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Skull Horde Demo: What You Need to Know

Skull Horde demo releases for the auto battler dungeon crawler game coming to Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to the twisted genius of developer 8BitSkull, the chaos has never looked so undead. Which you can find on Steam. Picture this: you’re a lone, vengeful skull, blazing through dank tunnels with a swarm of bony buddies at your beck and call. No body, no problem — just raw, undead swagger. That’s the electric vibe of the Skull Horde demo, now live on Steam and fully tuned for Windows and our beloved Linux boxes (Steam Deck too) via Proton. Why should you drop everything and dive into the auto battler dungeon crawler? Because in Skull Horde you’re out for revenge against — wait for it — your own flesh and blood. They back-stabbed you, booted you underground, and left you a literal talking head. Instead of sulking, you went full necromancer, bending bone and sinew to your warped will. It’s petty, it’s personal, and it feels incredible.

20 Minutes of Mayhem

Each run lasts about the length of a coffee break — roughly twenty minutes — but don’t let that fool you. Every dungeon is procedurally generated, which means no two corpse-crawls are alike. One round you’re ducking toxic sludge spitters; the next you’re juggling shield-bearing skeletons while a zombie ogre lumbers in from the shadows. You’ll tweak, tinker, and outright gamble on builds that either make you an unstoppable bone cyclotron or… well, a heap of shattered calcium.

Skull Horde - Gameplay Trailer for the Demo

Build the Ultimate Undead Posse

Loot chests shower you with trinkets that turn your shambling squad into a kill-machine. Maybe you’ll snag a rune that makes archers explode on death—great for crowd control. Or you’ll merge three pikemen into a hulking, ultra-mega spear titan that pierces enemies and egos. Each unit type has a special ability, so experiment like a mad scientist in a morgue. Your army is expendable, sure, but every sacrifice inches you closer to that sweet, cathartic revenge.

One Biome Today, Endless Chaos Tomorrow

The Skull Horde demo serves up a full Sewer-biome run—think dripping pipes, squealing rats, and that unwholesome “is this water or something… worse?” vibe. There’s no meta-progression yet, but don’t sweat it. The replay value is off the charts thanks to an obscene variety of units, perks, and hidden synergies. Unlocking the perfect combo feels like discovering a secret tech in a fighting game: juicy, surprising, and oh-so-satisfying.

Global Necromancy—No Region Lock

Whether your crew shouts “Allez!” or “¡Vamos!”, you’re covered. The demo ships in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese. Language barriers? Buried six feet under.

The Skull Horde demo is a Prelude to the 2025 Launch

Developer 8BitSkull promises the full release later this year — with Linux, Steam Deck, and Windows PC support from day one. If this auto battler dungeon crawler appetizer is anything to go by, the main course will be a feast of bones, betrayal, and beautiful chaos. So sharpen your wits, flex those WASD fingers, and download the Skull Horde game demo right now on Steam. Your ex-body won’t know what hit it—but your gaming friends will be cheering as each skull-shattering crit rings out across the dungeon. See you in the bone pile, necromancer.

[fridge-reviews]

Void Scrappers - Blast Review

Developer: 8BitSkull Steam Deck Compatibility?: Verified Rrp: £3.39 (Gog.com and Steam)

It would be easy to call this game Vampire Survivors in space, and in a number of ways it is. But much like Boneraiser Minions this game does something to differentiate itself from its predecessor. And what is that something different? It’s that every so often this game breaks its own rules. You may be wondering what I mean by that, putting it simply this game establishes rules about how things work. If you take a certain type of upgrade then you are precluded from taking another. However, as you play this game, going on multiple runs you’ll start to unlock upgrades that override those rules.

That isn’t the only thing that this game does differently of course, unlike Vampire Survivors (and many others of the Survivor genre) there isn’t a time limit in place. Instead there is a threat level counter, as this increases the amount of enemies appearing increases, it will also increase the general health values of the enemies as well as the amount of damage they can cause. Every so often a boss will appear for you to defeat which upon being defeated will drop an item to let you unlock a new weapon.

This game was a lot of fun, it doesn’t quite have the addictive nature of Vampire Survivors (though given what I know of the developer of Vampire Survivors life after having watched a documentary about it, that isn’t surprising). Still, I feel this is a pretty damned good game for the price with a lot of replay value to it.

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[notjamgames]

Free Font Friday is here again :)

.ttf format, CC0 licence

Bore Blasters 16 is a monospaced pixel font with a distinctive angular and blocky feel. The font is 16px in height, with 12x12px glyphs and 4px line spacing.

Download includes the font in .ttf format and a copy of the licence, along with all glyphs in .png format and a couple of JSON files which will allow you to import and edit the font using YellowAfterlife's Pixel Font Converter - instructions on the download page!

It was designed in collaboration with 8BitSkull for their upcoming game BORE BLASTERS - a roguelite mining game all about fast paced and super satisfying destruction. Check out the steam page here and give it a wishlist!

Font here!

[bigporras]

🎮 BORE BLASTERS 🪨🔫🚀

👉🏻 BORE BLASTERS de  @8bitskull  Clave a través de  @uberstrategist   @uberstrategistpr649 

Comprarlo en Steam: #BOREBLASTERS https://store.steampowered.com/app/2398170/BORE_BLASTERS/?utm_source=bigporras

VoD https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2162580016

[endworldgaming]

Heyo folks, here's a new video from Aurum! In this one, he's playing an indie RPG called the Fates of Ort by 8BitSkull! Enjoy!

[thorsdayorigingaming]

Fates of Ort

Checkout topBraj streaming himself develop Fates of Ort on twitch. Part of the team 8BitSkull. Really cool looking game. Wishlist on steam.

Come hang out and talk gamedev!

https://www.twitch.tv/topbraj

https://www.fatesofort.com/

[8bitcubist]

New Print: “Obligatory Floating Skull” http://bit.ly/8bitskull . When talking of horror, the skull is almost cliche, but you have to do them if you want to do work in the horror realm. No one requested it, but it had to be created before anyone asked. It’s okay, because they’ve been done by da Vinci, Caravaggio, Rubens, El Greco, Picasso, Basquiat, Warhol, Hirst, and a bunch of others that didn’t make it for SEO reasons. Don’t let your obligation be your death. . “Obligatory Floating Skull” is part of Series 2. Each print is a 12x12 inch archival digital print on museum-quality matte paper. Item is sent rolled in a damage-resistant kraft mailing tube. Each is individually signed and numbered by the artist, @mrbenja. Link in the description above. . #8bitcubist #mrbenja #fineart #printartist #contemporaryart #modernart #artprint #sanpedro #pixelart #longbeachart #longbeachartist #longbeachartwalk #sanpedroart #sanpedroartist #halloween #skull #death #monster #evil — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/32p4bKX

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GOG release: "Fates of Ort"

GOG release: “Fates of Ort”

8Bitskull‘s fantasy strategy RPG Fates of Ort goes retro on GOG.

Fates of Ort wears its influences of classic RPGs like Diablo 2, Morrowind, Chrono Trigger or Falloutproudly on its sleeves, as it’s both about strategy and decision-making. In a world in which magic is powerful but not free, one plays as a novice mage who has to save the world and those close and important enough. This obviously…

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Wilt: Last Blossom

[linuxgamenews]

Skull Horde: Experience Revenge as a Floating Skull

Skull Horde the auto battler dungeon crawler game is working its way onto Steam Deck and Linux, with Windows PC. All thanks to the creative genius of developer 8BitSkull. Working to find its way onto Steam. Necromancy has never been this good — or this personal. Skull Horde, the upcoming auto-battling dungeon crawler from indie developer 8BitSkull, is coming in 2025. It’s all about leading an army of undead to take revenge on… well, yourself. It’s complicated, and also impressive. Here’s the deal. You play as a floating skull. Why? Because your own body betrayed you, left you for dead, and now it’s time to settle the score. So forget about being whole — turns out, you don’t need a full skeleton to be a boss. You’ve got necromancy on your side and a horde of minions ready to fight for you. It’s payback time.

Build Your Undead Army

In Skull Horde, you don’t fight alone. Since you'll command an army of undead soldiers who battle automatically in real-time. Your job? Summon the best bunch of bony friends, find loot, and upgrade your troops to make them as deadly as possible. You’ll also be merging units to make stronger warriors and stacking perks to gain the upper hand. Want a squad of unstoppable skeleton knights? Go for it. Fancy some sneaky shadow minions? They’re yours. Your army is your weapon — build it smart, and crush your enemies.

Skull Horde - Gameplay Trailer

Conquer Ever-Changing Dungeons

No two dungeons are the same. Since each run in Skull Horde is procedurally generated. So you’ll be facing fresh challenges every time. From unpredictable enemy types to random loot drops, every level keeps you guessing. Some enemies are smart, while some are brutal, and others will make you wish you’d stayed buried. You'll need to tweak and tinker with your builds to adapt and survive. The dungeons are also full of chests, shrines, and unlockable boons to power up your army. Want to unlock new characters? Take on unique challenges and show those flesh folk who's boss. Since the more you play, the more you'll unlock, and the stronger your army will become.

Why Play Skull Horde?

Be the Skull: Play as multiple characters with unique abilities—yes, even a floating skull with an attitude.

Master Your Minions: Upgrade, merge, and loot your way to victory. Build the toughest, deadliest horde possible.

Never the Same Game Twice: Each dungeon is procedurally generated with new enemies and fresh loot. Every run is a new challenge

So, if you're into dungeon crawling, strategy, and commanding an army of the undead, Skull Horde is your game. It's dark, it's intense, and it also has a sense of humor as sharp as a skeleton’s rib cage. Get ready to raise the dead and show your body who's boss when Skull Horde releases on Steam in 2025. Also, Steam Deck and Linux players are covered too, along with Windows PC. Since it’s time to embrace the skull life.

[crossroadsalpha]

Download this episode (right click and save) Hello and welcome to Episode 101 of The Indie Haven Podcast, that weekly internet show where we get Indie developers on to talk about the world of indie development. This week we sit down to chat with Alex from 8BitSkull In the second half of the podcast we [...]

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Fates of Ort the RPG is due to release this month

Fates of Ort the retro fantasy RPG game has a release date for Linux, Mac and Windows PC. Thanks to developer 8BitSkull. The games due to launch this month on Steam. Fates of Ort is the new indie retro fantasy RPG. The games also has an intriguing time based combat. Including life consuming magic and its all due to release on March 31st. Fates of Ort is a strategic RPG. But you also have to plan your moves when time is frozen. Which all takes place in an open world full of adventures. Magic is a powerful force in this world but it consumes life. Therefore, this makes for a challenging and very original adventure. Not to mention a fresh take on the genre. This is also a tale of sacrifice and difficult choices. Since you are in a world under threat of annihilation. All being done by the greedy force of Consumption magic.

Fates of Ort - trailer (Linux, Mac, Windows PC)

Gameplay Features:

Fight Magic is powerful, but it is not free. Every spell you cast requires a little bit of your life energy to spark it. Cast enough spells and you will extinguish your very soul in Fates of Ort. This means you need to be strategic when fighting. While balancing the cost of magic with the risk of taking damage from your enemies. How each spell manifests in the world depends on what divine power you choose to combine it with. For example, the Evoke Force spell will cause the ground to erupt with a series of sharp ice crystals. Maybe summon a thunderous lightning strike, or barrage the ground with a meteor shower. All depending on what the spell is combined with.

Stop time Use the magic spells at your disposal to defeat the demons spilling out from the underworld. In Ort, time is frozen whenever you stand still. This means you have the opportunity to plan your attacks in Fates of Ort and be strategic.

Loot and level Like any RPG, you will be slaying enemies to collect loot and experience. The items you pick up will improve your magical abilities. Although some come with curses. As you level up, you will learn additional magic spells to use against your enemies.

Exploration and Quests:

Explore Ort is varied and expansive, an open world for you to explore. Choose the order of the quests you pursue, or just explore to meet new Fates of Ort characters. The final battle is available whenever you choose. But... are you also strong enough?

Quests Play as a novice mage who has to take on the responsibility of saving the world. And also those that are important to you. Finish quests to gain access to new areas. Save and unlock allies, gain items and powers, and more. Replays are welcome because small decisions can have permanent and significant consequences. While leading to different game outcomes.

Fates of Ort retro fantasy RPG is due to release March 31st. Coming to Linux, Mac and Windows PC. The price is going to be $14.99 USD plus a 10% launch discount.

[linuxgamenews]

Fates of Ort a unique strategic action RPG for Linux

Fates of Ort retro fantasy RPG release due to freeze time on Linux, Mac and Windows PC. Thanks to developer 8BitSkull. Due to release this March on Steam. Fates of Ort games gameplay focuses on strategic action. Since this is a land where time is frozen when you stand still. Cast powerful spells. But beware, they will also cost you your life. Due to release on Linux, Mac and Windows on March 31st. Fates of Ort will have you playing as a novice mage. Forcing you to save the world and those that are important to you. You are free to explore the world, and take on the final boss when you are ready. Fighting enemies using your spells allows you to gain equipment. And of course, level up to learn new spells. Consequently, you can quests to gain access to new areas. Along the way you to save and unlock allies, gain items and powers. Replays and those small decisions can have lasting and serious results. And also lead to different game outcomes.

Fates of Ort - trailer

The world of Ort is literally crumbling under your feet. The ground in Fates of Ort collapses to reveal huge pits. This is why monsters roam the forests killing blindly. You can also expect corrupted mages. Crazed with their power and weaving spells of ruin.

Features:

Magic: There are multiple spells to discover and learn. The effect of the spells changes depending on what element you combine them with.

Strategy: Fates of Ort is a hybrid of real time and turn based action. As long as no action is happening by the player, time stands still. Tactical and considered combat is key.

Open world: Places can be visited out of sequence. And many late stage areas are available right from the beginning. Exploration is encouraged.

Replayability: Decisions made are permanent. You can complete Fates of Ort without rescuing key NPCs or even the world itself.

Endless gear to find: some ordinary, some cursed, some utterly legendary.

NPC interactions that fundamentally alter the course of the story progression.

Story: Focus is placed on quality narrative and dialogue. Coupled with the beautiful and unique pixel graphics, custom soundtrack, and ambient sounds, the experience is gripping and atmospheric.

Fates of Ort retro fantasy RPG is due to launch on March 31st. Releasing on Linux, Mac and Windows PC. And the price is not yet available.