Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Fair · Roguelike · 2019
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $24.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 29.8h
- Value
- $0.84/hr
- Reviews
- 84% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities, 4.4 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
February 2021 is where it bottomed out, at $8.49. 60 discounts in the 9 years on record. They run about 60 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 37 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 95 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, SUNLESS SEA ($18.99, scores 62) beats it on value, while it beats They Breathe ($1.99, scores 58).
Of the 564 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 59 percent of the 216 reviews written there were positive, against 84 percent overall, and those are 8 percent of everything written about it.
HowLongToBeat players log 29.8 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 115, 3.8 times as much.
The drop-off
46% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
21 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 23:47 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
This game can be a bit difficult to get into. But then again, so are nursing homes. Gameplay 9/10 If you've ever wanted an absolutely phenomenal book to have gameplay, this is the kind of game for you. Taking place in a strange universe where the gods are cosmic horrific entities, where cruelty is as commonplace as the monsters that seek to eat you, Sunless Skies does a wonderful job of never letting you feel... too...
Most fun I've had watching a train slowly move from one location to another. It takes a while to grasp the gameplay loop, but when you do, it scratches an odd itch you might not kmow you had. Great atmosphere and interesting worldbuilding as well
This is a great game that innovates on the mechanics of the previous game. Looking forward to more.
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Cite this score
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition scores 61/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/596970/sunless-skies-sovereign-editionReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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