Skull Horde News

Demo Patch

[p]First of all - thank you to everyone who played our demo! We are so happy with the positive reception so far. We are hard at work on the game, and first out is a patch to address some issues we've discovered in the demo.[/p][p][/p][h3]Change log [/h3]

[p] In Squad Upgrade when upgrading Recruitment Rank, empty purchase slots are now filled for free[/p]
[p] Rebalance item economy: Drop rates reduce over time, but shop prices scale slower[/p]
[p] Update keyboard key names to be more legible (e.g. ALT and R-ALT instead of LALT and RALT)[/p]
[p] Increase project resources to prevent crashes and text failing to render[/p]
[p] Reset dungeon data in between floors to prevent memory leak[/p]
[p] Prevent player going out of bounds (previously caused by being overcrowded by enemies)[/p]
[p] Added dedicated reroll shortcut button (default R on keyboard)[/p]
[p] Input rebinding "hold to reset" bar should now start empty[/p]
[p] Hide enemy health bars when there are too many enemies[/p]
[p] Fixed double click exploit when accepting challenges[/p]
[p] Changed reroll costs for items (gift and shop), higher cap[/p]
[p] Prevent enemies going out of bounds[/p]
[p] Added ducat/corpuscle cap (999)[/p]
[p] Various minor balance tweaks (including changes to Rampage, Archer, Petard)[/p]
[p] Various minor bug fixes and performance improvements
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[p]If you encounter any bugs or issues, either use the in-game bug reporting functionality, post in our dedicated bug reports thread or post in our Discord.[/p]

Diablo 2-inspired auto-battler Skull Horde gets a demo

From developer 8BitSkull, their latest game Skull Horde now has a demo available to test ahead of the release later this year.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/diablo-2-inspired-auto-battler-skull-horde-gets-a-demo/

Blending Vampire Survivors and Diablo, Skull Horde has a brand new demo

Practically a modern classic, Vampire Survivors has inspired countless imitators. But the upcoming Skull Horde actually looks like a novel take on its roguelike inspiration. While in Vampire Survivors you gain new abilities to upgrade your avatar, in Skull Horde you'll build a massive army of fellow skeletons and lead them to victory through a dank dungeon. The game has an earnest and goofy tone, like a Tales from the Crypt episode that hits just right. You can give the game a try right now.

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Demo out now!

[p]Get ready to amass a horde of skeletons and take on the filthy flesh hiding in the Sewers![/p][p][/p][p]If you encounter any bugs or issues, either use the in-game bug reporting functionality, post in our dedicated bug reports thread or post in our Discord.[/p][p][/p][p]If you want to be involved in the development, head on over to the forums or our Discord![/p][p][/p][p]Play the demo now[/p]

Demo launch date - June 20

[p]We're happy to announce that the Skull Horde demo will be launching on Friday June 20th![/p][p][/p][p]Add the game to your wishlist to be notified when the demo goes live.[/p]