- NEOWIZ Steam Publisher Sale Announcement - 15 September 2026
🔥 NEOWIZ Steam Publisher Sale is now live! 🔥Enjoy special discounts on everything from the base game of to the Mythology Pack DLC!Join Skul at a special price and save the Demon King’s Castle! 💀💵 Discount: 50% OFF📅 Period: 9/14 10:00 AM – 9/21 10:00 AM (PDT)
- Release 1.9.1 Patch Notes - 27 June 2024
Release 1.9.1 Patch Notes Hello little skeletons! In this patch, several items that were difficult to obtain have had their effects enhanced. The detailed changes are as follows: Changes Made Items Berserker's Gauntlet Changed the current HP ratio required for the attack speed increase effect to reach its maximum: 15% → 20% Dark Berserker's Gauntlets Changed the current HP ratio required for the attack speed increase effect to reach its maximum: 15% → 20% Changed the maximum attack speed increase value based on lost health: 60% → 70% Veteran Warrior's Gloves Changed the cooldown of the attack effect: 5 seconds → 4 seconds Increased the damage of the attack effect Great Sage’s Time Changed the physical attack increase per skill on cooldown: 30% → 35% Absolute Mithril Gear Changed the additional physical attack increase when the effect reaches its maximum: 40% → 50% Sylphid Wings Changed…
- Release 1.9.0 Patch Notes - 5 April 2024
An Evil Sword-wielding Demon of tremendous potential has emerged, sweeping across the land of Harmonia. Today, we're excited to share news about our new Skull "Dominator" and various balance adjustments. Changes Skull New Skull: Dominator Rarity: Legendary Type: Speed A Demon of tremendous potential returning to the new continent Skeleton-Pike Passive - Adjusted the jump attack of Unique and Legendary grades to match the attack pattern of Normal and Rare grades. Skill - Reduced the dash distance increment for the skill across all rarity. Mummy Passive - Changed so it no longer floats in the air during dash. Dark Paladin Passive - Changed the basic combo attack type: Physical → Magic. - Adjusted the amount of Shield gained from consuming darkness: 10 → 20. - Increased the amount of darkness gained from attacking enemies with skills. Skill - Increased damage for . Slave Skill - Increased…
- Dev Blog [Supporter Murdoc] - 29 March 2024
Hello, little skeletons! The nickname "Murdoc" had been our biggest patron during our fundraiser. However, he has been listed as TBD (To Be Determined) from the official launch of Skul up until now. As a crowd-funding reward, we at SOUTHPAW GAMES decided to create an original Skull in honour of Murdoc, but the project had been on hold until recently. Murdoc wanted to create a Skull that not only respected the game but was also well-designed and fitting for the game. Therefore, Murdoc mentioned that he needed time to gain a higher understanding of the game and come up with better ideas, and we respected his decision and chose to wait. As both we and Murdoc had to focus on our respective tasks, more time passed than anticipated. However, we both have not forgotten about the project, and finally, Murdoc’s commemorative Skull has appeared in the land of Harmonia. The name of this Skull is t…
- Action roguelike Skul: The Hero Slayer has sold more than 2M copies - 31 December 2023
Skul: The Hero Slayer has sold 2 million copies since release, putting the sidescrolling action roguelike in that top tier of multi-million-selling games. Skul's Dead Cells -esque and Hollow Knight -like action never had a huge single spike in popularity, but has steadily grown in sales since its January 2021 release alongside pretty regular large additions and patches... Read more.
- 2 Million Copies Sold! - 28 December 2023
Hello little Skeletons! We are beyond excited to announce that Skul: The Hero Slayer has surpassed 2 million copies in sales. This is another huge record achieved since we announced that Skul sold 1 million copies last year. We would like to express sincere gratitude to everyone for playing Skul and giving tremendous support up until now. As a thank you, we're offering a special 50% discount until January 18th. We will continue to work hard to give you a more delightful experience in the future. Thank you.
- Soundtrack Update - 26 November 2023
Hello little Skeletons, it’s been a long time! Through today’s update, we have updated BGMs of Rockstar, Dark Mirror, and Demon King Castle Defense. We have also fixed the metadata of certain soundtracks. With the Dark Mirror and Demon King Castle Defense, Skul: The Hero Slayer’s digital soundtrack has now accumulated over 30 tracks. This has only been possible through the love and support from our players. We thank you sincerely, and we hope you enjoy our music with Skul. Changes Made - Added ‘Rockstar of Harmonia’ (Track #23) - Added Dark Mirror OST (Track #24 - 27) - Added Demon King Castle Defense OST (Track #28 - 35) Fallen Demon Castle Changed track title: Fallen Demon King Castle The Black Lab Changed track title: The Dark Lab Sacred Ground Changed track title: Sanctuary - Fixed an issue where the tag information was incorrectly matched in some tracks 18. The Sword of Carleon 19.…
- v1.08.01.3 Patch Notes - 24 November 2023
Changes Made - Adjusted the 2nd phase BGM of the boss 'Skul, The Dark Skeleton' - Improved the cutscene that took place while encountering the boss 'Alexander, The Emperor of Carleon' - Adjusted the 'Gambler' Skull's passive skill's chip UI Before: displayed the current number of chips under the Health Bar After: Displays the number of chips in the buff icon sections, while in possession of one or more chips a VFX aura effect will be shown💡 Developer Comment In Skul, the gauge UI has been used to display the resources players obtain and consume regularly. However, as the Gambler's 'Chip' was not a resource that the player could actively obtain we believed that displaying it as a resource gauge could cause confusion and thus have made this change. Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug that made players unable to climb back to the map after using the skill during the 'Alexander, The Emperor of Carleon…
- Hotfix - Release 1.8.1 - 18 November 2023
Hello to our dearest little skeletons, We deeply apologize for the inconvenience you may have experienced after the 1.8.0 Update. This hotfix aims to fix one of the most critical issues, 'Game crash occurring when changing maps'. However, we have discovered that the issue mentioned above was related to the Inscription Box sold in the Dark Mirror's Black Market and have temporarily disabled the Inscription Box related to the Mystery Inscription. Once all of the issues related to the Mystery Inscription Box, we will make the Inscription Box purchasable again. Once again we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you had to experience. Finally, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Skul community who have shared, reported and interacted with us to fix the issues. Our community made it possible for us to assess the situation and make the necessary decisions faster and we p…
- Release Patch 1.8.0 Known Issue - 17 November 2023
Hello to our dearest little skeletons, After the release of Release Patch 1.8.0 Update on Nov 16 which included the Demon King Castle Defense, we have received numerous reports from players not being able to play the game. The reports included the game crashing and being unable to load the game properly. To resolve this issue as quickly as possible, we have started our investigations and are taking the necessary actions as we speak. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience you may have experienced. Once the Hotfix is ready, we will release the patch and share the news via announcements. Thank you.
- Release 1.8.0 Patch Notes - 16 November 2023
The wicked force that had loomed over the land of Harmonia has finally launched an invasion on the Demon King Castle. In order to fight against the blatant malice of the dark forces, Skul has returned to the Demon King Castle. Skul and his demon buddies must face against the Carleon’s invasion. Changes Made Demon King Castle Defense A new chapter, the ‘Demon King Castle’ has been added. 2 new bosses have been added. You can modify the inscription through the Witch before the battle. Mythology Pack DLC You can now purchase the new DLC ‘Mythology Pack’. Skull Hunter Passive Skill Before Patch Holding down the attack button initiates concentration, and when fully completed its attack is enhanced. Based on the distance from the enemy, increases Crit Rate by up to 50%. After Patch Holding down the attack button initiates concentration, and when fully completed its attack is enhanced. Based o…
- Demon King Castle Defense & Mythology Pack Trailer Reveal - 10 November 2023
The latest trailer of Skul: The Hero Slayer has been revealed! As previously teased, The Demon King Castle Defense is the major free content that will wrap up Skul's journey with a bang. The Mythology Pack, is Skul's first-ever paid DLC, includes new Skulls and items inspired by famous mythologies. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512790/Skul_The_Hero_Slayer__Mythology_Pack/?beta=0 Get ready for the final adventure of Skul alongside the first paid DLC on Nov 15th!
- Dev Blog [First DLC: Mythology Pack] - 6 October 2023
Hello little skeletons! Today, we are proud to introduce Skul's first ever DLC, the "Mythology Pack". We plan to release this DLC pack in November alongside the Demon King Castle Defense update. More information, including the official release date and price, will be shared once they have been finalized. Now here's a sneak peek into our first DLC. As you can tell from the title, the "Mythology Pack" DLC features fresh content inspired by legendary mythologies. Our approach, when designing new skulls, has always been to set them apart from the ones that already exist. But this time, we decided to try something different and develop a new skull with a specific concept in mind. That concept was mythologies. The DLC introduces five new skulls that will give players new ways to take on their enemies. We have designed these new skulls to require a bit more skill to master compared to the exis…
- Dev Blog #10 - 14 September 2023
Hello little skeletons! As previously teased, today we would like to share new details regarding Skul's new upcoming content. Before we share any further information, there is an important topic that we must discuss. Four years ago, when we had just begun developing Skul, we launched a crowdfunding campaign. We were pleasantly surprised when numerous future skeletons showed their support and provided us with valuable feedback regarding the development process. It is thanks to these supporters that Skul was successfully released. During our crowdfunding campaign, we established certain funding goals, and our initial concept for the future Hard Mode was the Demon King Castle Defense. However, as Skul continued to expand, it became clear that Skul needed a more extensive narrative and many new features, and the Demon King Castle Defense was not the best fit for that. Therefore, we came up…
- Dev Blog #9 - 29 August 2023
Hello little skeletons, it's been a while since our last Dev Blog! As always we hope the very best for our skeleton friends. We are grateful for the overwhelming love and support we received from our fans throughout the process of developing and releasing the Dark Mirror update. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our patient fans and also apologize for the delay in having the chance to interact with you all. Since launching the Dark Mirror update, we have been focusing on developing fresh content. To give you a sneak peek, we will be sharing snippets of this upcoming content through Dev Blogs. The next Dev Blog will be available in mid-September. Additionally, we would like to share some of the stories that we weren't able to reveal during the development of the Dark Mirror update. In a previous Dev Blog, we discussed our process of creating Skul's Hard Mode. Initially, we tried adjustin…
- Release Patch 1.7.5 Hotfix & Known Issues - 12 May 2023
Hello little skeletons! In yesterday's 1.7.5 update, we made changes to the 'Rapidity' inscription. We identified that the damage values for the newly added effects of 'Rapidity' level 4, combo attacks were set lower than our intentions. As this issue could affect many of our players during the weekend, we tried to rapidly resolve the issue. We will continue to play our game along with our players and interact to hear your comments and opinions to provide a better and more enjoyable playing experience. Below are the details regarding this hotfix. Changes Made Inscriptions Rapidity Fixed an issue in which the combo attack damage values activated by obtaining level 4 were set much lower. Known Issues In-game terminology in some translations was not polished enough. This issue will be resolved in the upcoming updates.
- Release 1.7.5 Patch Notes - 11 May 2023
Hello little skeletons! After our previous adjustments to the Magic-focused balance update, we have worked on improving the balance of Physical Attack related aspects. Buffs have been made to some Skulls, Items, and Inscriptions that saw relatively low use and improvements to the related mechanics to those elements. Please continue reading below for the details of this update. Changes Made Skull Carleon Recruit Increased damage of Focused Complete Attacks against Normal Attacks Reduced the normal attack’s forward dash distance after fully concentrating Stone Monkey Increase in the amount of energy gained from normal attacks on enemies Ghoul Increase the chance of enemies dropping flesh upon normal attack Gene During normal attacks, combo attacks now trigger the 3rd attack faster after the 2nd attack Increased the damage of the third attack of combo attacks during normal attacks Davy Jon…
- Release 1.7.4 Patch Note - 27 March 2023
Hello everyone We're moving forward with the 1.7.4 patch to address a number of issues we've received since the 1.7.3 update. Bug Fixes Fixed a bug in which mapping the 'left MB' as 'attack' could close UI menus by clicking the 'left MB' Fixed a bug in which by performing specific commands the player could skip the boss battle in the Dark Mirror Chapter 4 boss map Fixed a bug in which players could obtain the 'Prohibited Book' even after obtaining the item 'Demonomicon' Fixed a bug in which the wrong image was being displayed for the item 'Grace of Leonia' Fixed a bug in which some 'attack type' text colours were missing Fixed some awkward Chinese translations
- Announcement Regarding Known Issue For 1.7.3 Update - 18 March 2023
Hello everyone Through the recent 1.7.3 update, we've taken steps to make UI interactions more usable and intuitive. However, there are some cases that we missed in the process that have caused issues, and we wanted to give you a heads up on those issues. Currently, there is an issue when player assign 'left mouse click' as 'attack'. When player interact with the pause menu, NPC dialog, Dark Ability, the UI screen will be closed when player left-click on a specific button. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to gamers using these controls. With this update, we've made sure that the controls in each UI are consistent and follow the controls (key settings) set by the player. Typically, in the UI, the attack key acts as a "cancel" to close the window and the jump key acts as a "confirm". However, in Skul, players can currently assign a left mouse click to the…
- Release 1.7.3 Patch Note - 17 March 2023
Hello Little Bones We have made balance changes in the patch mainly focusing on Magic attacks. A variety of changes have been made such as damage buffs, QOL improvements, and lowering the high skill ceiling that was required for certain elements. As mentioned, this patch focuses on elements related to Magic attacks. In our next updates, we plan to focus on Physical attacks as well. Our efforts to smooth out the balance of Skul are a continuous one. We also play our game to grasp a better understanding of our community and their feedback. Through your voices, we continue to work hard to provide a betting enjoyable playing experience. Changes Made Skulls Mage Increased the amount of mana gained by using basic attacks on enemies: 1 → 2 Increased the damage of basic attacks Increased the damage of Increased the damage of Increased the damage of Adjusted some skill effects so it does not vis…
