Sunless Sea was on many people’s top games of the year in 2015 and it’s exciting to see that people want to see Failbetter keep doing what they do best – and if you’re a newcomer to the community who’s interested in some whimsical Gothic hijinks then I can happily recommend Fallen London as a free game available on browsers and app stores to get yourself started.īitter old sailors, meanwhile, will be pleased to hear that Failbetter intend to deal with the issues players had in Sunless Sea: namely problems with combat and slow, unchanging early game content which players who died repeatedly would have to slog through.
It’s a clever way to get free publicity and get fans involved at the same time, compelling fans who might not have the money to invest to take part instead by writing zee shanties, dressing up as characters, and baking Lovecraftian cakes to unlock goals. Of course, stretch goals are still up for those keen to unlock extra content and bag some pirate swag, but what’s been most interesting about this Kickstarter is Failbetter’s decision to offer secrets, elucidations, and future content in exchange for social goals. So Sunless Skies is now inevitably set in motion to release in 2018, with early-access coming to backers and non-backers alike this summer. Failbetter have a proven track record with Kickstarter projects, which funded both Sunless Sea and its DLC Zubmariner back in 2013. I say all this with certainty because Failbetter Games passed their kickstarter goal of £100,000 within just four hours of going live, and at the time of writing are 250% funded. This time space-farers will set their vessel a-sail in a ‘Victorian nightmare vision of outer space’, colonising star-systems, murdering suns, and evading cosmic abominations. Following in Failbetter’s tradition of dark, chthonic steampunk worlds, Sunless Skies promises a rich narrative universe for players to explore and attempt to survive. Taking place ten years after the events of Sunless Sea, Skies launches players into the High Wilderness of the stars on the wings of Queen Victoria’s imperial fleet. Sea of Stars is actually a prequel story set in the universe of The Messenger that focuses on two Children of the Solstice who must combine their magical abilities to fight an evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.Zee-Captains and Aztronauts alike will be thrilled to hear that Failbetter Games, creators of Fallen London and Sunless Sea, have recently launched a Kickstarter for their newest game: Sunless Skies.
The Ninja Gaiden-inspired action-platformer even took home ‘Best Debut Indie Game’ at the Game Awards that year.
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To start, it’s the follow-up to Sabotage’s debut game, The Messenger, which released on PC and Nintendo Switch in 2018 (and PS4 in 2019) to much critical acclaim. Sea of Stars is a notable game for a few other reasons as well. In fact, enthusiasm was so high for the game that the last stretch goal, a free downloadable add-on called Throes of the Watchmaker, was reached before it was even announced. In total, 25,589 backers pledged $1,628,126 CAD to the project. Notably, the game hit this landmark on April 16th, two days before the crowdfunding period ended. Quebec City-based indie developer Sabotage has confirmed that its upcoming Sea of Stars RPG has become the most successful Canadian Kickstarter campaign for a video game ever.
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