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2017 PC

An old-school arcade dungeon shooter with procedurally generated levels, playable solo or in two-player co-op. You blast through hordes of monsters to save the soul of a talking sheep.

What defines Skein:

  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Lots of humour
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Skein are Exit the Gungeon, Soul Knight and Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Skein special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Exit the Gungeon

93 %

2020 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable 9.75 € 75 % positive Mostly positive, 3,525 reviews on Steam

  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Lots of humour

A frantic bullet-hell roguelike where you escape a collapsing Gungeon by elevator, juggling ever-changing weapons and dodge rolls. Short, chaotic runs full of quirky humor and pixel-art charm.

Soul Knight

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast pixel-art roguelike shooter where you blast through randomly generated dungeons, collect wacky weapons and dodge bullets. Simple controls and a large roster of heroes make it ideal for quick runs, including co-op.

Choice Chamber

Lots of humour

A chaotic 2D roguelike platformer built for livestreaming, where the chat changes enemies, power-ups and rules in real time. Every run turns out unpredictable and often absurd.

Devil's Dare

Lots of humour

A 2D zombie beat'em up for up to four local co-op players, parodying classic game heroes as they fight 90s horror-movie monsters. Permadeath and cash-based upgrades keep each run tense.

Instant Dungeon!

Lots of humour

A fast arcade dungeon crawler for quick sessions that skips skill trees, cutscenes and lengthy tutorials and drops you straight into the action. Ideal for short, no-fuss play.

Legend of Dungeon

Challenging difficulty

A frantic pixel-art roguelike dungeon crawler where you fight through randomly generated, dimly lit dungeons alone or in co-op, collecting weapons, potions and hats while trying to survive as long as possible.

A Fistful of Gun

Co-op or multiplayer

A top-down Western shooter where you pick one of eleven gunslingers and blast through bandits, bears and undead. Its standout feature is chaotic co-op for up to nine players, local and online.

AK-xolotl

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A cute-yet-brutal top-down roguelike shooter where you play a gun-toting axolotl, blast through animal-themed levels, collect power-ups and raise a squad of baby axolotls.

Shutshimi

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A chaotic arcade shoot'em up where a muscle-bound fish with a terrible memory picks new upgrades every 10 seconds. The frantic randomized pace and goofy humor make every run different.

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