Leave those landlubbers and sea dogs behind
Failbetter Games’ sequel toSunless Sealaunches today on Steam Early Access and GOG Games in Development.Sunless Skiesis a top-down RPG with a literary twist — thinkFTLwith more story. It takes place ten years afterSunless Sea, and Queen Victoria has moved the British Empire to the skies.
You play as the captain of a locomotive in said skies, or a space pirate on a train. Fight space beasts and other pesty locomotives as you travel to distant ports, where you’ll uncover stories, pick up passengers, and deal in cargo. You’ll also contend with Failbetter’s unique Terror, Hunger, and Heat mechanics, which affect your journey across the heavens. And apparently you may murder a sun?! That’s enough to make me intrigued.
Failbetter cites its immense success with Early Access as crucial to the development ofSunless Sea, and they’re looking forward to opening up feedback again withSunless Skies. 900 players have already alpha tested it in preparation for the Early Access release, fresh off the heels of its successful Kickstarter campaign. To see exactly what the developers have in store for the coming months, they’ve provideda handy postdetailing what to expect.
“We’re excited to open the heavens to the first major wave of explorers. Player feedback is crucial to us, and we’ll be watching, learning, and amending our own course accordingly. Because there’s much more to come,” says Narrative Director Chris Gardiner. “As Early Access progresses we’ll be adding more regions, more ports, more discoveries, more stories, more secrets, more nightmares, and more unwise decisions that sensible captains will avoid at all costs.”
Get in your locomotive and sail theSunless Skiestoday onSteamorGOG. It’s on sale for 10% off its original price of $24.99 during its first week of release. In celebration of the launch, the mobile version ofSunless Seais also on salefor iPadfor $6.99 through September 3.
