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Skeleton Crew

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54%Game Brain Score
replayability, music
gameplay, story
63% User Score Based on 32 reviews
Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

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Skeleton Crew is a single player and multiplayer platformer game with fantasy and comedy themes. It was developed by Cinder Cone and was released on June 16, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Launch your enemies like Gothic pinballs in Skeleton Crew, the physics-based platform brawler. A band of misfit heroes is all that stands between the last survivors of humanity and the legions of Chaos that have assembled to destroy them.

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63%
Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews
replayability1 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Great co-op game with fun variety and unique characters, making it enjoyable to play with friends.
  • Offers a lot of replayability with the potential to unlock multiple characters and engage in chaotic co-op gameplay.
  • The game features a solid artistic style, engaging puzzles, and satisfying combat mechanics that can be enjoyable when played locally.
  • Combat is slow and sluggish, with many mechanics feeling poorly implemented, leading to a frustrating gameplay experience.
  • Online multiplayer is underdeveloped, with significant lag and connectivity issues that hinder the experience.
  • The tutorial is lengthy and can be off-putting, delaying access to multiplayer features and causing confusion for new players.
  • gameplay
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized as a cooperative experience with unique characters, appealing to fans of Castle Crashers-style mechanics. However, it suffers from a lack of fluidity and poorly implemented mechanics, such as spikes and fire, which detracts from the overall experience. While not innovative, it can still be enjoyable for those playing with friends.

    • “Amazing coop game with unique gameplay and characters”
    • “Amazing coop game with unique gameplay and characters”
    • “The gameplay is the opposite of fluid.”
    • “There are many mechanics like spikes and fire in the game that are poorly implemented.”
    • “The gameplay is not innovative by any means, but those who enjoy Castle Crashers-esque gameplay will enjoy it with friends.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is rich and engaging, featuring deep elements such as currency management, shops, upgrades, and numerous sidequests, which may detract from its appeal as a lighthearted party game. Players are motivated to progress through the narrative and revisit levels to unlock additional characters and content, reminiscent of classic titles like Gauntlet: Dark Legacy.

    • “The game's story keeps the player pushing forward, and the multiple character unlocks will keep you returning to old levels to uncover even more missed content, similar to Gauntlet: Dark Legacy.”
    • “I thought this would make a neat little party game, but it seems to have a certain level of depth that makes it a poor choice for silly fun, with currency, various shops, buying upgrades, numerous side quests, and heavy story elements.”
    • “I thought this would make a neat little party game, but it seems to have a certain level of depth that makes it a poor choice for silly fun (currency, various shops, buying upgrades, numerous side quests, heavy story elements, etc).”
    • “The game's story keeps the player pushing forward, but the multiple 'character unlocks' will keep you returning to old levels to uncover even more missed content, similar to Gauntlet: Dark Legacy.”
  • graphics
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics have been widely criticized, with many users expressing that the art style is a significant disappointment.

    • “And honestly, the art style is just a huge miss.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its high replayability, offering players numerous opportunities to revisit and enjoy its sidescrolling puzzle platforming elements, all at a reasonable price.

    • “It's a sidescrolling puzzle platformer with a ton of replayability at a very justifiable price.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music, including the soundtrack, dialogue, and sound effects, is highly praised for its quality and satisfaction, contributing to the overall smooth experience of the game.

    • “The soundtrack, dialogue, and sound effects are very satisfying alongside the smooth running game.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users report significant stability issues, particularly with environmental hazards like spikes, fire, and poison, which are often difficult to detect and can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences due to bugs.

    • “Spikes are difficult to spot, fire and poison are just straight up not fun and often buggy.”
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Skeleton Crew is a platformer game with fantasy and comedy themes.

Skeleton Crew is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

Skeleton Crew was released on June 16, 2022.

Skeleton Crew was developed by Cinder Cone.

Skeleton Crew has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its replayability but disliked it for its gameplay.

Skeleton Crew is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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