Skull and Bones (video game)

As of 2017, Skull and Bones was marketed as a tactical action game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective. Players take control of a minimally customizable pirate ship (which has a stamina bar; limiting movement speed), and may choose to sail the Indian Ocean on a single-player campaign, or gather up to five other players to ally in limited player versus player gameplay in Disputed Waters. Players must have a treasure map in order to engage in PvP.

Wind positioning can be assessed to gain an advantage in battle.{{Cite web |title=Fix Skull and Bones Lag With The Best Reducer |url=https://www.lagofast.com/en/games/skull-and-bones/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.lagofast.com |language=en |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405195303/https://www.lagofast.com/en/games/skull-and-bones/ |url-status=live }} Players may collect additional ships throughout the game, such as sloops-of-war, frigates and brigantines, whose weapons include mortars, broadside cannons, and rockets. Ships can be charged into with brute force and boarded by NPC crew but not the player character. The rate of inflicted damage is gauged by the health bar. A core component is the multiplayer mode Loot Hunt, where two groups of players are challenged in treasure hunting to further accumulate their riches. Each given ship's crow's nest is scalable for use as a lookout point, and spyglasses will be available. Another large part of the game is plundering Forts and Settlements.{{Cite web |title=DevBlog: Plundering Forts and Settlements. However all combat is limited to your ship. There is no combat on foot/land.Acapella group Home Free with Adam Chance wrote and perform the title track of Skull and Bones at the soft premier of the game. Later, Home Free released a music video as the game itself. |url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/skull-and-bones/news-updates/3t6ePB9br99BNGO2UF8p2z/devblog-plundering-forts-and-settlements |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=www.ubisoft.com |language=en-us |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213200307/https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/skull-and-bones/news-updates/3t6ePB9br99BNGO2UF8p2z/devblog-plundering-forts-and-settlements |url-status=live }}

Skull and Bones is the first video game led by developer Ubisoft Singapore, which drew inspiration from the naval battles of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. The game began development in 2013, being initially envisioned as an expansion of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, then an MMO spinoff title under the name Black Flag Infinite. It was then spun off as an independent project, in part due to its initial technology becoming outdated.

According to a Kotaku report, the game has undergone multiple changes in direction and scope during development, exceeding its budget multiple times. Initially set in the Caribbean, it was moved to the fantastical Hyperborea, then finally East Africa and Southeast Asia. Gameplay was redesigned multiple times, focusing variously on naval exploration and ship-to-ship combat, before both were scrapped in favour of land-based survival elements inspired by games like Rust. Developers contacted by journalist Ethan Gach attributed these difficulties to conflicting ideas, management issues, and lack of consistent direction. The project reportedly cost Ubisoft $200 million.{{Cite web |last=Butts |first=Dylan |date=2024-02-21 |title=Skull and Bones, Singapore's first major video game title, launches to mixed reviews after decade-long wait |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/21/singapores-first-major-video-game-title-launches-to-mixed-reviews.html |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319145048/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/21/singapores-first-major-video-game-title-launches-to-mixed-reviews.html |url-status=live }}

The game was revealed during Ubisoft's press conference at E3 2017. It was confirmed for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with enhancements for PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X. Alongside the game, Ubisoft Singapore announced the "Keepers of the Code" program, designed to allow players to aid in the fine-tuning of its live-service aspects.

Originally set to be released in Q3/Q4 2018, the game was later delayed into 2019, and again to sometime after March 2020. On a call with investors in October 2019, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that the game had been pushed back to at least the 2021–2022 fiscal year.

In September 2020, it was revealed that while development was continuing, a "new vision" for the game had emerged, which resulted in release delays as more development time was needed. Additionally, it was stated that additional Ubisoft Studios, such as Ubisoft Berlin, were co-developing the game alongside Ubisoft Singapore.

In May 2021, Ubisoft announced a subsequent delay to the 2022–2023 fiscal year.{{Cite web |last=Ivan |first=Tom |date=2021-05-11 |title=Ubisoft has delayed Skull & Bones again |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-has-delayed-skull-bones-again/ |access-date=2021-05-11 |website=Video Games Chronicle |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814114914/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-has-delayed-skull-bones-again/ |url-status=live }} Later that July, Kotaku reported that the game could not be cancelled due to receiving large subsidies from the Singapore government.{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/first-it-was-an-assassins-creed-expansion-now-its-ubis-1847326742 |title=First It Was an Assassin's Creed Expansion, Now It's Ubisoft's 8 Year Nightmare |date=July 20, 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721053112/https://kotaku.com/first-it-was-an-assassins-creed-expansion-now-its-ubis-1847326742 |url-status=live }}

In July 2022, the company revealed a November 8 release date for the game, and that the game would launch on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S (replacing the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One). In September 2022, Ubisoft announced that the release was pushed back to March 9, 2023. In January 2023, Ubisoft delayed the game to the 2023–2024 fiscal year due to the underperformance of recent launches. However, new footage for the game was released.{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=2023-01-11 |title=Ubisoft Cancels Three Unannounced Games, Delays Skull and Bones for the Sixth Time |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-cancels-three-unannounced-games-delays-skull-and-bones-for-the-sixth-time |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026165339/https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-cancels-three-unannounced-games-delays-skull-and-bones-for-the-sixth-time |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |first=Rupesh |last=Nair |date=2023-01-16 |title=Skull and Bones Receives New Gameplay Footage Update; Beyond Good and Evil 2 Still Happening Despite Recent Ubisoft Cancellations, and More |url=https://in.ign.com/skull-and-bones/178279/news/skull-and-bones-receives-new-gameplay-footage-update-beyond-good-and-evil-2-still-happening-despite |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=IGN India |language=en-in |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014112742/https://in.ign.com/skull-and-bones/178279/news/skull-and-bones-receives-new-gameplay-footage-update-beyond-good-and-evil-2-still-happening-despite |url-status=live }} A closed beta was released on August 25, 2023.{{Cite web|title=Skull and Bones Closed Beta Date Revealed|url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/4kihDSXL6Uvzu7njpvvccq/skull-and-bones-closed-beta-date-revealed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208221801/https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/4kihDSXL6Uvzu7njpvvccq/skull-and-bones-closed-beta-date-revealed|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2023|access-date=2023-10-14}} In October 2023, it was announced that the game would be released in early 2024.{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=2023-10-26 |title=Skull and Bones Has Yet Another New Release Window |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-has-yet-another-new-release-window |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116204836/https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-has-yet-another-new-release-window |url-status=live }} At The Game Awards 2023, the final release date of February 16, 2024 was revealed.{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=2023-12-08 |title=Skull and Bones Release Date Finally Revealed, Again {{!}} Game Awards 2023 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-release-date-finally-revealed-again-game-awards-2023 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208061929/https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-release-date-finally-revealed-again-game-awards-2023 |url-status=live }}

Ubisoft's CEO, Yves Guillemot, justified the $70 price tag of Skull and Bones, emphasizing its status as a "quadruple-A game" despite incorporating live-service elements like an in-game store, battle pass, seasonal events, and premium currency.{{Cite news |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=2024-02-08 |title=Ubisoft CEO defends Skull and Bones' $70 price tag, says it's 'a quadruple-A game' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-ceo-defends-skull-and-bones-dollar60-price-tag-says-its-a-quadruple-a-game/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |work=PC Gamer |language=en |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209073821/https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-ceo-defends-skull-and-bones-dollar60-price-tag-says-its-a-quadruple-a-game/ |url-status=live }} The game reportedly cost $200 million in its decade-long development and Ubisoft did not expect it to break even.{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Tom |date=2024-02-22 |title=EXCLUSIVE - Skull and Bones Has Less Than 1 Million Players Total, Including Free Trial Players |url=https://insider-gaming.com/skull-and-bones-players-total/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Insider Gaming |language=en-US |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222181046/https://insider-gaming.com/skull-and-bones-players-total/ |url-status=live }}

It was announced in early 2019 that Ubisoft was partnering with Atlas Entertainment to adapt Skull and Bones into a television show. It will be executive produced by Danielle Kreinik, Jason Altman, Andy Horwitz, Richard Suckle and Amanda Segel, with Segel slated to write the pilot episode.

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| MC = (PC) 58/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/skull-and-bones/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Skull and Bones for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219060715/https://www.metacritic.com/game/skull-and-bones/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |url-status=live }}
(PS5) 59/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/skull-and-bones/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |title=Skull and Bones for PlayStation 5 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=March 23, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224122416/https://www.metacritic.com/game/skull-and-bones/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |url-status=live }}
(XSXS) 63/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/skull-and-bones/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x |title=Skull and Bones for Xbox Series X Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=March 23, 2024 |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309140913/https://www.metacritic.com/game/skull-and-bones/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x |url-status=live }}

| DT = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Jason |date=February 19, 2024 |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/skull-and-bones-pc-review/ |title=Skull and Bones: Ubisoft's pirate adventure is more red flag than Black Flag |website=Digital Trends |accessdate=February 19, 2024 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219221508/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/skull-and-bones-pc-review/ |url-status=live }}

| EuroG = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Wales |first=Matt |date=February 21, 2024 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/skull-and-bones-review |title=Skull and Bones review - entertaining combat can't save a lifeless pirate adventure |website=Eurogamer |accessdate=February 21, 2024 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221140351/https://www.eurogamer.net/skull-and-bones-review |url-status=live }}

| Fam = 30/40{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=March 6, 2024|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/03/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1840|title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1840|website=Gematsu|access-date=May 21, 2025}}

| GI = 7.5/10{{cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Matt |date=February 21, 2024 |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/review/skull-and-bones/middle-high-sea |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221193256/https://www.gameinformer.com/review/skull-and-bones/middle-high-sea |url-status=live |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |title=Skull and Bones Review - Middle High Sea |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=February 21, 2024}}

| GSpot = 4/10{{cite web |last=Wakeling |first=Richard |date=February 21, 2024 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/skull-and-bones-review-dead-in-the-water/1900-6418186/ |title=Skull And Bones Review - Dead In The Water |website=GameSpot |accessdate=February 21, 2024 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221180740/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/skull-and-bones-review-dead-in-the-water/1900-6418186/ |url-status=live }}

| GRadar = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Loveridge |first=Sam |date=February 20, 2024 |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/skull-and-bones-review/ |title=Skull and Bones review: "Too much of a grind for too little reward" |website=GamesRadar+ |accessdate=February 20, 2024 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220200707/https://www.gamesradar.com/skull-and-bones-review/ |url-status=live }}

| HCG = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Kent |first=Thomas |date=February 19, 2024 |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/review-skull-and-bones/ |title=Review: Skull and Bones |website=Hardcore Gamer |accessdate=February 19, 2024 |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313165546/https://hardcoregamer.com/review-skull-and-bones/ |url-status=live }}

| IGN = 7/10{{cite web |last=Northup |first=Travis |date=February 16, 2024 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-review |title=Skull and Bones Review |website=IGN |accessdate=February 16, 2024 |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215124111/https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-review |url-status=live }}

| PCGUS = 68/100{{cite web |last=Prescott |first=Shaun |date=February 16, 2024 |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/skull-and-bones-review/ |title=Skulls and Bones review |website=PC Gamer |accessdate=February 16, 2024 |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216223615/https://www.pcgamer.com/skull-and-bones-review/ |url-status=live }}

| PCGN = 4/10{{cite web |last=Faulkner |first=Cheri |date=February 16, 2024 |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/skull-and-bones/review |title=Skull and Bones review – a bad pirate game 11 years in the making |website=PCGamesN |accessdate=February 16, 2024 |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216203704/https://www.pcgamesn.com/skull-and-bones/review |url-status=live }}

| PSQ = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web |last=Adam |first=Khayl |date=February 21, 2024 |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/skull-and-bones |title=Skull and Bones Review (PS5) |website=Push Square |accessdate=February 21, 2024 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221105403/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/skull-and-bones |url-status=live }}

| TG = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Keza |date=February 20, 2024 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/feb/20/skull-and-bones-review-ubisoft |title=Skull and Bones review – yo ho ho and some pockets of fun |website=The Guardian |accessdate=February 20, 2024}}

| VG = 7/10{{cite web |last=Bardwell |first=Tom |date=February 23, 2024 |url=https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/skull-and-bones-review/ |title=Skull and Bones review – better late than never |website=VideoGamer.com |accessdate=February 23, 2024}}

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Skull and Bones received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 30 out of 40.

In the United Kingdom, Skull and Bones debuted at 4th place in the weekly boxed charts. The game's sales were less than a quarter of Sea of Thieves, when it launched in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Obedkov |first=Evgeny |date=2024-02-20 |title=Skull and Bones debuts poorly on UK boxed charts, with physical sales 4x weaker than Sea of Thieves' launch |url=https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/02/20/skull-and-bones-uk-charts-launch-weak-sales-ubisoft |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Game World Observer |language=en-US |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222181047/https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/02/20/skull-and-bones-uk-charts-launch-weak-sales-ubisoft |url-status=live }}

According to Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming, the game had accumulated around 850,000 players (including those who played using the free trial) by February 22, 2024.

Following E3 2017, Skull and Bones was nominated for Game Critics Awards' Best Original Game and Best Online Multiplayer awards. It was nominated for Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project at the 21st Visual Effects Society Awards.{{cite magazine |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |title=Avatar: The Way of Water Leads Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/visual-effects-society-2023-awards-nominations-announced-ves-1235491339/ |magazine=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117214807/https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/visual-effects-society-2023-awards-nominations-announced-ves-1235491339/ |url-status=live }}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/17/17366090/skull-bones-delayed-launch-date-ubisoft|title=Skull & Bones, Ubisoft's pirate game, delayed into 2019-2020|first=Owen S.|last=Good|date=May 17, 2018|website=Polygon|access-date=May 17, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518033544/https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/17/17366090/skull-bones-delayed-launch-date-ubisoft|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ubisoft-developing-a-female-driven-skull-bones-tv-show-1187642|title=Ubisoft Developing a Female-Driven 'Skull & Bones' TV Show (Exclusive)|first=Patrick|last=Shanley|date=February 20, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190508235853/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ubisoft-developing-a-female-driven-skull-bones-tv-show-1187642|url-status=live|access-date=May 9, 2019}}

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{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/first-it-was-an-assassins-creed-expansion-now-its-ubis-1847326742 |title=First It Was An Assassin's Creed Expansion, Now It's Ubisoft's 8 Year Nightmare |first=Ethan |last=Gach |date=20 July 2021 |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721053112/https://kotaku.com/first-it-was-an-assassins-creed-expansion-now-its-ubis-1847326742 |url-status=live }}

{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-release-date-announced|title=Skull and Bones Release Date Announced|first=Matt|last=Kim|date=July 7, 2022|website=IGN|access-date=September 28, 2022|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928164531/https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-release-date-announced|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/skull-and-bones-delayed-to-march-2023|title=Skull and Bones delayed to March 2023|first=Tom|last=Phillips|date=September 28, 2022|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=September 28, 2022|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928163606/https://www.eurogamer.net/skull-and-bones-delayed-to-march-2023|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-cancels-three-unannounced-games-delays-skull-and-bones-again|title=Ubisoft cancels three unannounced games, delays Skull and Bones again|first=Matt|last=Wales|date=January 11, 2023|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=January 11, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111180740/https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-cancels-three-unannounced-games-delays-skull-and-bones-again|url-status=live}}

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