SKULL CHAINZ

The concept is great, the gimmicks are varied and plentiful, and the game manages to be difficult without straddling the line between BS and fair. While it is short (my initial playthrough clocked around 40 minutes, with an additional 10 or so being idle at the menu), I liked what time I spent on this game. Just please don't use this game's short duration to refund it afterwards. Indie developers really do need to eat and this arcade game has so far flown under the radar of a lot of people.

if u dont buy this video game I will smash my skull into you 4 real in real life irl.

I'd highly recommend this. It's one of those flow-state games like Hotline Miami where you get super in the zone of gaming. Art and music is fantastic too.

SKULL CHAINZ is a game which has been extensively praised for its unique concept, which is essentially [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/41100/Hammerfight/]Hammerfight[/url]-but-in-hell. But, actually not, because while the trailer shows mouse movement, I whole-heartedly recommend against it. Instead, grab a controller and get rotating those analog sticks! This game is not for the weak-thumbed. You use your thumb to move your skull around, typically making circular motions so that your skull friend orbits around you. You use any other finger to throw your skull friend, damaging enemies at a range. The game pulls you in with its sleek 3D model-to-pixel look (which kind of reminded me of [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/600130/Valfaris/)]Valfaris[/url], and makes you stay with the interesting gimmick. But is the moment to moment stuff worth it? Probably not. There are a few issues here that hamper the overall experience: Each level has an interesting gimmick. These rang...

- Surprising gameplay depth & variety on top of the super simple premise & control scheme - Cool unique artstyle, reminds me of claymation a bit - Bangin OST - Enormously satisfying VFX & SFX juice Quick-playing arcade game that's very clear about what it's striving to be, and very good at it. Not me though, I suck at it badly

Make no mistake, this is a fairly intense game. You start the game using a control scheme that you're likely unused to, moving a smaller skull around with your mouse/thumbstick while at the same time swinging a big skull that you use to attack and block with. You go through the first level, Sloth, and you get hit a few times, but it's fairly easy to complete. You get to use a few really strong power ups too. And then, the second level, Lust, hits you like a truck as the first roadblock of the game. The enemy numbers goes way up, and not being aggressive will just make more enemies spawn. But being too aggressive will result in mistakes, causing you to get hit. However, there is some leeway, each level is made up of 3 normal stages and 1 boss stage, with 6 individual rounds per normal stage. You heal up at the end of every stage, allowing you to take 2 hits in every stage before a third hit takes you out, resetting the level. You learn how to move better, start looking for specific po...

Neat gameplay with a lot of style!

It's hard in in a motivating way. You feel yourself getting into the flow and getting better and better.

It's such an elegant brilliant idea that I almost hate myself for not coming up with it. Can have a ton of fun with this one even tho there is such a limited control scheme. Note that you should play this in short sessions because otherwise your wrist or thumbs will start to ache depending on your control method.

you swing around a skull and smack it into goons. very fun stuff!