The naval online action role-playing game invites players to sail the Indian Ocean on a customizable pirate ship, either in single-player or co-op play. Faction Wars was introduced as a Year 2 live-service update, launched mid-2025, exploring the escalating conflict between French (Compagnie Royale) and Dutch (DMC) trading companies.
Lukach previously composed music for the Special Ops mode in Far Cry 6. The composer's Skull and Bones: Rise of the Kingpins score, from the post-launch live-service content, is also available for streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music Unlimited, and the Ubisoft Music YouTube channel.
Skull and Bones for PlayStation 5 is included in the PlayStation Plus Extra catalog, also available for Xbox Series X|S consoles. The Windows PC edition is hosted on Ubisoft Connect, Steam, and the Epic Games Store.
From the Ubisoft Devblog:
Tensions across the Indian Ocean have reached breaking point, following Commodore Jonas Vanderkill's capture of the previously-Compagnie controlled Megafort. War is on the horizon and pirates are set to profit: for aligning with a warring faction grants access to elite tactics, and powerful equipment.Apple Music - Skull and Bones Faction Wars Original Soundtrack / Skull and Bones: Rise of the Kingpins (Original Game Soundtrack)
Now is the time to decide! Will it be an alliance with the Compagnie or the DMC? You need not be loyal, of course. But just enough, to get your hands on profits. The objective is clear, Captains: capture territories. Advance the war in your factions' favour. Then reap the benefits, and rewards.
YouTube Music - Skull and Bones Faction Wars Original Soundtrack / Skull and Bones: Rise of the Kingpins (Original Game Soundtrack)
Skull and Bones Deluxe Double Vinyl Soundtrack - Laced Records / Norman Records
The sea is at war🌊⚔️ Stephen Lukach's Skull and Bones: Faction Wars OST is out now. 9 tracks of dark, cinematic tension made for the open ocean are waiting for you to set sail! [1/2] pic.twitter.com/nmg88wE4Dw
— Ubisoft Music (@UbisoftMusic) April 16, 2026


