Sunless sea

HazardO · 8 Jul 2014 at 10:26

http://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/

About the Game
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW.

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 the 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?

You are the captain. It’s your call.

Rock Paper Shotgun said:
“Sunless Sea takes the excellent writing and world-building of Fallen London, and injects it into a 2D exploration, trading and survival game. It’s Elite but with steamships instead of starships.”

Eurogamer said:
“A wonderful prospect: a game of exploration, loneliness, risk, adventure and madness taking place across a vast subterranean ocean riddled with islands, with dangers, with dripping trophies of the deep.”

Richard Cobbett said:
“One of the best worlds ever written for a game... I'm having a great time with Sunless Sea.”

The setting seems interesting and a sort of 2D version of elite has got me a bit excited. Anyone else think this game looks interesting?

HazardO · 9 Jul 2014 at 10:39

I played a little last night, I think this is going to be epic fun. Reminds me a little of Elite and FTL.

HazardO · 14 Aug 2014 at 11:56

I dip in now and then. It's got promise, but I'm going to reserve my full judgment for a later build and a longer playthough.

HazardO · 15 Oct 2014 at 16:00

I haven't tried it yet, but the combat sounds more interesting. It was definitely a weak point before.

HazardO · 6 Feb 2015 at 15:32

I should fire it up again, there's been a lot of updates since I last played.

HazardO · 8 Feb 2015 at 09:04

Gonna fire this up today when I'm not playing BF I think.

HazardO · 9 Feb 2015 at 11:54

It is frustrating, but that's what gives you the sense of achievement when you get further with your next captain.

Game appears to have much more content since I last played it. Enjoying it so far.

HazardO · 9 Feb 2015 at 20:22

Bleek said:
There are save games, right?

You can save but if you do you lose your Invictus token.

failbettergames said:
11th June 2014: New characters start with an Invictus Token (a reward that you keep if you stick with Unforgiving Mode).

HazardO · 10 Feb 2015 at 11:44

It's a token to show off the fact you played the game in unforgiving mode. Kudos, no more. (Bar a possible steam achievement)

HazardO · 18 Oct 2016 at 13:20

I haven't played it for ages. I might have to give it another as it's had a few updates since I last played and I need a go to "casual" game when I get bored of This war of mine.