Skul: The Hero Slayer
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.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:1/20/2021
- Franchise:NEOWIZ
- Developer:SOUTHPAW GAMES
- Publisher:NEOWIZ
- Last Updated:4/16/2025
- Steam App Id:1147560
Skul: The Hero Slayer
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Skul: The Hero Slayer has 1,850 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 86% lower than its previous all-time peak of 12,799 players achieved on 11/20/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Skul: The Hero Slayer. It has received a total of 54,409 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 92 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Skul: The Hero Slayer. Right now, it costs $19.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Skul: The Hero Slayer and its growth over time. It currently has 113,478 followers on its community page.
About Skul: The Hero Slayer
Skul: The Hero Slayer is an Indie, and Action game developed by SOUTHPAW GAMES. On 1/20/2021, it was released on the Steam Store by NEOWIZ.
Players have rated Skul: The Hero Slayer as "Very Positive" out of 54,409 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 50,763 positive reviews and 3,646 negative reviews — an overall 93% positive review rating. Additionally, Skul: The Hero Slayer has earned a metascore of 80 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $19.99. It can also be purchased through "Off With Your Head" Bundle, NEOWIZ Tier3 Bundle, "S"-Tier Action Bundle, Skul: The Hero Slayer + OST, The Warm Skul Bundle, Skul Mythology Bundle, and Scientific-Fantasy Bundle which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, Skul: The Hero Slayer - Mythology Pack available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Skul: The Hero Slayer on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 11 languanges in-game including English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), and German. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Skul: The Hero Slayer supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Single-player
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, Skul: The Hero Slayer has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Action Roguelike
- Roguelike
- Difficult
- Hack and Slash
- Side Scroller
- Multiplayer
- Fantasy
- Roguelite
- Story Rich
- Platformer
- Pixel Graphics
- Metroidvania
- Action-Adventure
- Cute
- Indie
- Villain Protagonist
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Skul: The Hero Slayer and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Skul: The Hero Slayer is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Skul: The Hero Slayer Soundtrack | Music | 1/20/2021 | View |
 | Skul: The Hero Slayer - Mythology Pack | DLC | 11/15/2023 | View |
Related Bundles
Skul: The Hero Slayer is included in 7 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | "Off With Your Head" Bundle | 2 | 2 | $40.48 | View |
 | NEOWIZ Tier3 Bundle | 2 | 1 | $11.65 | View |
 | "S"-Tier Action Bundle | 2 | 2 | $33.23 | View |
 | Skul: The Hero Slayer + OST | 2 | 2 | $22.48 | View |
 | The Warm Skul Bundle | 2 | 2 | $26.08 | View |
 | Skul Mythology Bundle | 2 | 2 | $21.58 | View |
| Scientific-Fantasy Bundle | 2 | 2 | $35.98 | View |
Related Packages
Skul: The Hero Slayer is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Skul: The Hero Slayer | $11.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Skul: The Hero Slayer is available in 11 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Skul: The Hero Slayer data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 16). Skul: The Hero Slayer on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147560
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 16). Skul: The Hero Slayer. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1147560
- Metacritic. (2025, April 16). Skul: The Hero Slayer for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/skul-the-hero-slayer
- SOUTHPAW GAMES. (2023, July 8). Skul: The Hero Slayer. Skul: The Hero Slayer. https://playneowiz.com/skul