Sunless Skies

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 for PC, Mac and Linux.

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Sunless Sea

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW.

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.

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Fallen London

Thirty years ago, London was stolen. Now it rests on the shore of the Unterzee, that old dark ocean under the world. Hell is close, immortality is cheap, and the screaming has largely stopped…

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Failbetter Games

Purveyors of only the finest examples of interactive narrative – Failbetter are an independent games studio, creating games and stories mostly set in the Fallen London Universe. At present there’s Fallen London itself, a highly acclaimed Victorian fantasy RPG set in a unique subterranean city, and Sunless Sea, an exploration and trading game set in a vast underground ocean of the same world.

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Latest news

Exceptional Story for January: Caveat Emptor
Dec 31, 12:00am

A notorious Vicomte is buying property across London. Now he has an eye on your address – and potentially your neck. Navigate the estate market, infiltrate secret lairs, and learn how to deal with a truly blood-sucking landlord. Written by Chandler Groover Art by Tobias Cook Editing and QA: James Chew & Olivia Wood In addition to […]

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Snow in Fallen London
Dec 8, 12:00am

Ammoniac vapours rise around you as your spade bites into the snow. As you inhale them, your breath quickens… So-called snow is falling in Fallen London! Starting today, Time, the Healer will bring ‘snow’ to doorsteps across London. You’ll need to dig your door out before you can get into your lodgings, or find someone […]

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The Balance Patch, Helicon House changes, and future changes to Social Acts
Dec 3, 12:00am

The winter balance patch is going live today; you can find the initial explanation of the motivation behind those changes in the preceding post. It’s probably worth saying something about balance patching in general, and why this is currently part of our process. This year, we’ve been working hard to make Fallen London more sustainable […]

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Jan 7, 2:40pm

We’re looking for a senior gameplay programmer to work with us on an unannounced project. This position is full-ti… https://t.co/4Hodealonf

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Jan 6, 1:55pm

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Jan 5, 2:40pm

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