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LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

SUNLESS SEA is a exploration, lovecraftian and survival game developed and published by Failbetter Games.
Released on February 06th 2015 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 9,259 reviews of which 7,688 were positive and 1,571 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 18.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified SUNLESS SEA into these genres:

Exploration Lovecraftian Survival Story Rich Dark Adventure Atmospheric Singleplayer RPG Rogue-like Indie Horror Steampunk Great Soundtrack Open World Rogue-lite 2D Top-Down Kickstarter Gothic

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP or later
  • Processor: 2Ghz or better
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 700 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
  • Processor: 2Ghz or better
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card
  • Storage: 700 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Linux
  • Processor: 2Ghz or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card, OpenGL Core
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
How to enjoy it: This game has two parts At the start it's about exploration and resource management, and it's great. But then you explore 90% of the map, and the only thing left to do is finishing the stories, including your Ambition. At this point the game is about finding better sources of fuel/supplies, optimizing your routes, trading items between. Every journey should give you some money. This way I never had to grind, as I was getting everything while progressing the stories. If you want to enjoy it, don't play by the rules. Save before challenges and reload as much as you want. It has nothing to do with skill, and failure just sets you back. Don't lose your mind. Don't eat your crew. This is not a roguelike.
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Jan. 2025
i really like this game shit just kind of Happens. 25 hours 4 captains n half a story tracking spreadsheet in i still have no idea what's happening but that's ok i have a council of autistic people drip feeding me lore like a trained ape. great to play while on long train rides (of which i take many)
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Oct. 2024
***Review in progress, may edit and add to it once I progress even more *** This game is fascinating. It's weird: It took me years to get into it. I heard about it, was quite interested, but on my first attempts to get into it years ago, I didn't understand a lot of things and never got far. Still, it was sitting in my library, kinda tempting me to try again. This time, 6 or so years after purchasing it, it clicked. Yes, it's mysterious, has a fascinating Lovecraftian vibe, and the world and lore of it can be confusing at first. I guess that, if you are familiar with the concept of Fallen London, it's easier to get into it. So basically, you cross the mysterious and dangerous ocean in your ship. You have to manage your fuel, food and the terror level of your crew. There are other ships and sea monsters that may attack you. Pick your battles carefully, as your ship may get damaged, and you may run out of fuel too. More and more, you will explore the map, find new ports, compile port reports and hand them in for money (echoes). You may also try raising money by doing certain trade routes which you have to figure out (or look up on the web). By now, I have explored most of the map, am slowly gaining more money to get a better ship with better (and more) weapons. I try to avoid most combat, and raising a certain stat (iron i.e. imcreases your damage, veils make you more stealthy, so you will be less easier to detect etc.) helps with that. There are quests you can do, which are a bit confusing at first, as you won't be told exactly what to do and how in some cases... you actually have to explore, read quite a bit and try things out. My journeys are quite fun, and you actually feel like it's an achievement when you return to your home harbour, your ship slightly damaged, your hold full of stuff you can sell, your log full of port reports to hand in. It's an adventure, and I have finally started to enjoy it quite a lot. So: This game will not exactly hold your hand. You will die, but you will keep certain advantages of your previous character if you start over. You may run out of fuel or food in the middle of the ocean. You will have to read quite a bit and actually spend some thought, but if you do, you will find a fascinating game world with a mysterious, yet beautiful land- and seascape that offers risk, reward, challenges, insights and weird occurences. Give it a try! I sure am glad I did.
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July 2024
At 66% off, this game is a hidden gem that should, at the very least, be a unique experience for you. The game toys a lot with risk and reward in ways that feel thrilling and intriguing. It's slower paced(most of the time) and punishes you for not calculating all of the risks, but I found a massive joy in pushing myself past difficult situations, hell, even to the point of death to my character, to discover more about the world and the limits of it. My biggest advice to newer players is to experiment. Try differents endings, try maxing out a certain stat. Try things you know will kill you or cripple you. The joy in this game is discovering all of the complex writing the game has to offer. I can feel the love and excitement that the writers had for this game. This is another one of those games that I wish I could play fully blind again, because exploring the map end to end, discovering new creatures, threats, and relationships, is absolutely exhilarating to me. I settle for peddling it to any of my friends who might have the patience. The sluggish, sometimes frustrating, ship combat and some of the repitition of port events are certainly a means to and end, but in my opinion, the sum of its parts is something that drove me crazy with curiosity and adoration. I felt rewarded for putting in effort to unturn as many stones as I could, and I hope you will too.
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April 2024
The slower you play it the better it is. Read everything, and make sure you fully understand what you are reading. I've had to look up dozen of words used in this game because they are not in common usage. If you let the game progress at its own pace and not at yours you will be much more immersed in this world.
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SUNLESS SEA is currently priced at 18.99€ on Steam.

SUNLESS SEA is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 18.99€ on Steam.

SUNLESS SEA received 7,688 positive votes out of a total of 9,259 achieving a rating of 8.09.
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SUNLESS SEA was developed and published by Failbetter Games.

SUNLESS SEA is playable and fully supported on Windows.

SUNLESS SEA is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

SUNLESS SEA is playable and fully supported on Linux.

SUNLESS SEA does not currently offer any DLC.

SUNLESS SEA does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

SUNLESS SEA does not support Steam Remote Play.

SUNLESS SEA does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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SUNLESS SEA
18.99€
8.1
7,688
1,571
Online players
65
Developer
Failbetter Games
Publisher
Failbetter Games
Release 06 Feb 2015
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