Platforms
- PCFeb 6, 20158.1playscore8.217 Critics8.36.83K Players
- iOSMar 22, 20178.3playscore8.54 Critics8.572 Players
21 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Sunless Sea is easily one of the best narrative-based games on the App Store, and I would easily venture to say that it's one of a kind. The sailing and exploration parts combine almost seamlessly with the narrative part and help to deliver a fantastic game that you shouldn't miss out on. And this time around, we also have an app that works great, which is definitely a plus. Hopefully, we'll get the Zubmariner expansion soon for more madness and terror, but until then, there's more than plenty to do in Sunless Sea, including go mad and eat your friends.
Tasos Lazarides · Apr 14, 2017 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - Sunless Sea is a fascinating game because of its genre-blending and evocative writing and setting. It's also a game that provides both the freedom to let players do what they want and the structure to give players concrete goals to work toward, with both paths feeling satisfying even after several playthroughs of the game. It's truly a remarkable game. Go play it.
Campbell Bird · Apr 06, 2017 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - Sunless Sea is an ambitious work that attempts to capture the sheer kinetic thrill of discovery in a bottle without the inevitable entropy of player completion depleting it, and falls well short. The promise of lengthened replayability only makes the methodical pace a joyless grind at times. But the things you're meant to discover truly defines the best of Sunless Sea.
Jeremy Signor · Apr 03, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Sunless Sea is a little darker and less cheerful than its already morbid sister Fallen London, but it’s no less delightful. The Unterzee is awash with clever, well-written stories, and you’re sure to find something new every time you set sail – even if actually finding it can take a while. If you enjoy weird horror with a dark comedic bent, or if you’re in the mood for a roguelike that focuses on economics and politics (albeit very strange politics) over more standard fantasy themes, then this will keep you occupied for hours on end.
Geoff Thew · Mar 03, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Sunless Sea gives you a wonderful world to explore and packs it with memorable written vignettes. Its permadeath flirts with repetitiveness, and combat is disappointing, but it’s far from running out of ways to inspire one more trip back across the Unterzee.
Rob Zacny · Feb 19, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Sunless Sea is a dark game combining Lovecraft-themed exploration with Victorian Gothic visual novels in exciting (and chilling) ways. The end result isn't perfect, but its sense of terror and wonder makes it a worthy follow-up to Failbetter's Fallen London.
Marshall Lemon · Feb 12, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - I find myself wanting to return to the game even as I attempt to articulate its flaws. Sunless Sea is haunting, sad, exciting and energising by turns, and each new journey from the safe waters of Fallen London promises new sights and stories. It carries a recommendation because, ultimately, there's nothing else like it. I wish more games were this passionate about engaging the player's imagination.
Chris Thursten · Feb 11, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Sunless Sea is an interesting game that’s worth playing for those that appreciate a dark yarn, players that love exploration, and even the “let’s find out how to game the system perfectly” roguelike crowd. It’s a unique mix of genres that’s a finely crafted experience, marred by a few cracks in the cabin.
Daniel Tack · Feb 10, 2015 Reviewed on PC - There are still many mysteries of the Unterzee that I have yet to discover, and maybe I never will see everything there is to see. But that just makes Sunless Sea even more exciting for me. The realm of possibilities seems endless, and every time I set sail I find something new. The sea is calling to me. Perhaps it's calling to you, too.
Ben Davis · Feb 08, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - We really enjoyed our time on the low seas in what turned out to be a very atmospheric game. The stories really carry the experience, but its emphasis on reading may deter some. The staggering number of things to consider can bewilder, and we feel this made the game a little on the overwhelming side. Our advice is to push through the initial few hours because what awaits you is a very rewarding experience.
Roy Woodhouse · Sep 09, 2018 Reviewed on iOSRead full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Take the helm of your customised steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a 2D game of discovery, survival and loneliness set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London. Will you succumb to madness and cannibalism on the black waters? Or return home triumphant with a hold full of precious loot? Events can turn out differently every game - sometimes, even if you make ther same choices. Will you lose your sweetheart to a curse? Redeem, betray or consume the Genial Magician? Sell your soul to the Wistful Deviless or spurn her advances? Is the Dawn Machine your salvation, or your doom?
Developer: Failbetter Games