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Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.

Released Aug 7, 2024 Developer 70`Strike Publisher Valkyrie Initiative Platforms Windows · Linux MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDark FantasySide ScrollerPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.

78.4%positive310 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Awesome dark Metroidvania game. It's hard and I hate hard game but this game doesn't punish you hard. You respawn close by with heals and you make it the next time. You have checkpoints you can activate, you can fast travel, It has Blasphemous type art style and vibes but it is…”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Awesome.”

— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The Winged Knight completely killed any interest I had in actually finishing the game.”

— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

184all-time peak
0 25 50 2025 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 20 avg · Aug 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

53achievements
15.8%median completion
1.2%rarest: Perfect Protocol
88.6% of players 59.2% of players 52.7% of players 43.0% of players 37.2% of players 36.7% of players 29.4% of players 27.7% of players 25.3% of players 25.0% of players 24.7% of players 24.5% of players 24.3% of players 23.3% of players 23.2% of players 22.7% of players 22.6% of players 21.1% of players 20.7% of players 20.3% of players 19.6% of players 19.0% of players 18.6% of players 18.6% of players 18.5% of players 18.1% of players 15.8% of players 15.4% of players 15.0% of players 15.0% of players 14.1% of players 9.7% of players 9.7% of players 8.3% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 7.3% of players 6.3% of players 5.4% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 88.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.6%Today is a good day to die — You died at first
59.2%The First Hundred — Hidden achievement
52.7%Collector — Defeat the boss Collector
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Perfect Protocol — Defeat the boss Atlas without taking damage
1.3%Passing the darkness — Defeat the boss Dark Archon without taking damage
1.5%The Treasure of Another World — Find all the shards of the Phantom World

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US14.99 USD
EU12.49 EUR
UK11.39 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.6 China Japan Canada EU US UK Australia≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2026
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona — 47% Off in the Steam Summer Sale!

Hello everyone! Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona is part of the Steam Summer Sale! Until July 9, you can pick up the game at 47% off. If you have been waiting for the right time to join Derek Er

May 02, 2026
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona joins Russian Games Festival 2026

Greetings! Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona has joined the featured lineup for Russian Games Festival 2026. It’s a great chance to introduce Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona to new players

Apr 10, 2026
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Dec 21, 2025
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona at Winter Sale 2025! 45% Off!

The Steam Winter Sale continues, and Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona is taking part as well. Until January 5, you can get the game with a 45% discount — one of the best prices ever. And it’s a

Nov 26, 2025
Brotherhood – OUT NOW!

Hey everyone! Today is a big day for us - Brotherhood is officially out! We've spent a long time working on the game, listening to your feedback, tweaking the mechanics and polishing the atmosphere, a

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsMetroidvania · Souls-like · Dark Fantasy · Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics · Difficult · Action · RPG · Singleplayer · 2D · Gothic · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements53
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Ryzen 3 1200 / Intel Core i5 3GHZ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 1GB or better Storage: 4 GB available space