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Skul: The Hero Slayer

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App ID 1147560
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher NEOWIZ
Franchise NEOWIZ
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 31591481
Last Record Update 10 October 2025 – 09:27:12 UTC ()
Release Date 20 January 2021 – 23:34:54 UTC ()
😍 91.65%
55k reviews
727
In-Game
💥 Action 👻 Action Roguelike 👾 Pixel Graphics 👻 Roguelike 🏽 2D

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.

Additional Information

Developer SOUTHPAW GAMES
metacritic_name Skul: The Hero Slayer
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metacritic_score 80
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/skul-the-hero-slayer?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher NEOWIZ
eulas
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nameSkul: The Hero Slayer EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/1147560_eula_0
Store Release Date 20 January 2021 – 23:35:17 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/rbzPURn
https://x.com/HeroSkul
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 20 January 2021 – 23:34:54 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 19 June 2024 – 02:22:57 UTC () (1718763777)
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schinese小骨：英雄杀手(Skul: The Hero Slayer)
review_score 8
review_percentage 93
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Game_Development_Kit SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityURP SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 26 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6984462
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Early Access Release Date 18 February 2020 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 21 August 2019 – 12:10:18 UTC (), in changelist #6759286

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 💥 Action 👻 Action Roguelike 👾 Pixel Graphics 👻 Roguelike 🏽 2D 👻 Roguelite 👤 Singleplayer 🏗️ Platformer 💨 Metroidvania 😓 Difficult 📺 Side Scroller 🛡️ Hack and Slash 🗺️ Adventure 😈 Villain Protagonist 🌄 Action-Adventure 🎭 Fantasy 📚 Story Rich 🧸 Cute 🕹️ Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Cloud Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Native Steam Controller

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timestamp19 September 2024 – 02:55:47 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 727 players right now
  • 1,077 24-hour peak
  • 18,970 all-time peak 24 January 2021
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  • 20 24-hour peak
  • 42,492 all-time peak
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  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 91.65% SteamDB Rating
  • 52,160 93.3% positive reviews
  • 3,772 6.7% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Skul: The Hero Slayer right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 727 players live playing Skul: The Hero Slayer on Steam.

Skul: The Hero Slayer had an all-time peak of 18970 concurrent players on 24 January 2021.

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