Skull and Bones
Set sail into the vibrant open world of Skull and Bones, a naval online action RPG where you rise to become the most fearsome pirate kingpin. Customize your fleet, craft unique ships, and forge formidable…
Skull and Bones is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Singapore, released 16 February 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Skull and Bones is
Skull and Bones is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Singapore and released in 2024. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on AnvilNext.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Skull and Bones holds a critic score of 56 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 20 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i3 4150 or AMD FX 4300, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 950 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 90GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Skull and Bones launched on 16 February 2024, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Helldivers 2 and Persona 3 Reload. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Helldivers 2, Persona 3 Reload.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Skull and Bones yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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