Skully Reviews

Skully is ranked in the 20th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
6.5 / 10.0
May 17, 2021

Skully has its heart in the right place but can't quite execute things correctly. The movement is zippy when you're in ball form, but you're not going to find too many things to challenge you. The puzzle mechanics are good, but you won't have to think too hard about your next move. It's a fine experience that's not too enthralling due to its unevenness, so it's difficult to stick it out to the end.

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6 / 10.0
Feb 17, 2021

On the whole, it does a very good job. Most of the cogs are moving in the right direction, and you will have fun throughout. But the weak points cannot be ignored. The main one has to be the collectables. A disappointing and pointless task that adds no purpose other than to keep you playing for a few more hours. I wish the developers had integrated this portion more intelligently. So, do I recommend it? Yes, it’s positives outweigh its negatives, and it does a good job on the whole. Can you help Terry see eye to eye with his siblings, or is this magical paradise destined to be war-torn for Eternity?

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GameOctane
ElegantFrost
C
Sep 22, 2020

While it has untapped potential and rough spots, Skully offers some good platforming and collecting fun when it hits its highs.

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BaziCenter
Mohamad Reza Rezvani
Top Critic
6 / 10
Sep 5, 2020

If you are really, really into platformer genre and have enough patience, Skully may be a good choice for you. But even then, the 30$ asking price seems too much for the amount of content Skully is offering.

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75 / 100
Sep 1, 2020

Skully is a simple platformer that boasts fun characters, a great soundtrack, and creative gameplay; all of which provide a rewarding experience by the end of it. However, good things only last for a while, since the quality of the story drops off significantly by the end, and the poor music looping quickly becomes boring. And yet, it's an underrated gem that you'll likely want to platinum as soon as it's done.

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3.5 / 5.0
Aug 31, 2020

Personally, as mentioned, my interest in this game came to a screeching halt but I still appreciate what it is and I have no doubt that those who don't mind platform hopping  will enjoy it. If that's your thing then certainly consider giving it a go. If like me the term parkour causes an instant eye roll and sigh then I'd suggest giving this a miss.

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6.8 / 10.0
Aug 30, 2020

Skully introduces a very satisfying "rolling" gameplay mechanic in nice prehistoric environments, but it's when it tries to diverge from it, giving us an anthropomorphic form and adding puzzles and platforming sections, that it fails. The problematic camera doesn't help, either.

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6 / 10.0
Aug 27, 2020

Instead, you are presented with jumps that require ultimate precision and obstacles with errors in collision detection which force you to adopt a slow and careful approach. With more attention to details and some more polishing Skully could have been an entertaining experience. Unfortunately, it just proves to be a modest attempt to make a cute platformer.

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Ken McKown
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Aug 25, 2020

Skully is a game that is easily forgettable and hardly recommendable. It is something that if you got free through a Games with Gold you would be encapsulated for all of 30 minutes and then likely never play again. It had promise with its quirky story and unique mechanics, but it never capitalizes on any of them, making it feel like yet another game lost in the ether of releases in 2020.

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6.4 / 10.0
Aug 24, 2020

Skully is an alright sort of platforming and light puzzle game that features some lovely yet strange environments.

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XGN.nl
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Aug 22, 2020

Skully is a platformer that challenges and entertains you. The game lets you die a lot, but never in an unfair way. The game's physics are always on point which pushes you to keep an eye on the little skull all the time. Solve puzzles with three other characters and roll, jump, bash and dash your way to the lairs of four gods in this indie game.

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7 / 10.0
Aug 22, 2020

Despite the flaws it might have, Skully is still a very competent puzzler, and that should be enough to convince you to play it.

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TheSixthAxis
Steve C
Top Critic
5 / 10
Aug 21, 2020

I hate being that guy who basically says "this isn't the game I wanted to play", but in Skully's case it seems the most appropriate conclusion. So much of the game concentrates on mechanics that were rightfully abandoned and too little fulfils the marble rolling promise of its early footage. Looks like I'm still waiting, like a strangely bearded Cinderalla, to go to the ball.

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8 / 10.0
Aug 20, 2020

Skully is a game that, we have already said, is not going to reveal anything to us that we have not seen before, but what it does, it does it well and beautiful. Skully has that charm of games made with illusion and with no other intention than to escape from reality for a while and roll

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5 / 10
Aug 18, 2020

Skully's basic puzzle-solving and platforming are mostly benign, with occasional shows of both clever design and poor craftsmanship.

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Loved
Aug 18, 2020

I do think Skully has lived up to my expectations. I will leave my frustration behind as I find most platform games frustrating at times while playing them, it’s the nature of the genre. Skully is a very enjoyable game and the puzzles are a lot of fun. Set in beautiful environments, with great voice acting and humour. If you are a fan of the genre, Skully is definitely a game you should consider adding it to your Nintendo Switch library.

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6 / 10.0
Aug 17, 2020

Skully would be a good recommendation, but the port has some technical problems in the graphics and the controls. It is a title that, with its challenging stages and simple storyline, reminds platformers of past generations. That so, the port that should have been released with more care, it is up to us to wait for a patch with corrections.

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5 / 10.0
Aug 17, 2020

Skully has some interesting gameplay involving your multiple forms, but is ultimately let down by checkpoint issues, and blurry visuals

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4 / 10.0
Aug 17, 2020

Skully probably could have been a much more fun game than it currently is right now but there were far too many headaches especially physics wise that playing this game while suffering from an ailment that involves a headache to which I did, felt like I needed to be absent from my work for another day. So for those that like a challenge and don’t mind some camera and checkpoint issues then Skully might be a game that one can easily roll with.

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7 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2020

Skully will make us roll and jump through unexpected places, while we solve puzzles with various mud transformations.

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