Super Skelemania

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Super Skelemania is a single player arcade platformer game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Ben Allen and was released on November 17, 2017. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Dive into Super Skelemania, a single-sitting metroidvania about an acrobatic skeleton. Jump over a pit of thorns, roll your skull like a bowling ball, or headbutt a spider like any good skeleton...

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 91 reviews

gameplay13 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Tight and responsive controls with smooth and fast-paced movement mechanics, making platforming enjoyable and satisfying.
Charming pixel art style, fluid animations, and well-crafted music and sound effects that create a pleasant and atmospheric experience.
Well-designed level layout with creative ability gating that encourages exploration and offers a rewarding metroidvania progression in a short, digestible timeframe.

Very short game length, generally around 1-2 hours, which may feel lacking for the price if not purchased on sale.
Combat is minimal and basic, often considered underwhelming and not a significant part of the gameplay experience.
Some frustrating or imprecise platforming moments and occasionally unclear or poorly labeled maps that can make navigation confusing.

gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
76% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The gameplay is widely praised for its smooth, responsive, and fast movement mechanics that emphasize platforming and skillful traversal, often compared to titles like Super Mario Odyssey. Despite being short and lacking extensive story or world-building, it offers engaging boss fights and a variety of powers that encourage creative use of the mechanics. While some note a lack of thorough explanation of controls and a feeling of incompleteness, the game's charm, solid design, and focused gameplay provide a satisfying and enjoyable experience.
- “This game thoroughly impressed me with the responsive controls and genuinely fun movement mechanics.”
- “Super Skelemania is a really enjoyable metroidvania that doesn’t contain a single bit of filler content - just purely awesome platforming focused gameplay.”
- “My two favorite aspects of the game are the excellent movement mechanics and the wide array of power that you constantly find during the brief ~1.5-hour playtime.”
music
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46% positive mentions, 54% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its atmospheric, fitting, and polished quality, often evoking nostalgic vibes from classics like Metroid and Donkey Kong Country without feeling derivative. It complements the visuals and gameplay perfectly, enhancing the overall immersive experience. Many users highlight the thoughtful composition, charm, and how well it meshes with sound effects and level design.
- “The quality of the music is best noticed with headphones on; I suddenly noticed one area’s music was reminiscent of Donkey Kong Country’s underwater level!”
- “The music is very atmospheric and manages to evoke the spirit of predecessors like Metroid while not sounding derivative.”
- “The music and sound effects fit perfectly with the experience.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions
The graphics are consistently praised for their charming, pixel art style with attractive visuals and excellent character design, contributing to a relaxing and appealing atmosphere. While some aspects like the map navigation may be vague, the overall artwork and animation complement the game's smooth mechanics and delightful aesthetic.
- “A compact little metroidvania with charming art style and music.”
- “It's a short little game, but it has a lot of heart, really cute visuals and cool enemy designs, and great music.”
- “The pixel visuals are attractive, the controls feel good, and while the map is a bit vague it should generally give you some idea of where to go next; even if you only plan on a single playthrough it's easily worth a pickup when on sale.”
- “Decent SNES looking graphics.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions
The game features little to no story or world-building, which is generally accepted given its short length and focus on gameplay. The narrative revolves mainly around basic objectives like exploring the planet and collecting parts, but most players do not find the lack of a substantial story problematic.
- “There's not a lot of story in this game; I guess the story is discovering the planet, getting the parts, and getting out of there.”
- “There's not much in terms of story, but that's not necessary for a game this short and silly.”
- “There's not a ton of story or world building, but the gameplay is fun and it's enjoyable for the less than 3 hours it took me to beat it.”
- “There's not lot of story in this game, I guess story is discovering the planet, getting the parts and getting out of there.”
- “There doesn't seem to be a story of any substance (or any story at all?).”
replayability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions
The game offers strong replayability primarily through its speedrunning challenges, appealing especially to players who enjoy mastering fast completions. Despite its relatively short length, it provides substantial content and incentives for repeated playthroughs, making it worthwhile beyond a single run.
- “It has stupendous replay value, especially in the realm of speedrunning.”
- “So I have played the previous games in this series, and this one definitely has the most content and most replayability.”
- “The game is fairly short but super replayable and fun to speedrun if you're into that kind of thing.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its minimalistic yet evocative style, complemented by atmospheric music that pays homage to classics without feeling derivative. Its relaxing and immersive ambiance, combined with appealing art, notably enhances the overall experience.
- “Awesome little game, I love the minimalistic style and atmosphere.”
- “The music is very atmospheric and manages to evoke the spirit of predecessors like Metroid while not sounding derivative.”
- “But, for me, the fluid mechanics, the appealing art style, and overall relaxing atmosphere more than made up for the length.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game delivers stellar performance with flawless optimization and is free of technical bugs, resulting in a highly polished experience.
- “Performance is stellar and no bugs could be found, so it's also technically polished.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game demonstrates excellent stability, running smoothly even on the Steam Deck without performance issues.
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The character development is praised for its excellent design and artwork, contributing to a visually appealing and engaging experience.

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Super Skelemania is a arcade platformer game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Super Skelemania include indie, 2d, exploration, metroidvania and retro.

Super Skelemania is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

Super Skelemania was released on November 17, 2017.

Super Skelemania was developed by Ben Allen.

Super Skelemania has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Super Skelemania for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Super Skelemania is a single player game.

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