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Skull and Bones

Skull and Bones

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.

Released Aug 22, 2024 Developer Ubisoft Singapore Publisher Ubisoft Platforms Windows PiratesActionNaval CombatAction RPGOpen World
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

67.8%positive1,704 reviews
Recommended · 49 found this helpful

“90% of the hate comes down to poor expectations. If you go in expecting a "Quadruple A" Black Flag Multiplayer experience, you're gonna be disappointed. If you're looking for the "definitive pirate experience," there's better games out there. But "It wasn't what I wanted it to…”

— a player, Steam review · 497 hrs played
Recommended · 28 found this helpful

“ok. so..... I KNOW the publicity this game got. I KNOW the community jumped all over the hate wagon (I was one of them). The development of this game was a crazy roller coaster and I always said they were crazy to assume AAAA status and the amount they charge at full price. All…”

— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs played
Not recommended · 132 found this helpful

“Bought it because land combat got announced, and the game was on sale. Land combat was then delayed, and eventually canceled, and I've owned and played it for too long to get a refund. Say it with me, f*ck Ubisoft. Aside from that, about half of the game is just an inventory…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 14:11 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

565playing at last check
56724-hour peak
2,581all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2025 2026 1.4k avg · Aug 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

50achievements
27.2%median completion
0.3%rarest: Skull and Jute
91.8% of players 79.4% of players 73.7% of players 68.6% of players 63.1% of players 59.2% of players 54.6% of players 46.5% of players 46.0% of players 46.0% of players 43.5% of players 42.5% of players 41.5% of players 41.0% of players 39.3% of players 36.9% of players 35.9% of players 35.2% of players 35.0% of players 31.5% of players 29.9% of players 28.5% of players 28.3% of players 28.1% of players 28.1% of players 27.2% of players 24.8% of players 24.3% of players 23.6% of players 23.5% of players 23.3% of players 23.0% of players 22.9% of players 22.9% of players 22.7% of players 22.6% of players 21.0% of players 20.4% of players 19.2% of players 10.2% of players 5.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 2.4% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.3% of players 91.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.8%Mainland Pirate — Reach Sainte-Anne.
79.4%Just Business — Meet John Scurlock.
73.7%Turtle Up! — Equip your ship with armor.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Skull and Jute — Harvest 10000 pieces of jute in total.
0.9%The Poacher — Hunt down at least 1 of each hostile wildlife (spear only).
0.9%In-spear-rational — Deal 3000 damage to a tower using a spear.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia41.95 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan3,850 JPY
Brazil99.99 BRL
China109.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$16 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 20, 2026
Untitled

📅 Tuesday 21st July ⏰ 8AM CEST / 4PM AET / 11PM PT (20 JUL) ⏳ ~1 hour 🔧The maintenance will focus on routine server checks & operations TOP Community Feedback We're Working On Below is the latest stat

Jul 17, 2026
Year 3 Season 2 Development Update: IPP17 Recap & Community Q&A

We've just wrapped up Insider Program Phase 17, where we tested some of the features coming in Year 3 Season 2, and we sat down (well, went live) to share where the team is today, talk through what we

Jul 13, 2026
Maintenance 14th July – Routine maintenance & compensations

📅 Tuesday 14th July ⏰ 8AM CEST / 4PM AET / 11PM PT (13 JUL) ⏳ ~1 hour 🔧The maintenance will focus on routine server checks & operations Emergency maintenance compensation: All players will be receivin

Jul 06, 2026
Maintenance 07th July - Combat Fixes, Stability Improvements & Kraken rewards

Captains, a Skull and Bones maintenance incoming 🛠️📅 Tuesday 7th July⏰ 8AM CEST / 4PM AET / 11PM PT (06 JUL)⌛~2 hoursFixes and ImprovementsWorld EventsFixed an issue where the Kraken was not dropping

Jun 29, 2026
Maintenance 30th June – routine maintenance

Captains, a Skull and Bones maintenance incoming 🛠️ 📅 Tuesday 30th June⏰ 8AM CEST / 4PM AET / 11PM PT (29 JUN)⏳ ~2 hours🔧The maintenance will focus on routine server checks & operations.Top Community

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsPirates · Action · Naval Combat · Action RPG · Open World · Co-op · RPG · Exploration · 3D · First-Person · Realistic · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic, Japanese * , Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Polish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.skullandbonesgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel i3 4150 or AMD FX 4300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 950 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 70 GB available space