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A hustings stands in Hastings Square, festooned with bright banners and garish posters. Some depict the twinkly eyes of Mrs Plenty, others the handsome visage of Virginia. Others show the nervous smile of Madame Shoshana. Three candidates. Three platforms for London’s health and prosperity. One will succeed the Jovial Contrarian to become London’s mayor for […]

The Exceptional Story for July is here! A pox has spread across London! Join a crack team of conspirators to infiltrate a high-stakes auction and delve beneath a fungal vineyard in search of a cure. What will you find in the Fifth City’s deepest cellars? My Kingdom for a Pig is the second story in […]

The Vagabond update for Sunless Skies has been released! The following additions and improvements await your captains: A new officer, the Amiable Vagabond New story content for three of the Wonders of the Skies A new location in the mists of Worlebury: St Anthony’s Lighthouse New agents for players to encounter in the mid-game Two new discoveries […]

The Decorated Ambassador arrives in London, determined to put on an unforgettable evening. For one night only, the Garden Embassy is hosting a ball. It is essential London makes the right impression. Will you rise to the occasion? The Garden Embassy is the first story in the Season of Bargains, and was written by Ash McAllan. […]

Hello skyfarers! We’re ready to announce the next major update to Sunless Skies – the Vagabond update. This one will allow you to recruit a new officer: the Amiable Vagabond! A gentleman of the skies (and no fixed abode) who will take you to the abandoned quarters of the sky. Experience a tale of fortunes […]

We’re delighted to bring you another #loveindies celebration! #loveindies is a chance for players and developers of indie games to share their favourites with one another, discover some new games to play, and raise up games which deserve more attention. This year it’ll be two weeks long, from the 3rd to the 14th of June, […]

A Young Stag has grown weary of quaffing brandy and stealing trousers. He wants to do something spectacular for his next lark – and he’s looking for a suitable chum to join him! Steer his ship on a perilous shark-watching voyage. Will he return the same man as he left? The Stag and the Shark […]

The Wayfarer major update for Sunless Skies is now available! Here are the key features: A completely reworked Albion Many new story events for the gods of the sky Officer secondments New story content for spectacles Consequences for some attacks outside of battle Petrichor, the food of the Dead Balancing adjustments to Terror and Crew […]

Delicious friends, the Exceptional Story for April is here! An ailing professor uncovers a secret beneath a butcher’s shop: a forgotten Mithraic temple. Delve into its mysteries, open its great brass door, and lead an expedition of troubled souls along the Devilbone Road. Tauroktonos is the second story in the Season of Explorations, and was […]

Last month, we announced we were working on the first of several major updates to Sunless Skies, with a focus on providing more to see and do during voyages. We’re now ready to talk more about that release: it will be called the Wayfarer Update, and it will be available on 9th April. It will […]