Sea of Thieves server downtime (August 22): When will servers go down?

Let’s find out when the Sea of Thieves server downtime will begin on August 22 and discuss when players may expect the servers to come back up. 

Sea of Thieves server downtime
Sea of Thieves server downtime (Source: Rare)

The Sea of Thieves server downtime (August 22) is scheduled to begin at 9 am UTC. The developer announced it on the game’s official X channel and added that the servers will be going offline for “tinkering” purposes. Season 13, which began on July 25, 2024, is currently ongoing in the treacherous waters, and the game’s latest patch arrived on August 6. We discuss below in further detail the August 2022 server downtime across other regions. 

Sea of Thieves August 22 server downtime across major regions

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The August 22 server downtime will start at the following times in major regions across the world:

Time ZoneStart Time & Date
Pacific Time2 am on August 22
Central Time4 am on August 22
Eastern Time5 am on August 22
UK Time10 am on August 22
Central Europe Time11 am on August 22
Indian Time2.30 pm on August 22
China Standard Time5 pm on August 22
Japan Time6 pm on August 22
Australian Time7 pm on August 22
New Zealand TIme9 pm on August 22

Players should keep the downtime in mind when going on voyages as the servers will kick them out of the session once the maintenance begins. Thankfully, Sea of Thieves gives warnings in-game about when the servers will go down. 

When may Sea of Thieves servers be up on August 22?

There’s no official confirmation yet as to when the servers will be back up after the Sea of Thieves downtime today (August 22). However, given that this patch is likely going to focus on fixes and minor changes, the server maintenance will probably last a couple of hours. The servers will likely be up and running again between 11 am-12 pm UTC. The devs will also share the release notes for players to go through and find out what’s new. 


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