- Unity Security Vulnerability Patch - 20 October 2025
Platform: PC (Windows / MacOS) Build Version: 2.06.454aad8 Release Date: 20/10/2025 This update addresses a security vulnerability recently found in some versions of Unity. You can read more about it here: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01 Note that the Linux version has not been updated, as the lower risk profile does not necessitate remediation. https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01/remediation There are no other fixes or changes. If you encounter any bugs, please let us know by using the in-game reporting tool.
- Fallen London: The Roleplaying Game - 6 February 2025
Hello, delicious friends, Sunless Sea is turning 10 years old on the 6th of February, if you can believe it. Sunless Skies is already 6! My, they grow up so fast. We're having a celebratory sale in honour of the milestone, so a good chance to pick up any of the Fallen London Universe games at lifetime best prices. The game that originated the universe - the Zee, the High Wilderness, and every dreadful thing in them - Fallen London, is now 15! (Anyone making calculations about how old that makes us should probably just let that thought wink out like a false-star.) In celebration, Fallen London is getting a major adaptation for tabletop roleplaying, developed by Magpie Games. Magpie are the team behind Root, Avatar Legends, Urban Shadows, Bluebeard's Bride and many more wonderful games. We hope this development will excite those of you who have asked us down the years if we could create a…
- Small Narrative Patch / Epic Announcement - 27/06/2024 - 2.0.5.6e8c8ff - 27 June 2024
Platform: PC (Windows/Linux/MacOS) Build Version: 2.0.5.6e8c8ff Release Date: 27/06/2024 Sunless Skies is now available on the Epic Games Store. There are a number of narrative fixes that have been included and we are updating the Steam and GOG builds with those fixes so there is parity across all versions. Narrative bug fixes The icon for the Dominant in the Reach quality has been changed to prevent confusion over the quality requirements for prospects. Your skill qualities will now adjust accordingly when altering a Facet of your past when incarcerated at Piranesi. Quality requirements for prospects linked with the Devil's secondment at the Avid Horizon are now visible on the Bazaar interface. Many typos and inconsistencies have been fixed.
- Failbetter's next game will be "gentler" than Sunless Skies: "you won't go mad or eat your crew" - 27 March 2024
Fallen London and Sunless Skies developers Failbetter Games have blogged about the dark art of running a sustainable business , while sharing a tiny bit more about their next, unannounced game. Said game is apparently a change of genre from Failbetter's previous, exceedingly narrative-driven open world titles and free-to-play RPGs . It'll also be a little less oppressive, aiming for a feeling of "fireside menace" - that is, "an awareness of the world's dangers, but also warmth and comfort", which certainly feels like an appropriate mood for a time of mass layoffs and game cancellations, to say nothing of recent conspiracy-fuelled harassment campaigns. Read more
- What are you playing this weekend? - 7 January 2023
The holidays are over, and it's time to get back to normal. Whatever normal is, really. What's normal for you may not be for someone else. For instance: a normal day for me (of late anyway) is getting up early, grabbing a couple of handfuls of unsalted peanuts, and stepping outside to spread them onto a shiny plate. Then, I grab a caller out of my robe pocket and use it to hail the local pair of Crows to breakfast. When we moved back to our hometown two years ago, one thing I noticed about the neighborhood in which I purchased our home was that it had at least three sets of Crow pairings. I became all giddy at the thought of corvids visiting my yard. You see, we lived on a large farm for 12 years before we had to move house, and while there was a multitude of birds of every species known to our region (even owls, hawks, and once a Bald Eagle), for some reason we never had any crows. May…
- Mask of the Rose now has a demo! - 10 February 2022
Today it’s been exactly a year since Mask of the Rose was funded on Kickstarter, and we've just released a demo of the first act, available right now on Steam! Get the free demo on Steam, for Windows, Mac and Linux. Offering a condensed version of Act I of Mask of the Rose, you’ll be able to explore select locations across Fallen London, introduce yourself to some key characters and encounter Mr Pages, one of the mysterious new Masters who have recently taken over London, in its office at the Bazaar. At the opening of Mask of the Rose, Mr Pages has employed your housemate, Griz, who has in turn found a few pennies’ work for you as census taker. The census goes some way beyond the expected (Surface census forms never did ask if anyone in the residence was in love), so you’ll need to approach conversations with care to find out all you need to know. Demo Feedback We're really excited to k…
- Sovereign Patch 15/12/2021 - 15 December 2021
Tech bug fixes Your headlight will no longer pass through solid terrain. We’ve made some changes to address the crashes seen when starting a new game on MacOS builds. Narrative bug fixes It is no longer possible to finish developing Titania without completing two projects. It should now be clearer how to expand Titania across different captains within the same lineage. Speaking to the Caring Conductor when docked will no longer trigger a warning message that breaks docking. You can once again collect a bee from a Chorister-Corpse or the Flower Fields for the Abstemious and Patchwork Devils. The Abstemious Devil quest will now update in the journal once you've captured a bee. The Studious Companion will no longer incorrectly be mentioned when parting ways with the Pugilistic or Poetic Companions. The Pugilistic Companion is no longer incorrectly referred to as the Vigorous Companion. If…
- Mask of the Rose is now available to Wishlist on Steam - 20 October 2021
You may have seen that we Kickstarted a new game in the same universe as Sunless Skies in February this year. Now we're pleased to announce that it has a shiny Steam page! Mask of the Rose is a romantic visual novel, so somewhat different to Sunless Skies and Sunless Sea. However, it's set in the same universe, and brings all of our expertise in writing deep, surprising, meaningful stories, this time on a more personal level. Thanks to an unknown bargain, London now resides in a vast cavern under the earth. Down here, the sun doesn't shine, and Parliament has sunk into the Thames. Queen Victoria never emerges from her palace. Cats spy on their owners and whisper their secrets abroad. The fabric of strait-laced Victorian society has begun to fray. New Masters are in charge. Why are they so… tall? And always cloaked? And why are they so interested in love stories? Even death itself has a…
- Sovereign Patch 09/09/2021 - 9 September 2021
Update We’ve been unable to fully resolve the outstanding bug with the locomotive headlight which is seen on some OSX devices. However there is a workaround; using -force-glcore or alternatively -force-opengl as a launch command will resolve the issue. Full steps can be found in our troubleshooting guide. Tech bug fixes The screen will no longer shake when docking, though the locomotive itself may judder slightly. After erupting from host locomotives, Guest tentacles will continue to writhe. Dreadnought Guest damage and death animations have returned. The animations on Chorister Bee’s wings should no longer freeze. Agent headlight intensity has been lowered slightly so it is easier to see their bullets on smaller screens. The chart label for the Eleutheria transit relay in Worlebury is no longer blank. Tutorial ambient messages and control prompts now have a background layer so they are…
- Sovereign Patch 01/07/2021 - 1 July 2021
Update We’re still looking into the docking stutter and some pesky issues on Mac builds, including issues with the headlights. We’ll get these fixes out ASAP. As always thank you for your patience and support. Narrative bug fixes It should no longer be possible to get stuck while speaking to the Phlegmatic Researcher about their requests. The need to collect a passenger for the New Street Line before going to the drop off point should now be signalled a little more clearly. Searching Elsewhere at the Sun-Shattered Dome will now degrade your suit. Captains with Past: A Bell Tolls will no longer see two options to dispose of their death at the Nurseries. Once you've dealt with the Vagabond at Old Tom's Well, there will no longer be a conversation option with the Minister which suggests you don't know what became of him. Captains participating in the Rochester Race in Albion will no longer…
- Sovereign Patch 04/06/2021 - 4 June 2021
Update We are still looking into the stutter that is seen when docking and a number of other bugs. We aim to address these issues and put out another build in the coming weeks, however key members of the Sunless Skies team are now on much needed annual leave and will return in just over a week’s time when work on these issues will commence. Thank you for your patience and the help with testing the beta builds we’ve been releasing. Tech bug fixes Quality Result text is now visible on Mac devices. We’ve updated some blur shaders which may be causing UI transparency issues on Macs. You can now use keyboard thrust controls immediately after closing an interface, even if pressing the thrust keys with the menu was still open. We’ve made some changes to make the scout behave better when it is deployed. If it refuses to be sent out again please send an in-game bug report so we can take a look f…
- Sovereign patch 28/05/2021 - 28 May 2021
The micro stuttering seen on locomotives, agents and projectiles has been resolved - this has introduced a stutter when docking, we're looking into it. Prospect quality effects are once again visible. Mr Menagerie, the Inscribed Tinkerer and the Portsmouth Arsenal now state the correct level requirement for equipment and scouts. Several typos have been fixed. We're working on more bug fixes next week so expect further builds soon. Thank you for your patience and all the help with testing the FPS issues on the beta builds.
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition has launched, likely with more cannibalism - 19 May 2021
Grim and mysterious narrative adventure Sunless Skies has just launched its Sovereign Edition, a bug-fixed and expanded version of the game that doubles as a free updates. In adition to the lovely writing that features in all of Failbetter Games' gothic apocalypse stories, the Sovereign Edition adds new elements of character progression and probably more cannibalism. The update has launched today for all current owners and also marks the game's console launch. Read more
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is out now! - 19 May 2021
As promised, Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is now available on PC and consoles! This is the game’s debut on PlayStation, Xbox and Switch, with many completely new features, fixes, and improvements. And if you already own Sunless Skies here on Steam, you can play it now as a free update! There are many, many changes, but here are a few highlights: Major changes to character progression. We’ve reworked the interface, and added new facets to define your captain – did you lose your soul (and find it again)? Do you have a special connection with spies, devils, talking rats, or Rubbery Men? And legendary captains can now continue to improve their ability even after reaching the cap of level 20. A reworked and expanded starvation system. As desperation grows, you can now attempt to eat an unprecedented selection of unwise, unpleasant, or tragic things. A new exotic engine. It’s very fast, b…
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is out now as a free upgrade - 19 May 2021
If you've not played Sunless Skies, you absolutely should and the free enhanced Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is officially out now for all players. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/05/sunless-skies-sovereign-edition-is-out-now-as-a-free-upgrade
- Sovereign Edition Patch Notes - 19 May 2021
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is now live. For the full patch notes please see the following post: https://steamcommunity.com/app/596970/discussions/0/3132794099846307448/
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition arrives on PC next month as a free update - 29 April 2021
Failbetter are revamping their gothic space-train RPG Sunless Skies next month with the Sovereign Edition, coming to PC as a free update. They promise better performance and loads of balance tweaks, as well as improved character progression, new interfaces, and a reworked starvation system that'll give you "various new and probably inadvisable choices about what to eat." Yum. All this and more will arrive on May 19th. Read more
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition launches May 19 with a number of enhancements - 29 April 2021
Sunless Skies is simply awesome. A gothic-horror exploration RPG with flying-train combat. What more can you possibly ask for? How about a new upgraded version with Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/04/sunless-skies-sovereign-edition-launches-may-19-with-a-number-of-enhancements
- Sunless Skies' enhanced Sovereign Edition out next month on PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch - 28 April 2021
Failbetter Games' superb interstellar narrative adventure Sunless Skies is finally coming to consoles next month, on 19th May, in the guise of the much-enhanced Sovereign Edition - which will arrive as a free update for existing PC players at the same time. Sunless Skies is, of course, the follow-up to Failbetter's Sunless Sea and, as its name suggests, trades the nautical adventuring of its forebear for a rocket-powered jaunt across a "universe steeped in celestial horror and ravaged by Victorian ambition". The end result once again offers a blend of rogue-like exploration and strikingly evocative storytelling - albeit with a much greater focus on more fulsome narrative arcs this time around - with enough finessing to the formula that Eurogamer slapped an Essential badge on Sunless Skies when it released on PC in 2019. Read more
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition now has a release date! - 28 April 2021
We’re glad to announce that Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition will be released very soon, on Wednesday 19th May. This will be the first version of Sunless Skies we release on consoles, and will also be a free major update for everyone here on Steam! This is a greatly enhanced edition of Sunless Skies, containing all additions and improvements we’ve made to the game since launch as well as many more completely new ones. Here's a link to the trailer! For the Sovereign Edition, we’ve reworked and extended the starvation mechanics. Captains will now find a range of increasingly dubious gastronomic options available to them as desperation grows. We’ve improved character progression, with a new interface, a greater range of facets to define your past, and even a way for experienced captains to continue improving their capabilities after reaching the level cap. There are also new trading opport…
