Released Jan 20, 2021 $19.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Skul: The Hero Slayer

By SOUTHPAW GAMES · published by NEOWIZ

Indie Action Action Roguelike Pixel Graphics Roguelike 2D Roguelite Singleplayer PlatformerMetroidvaniaDifficultSide Scroller

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Reviews 50,923 Very Positive

Players yesterday 1,205 at the busiest moment

Owners 1M–2M estimated

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a game tagged Indie, Action and Action Roguelike by SOUTHPAW GAMES, released Jan 20, 2021. It has 50,923 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 1M–2M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Flinthook, Riptale and HOTSHOTS.

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.

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Flinthook 92% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike
Riptale 88% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike
HOTSHOTS 86% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike
Bard's Gold 86% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike
SuperEpic: The Entertainment War 86% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike
Probability 0 85% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike
Immortals Must Die 85% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike
Afloat 84% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike
The Champions of Lootheim 83% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike
Mysterious Space 83% match · Indie, Action, Action Roguelike

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Everything Steam lists for Skul: The Hero Slayer · record updated 2 hours ago

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Overview

App ID1147560

Release dateJan 20, 2021

Last change number38893750

Last record update2 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: SOUTHPAW GAMES
Publisher: NEOWIZ
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: NEOWIZ
Technologies: Unity detected
Metacritic: 80
Website: playneowiz.com/skul

Windows macOS Linux

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on phoneRemote Play on tabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
20492693	public	Nov 4, 2025

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
2512790	Not on the store yet	—

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ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
1147564	—	All	—	—	—
1147565	—	All	—	—	—
1147566	—	Windows	1.84 GB	1.47 GB	2117053087799149186
1147567	—	Windows	1.85 GB	1.47 GB	2333049550980705545
1147568	—	macOS	1.85 GB	1.47 GB	2090546117374002332
1147569	—	Linux	1.87 GB	1.47 GB	8368536055876277883
2512790	— DLC 2512790	All	—	—	3142867800017130549

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	20492693	Nov 4, 2025	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Skul

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Skul.exe		Windows
Skul.app\Contents\MacOS\Skul		macOS
Skul.x86_64		Linux

Space per player95.4 MB

Filesup to 1,000

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	Southpaw Games/Skul	*.dat	All

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Skul: The Hero Slayer

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