Buy it if you like
- Story: 114 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 150 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Cheating: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
114 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere was beautiful, the story lines were engaging, and the prose was at the same time familiar and compelling in a way that few video games are.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sunless Skies is played from a top-down view and the graphics are strikingly beautiful.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay, artwork and soundtrack are all improved, and there is a lot more to do than in the previous game, but the core issues are still abundant.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The world was so well realised; the writing weird, but sublime; and the interface simple, but exactly what was needed.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story114 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat66% still recommend
Controls80% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay75% still recommend
Difficulty63% still recommend
Cheating57% still recommend
Crashes25% still recommend
Bugs100% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$24.99
The lowest we've tracked is $8.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $24.99
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