Failbetter Games

Sunless Sea

Game First reported release Feb 6, 2015

Game details

First release year: 2015

Platforms

Genres

roguelike
post-apocalyptic video game
adventure game^*
horror game^*
role-playing video game^*
strategy video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Localized titles

Sunless Sea

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Store genres

Adventure^*
Indie^*
RPG^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

English^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows XP or later^*
Processor alternatives
2Ghz or better^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card^*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c^*
Storage
700 MB available space^*
Audio hardware
DirectX 9.0c compatible^*
macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
Mac OS X 10.6 or later^*
Processor alternatives
2Ghz or better^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card^*
Storage
700 MB available space^*
Audio hardware
DirectX 9.0c compatible^*
Linux · Minimum^*
Processor alternatives
2Ghz or better^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card, OpenGL Core^*
Audio hardware
DirectX 9.0c compatible^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
8^*
Community confidence
low^*

Studios & publishers

Developers

Failbetter Games

Publishers

Failbetter Games

Release history

2015-02-06
Date precision
Exact date
2015-02-05 · Microsoft Windows^*
Release date
2015-02-05^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

Steam^*
Release date
Feb 6, 2015^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields

Windows minimum processor requirement

2Ghz or better^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

1^* GB

Name

Sunless Sea^*

Release year

2,015^*

Windows minimum processor requirement

Windows · Minimum

Processor alternatives: 2Ghz or better^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

Windows · Minimum

Graphics alternatives: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

Windows · Minimum

Memory: 1 GB^*

Specifications 2 · 6 fields

Developers · Microsoft Windows

Failbetter Games: Failbetter Games^*

Genres · Microsoft Windows

adventure game: adventure game^*
horror game: horror game^*
role-playing video game: role-playing video game^*
strategy video game: strategy video game^*

Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Maximum players (mode unspecified): 1^*

Platform

Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows^*

Publishers · Microsoft Windows

Failbetter Games: Failbetter Games^*

Release date · Microsoft Windows

2015-02-05 · Microsoft Windows

Release date: 2015-02-05^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Microsoft Windows^*

Specifications 3 · 33 fields

Achievements · historical

54^*

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

26^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

973^* min

Features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Developers

Failbetter Games^*

DLC count · historical

1^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

1000000 - 2000000^*

Store genres

Adventure^*
Indie^*
RPG^*

Linux support · historical

Yes^*

macOS support · historical

Yes^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

26^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

215^* min

Metacritic score

81^*

Name

SUNLESS SEA^*

Negative reviews · historical

1,573^*

Peak ccu

45^*

Positive reviews · historical

7,715^*

Price (historical; currency unreported)

6.45^*

Publishers

Failbetter Games^*

Recommendations

7,503^*

Store release date · historical

Feb 6, 2015^*

Interface languages

English^*

Game website · historical

http://www.failbettergames.com/sunless/^*

Windows support · historical

Yes^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Failbetter Games: Failbetter Games^*

Store genres

Adventure: Adventure^*
Indie: Indie^*
RPG: RPG^*

Linux support · historical

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

macOS support · historical

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Failbetter Games: Failbetter Games^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Feb 6, 2015^*

Interface languages

English^*

Windows support · historical

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Specifications 4 · 21 fields

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

1^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

758^* min

Ccu

45^*

Developer

Failbetter Games^*

Historical discount

0^* %

Store genres

Adventure^*
Indie^*
RPG^*

Historical US original list price

1,899^* US cents

Languages

English^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

1^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

176^* min

Name

SUNLESS SEA^*

Negative reviews · historical

1,573^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

1,000,000 .. 2,000,000^*

Positive reviews · historical

7,715^*

Historical US price

1,899^* US cents

Publisher

Failbetter Games^*

Community tags · historical

Store genres

Adventure: Adventure^*
Indie: Indie^*
RPG: RPG^*

Languages

English^*

Community tags · historical

Exploration: Exploration^*
Lovecraftian: Lovecraftian^*
Survival: Survival^*
Story Rich: Story Rich^*
Dark: Dark^*
Adventure: Adventure^*
Atmospheric: Atmospheric^*
Singleplayer: Singleplayer^*
RPG: RPG^*
Rogue-like: Rogue-like^*
Indie: Indie^*
Horror: Horror^*
Steampunk: Steampunk^*
Great Soundtrack: Great Soundtrack^*
Open World: Open World^*
Rogue-lite: Rogue-lite^*
2D: 2D^*
Top-Down: Top-Down^*
Kickstarter: Kickstarter^*
Gothic: Gothic^*

Tags votes

Exploration

Votes · historical: 503^*

Lovecraftian

Votes · historical: 415^*

Survival

Votes · historical: 368^*

Story Rich

Votes · historical: 362^*

Dark

Votes · historical: 315^*

Adventure

Votes · historical: 299^*

Atmospheric

Votes · historical: 291^*

Singleplayer

Votes · historical: 276^*

RPG

Votes · historical: 275^*

Rogue-like

Votes · historical: 226^*

Indie

Votes · historical: 222^*

Horror

Votes · historical: 216^*

Steampunk

Votes · historical: 212^*

Great Soundtrack

Votes · historical: 177^*

Open World

Votes · historical: 173^*

Rogue-lite

Votes · historical: 151^*

Votes · historical: 137^*

Top-Down

Votes · historical: 119^*

Kickstarter

Votes · historical: 107^*

Gothic

Votes · historical: 102^*

Specifications 5 · 29 fields

Features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Developers

Failbetter Games^*

Store genres

Adventure^*
Indie^*
RPG^*

Free to play · historical

No^*

Linux requirements

Minimum: Processor: 2Ghz or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card, OpenGL Core Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible ^*

macOS requirements

Minimum: OS: Mac OS X 10.6 or later Processor: 2Ghz or better Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card Storage: 700 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible ^*

Metacritic score

81^*

Name

SUNLESS SEA^*

Windows requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 2Ghz or better Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 700 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible ^*

Platforms

windows^*
mac^*
linux^*

Historical price currency

USD^*

Discount percentage (historical)

0^*

Historical store price

$18.99^*

Publishers

Failbetter Games^*

Recommendations total

7,485^*

Coming soon · historical store status

No^*

Store release date · historical

Feb 6, 2015^*

Interface languages

English^*

Type

game^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Failbetter Games: Failbetter Games^*

Store genres

Adventure: Adventure^*
Indie: Indie^*
RPG: RPG^*

Linux requirements

Linux · Minimum

Processor alternatives: 2Ghz or better^*
Memory: 2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card, OpenGL Core^*
Audio hardware: DirectX 9.0c compatible^*

macOS requirements

macOS · Minimum

Operating system: Mac OS X 10.6 or later^*
Processor alternatives: 2Ghz or better^*
Memory: 1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card^*
Storage: 700 MB available space^*
Audio hardware: DirectX 9.0c compatible^*

Windows requirements

Windows · Minimum

Operating system: Windows XP or later^*
Processor alternatives: 2Ghz or better^*
Memory: 1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: 1280x768 minimum resolution, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card^*
Graphics API: Version 9.0c^*
Storage: 700 MB available space^*
Audio hardware: DirectX 9.0c compatible^*

Platforms

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Failbetter Games: Failbetter Games^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Feb 6, 2015^*

Interface languages

English^*

Specifications 6 · 15 fields

Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

playable^*

Store genres

Adventure|Indie|RPG^*

Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27

1,276^*

Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27

low^*

Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27

8^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

gold^*

PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam release year · historical

2,015^*

Title

SUNLESS SEA^*

Coming soon · historical Steam listing

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27

Compatibility category: Playable^*

Store genres

Adventure: Adventure^*
Indie: Indie^*
RPG: RPG^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27

Community Linux compatibility tier: Gold^*
Reports: 8^*
Community confidence: low^*

* Provisional data

More to explore

Sunless Sea

Game details

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

Players by platform

Localized titles

Steam version platforms

Store genres

Game features

Interface languages

Community tags · historical

System requirements

Compatibility and community reports

Studios & publishers

Developers

Publishers

Release history

Store release history

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Keep exploring