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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
53 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“非常耐玩的一款肉鸽游戏，玩法非常丰富，各种装备和头骨搭配起来可以玩出不同的花样，只要搭配得当，配上点运气，手残也能有望打赢魔镜10（最高难度）。无伤的话对我来说真的是太难了XD”
“Skul: The Hero Slayer looks great and the combat feels fun at first, but the difficulty curve just wasn’t for me. I kept hitting a wall where I couldn’t beat bosses, and every attempt meant restarting from the very…”
23 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“非常耐玩的一款肉鸽游戏，玩法非常丰富，各种装备和头骨搭配起来可以玩出不同的花样，只要搭配得当，配上点运气，手残也能有望打赢魔镜10（最高难度）。无伤的话对我来说真的是太难了XD”
“I own this game on 3 systems and have countless hours. I love Skul the hero slayer”
“ooo little bone! I love this game. I keep coming back to it. Mods are fun too when it gets a bit stale. 8/10!”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Skul: The Hero Slayer looks great and the combat feels fun at first, but the difficulty curve just wasn’t for me. I kept hitting a wall where I couldn’t beat bosses, and every attempt meant restarting from the very…”
“This game is on par with Dead Cells for gameplay, customization, level design, etc. It's honestly more fun to me than DC, but that is just my opinion. Just like Dead Cells, the pixel art is awesome, but it is on a whole…”
“The sheer depth of the characters, mechanics, and systems within the game, make the compelling story feel like a special bonus added on. The pixel art is very visually appealing, and does an exemplary job of…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“amazing game with great mechanics, character diversity, boss fights, and touching story. even though the gameplay may seem repetitive the different playstyles and characters make it unique and always fun only downside…”
“The sheer depth of the characters, mechanics, and systems within the game, make the compelling story feel like a special bonus added on. The pixel art is very visually appealing, and does an exemplary job of…”
“Very fun and addictive with some balancing issues, but that is pretty tough to sort out for a roguelite so it isn't too bad. Story is very nice, and the free DLC is a good cherry on top.”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“very fun and challenging enough, have good mechanics and a bit gambling with what items you will get and what bones (characters) you get so you need to go out of your comfort zone by adapting to what you can get (or…”
“my very first rogue-like game and enjoy very much. a lot of variation and builds to do, dark mirror update adds more challenge and thrill to your runs”
“Skul Hero Slayer, as a roguelike metroidvania, is an 8.5/10, and I intend to demonstrate this in the review. Spoiler free. The game receives no more updates, hence I believe this review will hold. Gameplay and Balance…”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“i really want to like this game, and i'm really trying, but the combat and overall replayability is rough for me, i don't see the point in mashing my controller if it's gonna do the same thing over again and again, i…”
“deadcells is better. this game sometimes forces you into taking damage, the bosses take way too long (literally spent 10 minutes in a single fight, and not because i was running something not designed for damage) and…”
“非常耐玩的一款肉鸽游戏，玩法非常丰富，各种装备和头骨搭配起来可以玩出不同的花样，只要搭配得当，配上点运气，手残也能有望打赢魔镜10（最高难度）。无伤的话对我来说真的是太难了XD”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“i really want to like this game, and i'm really trying, but the combat and overall replayability is rough for me, i don't see the point in mashing my controller if it's gonna do the same thing over again and again, i…”
“Skul: The Hero Slayer looks great and the combat feels fun at first, but the difficulty curve just wasn’t for me. I kept hitting a wall where I couldn’t beat bosses, and every attempt meant restarting from the very…”
“Poorly balanced and designed. Gameplay loop is basically replay until you find something inherently strong. It doesn't feel good or fun to try to stack inscriptions. Worth a few hours of fun due to novelty, but the…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“i really want to like this game, and i'm really trying, but the combat and overall replayability is rough for me, i don't see the point in mashing my controller if it's gonna do the same thing over again and again, i…”
“deadcells is better. this game sometimes forces you into taking damage, the bosses take way too long (literally spent 10 minutes in a single fight, and not because i was running something not designed for damage) and…”
“Skul: The Hero Slayer looks great and the combat feels fun at first, but the difficulty curve just wasn’t for me. I kept hitting a wall where I couldn’t beat bosses, and every attempt meant restarting from the very…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Skul: The Hero Slayer looks great and the combat feels fun at first, but the difficulty curve just wasn’t for me. I kept hitting a wall where I couldn’t beat bosses, and every attempt meant restarting from the very…”
“Previous Experience - Deadcells, Hades, Hollow Knight Review - I do like this game, once you figure out the item and inscription system then you can play with some really fun builds. The chase of upgrading your traits…”
“I really tried to like this game, but the controls and upgrade system make it hard for me to enjoy.”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“deadcells is better. this game sometimes forces you into taking damage, the bosses take way too long (literally spent 10 minutes in a single fight, and not because i was running something not designed for damage) and…”
“amazing game with great mechanics, character diversity, boss fights, and touching story. even though the gameplay may seem repetitive the different playstyles and characters make it unique and always fun only downside…”
“I really tried to like this game, but the controls and upgrade system make it hard for me to enjoy.”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“"Why isn't no one playing this game???" If gold was everywhere, it would be worthless. (This is PEAK game btw)”
— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs played“One of the best games I've played in a while, Story = Perfect With plenty of twists. Gameplay = Epic, Though insainly hard Soundtracks = No word to describe it, Fits the theme of the game perfectly. Should've been game of the year easily.”
— a player, Steam review · 195 hrs played“I have conflicting opinions about this game. Overall, I like it and enjoyed it a lot, but it feels so short of being great The roguelike aspect of it is very good, you have a lot of different skulls (classes) and they are all unique (and most of them are viable). There are tons…”
— a player, Steam review · 64 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Release 1.9.1 Patch Notes
Release 1.9.1 Patch Notes Hello little skeletons! In this patch, several items that were difficult to obtain have had their effects enhanced. The detailed changes are as follows: Changes Made Items Be
Release 1.9.0 Patch Notes
An Evil Sword-wielding Demon of tremendous potential has emerged, sweeping across the land of Harmonia. Today, we're excited to share news about our new Skull "Dominator" and various balance adjustmen
Dev Blog [Supporter Murdoc]
Hello, little skeletons! The nickname "Murdoc" had been our biggest patron during our fundraiser. However, he has been listed as TBD (To Be Determined) from the official launch of Skul up until now. A
2 Million Copies Sold!
Hello little Skeletons! We are beyond excited to announce that Skul: The Hero Slayer has surpassed 2 million copies in sales. This is another huge record achieved since we announced that Skul sold 1 m
Soundtrack Update
Hello little Skeletons, it’s been a long time! Through today’s update, we have updated BGMs of Rockstar, Dark Mirror, and Demon King Castle Defense. We have also fixed the metadata of certain soundtra
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Action · Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Rogue-like · Rogue-lite · Singleplayer · Platformer · Metroidvania · Difficult · Side Scroller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 101 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://playneowiz.com/skul |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+