Sunless Sea
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.
- Price:$6.45
- Release Date:2/6/2015
- Franchise:Failbetter Games
- Developer:Failbetter Games
- Publisher:Failbetter Games
- Last Updated:6/26/2025
- Steam App Id:304650
Sunless Sea
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Sunless Sea has 49 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 69% lower than its previous all-time peak of 160 players achieved on 2/9/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Sunless Sea. It has received a total of 9,314 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 81 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Sunless Sea. Right now, it costs $6.45 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Sunless Sea and its growth over time. It currently has 78,826 followers on its community page.
About Sunless Sea
Sunless Sea is an Indie, RPG, and Adventure game developed by Failbetter Games. On 2/6/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Failbetter Games.
Players have rated Sunless Sea as "Very Positive" out of 9,314 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 7,739 positive reviews and 1,575 negative reviews — an overall 83% positive review rating. Additionally, Sunless Sea has earned a metascore of 81 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $6.45 which is a 66% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through The Sunless Sea + Skies Bundle, Sunless Sea + Zubmariner bundle, and The Fallen London Bundle which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, Sunless Sea - Zubmariner available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Sunless Sea on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Sunless Sea supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
From the Steam community, Sunless Sea has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Kickstarter
- Roguelike
- Gothic
- Great Soundtrack
- Roguelite
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Story Rich
- RPG
- Lovecraftian
- Horror
- Survival
- Open World
- Top-Down
- Indie
- Adventure
- Steampunk
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Sunless Sea and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Sunless Sea is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sunless Sea - Zubmariner | DLC | 10/11/2016 | View |
Related Bundles
Sunless Sea is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Sunless Sea + Skies Bundle | 2 | 2 | $16.44 | View |
 | Sunless Sea + Zubmariner bundle | 2 | 2 | $11.94 | View |
 | The Fallen London Bundle | 4 | 4 | $67.46 | View |
Related Packages
Sunless Sea is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| SUNLESS SEA | $6.45 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Sunless Sea data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 26). Sunless Sea on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 26). Sunless Sea. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/304650
- Metacritic. (2025, June 26). Sunless Sea for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sunless-sea
- Failbetter Games. (2023, July 8). Sunless Sea. Sunless Sea. http://www.failbettergames.com/sunless/