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Sunless Skies
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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42 reviews found100
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.
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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.
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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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MSPoweruser
Jan 31, 2019
Above everything else, Sunless Skies is a unique experience. It may be similar to its predecessor, Sunless Seas, but it is wholly a game of its own. It feels remarkably smooth to control and it reads like a more adult Pratchett novel albeit roided up to beefcake levels of literary strength.
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RPGamer
Apr 17, 2020
Sunless Skies is an excellent game that rewards commitment to its steady pace and steep learning curve. A web of plots and places suggest the infinity of the heavens, but even infinity must end; in this case, it stretches across a million words or so and easily forty hours. The story doesn’t explore every nuance introduced, but that’s a running problem when writers seek to explain the ways of the heavens to mortals. Like many powerful, unique titles, Sunless Skies leaves the player with the desire for more, not because it’s lacking but because it appeals to the mania to solve every mystery, plumb every depth. Disclosure: This review is based on a copy of the game received as a Kickstarter backer. Rich, encompassing Gothic atmosphere Entertaining stories with complex characters Plenty of strange vistas to explore Honking the horn at ornery space fungus.
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Wccftech
Jan 31, 2019
Sunless Skies delivers in ways you don't even expect it to. The atmosphere is incredible, and the stories almost addictive. The world is beautiful and the danger is tantalizing. It might be deadly, but it's well worth the trip.
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3DJuegos
Feb 7, 2019
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