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Skul: The Hero Slayer

SOUTHPAW GAMES · published by NEOWIZ · released Jan 20, 2021 · Early Access from Feb 19, 2020 · data updated Oct 23, 2026

IndieActionAction Roguelike

by SOUTHPAW GAMES, published by NEOWIZ

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.

Released Jan 20, 2021 · Early Access from Feb 19, 2020

Steam figures

	Value	As of
Steam reviews	Very Positive · 93% positive of 50,903 Steam reviews	Oct 23, 2026
Followers on Steam	116,884	Oct 19, 2026
Regular US price	$19.99	Oct 19, 2026
Twitch peak viewers	87	Oct 22, 2026

New Steam reviews per month

Month	New positive	New negative
Nov 2025	215	15
Dec 2025	196	18
Jan 2026	227	22
Feb 2026	158	19
Mar 2026	185	16
Apr 2026	135	17
May 2026	150	18
Jun 2026	160	10
Jul 2026	155	14
Aug 2026	143	16
Sep 2026	116	11

Sales estimate

Copies sold on Steam	1.7M – 4.5M
Gross revenue on Steam	$16M – $55M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut
Steam reviews by buyers	50,903	Oct 23, 2026
Copies per review	33–88

Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated

Tag DNA

Tag	Share of Steam games
Villain Protagonist	1 in 452 games
Metroidvania	1 in 59 games
Hack and Slash	1 in 26 games
Side Scroller	1 in 22 games
Difficult	1 in 19 games
Action Roguelike	1 in 17 games
Roguelike	1 in 12 games
Roguelite	1 in 12 games

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