Ubisoft releases pirate game Skull and Bones on November 8

Skull and Bones releases November 8 for Xbox Series consoles, PlayStation 5, PC and Stadia. Developer Ubisoft has also revealed more about the game’s gameplay. The game can be played alone or together with friends and strangers, and has PvP elements.

In Skull and Bones, the player starts as an outcast who survived a shipwreck on the island of St Anne. This is where one of the game’s pirate dens resides. In these settlements, players can take on new missions, build ships, and craft or purchase equipment and supplies, among other things.

Players start with a small sailing ship and can craft different types of ships. There are cargo ships, explorer ships and firepower ships, each with different properties. For example, a discovery ship is faster than the other types, but can carry less cargo and weapons.

When sailing, players must monitor the morale on the ship. Crew with low morale may mutiny, causing the player to lose a ship. The player can improve morale by providing enough provisions, such as food and drink. The ship can also be destroyed while sailing, for example in combat. Then the player respawns on a previously explored island and has lost part of the cargo. The rest of the cargo can be retrieved at sea by the player or other players.

Those battles can be against AI boats or other players’ craft. Ships can be destroyed from a distance, but players gain more cargo if they climb aboard the other ship and take control. When defeating other ships, the player gains ‘infamy’, which can also be achieved through missions and in other ways. The more infamy the player has, the more ‘opportunities’ he or she has in the game.

The game has various weapons that the ships can shoot, including cannons, rockets, mortars and Greek fire. Players can find and mine raw materials such as ores and wood in the game, which in turn can be used for crafting weapons and ships, for example. On islands, players can also personalize their character and ships.

Skull and Bones was announced in 2017 and should have been released a year later. Ubisoft now says the game will be available for consoles, PC and Stadia. The game is available on PC via the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect. It is set in the Indian Ocean ‘from the African coast to the East Indies’ during the golden age of piracy.