Sunless Sea

10/10 best game even years later

Wot I liked - The world of fallen London. Haven't heard of it - grew fond of it; - Various dialogue trees/options. Seem to have a significant impact on the game; - Nice artstyle; - Exquisite language of the narration - I cannot express it strong enough - I've always been a sucker for elaborate writing and walls of text, but Sunless Sea is just a lot of fun to read as a book. I was really embarrassed/excited that I had to google some words to get the full understanding; - Many different monster types with cool descriptions and interactions; - Nice atmosphere. You'd think that looking at a top-down boat knifing the darkness in front of her with a lantern is not enticing - you'd better think again; - Wonderful music! Wot I disliked - Simplistic boat itemization - there are like 5-10 similar weapons (of 3 types), and some auxiliary items - nothing gamechancing... - Kinda repetetive. Sailing in the zee is okayish but 99% of the fights are resolved by backtracking/sticking to the back of the enemy ship; - Some game mechanics: e.g. your ship's hold is TOO DAMN SMALL. I have a dreadnought (the biggest ship in the game AFAIK) and I have to backtrack all over the map because I don't have a bale of some cloth or a sack of coffee or a bottle of wine for some wino! To sum it all up - I feel that this is a great game following in the footsteps of Space Raqngers. You should definitely check out both games cause SS is the spiritual successor or SR. ...Or just go and buy the soundtrack.

I personally adore this game, but I can see that it might not be for everyone. If You value good writing and atmosphere in games, this is for You. If You generally love lovecraft or steampunk, this a game I'd highly recommend. If You focus on other things when looking for games, or generally don't like the whole lovecraftian thing, I don't think this is a game for You.. If You're thinking of buying it and can't descide, buy it! It's a lovingly crafted game and definitely worth a try. (Or You could go to Fallen London, a free-to-play web rpg made by the same people. To get som idea of what You're in for.)

Not a rogue-like.

I will start by saying this - you can earn a lot of money from trading if you know what and where to trade. The game is not as a timesink as many reviews will claim. I did manage to buy myself a 7000 Echos ship, equip it with 10000 Echos in Engines, Guns, Lights and I need 20000 Echos more to "win" the game in just 8h more or less.