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Skull and Bones

Release Date: February 16, 2024
Platforms: PlayStation 5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC | Amazon Luna

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Description

Enter the perilous world of Skull and Bones, a co-op pirate open world action-RPG experience, to become the most infamous pirate kingpin!

Engage in thrilling naval battles, craft a variety of unique ships, and forge unlikely alliances as you overcome the odds and bring mayhem on the seas. Be part of an immersive open world that introduces new challenges and features every season.

  • Engage in thrilling naval battles and equip a multitude of powerful weapons as you risk it all for the biggest loot.
  • Sail the lawless seas solo, or team up with two friends or other players to partake in shareable contracts and rewards.
  • Face cutthroat pirate hunters, deadly sea monsters, unpredictable weather, dangerous rogue waves, supernatural threats, and more as you explore a vast open world.
  • Craft and sail up to 10 different ships at launch, each with unique perks to match your own personal playstyle.
  • Grow your infamy and unlock resources and opportunities to get riskier contracts and upgrade your equipment.

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Review ★ Roundup

70 – IGN

Skull and Bones is a maritime RPG with a strong foundation, even if it feels like a live-service first draft.

70 – Push Square

Skull and Bones delivers boatloads of explosive tactical action, with players playing the part of pirates in an impressive oceanic world.

68 – PC Gamer

Combining moody and gratifying ship-on-ship combat with shallow live service trappings, Skull and Bones is great within the claustrophobic parameters of what market forces allow it to be.

60 – Pure Xbox

Skull & Bones isn't the disaster we feared, nor is it the definitive take on the genre we hoped it could be given all the money and time that's been pumped into it.

60 – CGM

Skull and Bones is finally here, but tedious game systems and a grindy time investment to get anywhere may be too rich for some to go on this voyage.

55 – Playstation Universe

All of the fun customisation and combat in Skull & Bones is catastrophically let down by the mundane gameplay loop.

50 – gamesradar+

With excellent sailing and naval combat mechanics, it's a shame that Skull and Bones is so hampered by its lack of diversity, odd developmental decisions, and minimal capacity to offer a true pirate fantasy.

40 – PCGamesN

Skull and Bones promises the pirate adventure of our dreams and falls far short thanks to a sparse storyline, lack of personality, and gameplay that oscillates between frustrating and boring.

40 – Eurogamer

Ubisoft's long-in-the-works pirate adventure boasts a beautiful world and bombastic ship-to-ship combat, but it sinks amid boring busywork and tedious traversal.

40 – Gamespot

Skull and Bones strips away everything great about Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, resulting in a dull live-service game that's often a chore.

Developed by: Ubisoft Singapore
Published by: Ubisoft
Rating: M for Mature 17+
Genre: Action/Adventure
MSRP: $69.99

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