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Skul: The Hero Slayer

After the Imperial Army and a band of adventurers destroy the Demon King's castle and take its inhabitants prisoner, Skul is the lone skeleton left to fight back. You guide him through the enemy forces on a mission to rescue his king. Fight through side-scrolling stages filled with enemies and hazards, then face powerful bosses at the end of each chapter. Skul's skulls change his attacks and combat style, and you can carry two at once and switch between them during a fight. Each run offers changing maps and opportunities to gather items that shape your build. Combine equipment effects, develop Skul with upgrades between runs, and take on increasingly difficult challenges as you learn enemy and boss patterns.

As the lone skeleton left free after a castle siege, Skul battles through changing 2D stages, swapping skulls to rescue his king.

Released 20 Jan 2021

93%positive of
57k player reviews
$19.99
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Switch Two Skulls

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Build Item Synergies

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Fight Chapter Bosses

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.

Developed by SOUTHPAW GAMES · Published by NEOWIZ

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Punishing Difficulty
  2. Random Item Drops
  3. Repetitive Runs
  4. Uneven Skull Balance
93%
positive of 57k player reviews
80/100
Metacritic

Awards & Kudos

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Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements 101
Age ratings
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 10 — Violência fantasiosa Violência
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 13 — Kekerasan
  • KGRB 12 — 게임물 제명 : 스컬:더 히어로 슬레이어 이용등급 : 12세이용가 내용정보표지사항 : 폭력표현 등급분류일자 : 2020.01.28 등급분류번호 : GC-CC-NP-200128-006 신고/등록번호 : 2010-000002호 대상 등급 기관 : GCRB 게임콘텐츠등급분류위원회
  • Steam (Germany) 6 — Fantasy-Gewalt
Players From 1 (maximum not specified)
Other modes
  • Single-player
Multiplayer The provided information identifies the game as single-player. No multiplayer mode, player count, cooperative play, competitive play, or shared-world functionality is described. A multiplayer-related Steam tag is present, but the listed features do not confirm multiplayer support.
Multiplayer & mods No information about modding or multiplayer-related mods is provided.
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
DLC / extras 2 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Skul: The Hero Slayer EULA
Metacritic 80/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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