Sunless Skies is a gothic role-playing game in the horror genre that focuses on exploration and an excellent story. High Wilderness is a wondrous vision of the cosmos: moving, windswept ruins where the laws of the cosmos are not what we imagined. The stars are alive. These are the Courts: the great intelligences that govern all things. But they die. One by one, something extinguishes them, leaving their thrones empty. Unfettered by trivial things like gravity, the Victorian Empire has pushed its tentacles into this new world, and their ambitions are wild. They built a new Sun. Empress Victoria reigns from the Throne of Hours, which gives her control over time. Your captain and crew must live life among the stars. Will you support Her Majesty and the establishment, or the working-class rebels who long for freedom from the Labor Worlds? Control a flying steam locomotive The only thing between you and the waste winds, storms and cosmic lightning is your engine. Nurture and upgrade it, buy weapons and exotic gear, and keep its hull in good condition to keep the enemy Heavens at bay. Explore a unique and dangerous universe. You play as the captain of a locomotive, a steam locomotive adapted to travel outside the railway: you sail the stars, get the crew into trouble and lose your mind. Smuggle souls, exchange time chests, stop for a cricket game and a cup of tea. Discover more of the deep, dark, and wondrous universe of Fallen London, as we saw in our previous game, SUNLESS SEA. (You can play any game first, the stories coexist happily.) Fight Her Majesty's agents, pirates, and abominations from the skies Face off against ships of different factions and unknown beasts, each with different attacks and plans. Survive hunger, madness, and terror. Manage the state of your crew and your captain's nightmares. Balance fuel and supplies with a desire for new horizons, knowledge, and wealth. Fight against views that were never meant for human eyes. How will darkness change you? Recruit officers for your adventures Fill your ship with unique officers that can be upgraded, and each has their own mission to fulfill: a careless driver, an incognito princess, a repentant devil, and – dear God! - Your aunt?! How did she get out of here? Discover your captain's past by leveling up your narrative As you progress, discover your captain's past actions as aspects of his personality. Most of the captains will die, but their actions will leave a mark on the world for their descendants – for better or for worse. Pass on some effects and come back again to deal with the events that your previous captain set in motion.