Sea of Thieves HDR settings & calibration guide

How to set up HDR in Sea of Thieves, the sliders to use, and known issues.

At a glance

Platforms
PC (Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Native HDR
Yes
In-game calibration
Yes
HDR quality
Good
HDR sliders
HDR Brightness

How to set up HDR in Sea of Thieves

  • Open the game’s own HDR calibration (Settings → Display/Video) — it overrides the system calibration, so set it per the on-screen patterns.
  • Bright, stylised HDR — the sunsets and storm lightning are the scenes to calibrate against.
  • Now on PS5 too; the HDR options match the Xbox/PC versions.
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