SUNLESS SEA

I have been playing this game for something like 12 years maybe? It was well before the text gave you hints about making huge mistakes in your story choices. I have adore this game for sending me down a rabbit hole of literature, Years later I still find books that I would never have read if not for this game , and the people who wrote for it. It is still a game I recommend to people, though with the caveat "it is not for everyone". This games atmosphere is amazing. Its writing is hands down some of the best in gaming. Its pace is something I love and its difficulty is mitigated by knowing when to run and when its more fun not to.

Incredibly compelling world building and RPG-like exploration, but very much still a roguelike. Every island has something interesting to discover and reasons to return. However, suffers from severe pacing issues and its UI is bare bones at best - you'll need to write things down with pen & paper to keep track of everything. Still recommended based on its strengths, but just barely.

Highly recommended. Spooky setting, cool story, and a great sense of exploration. The real meat of the game is in gradually unlocking the narrative chunks a piece at a time. So be aware that there is a lot of reading, but this is much more than flavor text. It's the main focus.

Sunlees Sea does not hold your hand, and in its own words; "The sea does not forgive, and it will not forgive you." It does not tell you why the world exists, or how it came to be. It does not explain to you how capturing sunlight in boxes made of mirrors is possible, or why guinea pigs and rats are can wage wars. It does not explain to you how Chorister Bees are able to make illegal red honey by harvesting thoughts. It does not explain to you how the gigantic mechanical sun underneath the earth got there. And although it explains none of those to you, it still makes you want to learn more about the world, and lets you do so by allowing you to experience things, instead of outright explaining them to you. Sunless Sea lets you fill in the gaps, but in a way that is rewarding and cohesive. In fact, the rewards in Sunless Sea ARE knowledge based. Secrets, zee stories, visions of far away lands, searing enigmas, and dread surmises are all used in unique ways, such as leveling up, trading for supplies, or crafting the deadliest weapon possible. But you can only acquire those by taking risks, calculated or otherwise. It is your knowledge verses the secrets of the unterzee. The game als…

Fun but lot of reading and text.

I have put 56 hours into this game and barely scratched the surface. The game is DEEP! (No Pun intended). It's a confusing mess of new terminology. It's hard! It's grindy, but if you can get past that you'll find the stories well written, creepy and the world just beautifully crafted. The soundtrack is fantastic. Now Let me stock up on sphynx stone and pray to the Zee Gods we make it back to London in one peice