now. To date, we’ve brought you 64 Spotlights across nine Showcase articles stretching back to 2022 (with many more in the preceding years) and there are nine more still to cover below, so let’s not delay! Here are the last of 2025’s Spotlighted players…
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To get things moving on our latest list, we jump all the way back to last April and our Community Spotlight with GingerJefferson! As the proud winner of ten #SoTShot competitions, this Visionary Artist of the Seas had a lot to say about making art within Sea of Thieves and the challenges he’s faced as a dedicated perfectionist trying to unlock that coveted 100% game completion.
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For the next Spotlight, we decided that one pirate simply wasn’t enough and squeezed in both Chloe and Aimee from ChloeSaurasCrafts! This creative pair are best known for their real-world props and dioramas, and were happy to talk about what got them into gaming and reminisce over playing the Sea of Thieves Alpha together. They even shared their very first Sea of Thieves creation…
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We had another Visionary Artist of the Seas up next, in the form of EliEelEye. A member of countless Sea of Thieves communities and keen maker of musical parodies, Eli is also something of a driving force among players, and proud of his part in the campaign to add the Alabaster Wildcat to the game as an Insider Programme reward. Go find out more about his community shenanigans!
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As we entered August, we turned our sights to an artist whose vibrant illustrations have won the hearts of many a Sea of Thieves player. Middy was a hit in the community from the very first Sea of Thieves piece she shared, and she talked us through her discovery of the game and the start of her art journey, as well as her triumph over nervousness when it comes to multiplayer gaming.
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Moving on from art made using a pencil to that of the culinary variety, we spoke to Shredz, author of Sea of Thieves: The Cookbook! Shredz shared her journey from streaming Fallout 76 on Mixer to devising recipes for pirates, and the challenges inherent in being a part-time streamer. Fortunately for anyone looking to follow in her footsteps, she also had plenty of advice to offer.
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Sticking with the artistic theme, next up was September’s encounter with Soycha! A player with a very distinctive pirate, Soycha’s work will be familiar to attendees of SoTFest. In his Spotlight, he told us about his first Rare game experience – GoldenEye’s famed ‘Slappers Only’ mode – and his love of extraction shooters, before looking back on his history of making Sea of Thieves art.
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Our next Spotlight featured Community Stream Team member Makakar, who strives to be a champion of charitable causes, raising money for GameBlast, Women’s Aid and more. He talked about balancing streaming with a full-time job and a family, as well as networking with other creators, before ending on the most important note of all: his intense hatred of cucumbers.
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Our penultimate Spotlight zeroed in on a pirate known for two things: a fine sense of style, and an extreme fondness for rodents. It could only be Lorenz Sinclair, a pirate who delights in sharing fashion tips and pirate outfits. He told us about his community experiences, his favourite cosmetic (the Mender’s Jacket!) and his ideal future fashion additions (jewellery, so much jewellery).
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And the last Spotlight of 2025 went to famed prop-master JustJobiwan! A long-time creator of costumes and models, he explained how a love of pirate stories ensured Sea of Thieves became a focal point of his crafting projects. From his first pirate cosplay in 2019 to the challenge of building a replica Chest of Legends, he offered us a fine glimpse into the world of prop creation.[/p]

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[p]And with that, we’re back up to date! This instalment takes us to a total of well over 70 Spotlights summarised in this Showcase series, so if you enjoy learning more about your endlessly varied fellow pirates on the Sea of Thieves, you won’t be short of reading material. You can always start with our previous Showcase right here on Steam, while all Spotlights in their entirety – Community, Creator and Legend – are discoverable in the Sea of Thieves website’s trusty News section. Have a browse, pick out the ones that pique your interest and we hope to see you again sometime when the Spotlight sends out its beam once more![/p]