- Announcement Trailer: Blight Doctors - DISCOVER, DIAGNOSE, EXORCISE - 1 September 2026
Wishlist Blight Doctors Now!Hey again to all the occult practitioners, necromancers, and misfortunate apprentices here! Its been some 15 months since there's last been anything fresh from the Planar Danse, and I'm back with an announcement of the next game! Same as ever, I'm a solo game developer & world-builder creating TPD, and even though I've been lucky enough to get some artists helping on TFA and some recent projects, this hasn't changed. I love a team, but it is neither economic nor feasible for indies to have massive teams. However, the last two years has seen my gamedev/indiedev freelancing & consultation work increase, and I'm happy to say I've been getting work alongside former Larian & Silent Hill developers! After TFA released in April 2025, I took a break from making games in TPD & took time to build systems, write lore, and recover after the intense blitz of that game. It…
- Skulltide Update 2.0 ! - 18 September 2025
Skulltide is joining the wizards at the Wonders of Wizardry sale event this year with a brand new update, featuring a host of bugfixes and a massive performance overhaul. Lessons from the third game in the Planar Danse, The Fool's Apprentice, have been brought back to Skulltide, and the game performs with overall 60% less GPU usage in all complex levels. In my tests, the levels of Tel Sora and Zypressvald stressed streaming and rendering the most, and now frametimes have halved, doubling FPS in these levels! The game overall has a massive increase in performance on GPU and CPU, as tweaks to 💀enemy AI💀 allowed for more intelligent use of resources. As such, the minimum specs for Skulltide have been slightly lowered :)If you've been hesitant to delve into Skulltide, the game is now better than ever, and currently on discount through the event! Several rare but run-demolishing bugs have…
- Small performance & spawning update. - 11 November 2024
The newest worlds have had some performance improvements, and occasional enemy-spawning issues were fixed. Happy unlife!
- Skulltide Full Release! - 29 October 2024
Skulltide comes now with its largest update, bringing it into a state of full release! This skeletal adventure game has been a blast to create, and thank you to all those who have followed along with it until now! A few more updates shall come to Skulltide, and to The Planar Danse overall--Read on for a big update to the next project! New Ability Set Skulltide has received a big new update! Get the Knights Adamant ability set, comprised of: Sanctify - adds a weapon buff for source/entropic damage that does pure damage to those whose soul is necromantically aligned. Dont hit your friends) Blade of the Diamond - A slower two-handed sword with wider swings and high damage. Riposte - Ever wanted to parry those pesty knights? Now you can! Battle Totem - Raise an explosive totem to provide buffs to nearby skeletons! It also explodes! Honorcall - A passive guard for you and all allies nearby,…
- 1.0.2 - Multiplayer bugfixes - 21 August 2024
Here comes the first round of bugfixes, as always, let me know if you've discovered anything working improperly, or if something simply isn't player-friendly! Fixed a bug making multiplayer clients unable to use the Boneyard Shop on some hardware/devices Made the falling trap not break if skeletons jump down it in a certain order. Changed relic prices. Updated localizations. Typos :(
- Skulltide Releases this week! See what is in the game... - 19 August 2024
The Skulltide begins! As of today, necromantic shenanigans have come to Steam, and the Planar Danse returns for a second release. Skullltide launches today with its full upgrade and gameplay loop realized, feature complete in all its entropic glory. Get it today at a discount, and a greater discount if bundled with the previous game in the Planar Danse, Apollyon: River of Life! --- There are three levels consisting of two more exploratory and the final gauntlet; in the final game the same structure will be echoed, having two more random/exploratory/resource-collecting levels before every "boss" level, whether or not that level has a "boss" or some other greater challenge. There are two ability sets of five abilities, and one additional hidden behind conversation, for a total of eleven abilities you can bind to your bones. As updates come, minor and major, they will be placed upon the "b…
- Steam Next Fest Weeklong Broadcast - 10 June 2024
Join us for Steam Next Fest and dive into the dark, atmospheric world of Skulltide. Unearth the secrets of necromancy, build your undead revolution, and carve your name into the annals of the damned. Will you conquer the underworld or succumb to its endless horrors? The journey begins now! If you have a heart for the spooky and strange, or simply love roguelites with story and depth, Skulltide is right for you! Join a skeletal union and turn against the foolish necromancers who would raise you. The Skulltide begins! ------------------ Skulltide is an adventure, roguelite, necromantic RPG-lite, with co-op elements and a deep story. It has humorous elements in dark fantasy, with threads tying into an expansive universe continuing from the Planar Danse's previous release, Apollyon. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2814060?utm_source=SNF&utm_medium=UTMLINKS https://store.steampowered.com/…
- Steam Next Fest Weeklong Broadcast - 10 June 2024
Join us for Steam Next Fest and dive into the dark, atmospheric world of Skulltide. Unearth the secrets of necromancy, build your undead revolution, and carve your name into the annals of the damned. Will you conquer the underworld or succumb to its endless horrors? The journey begins now! If you have a heart for the spooky and strange, or simply love roguelites with story and depth, Skulltide is right for you! Join a skeletal union and turn against the foolish necromancers who would raise you. The Skulltide begins! ------------------ Skulltide is an adventure, roguelite, necromantic RPG-lite, with co-op elements and a deep story. It has humorous elements in dark fantasy, with threads tying into an expansive universe continuing from the Planar Danse's previous release, Apollyon. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1472060/Apollyon_River_of_Life/
- Skulltide - Skeleton mischief & magical shenanigans & dark fantasy! - 9 June 2024
Join us for Steam Next Fest and dive into the dark, atmospheric world of Skulltide. Unearth the secrets of necromancy, build your undead revolution, and carve your name into the annals of the damned. Will you conquer the underworld or succumb to its endless horrors? The journey begins now! If you have a heart for the spooky and strange, or simply love roguelites with story and depth, Skulltide is right for you! Join a skeletal union and turn against the foolish necromancers who would raise you. The Skulltide begins! ------------------ Skulltide is an adventure, roguelite, necromantic RPG-lite, with co-op elements and a deep story. It has humorous elements in dark fantasy, with threads tying into an expansive universe continuing from the Planar Danse's previous release, Apollyon. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1472060/Apollyon_River_of_Life/
- Skulltide - Skeleton mischief & dark fantasy & magical shenanigans! - 9 June 2024
Join us for Steam Next Fest and dive into the dark, atmospheric world of Skulltide. Unearth the secrets of necromancy, build your undead revolution, and carve your name into the annals of the damned. Will you conquer the underworld or succumb to its endless horrors? The journey begins now! If you have a heart for the spooky and strange, or simply love roguelites with story and depth, Skulltide is right for you! Join a skeletal union and turn against the foolish necromancers who would raise you. The Skulltide begins! ------------------ Skulltide is an adventure, roguelite, necromantic RPG-lite, with co-op elements and a deep story. It has humorous elements in dark fantasy, with threads tying into an expansive universe continuing from the Planar Danse's previous release, Apollyon. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1472060/Apollyon_River_of_Life/
- Skulltide 0.5.1 - 3 May 2024
New attack patterns for some enemies. New spine-stab attack for the skeleton! You can now attack in any state, even without limbs... All controls can now be reviewed in the controller menu. Groundwork laid for customization. See you all soon! As a reminder, the google survey is a great place to give any feedback on Skulltide, so it can be the best game it can be!
