Products

Sunless Sea

We are an independent games studio, creating rich narrative games for PC and console.

failbettergames.com App Store DiscordGames / Role-Playing

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
82.9K
Down0.7%MoMOct 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
$9.99/mo
Higher than 52% of peersNiche median $9.469999999999999/mo
Creators
Alexis Kennedy
@alexiskennedy· 24.5K followers
Launched
11y ago
2015-10-01 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Oct 2026

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on App StoreLaunch

    LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Failbetter’s award-winning PC game is now on iOS! Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown. Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning

    Mar 22, 2017 · 9y agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Lose your mind. Eat your crew. Take the helm. Set sail.

    Oct 1, 2015 · 11y agoLaunch page

Store data

App Store
Sunless Sea
Sunless Sea App Storev1.2512+
Failbetter GamesGamesRoleplayingAdventure
Updated 9y ago
Rating
★ 4.3595 ratings
New ratings last mo
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Price & IAP
$9.99IAP data not synced
First released
2017-03-22510 MB
Rating Distribution (1★–5★)5★ 74% · 1★ 7%
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74%
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7%
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5%
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Store Screenshots (0)
Latest Release Notes (v1.25)

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. - storylets now showing in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen now fixed - fuel bar no longer resets to 0 after loading manual save - no Zubmariner-specific ports should now appear on the chart

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Failbetter’s award-winning PC game is now on iOS! Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown. Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London. If the giant crabs, sentient icebergs and swarms of bats don’t get you, madness and cannibalism certainly will. But that old black ocean beckons, and there’s loot for the brave souls who dare to sail her. Betray your crew, sell your soul to a Devil, marry your sweetheart. Survive long enough and you’ll achieve your life’s ambition. You will die, but your legacy will live on… KEY FEATURES - A deep, compelling world packed with 350,000+ words of stories and secrets. Find your father’s bones. Determine London’s destiny. Defy the gods of the deep sea. - Beautiful, hand drawn art: castles of sparkling ice, prisons perched on lily pads, fog-shrouded lighthouses and the DAWN MACHINE. - Your captain will die. But you can pass on resources from one generation to the next. Acquire a family home and a hoard of heirlooms. Build up your own story across generations of zailors who braved the sea and lost - or won... - Real-time combat against ships and Zee-beasts, spider-crewed dreadnoughts and sentient icebergs. - Light and dark, terror and madness: stray too far from the gas-lamps of civilisation and your crew will grow fearful and eventually lose their sanity. - Upgrade your steamship with powerful engines, cannons and pneumatic torpedo guns. (Or buy a bigger, better ship.) - Hire unique officers like the Haunted Doctor and the Irrepressible Cannoneer. Each has a story to tell, if you can draw it out of them. - Choose a ship’s mascot: the Comatose Ferret, the Wretched Mog, the Elegiac Cockatoo, and more! - Trade or smuggle silk and souls, mushroom wine and hallucinogenic honey. REVIEWS - “Absolutely the best writing in any video game since, well, as long as I can remember.” (10/10 – PCGamesN) - “A very compelling and satisfying adventure... The realm of possibilities seems endless, and every time I set sail I find something new.” (9/10 – Destructoid) - “Sunless Sea's method of storytelling isn't unique, but it has never been realised with such impact and elegance.” (10/10 – Eurogamer)

Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.

Traffic sources

Oct 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct35%
  • Organic Search30%
  • Social22%
  • Referrals5%
  • Other8%

Countries

  • United States22%
  • United Kingdom21%
  • Poland7%
  • Brazil5%
  • Australia5%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2009-05-15

KeywordMonthly volume
twitter login128.5K
mandrake51.7K
fallen london17.6K
failbetter games1,040
create sunless sea with unity210

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Public pricing: 9.99 USDRaw source text; structured plans are extracted after website capture.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-08-02

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Editorial (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring full-bleed canvas / video / 3d layout and illustration / character art visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Failbetter Games”

Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D hero structure paired with direct checkout / view pricing CTA and live generated output showcase.

Conversion path: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D + Illustration / Character Art → Direct Checkout / View Pricing · Trust bar: Live Generated Output Showcase

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.6 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
8.0
Distinctiveness
8.0

Structure

Fonts
Lora
Primary visual
Illustration / Character Art
Social proof
Live Generated Output Showcase
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Dark · Balanced
Corners & depth
Sharp · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Editorial

Oversized serif headlines, narrow reading columns, and magazine-inspired grid layouts.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #102f28;
  --surface: #0c0c0b;
  --foreground: #f7fdfa;
  --muted-foreground: #657565;
  --accent: #9f3e57;
  --radius: 0px;
  --font-heading: "Lora", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Lora", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #102F28 (~35%) · Surface #0C0C0B (~12%) · Text #F7FDFA (~6%) · Muted Text #657565 (~36%) · Accent #9F3E57 (~11%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Sharp; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA: Direct Checkout / View Pricing · Trust bar uses Live Generated Output Showcase
- Headline hook: Brand Manifesto & Curiosity
- Hero components: Custom Illustration
- Spatial layout notes: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D hero structure paired with direct checkout / view pricing CTA and live generated output showcase.
- Visual summary: Editorial (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring full-bleed canvas / video / 3d layout and illustration / character art visuals.

## Avoid

- Generic SaaS hero templates
- Cramped multi-column feature grids
- Neon cyber accents

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much does Sunless Sea cost?
The catalog records a monthly entry price of $9.99. Plan details and current billing terms are not yet available.
How much website traffic does Sunless Sea get?
Vaneform estimates 82.9K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Sunless Sea and what platforms does it support?
Sunless Sea is catalogued under Role-Playing: We are an independent games studio, creating rich narrative games for PC and console.. Supported platforms: Mobile App.

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