Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
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.
- Price:$8.49
- Release Date:1/31/2019
- Franchise:Failbetter Games
- Developer:Failbetter Games
- Publisher:Failbetter Games
- Last Updated:10/27/2025
- Steam App Id:596970
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition has 22 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 81% lower than its previous all-time peak of 116 players achieved on 6/18/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition. It has received a total of 3,370 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 81 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition and its growth over time. It currently has 29,266 followers on its community page.
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition Price
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition costs $8.49 in the Steam store as of 10/27/2025 which is a 66% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like The Sunless Sea + Skies Bundle, Games for Readers, Managing the Apocalypse Bundle, or The Fallen London Bundle which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition.
About Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is an Indie, Adventure, and RPG game developed by Failbetter Games. On 1/31/2019, it was released on the Steam Store by Failbetter Games.
Players have rated Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition as "Very Positive" out of 3,370 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 2,846 positive reviews and 524 negative reviews — an overall 84% positive review rating. Additionally, Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition has earned a metascore of 87 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
From the Steam community, Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Kickstarter
- Roguelike
- Trains
- Great Soundtrack
- Sequel
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Crowdfunded
- Story Rich
- Choices Matter
- RPG
- Lovecraftian
- Survival
- Top-Down
- Alternate History
- Indie
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Steampunk
- Space
- 2D
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sunless Skies Soundtrack | Music | 1/31/2019 | View |
Related Bundles
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Sunless Sea + Skies Bundle | 2 | 2 | $16.44 | View |
 | Games for Readers | 5 | 5 | $31.86 | View |
 | Managing the Apocalypse Bundle | 4 | 4 | $61.16 | View |
 | The Fallen London Bundle | 4 | 4 | $36.37 | View |
Related Packages
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Sunless Skies | $9.99 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 27). Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/596970
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 27). Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/596970
- Metacritic. (2025, October 27). Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sunless-skies
- Failbetter Games. (2023, July 8). Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition. Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition. http://www.failbettergames.com