Sunless Skies

2019

GenresAdventure, Indie, Action, RPG, Top-Down Perspective, Single Player

AvailableJan 31, 2019

PlatformPC

DeveloperFailbetter Games

Overview

SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Set a course for the heavens in your steam locomotive! Lose yourself in a changing universe where even time can be bought. A Victorian Gothic adventure for PC, Mac and Linux. It is the dawn of the 20th century, and the British Empire has taken to the stars! As the captain of a spacefaring locomotive you’ll behold wonders and battle cosmic abominations in the heavens. The stars are alive. They are the Judgements: vast intelligences that govern all things. But they are dying. One by one, something is snuffing them out, leaving their thrones empty. Unfettered by trivial things like gravity, the Empire’s ambition is savage. They have built a new Sun. The Empress reigns from the Throne of Hours, which gives her control over time. Your Captain and crew must carve out a life between the stars. Will you support her majesty and the establishment, or the working class rebels who yearn for freedom from the Workworlds? Learn who you are, in the dark. Die, and leave the world the way you want it for your successor…

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Quarter to Three

Feb 21, 2020

Failbetter finally balances smart gameplay and ingenious prose in this poignant saga of mortality, writ large.

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RPG Fan

Feb 25, 2019

Sunless Skies' bleak pondering of cosmic horror and colonialism is probably one of the best game narratives of 2019, and one that deserves to be experienced.

IND13

Feb 12, 2019

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Windows Central

Jan 31, 2019

If you like expansive RPGs with engaging combat, a beautiful setting, and near-limitless roleplay potential, then Sunless Skies is definitely for you. For just $25, this is one of the best games you can get on PC right now. Pros: - Excellent roleplaying. - Unique combat system. - Looks amazing. - Great performance. Cons: - Slow start. - Too much empty space sometimes. Sunless Skies is available now on PC for $25.

Metro GameCentral

Feb 1, 2019

A wonderfully refined sequel that takes everything that was great about the original and expands and improves upon it, making for a much more accessible experience for everyone. Pros: Some of the best written prose in all gaming, especially given the bizarre world.

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