Skul: The Hero Slayer

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Skul: The Hero Slayer is an action-platformer that boasts rogue-like features such as everchanging and challenging maps. It will keep you on your toes, as you will never know what to expect.
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About Skul: The Hero Slayer

About this game

The Demon King's Castle in Ruins

The human race attacking the Demon King's castle is nothing new and has happened countless times before. What makes this time different though, is that the Adventurers decided to join forces with the Imperial Army and the 'Hero of Caerleon' to lead a full onslaught in hopes of wiping out the Demons once and for all. They attacked the Demon stronghold with overwhelming numbers and succeeded in its total destruction. All of the demons in the castle were taken prisoner except for one lone skeleton named 'Skul'.

Side-Scrolling Platformer Action

'Skul: The Hero Slayer' is an action-platformer that boasts rogue-like features such as everchanging and challenging maps. It will keep you on your toes, as you will never know what to expect.

Tons of skulls, tons of playable characters

Skul is no ordinary skeleton. In addition to his formidable fighting skills, he can gain new and exciting abilities depending on which skull he's wearing. Use up to 2 skulls at a time, each of which has its own unique attack range, speed and power. Choose combos that match your playing style and switch them in the heat of battle to bring your enemies to their knees. The power is in your hands!

The Adventurers

Skul has crossed paths with a party of Adventurers! They are powerful foes that hunt Demons for sport. While Skul may be small, he still packs quite a punch. So just wait and see who really is the hunter and who is the hunted....

Bosses Corrupted by Dark Quartz

At the end of every chapter, go head-to-head with massive bosses corrupted with Dark Quartz and powerful beyond belief. Derived from the pain and hate of life itself, Dark Quartz taints and takes control of everything it touches.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
January 20, 2021
Developer:
SOUTHPAW GAMES
Publisher:
NEOWIZ
Rating:
PEGI rating of 12
Supported Languages:
English
Steam Deck Support:
Unsupported
Link:
Genres:
Action
Action Roguelike

Roguelike

Roguelite

Metroidvania

Platformer

Hack and Slash

Adventure

Action-Adventure

Story Rich
Themes:
Pixel Graphics
Difficult

Side Scroller

Villain Protagonist

Fantasy

Cute
Play Styles:
2D
Singleplayer

Multiplayer
Features:
Full controller support
Steam Cloud

Remote Play on Phone

Remote Play on Tablet

Remote Play on TV

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

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+

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 7+
  • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Mac OS X 10.12+
  • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: MacBook, MacBook Pro or iMac 2012 or later

Recommended:

  • OS: Mac OS X 10.12+
  • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: MacBook, MacBook Pro or iMac 2012 or later

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu
  • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.2+

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu
  • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.2+

Critic Reviews

80

Screen Rant

90 / 100
"While it can be a little difficult to get into due to an obtuse early period, everything that follows is a great experience and one that will captivate players through its...

Eurogamer Italy

70 / 100
"While offering nothing truly groundbreaking, Skul: The Hero Slayer is a fun, colorful, and fast-paced rogue-lite, a good baptism of fire for newbies to the genre and a pleasant...

PC Invasion

80 / 100
"Skul: The Hero Slayer is lovely, action-packed, and full of excellent choices. Repetition can set in rather quickly due to tedious bosses, and a single crash can ruin an entire...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

Skul: The Hero Slayer Statistics

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~8 Hours
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~12 Hours
10.53%
~20 Hours
15.79%
~40 Hours
36.84%
~60 Hours
15.79%
>= 80 Hours
5.26%
Achievement Hunter?
5.26% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0%
Easy
0%
Just Right
16.67%
Tough
75%
Unforgiving
8.33%
Don't Ragequit! 75%  of players consider this game to be Tough

Completion Statistics

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
0%
Played It
17.39%
Halfway
21.74%
Beat It
39.13%
Conquered It
21.74%
Completionist! 21.74%  of players have Conquered It
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are you ready for a challenge? 17% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 83% of GameFAQs users said Skul: The Hero Slayer is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Skul: The Hero Slayer is suitable for players aged 12 and above.
No, Skul: The Hero Slayer is not currently playable on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Skul: The Hero Slayer is Unsupported on Steam Deck. Some or all of this game currently doesn't function on Steam Deck.
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+
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 7+
  • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+
Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.12+
  • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: MacBook, MacBook Pro or iMac 2012 or later
Recommended:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.12+
  • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: MacBook, MacBook Pro or iMac 2012 or later
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 34 hours. 58% of users played Skul: The Hero Slayer for over 40 hours.
86% of critics on Metacritic recommend Skul: The Hero Slayer. The Metascore is 80 out of 100.
Skul: The Hero Slayer was released on January 20, 2021
Yes, Skul: The Hero Slayer supports MacOS.
Yes, Skul: The Hero Slayer supports Linux.
Skul: The Hero Slayer is published by NEOWIZ
Skul: The Hero Slayer was developed by SOUTHPAW GAMES
Fanatical users tagged Skul: The Hero Slayer as Action, Action Roguelike, Roguelike, and Roguelite
Fanatical users tagged Skul: The Hero Slayer as Pixel Graphics, Difficult, Side Scroller, and Villain Protagonist
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Skul: The Hero Slayer as having Singleplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Skul: The Hero Slayer as having Multiplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Skul: The Hero Slayer as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Skul: The Hero Slayer as Action Roguelike
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Skul: The Hero Slayer as Roguelike

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Developed by SouthPAW Games Corp, Ltd. Published by NEOWIZ. Skul: The Hero Slayer logos are trademarks of NEOWIZ, registered in the Republic of Korea and other countries. Skul: The Hero Slayer is a trademark of NEOWIZ. and may be registered in the Republic of Korea and other countries. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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