How to play Skull and Bones free trial: Platforms & content

Aakash Regmi
Ship in Skull and Bones

Wondering how to play the free trial for Skull and Bones? Here are all the details on the free trial, including all the content that you can play. 

Even though Ubsioft’s Skull and Bones is limited mostly to on-ship gameplay with no real land combat, there is tons of content to check out, from sea monsters to treasure hunting, and a sprawling Indian Ocean to explore and plunder.  

Skull and Bones has already hosted multiple betas, including the recent open beta. But if you missed those, and are still on the fence about the online pirate adventure, you can still try it for free. 

So, here are the details on the free trial for Skull and Bones. 

How to play Skull and Bones free trial

To play the free trial, just head to your preferred storefront and search for “Skull and Bones.” You’ll find a free trial version of the game, just click on download and you’re all set. 

The free trial for Skull and Bones is available for all current-gen consoles and PCs (via Ubisoft Connect and Epic Game Store).

Pirate welcomed by another pirate n Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones free trial will have you download the full game.

Skull and Bones free trial content

You can play all of the Skull and Bones content in the free trial, but only for eight hours. There will be a timer, and Ubisoft notes that it’ll stop whenever you’re in the main menu, so you’ll get the full eight hours of action out of the free trial. 

There will be a menu on the top-left of your screen showing how much time you’ve left. Both crossplay and cross-progression are available in the free trial as well.

Does Skull and Bones free trial progress carry over to full game?

Yes, all progress you make in the free trial of Skull and Bones will be carried over whenever you buy the game. And, with cross-platform enabled, you can share your progression between platforms. 

That’s everything you need to know about the free trial for Skull and Bones. For more on the game, check out:

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