Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones could finally see release, after a rating was found for the PC version of the game in South Korea.
According to the South Korean Game Management Committee (via VGC), the rating was submitted on May 12 and appears to indicate a game that will be included in an adult rating. A rating is usually given to a game that is complete or nearing completion, meaning the long-delayed game might finally be on its way.
The game apparently includes drug use and contains people drinking alcohol and smoking. The rating also mentions that the game is an open world set in the Indian Ocean during a golden age of pirates.
Skull & Bones has had a turbulent development. It was first announced at E3 2017 with a 2018 release window. Since then, the game has been repeatedly delayed, amid reports of difficulties making it. In 2020, Ubisoft reportedly rebooted Skull & Bones to follow a live game model, and it apparently only exists due to a deal with the Singapore government in which Ubisoft must release original games in exchange for subsidy payments.
However, it seems that the game has been ready for public testing and the game was leaked last month.
Skull & Bones isn’t the only game that Ubisoft has stalled in development. The new version of Prince of Persia has been delayed several times and has only recently seen a new update, where Ubisoft Montreal is now taking over development.