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Sunless Sea

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App ID 304650
App Type Game
Store Name SUNLESS SEA
Developer
Publisher Failbetter Games
Franchise Fallen London Universe
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28971554
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 01:47:38 UTC ()
Release Date 6 February 2015 – 17:25:00 UTC ()
😎 80.95%
9k reviews
42
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Failbetter Games
metacritic_name Sunless Sea
metacritic_score 81
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sunless-sea?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Failbetter Games
Store Release Date 6 February 2015 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.twitch.tv/failbettergames
https://x.com/failbettergames
https://www.youtube.com/failbettergames/
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 6 February 2015 – 17:25:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 6 February 2015 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1423209600)
Store Asset Modification Time 8 November 2022 – 13:19:42 UTC () (1667913582)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 13 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3760467
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Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 26 May 2014 – 17:46:36 UTC (), in changelist #532375
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🗺 Exploration 🐙 Lovecraftian 🌲 Survival 📚 Story Rich 😨 Dark 🗺️ Adventure 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Singleplayer 🎲 RPG 👻 Roguelike 🌱 Indie 😱 Horror 🧷 Steampunk 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🌍 Open World 👻 Roguelite 🏽 2D 🗺️ Top-Down 💰 Kickstarter 🦇 Gothic

Categories

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Assets

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Steam charts

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  • 42 players right now
  • 76 24-hour peak
  • 4,049 all-time peak 30 January 2016
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Store data

  • 78,833 followers
  • #6527 in top sellers
  • 7,731 positive reviews
  • 1,576 negative reviews
  • 83.07% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 11,487 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 80.95% SteamDB Rating
  • 7,731 83.1% positive reviews
  • 1,576 16.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
6 February 2015 – 17:25 Steam Release -
23 February 2016 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 16 -
16 February 2017 – 18:00 Free Weekend -
2 October 2020 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: October 2020 Humble Choice (#11) -

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How many players are playing Sunless Sea right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 42 players live playing Sunless Sea on Steam.

Sunless Sea had an all-time peak of 4049 concurrent players on 30 January 2016.

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