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Guide a flying skull necromancer through shifting dungeons, recruiting and upgrading skeletons that fight automatically.
Released 10 Apr 2026
Build a Skeleton Horde
Merge Matching Minions
Explore Shifting Dungeons
Skull Horde is an auto battler dungeon crawler where you play as a flying skull necromancer. Find powerful loot and create overpowered builds. Summon a horde of skeletons in a battle of bone versus flesh!
Developed by 8BitSkull · Published by 8BitSkull
Play as a flying skull necromancer exploring procedurally generated dungeons filled with enemies, chests, and shrines. Your skeletons fight on their own while you move through each dungeon and decide where to go and when to advance.
Build your squad by purchasing different unit types, then combine matching units to create stronger versions and unlock abilities. Collect loot and boons that interact with unit classes and tags, and spend resources to reroll unit or loot options as you shape a build.
Choose between playable skull characters with distinct abilities, and unlock perks to select at the start of future runs. Dungeon challenges call for different approaches and can reward new unlocks and content.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its unusual necromancer-led horde building, experimenting with minion combinations, and its pixel-art presentation and music. Others find runs repetitive and progression slow, and reviews frequently criticize difficulty balance or say it is hard to tell how well a squad or build is performing.
In Skull Horde you play as a flying skull necromancer raising an army of skeletons in a battle against an endless tide of evil flesh. Explore procedurally generated dungeons while collecting loot and building your squad.
Explore different procedurally generated dungeons, each with unique enemy types demanding varied strategies. The dungeons are filled with chests and shrines with powerful loot and boons to collect, but you must keep moving to avoid being overwhelmed.
You can purchase a variety of unit types to build your squad throughout each run. Every unit has different special abilities, so you can create a horde with strong synergies. Buying multiple units of the same type merges them into stronger versions, until they eventually unlock a unique special ability. Loot found in the dungeon interacts with unit classes and tags to produce powerful benefits. Use resources to strategically reroll units and loot to craft the exact build you are looking for.
This game is realtime, and your minions do battle independently. Your role is to develop your squad, choose where to explore, when to move on, and pick the correct upgrades.
As you progress, you will unlock powerful perks that you can select at the beginning of a run. Combine your chosen perks with the strengths of the different playable characters to create the foundation for a powerful build.
Each dungeon type comes with a set of unique challenges to complete. These challenges will demand different strategies to succeed, and reward you with new unlocks and content.
Procedurally generated dungeons
Realtime auto battling
Multiple levels with unique enemy types
Different playable characters with unique special abilities
Varied unit types which can be merged to gain stronger versions and unique abilities
Lots of powerful loot
Powerful perks
Challenges which require creative builds to overcome
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 68 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
