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Skull and Bones

Ubisoft Singapore · Ubisoft · 2024-08-22

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ActionRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Skull and Bones is a 2024 Action RPG priced at $2.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (66% of 4990 reviews).

143
playing now
66%
positive of 5.0k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
56/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (1.1k downloads)
2.86★
PlayStation Store rating (26,480 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

143 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 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.

Trailer

Skull and Bones trailer thumbnail

Skull and Bones - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 143 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 7% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 100k–225k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,010 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

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 73 of 77 observed days · at its all-time low (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

337822026-09-15 02:00 — 180 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 227 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 264 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 203 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 258 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 263 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 138 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 164 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 240 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 130 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 119 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 230 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 129 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 116 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 209 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 195 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 121 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 217 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 200 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 149 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 213 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 189 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 82 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 143 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.4k79Aug 2024Aug 2026Aug 2024 — avg 1,377 · peak 2,581Sep 2024 — avg 618 · peak 2,051Oct 2024 — avg 229 · peak 476Nov 2024 — avg 155 · peak 407Dec 2024 — avg 175 · peak 380Jan 2025 — avg 123 · peak 299Feb 2025 — avg 79 · peak 148Mar 2025 — avg 139 · peak 264Apr 2025 — avg 231 · peak 721May 2025 — avg 216 · peak 502Jun 2025 — avg 212 · peak 651Jul 2025 — avg 865 · peak 1,959Aug 2025 — avg 488 · peak 1,406Sep 2025 — avg 240 · peak 614Oct 2025 — avg 680 · peak 1,704Nov 2025 — avg 359 · peak 747Dec 2025 — avg 314 · peak 572Jan 2026 — avg 265 · peak 529Feb 2026 — avg 285 · peak 819Mar 2026 — avg 495 · peak 1,179Apr 2026 — avg 182 · peak 364May 2026 — avg 750 · peak 2,197Jun 2026 — avg 371 · peak 1,039Jul 2026 — avg 301 · peak 651Aug 2026 — avg 351 · peak 1,256
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$0.002022-07-072026-10-142022-07-07 — best price $59.992024-04-03 — best price $59.992024-05-21 — best price $59.992024-07-25 — best price $59.992024-08-28 — best price $59.992024-10-08 — best price $59.992024-11-19 — best price $23.992024-12-12 — best price $23.992025-01-07 — best price $39.992025-03-18 — best price $23.992025-04-13 — best price $19.992025-05-22 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $7.992025-07-24 — best price $39.992025-08-28 — best price $39.992025-09-18 — best price $39.992025-10-09 — best price $29.992025-11-19 — best price $7.992025-12-11 — best price $5.992026-01-06 — best price $29.992026-01-30 — best price $29.992026-03-03 — best price $29.992026-03-24 — best price $39.992026-04-28 — best price $3.002026-05-28 — best price $3.992026-07-02 — best price $3.002026-07-23 — best price $29.992026-08-14 — best price $3.002026-08-19 — best price $2.992026-08-24 — best price $2.992026-09-17 — best price $3.002026-09-30 — best price $0.002026-10-14 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

620822026-05-31 — 155 pageviews2026-06-04 — 173 pageviews2026-06-08 — 258 pageviews2026-06-12 — 157 pageviews2026-06-16 — 149 pageviews2026-06-20 — 157 pageviews2026-06-24 — 207 pageviews2026-06-28 — 223 pageviews2026-07-02 — 211 pageviews2026-07-06 — 258 pageviews2026-07-10 — 620 pageviews2026-07-14 — 458 pageviews2026-07-18 — 329 pageviews2026-07-22 — 213 pageviews2026-07-26 — 209 pageviews2026-07-30 — 178 pageviews2026-08-03 — 177 pageviews2026-08-07 — 170 pageviews2026-08-11 — 250 pageviews2026-08-15 — 153 pageviews2026-08-19 — 136 pageviews2026-08-23 — 179 pageviews2026-08-27 — 143 pageviews2026-08-31 — 158 pageviews2026-09-04 — 162 pageviews2026-09-08 — 142 pageviews2026-09-12 — 131 pageviews2026-09-16 — 141 pageviews2026-09-20 — 130 pageviews2026-09-24 — 112 pageviews2026-09-28 — 82 pageviews2026-10-02 — 143 pageviews2026-10-06 — 148 pageviews2026-10-10 — 104 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

11902026-10-07 07:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 60 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 57 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-07 13:34 — 66 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 85 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 105 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 108 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 119 viewers2026-10-07 20:34 — 98 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 60 viewers2026-10-09 14:34 — 61 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…

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2026-05-12, latest 2026-08-18 (Steam store data)

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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