Skull & Bones open beta start times & how to play

Skull & Bones open beta start times & how to play

Check out our breakdown of the start times for the Skull & Bones open beta in February, along with how to play it on your platform of choice.

26th Jan 2024 11:00

Images via Ubisoft

The tide is rising again as Skull & Bones approaches its open beta period, and hopefully, its full release - but how can you take part, and what are the beta start times?

Skull & Bones has been on player's radars for nearly seven years now, with it first being revealed in 2017. It's been a rocky road since then, with numerous delays and direction changes, but 2024 seems to be the year it's finally arriving. 

If you're looking to try the game out during its open beta to see what all the dev time has led to, check out when you can begin playing below.

Skull & Bones open beta start times

The Skull & Bones open beta is set to begin on February 8 at 2 am GMT. It will then run for just under four days, ending on February 12 at 11 am GMT.

Check out the rest of the start times for other time zones in the table below:

Timezone Start Time
GMT 2 am (Feb 8)
CET 3 am (Feb 8)
PT 1 am (Feb 7)
ET 4 am (Feb 7)
AET 10 am (Feb 8)

How to play the open beta

As an open beta, anyone can play Skull & Bones from the above times, but the process is slightly different depending on your platform. 

a ship battle in Skull & bones

For PC players, using either Ubisoft Connect or the Epic Games Store, you can find the beta in the relevant launcher by navigating to the 'Free Games' section. 

For Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 players, you'll need to search Skull & Bones on the store and download it.

As the game is confirmed to be 65 GB, I recommend getting in on the preload 24 hours before the beta goes live so you have enough time to download before playing. 

Check out our Skull & Bones homepage for more guides on the upcoming game. Otherwise, here's our hub for the game, covering everything we know so far.

Tarran Stockton

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