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It’s been a couple of weeks now since we released Sunless Skies, and we’re really happy with how the launch has gone. This is, by some way, the best critical reception one of our games has ever had. Sunless Skies has been called “Failbetter’s finest hour” by PC Gamer, “Terrifying and exhilarating” by PCGamesN, “Essential” […]

The Feast of the Exceptional Rose is upon us! Show your affection or scorn through unexpected and creative gifts! Love is as faceted as the jewel in a betrothal-ring. What will the season have in store for you? Rewards from the Feast can be won by increasing Masquing. Raise your Masquing through participating in the […]

Today, a day shy of two years since our Kickstarter launched, we’re pleased as punch to release the finished version of SUNLESS SKIES. Thank you for your support thus far, and for coming with us on the journey to the High Wilderness.   The Blue Kingdom arrives A stoker sings: “The wind doth blow today, […]

Delicious friends, the Exceptional Story for February is here! The Tournament of Toasts! The greatest cricket match of the season! And the perfect opportunity for Benthic and Summerset College to tear each other to pieces! Grab a bat, grab a drink, but keep your wits sharp: the stakes are higher than they seem. Cricket, Anyone? […]

SUNLESS SKIES is launching tomorrow, 31st January, at 1800 GMT. Failbetter Communications intern Lucy Jones has prepared a primer on death, legacy and exploration in SUNLESS SEA and SUNLESS SKIES. You can follow her on twitter at @lucyannjo.   The feedback we got about SUNLESS SEA was that death was too punishing. Captains wouldn’t only lose their […]

We hope you find it exciting and enticing, and that we’ll see you in the High Wilderness very soon – next week!

To celebrate the upcoming launch of our latest title, SUNLESS SKIES, on 31st January, we’re hosting the imaginatively named  SUNLESS SKIES Launch Competition! We’ve had so much fun with various competitions down the years that gave you the opportunity to be creative in different ways, so this time we felt compelled to accept a few kinds of […]

Delicious friends, the first Exceptional Story of 2019 is here! Enter a tent where the lost, the grieving and the wounded gather. Share their stories, enter their dreams, and reveal the truth behind their healing rituals. Is the medicine really better than the cure? The Price of Loss is the second story in the Season of […]

The Failbetter office is slowly winding down for the holidays—our last little revitalising break before LAUNCH(!)—but before we snarf many a minced pie here’s our exciting COMMANDER update! This release features: a huge new UI update all remaining player weapons updated docking mechanics and SMUGGLING IMPORTANT NOTE: Please remember to we’re no longer supporting save […]

This year’s premium festive story is now available for purchase! The Ceremony is a festive tale of rubbery romance by Cass Khaw. A spate of exquisite and unpleasant transformations sweeps London: new Rubbery enhancements of a drastic degree. What lies behind the tentacles? What secrets are hidden within the spiraling bones? Who is the Gilded Sacrifice? The […]