The rate of inflicted damage is gauged by the health bar. Ships can be charged into with brute force and boarded. Players may collect additional ships throughout the game, such as sloops-of-war, frigates and brigantines, whose weapons include mortars, broadside cannons, and rockets. Wind positioning can be assessed to gain an advantage in battle. Players take control of a customizable pirate ship, and may choose to sail the Indian Ocean by themselves and set off on a single-player campaign, or gather up to five other players to ally in player versus player gameplay in Disputed Waters.

Skull and Bones is a tactical action game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective. The game revolves around piracy and naval warfare.

A version for Google Stadia was planned before the service's shutdown.

The game is set to release during the 2023–2024 fiscal year for Amazon Luna, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Skull and Bones is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Singapore and published by Ubisoft.

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