Skul: The Hero Slayer

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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.

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Developer:
SouthPaw Games
Publisher:
Neowiz
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
20 January 2021
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (155)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (9579)

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Description

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.

Recommended system 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+

User reviews

Mars
Not recommended | 03 May 2026
2.4h played

Skul: The Hero Slayer looks great and the combat feels fun at first, but the difficulty curve just wasn’t for me. I kept hitting a wall where I couldn’t beat bosses, and every attempt meant restarting from the very

Helpful: 11
nightwolf2267
Recommended | 06 May 2026
103h played

This game is on par with Dead Cells for gameplay, customization, level design, etc. It's honestly more fun to me than DC, but that is just my opinion. Just like Dead Cells, the pixel art is awesome, but it is on a whole

Helpful: 2
Brandz
Recommended | 01 May 2026
25.7h played

Previous Experience - Deadcells, Hades, Hollow Knight Review - I do like this game, once you figure out the item and inscription system then you can play with some really fun builds. The chase of upgrading your traits

Helpful: 1
_marar_haihui_
Recommended | 11 May 2026
17.4h played

Friend stays home for a week. I visit. He obsessed with this game. I say he crazy. He recommends. I try. We both obsessed.

Helpful: 1
ricjamp
Recommended | 11 May 2026
22.8h played

It's a good roguelite and it was fun clearing the story and some "post-game" stuff. It's a bit hard for me to pinpoint why I didn't enjoy it enough to want to continue after the main story but the one thing that does

Helpful: 0
Lacet
Recommended | 18 May 2026
5.3h played

Every run lets you swap between different skulls that completely change your playstyle — ninja assassins, rock stars, samurai, bikers, necromancers, werewolves and more. It scratches the same “copy abilities and become

Helpful: 0