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Skull and Bones

Ubisoft Singapore · Ubisoft · 2024-08-22

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ActionRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 16, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 16, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 16, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Skull and Bones is an open world naval action RPG where ship combat, build choice, and sailing skill define your pirate legend. Conquer rival ships and mythical beasts in a vast ocean of up to 20 players.

849
playing now
66%
positive of 4.7k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55
twitch viewers (latest)
56/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

849 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Skull and Bones is a 2024 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Singapore and published by Ubisoft. The game revolves around piracy and naval warfare with a fantastical setting in East Africa and Southeast Asia during the late 17th century, the peak of the historical Golden Age of Piracy. It was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on February 16, 2024, after multiple delays and difficulties during development, to mixed reviews from critics.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 849 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 253 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~32/week).
  • · Review velocity down 59% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 95k–213k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,737 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Steam$2.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-90%
Uplay$3.00-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2026-05-12) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 68 of 76 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32432420242026Week of 2024-08-22: 324 positiveWeek of 2024-08-22: 204 negativeWeek of 2024-08-29: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-08-29: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-09-05: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-09-05: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-09-12: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 87 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 86 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k832026-08-12 00:00 — 92 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 156 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 83 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 98 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 178 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 99 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 124 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 180 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 100 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 98 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 541 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 290 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 531 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 491 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 342 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 656 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 671 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 449 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 920 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 572 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 373 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 947 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 589 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 409 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 872 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 531 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 450 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 1,120 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 849 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$0.002022-07-072026-08-262022-07-07 — best price $59.992024-03-28 — best price $59.992024-05-07 — best price $29.992024-06-13 — best price $59.992024-08-05 — best price $23.992024-08-28 — best price $59.992024-10-06 — best price $23.992024-10-22 — best price $24.002024-11-27 — best price $23.992024-12-17 — best price $24.002025-01-07 — best price $39.992025-03-04 — best price $39.992025-03-31 — best price $39.992025-04-20 — best price $39.992025-06-03 — best price $8.002025-06-27 — best price $7.992025-07-17 — best price $7.992025-08-07 — best price $8.002025-09-04 — best price $15.992025-09-29 — best price $3.992025-10-09 — best price $29.992025-11-13 — best price $6.002025-12-04 — best price $39.992025-12-17 — best price $7.992026-01-08 — best price $29.992026-01-30 — best price $29.992026-02-26 — best price $5.992026-03-17 — best price $6.002026-03-30 — best price $5.992026-05-12 — best price $2.992026-05-28 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $2.992026-07-21 — best price $39.992026-08-11 — best price $3.002026-08-15 — best price $3.002026-08-19 — best price $2.992026-08-23 — best price $2.992026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6851222026-05-31 — 155 pageviews2026-06-03 — 170 pageviews2026-06-06 — 180 pageviews2026-06-09 — 181 pageviews2026-06-12 — 157 pageviews2026-06-15 — 139 pageviews2026-06-18 — 145 pageviews2026-06-21 — 151 pageviews2026-06-24 — 207 pageviews2026-06-27 — 210 pageviews2026-06-30 — 171 pageviews2026-07-03 — 154 pageviews2026-07-06 — 258 pageviews2026-07-09 — 685 pageviews2026-07-12 — 451 pageviews2026-07-15 — 376 pageviews2026-07-18 — 329 pageviews2026-07-21 — 266 pageviews2026-07-24 — 253 pageviews2026-07-27 — 217 pageviews2026-07-30 — 178 pageviews2026-08-02 — 167 pageviews2026-08-05 — 187 pageviews2026-08-08 — 135 pageviews2026-08-11 — 250 pageviews2026-08-14 — 148 pageviews2026-08-17 — 176 pageviews2026-08-20 — 154 pageviews2026-08-23 — 179 pageviews2026-08-26 — 150 pageviews2026-08-28 — 205 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

14012026-08-26 20:34 — 80 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 93 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 106 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 134 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 70 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 109 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 80 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 81 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 66 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 40 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 108 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 91 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 54 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 80 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 55 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
91.8%
earned "Mainland Pirate"
27.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableIn-App Purchases4 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)14,5519%51
Xbox Series (Xbox)7,3233%50
Steam (Steam)2,1552%50

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DPvPRPGCo-opNavalActionPiratesSailingRealisticAction RPG

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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