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The Pirate Poet and the Cladery Heir: Now available to all players, for free!

As of today’s Sunless Sea update, the Pirate Poet and Cladery Heir are available to all players as part of the base game, and free of charge!

We consulted with our Kickstarter backers before Christmas and they have graciously said that the more people can play all of the content, the better. Please thank them, their backing made this happen!

The Pirate Poet
Captains, beware! The Pirate-Poet now zails the zee, seeking a worthy rival. The pirates of Gaider’s Mourn tell many stories of this clay corsair. Can you be the one to finally best her?

The Cladery Heir
A surgeon of such skill that she can amputate flaws of character and excise unwanted foibles…

The Cladery Heir is a new officer with her own storyline - during which you can acquire a new ship, the Cladery Heart. She can be picked up at Fallen London when you have 'A New Recruit' at 1 or more.

Sunless Skies Kickstarter: TOMORROW!



Talking of Kickstarter, hopefully you’ll be well aware that the campaign to fund Sunless Sea’s sequel is beginning tomorrow at 16:00 GMT.

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Here's a sneak preview of the Kickstarter page, so you can scope the rewards before anyone else!

We're so excited to know what you think about the campaign and the glimpses of our work on the new game. The Kickstarter ends at 1900 GMT on 3 March, so don't miss out!

Our podcast begins!


We’ve started a live podcast on Twitch! So far there have been two episodes:

Ep 1 on Twitch: Game design with Liam Welton
Ep 2 on Twitch: Game art and Sunless Skies sneak peeks with Paul Arendt

Ep 3 will be live at twitch.tv/failbettergames on Friday 3 February, 16:00 GMT

Sunless Sea on iOS



As if all of that wasn’t enough, we’ll be releasing Sunless Sea on iOS this spring.

This is the full version of the base game with all content updates, reworked for a touch interface. (It does not include Zubmariner.)

Follow us on @failbettergames to ensure you hear about the release!