Oo, also: I'd like to see Alexis playing, and going to meet the Monkey Foundling.

Another thing to talk about! We're going to be doing a stream from FBG towers (we've just started our channel: twitch.tv/failbettergames), so if anyone has any requests for places to visit and stories to play then post them here.

FBG vs Mt Nomad would probably be quite the thing, but as I'll be doing the stream and that mountain scares the bejeebus out of me, it might not happen this time.

Our community is the smartest, funniest and most attractive on the whole internet. (Is that a new hat? Is it supposed to be… smiling? It looks great!) With your help and brilliant feedback, we’ve made a game we’re really proud of. Your kind support got us this far.

Our aim is to be in the top ten selling titles on Steam on our launch day. That kind of visibility could make a very meaningful difference to the future of Failbetter (and the future of the game, DLC, etc), so we are massing all of our efforts to get there on 6 February.

To make this happen, we need your help! Here are:

Ten Easy Ways YOU Can Help Us Crack the Top Ten on 6 February

This is the most important link for sharing and shouting about on the day: http://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/


1. Tweet or Tumbl about the game.
It takes a few seconds and will help hugely. Your endorsement means a lot to us.

2. Write a review of Sunless Sea on Steam.
Help people get to know the finished product. Upload a review (after the Early Access stuff has left the page) and help our finished game make a good impression on the public.

3. Reassure people that we do not practice cannibalism.
This rumour has been dogging us for more than a year now and it simply will not do.

4. Facebook-post.
This isn’t for everyone, but if you have friends and family who play games, or are a member of any Facebook groups who would genuinely enjoy the game, then this is the time to share it with them.

5. Get a prominent Sunless Sea tattoo, like we did.
I'm almost afraid to leave this one here in case someone actually does it. You all have previous (I'm looking at you, Seekers).

6. Stream the game on launch day, on Twitch, YouTube or Steam.
Promote the stream to your friends and followers, we’ll feature our favourites and may even drop in if you give us some notice. Just playing the game on Steam on the 6th will help drive awareness!

7. Paste the Steam URL into any chat windows you have open.
Add the phrase ‘REJECT THE DAWN MACHINE.’ They must be warned.


8. Reddit with us!
We’re doing an AMA on launch day, where we’ll be talking about Sunless Sea, Early Access, Fallen London and probably whether we’d fight one giant crab or a hundred small ones. More details to come.


9. Whisper ‘Sunless Sea’ into your cupped hands. Breathe it into bottlenecks, sing it down drainpipes, sign it to silent password-keepers. Only those two words. Do not explain. Do not stop.


10. Join us for our Virtual Launch Party!
Details are to be confirmed, but a number of hardy Failbetters will be sticking around on 6 Feb (UK evening/night time) to join YOU for an almost-actual, actually-virtual party. Things that we can neither confirm nor deny will happen: streaming Sunless Sea, dares, rats, the opportunity to chat to the team while we get progressively more drunk and emotional. Bring friends, rivals, cousins, people you’ve just met and want to impress.

If you're planning something for launch, let us know, and we'll use this thread to keep you updated with timings for the actual launch, AMA and virtual launch party.

Is it just me, or did you not add actually buying the game anywhere in your list?

Oh my, that would have been terribly gauche. Also, what Fretling said.