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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Released On: Jan 21, 2021
80
6.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
80
86% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
14% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
80
86% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
14% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Feb 16, 2021
Simple enough to draw you in, yet complex enough to keep you interested for the long haul. Skull: The Hero Slayer expertly balances risk-and-reward elements with player skill to make a wholly engaging action platformer.
Jan 25, 2021
SouthPAW have done a great job of making a really solid roguelike with interesting mechanics, a surprising amount of depth and a ton of visual charm. The balance still needs a little work and the text could use a little more proof-reading, but with plenty more updates planned well into 2021, this is certainly a game to keep an eye on.
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 145 User Ratings
6.9
51% Positive
74 Ratings
74 Ratings
30% Mixed
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
19% Negative
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 145 User Ratings
6.9
51% Positive
74 Ratings
74 Ratings
30% Mixed
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
19% Negative
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
Feb 4, 2021
The more time I spend with the title, the more my opinion changes of this game. I started off thinking this game is unnecessarily punishing (A multi-phase boss on the first level…really?) to this it is only hard if I’m not playing methodically. As I got into the upgrade system, the more I find myself hoping the random drops go a certain way (I do enjoy a Skul that can do passive damage or equipping projectile based skulls vs melee based builds). If you want a challenging rogue-like to start 2021, Skul: The Hero Slayer is definitely a viable option, if the Greek Pantheon isn’t your cup of tea.
Jan 25, 2021
A great new take in the roguelite world. Skul: The Hero Slayer is a must-have for all roguelite lovers, with so many balanced builds and combinations. Suffers from an high difficulty spike in the first hours and a not so great level design, but it's surely worth a try.
Jan 27, 2021
Skul: The Hero Slayer is a fun little title whose cute graphics belie the tough challenges and grinds that lie within. Dying is all part of the appeal, and never once is it frustrating or unfair. You’ll want to keep returning again and again in order to get just a little bit further, or to perhaps secure a new type of outfit or skill. It deserves a place on your playlist if you have any sort of affection for old 16-bit RPG-brawlers.
Jan 20, 2021
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 run, but it's one of the better action rogue-lites I've had the pleasure to dump some time into.
Apr 12, 2021
Fast and original, sometimes complicated. The retro action with a skeleton in the lead role has its own opinion on the roguelike genre. [Issue#309]
Jul 23, 2023
Nice and surprising RogueLite. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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PC Nov 15, 2025
It's an option if you played Hades or Dead Cells before. The quality isn't the same with them. But the gameplay is fun and replayable factor is working in this game too.
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PC May 11, 2024
Overall, the game is not bad, but as for me, you need to replay it dozens or even hundreds of times to “pump up” to a level where you can finish it. Well, this essentially turns the gameplay into “Groundhog Day”. The ideas... the ideas are good. But many "builds" do not work adequately to complete the game. Finding a working combination of things that will allow you to move on takes tens of hours. Well, the issue with treatment is disproportionate to the damage that mobs inflict.
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PC Jun 20, 2021
The screenshots looked interesting and the first couple of hours were fun to play. But the more you play, the more disappointed and bored you become. There are some very silly things about game design. For example, you cannot save when you exit the game. Thus, if the computer or game crashes, you have to start a new run, so stupid. In Hades or DeadCells, you always continue from where you left off last time. One more thing: all run are quite the same, because the maps almost don't change. Thus you play over and over with the same maps and the same enemies. Also, there are only a couple of repetitive dialogues with NPCs, which makes the world seem empty. Don't waste time playing this game, there are tons of the better roguelikes to play: Hades, DeadCells, Children of Morta, Moonlighter and so on. Perhaps in the future the developers will fix these problems and add some content, but the game is mediocre right now.
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PC Summary 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 finally succeed in the total destruction of the Demon stronghold. All of the demons in the cast...
Rated T for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox One
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Initial Release Date: Jan 21, 2021
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Publisher: Neowiz
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