Holds Strong as Global Top 10 Seller, 1.0 Content is Out Now
SEATTLE – Jan 25, 2021 |Skul: The Hero Slayer, the smash-hit indie rogue-lite being published by NEOWIZ and developed by SouthPAW Games, just released its 1.0 Version on Steam and has already sold over 100k copies within the first 4 days. It has also remained firmly in the Top Ten of Global Sellers since launch and is showing no signs of slowing down. Over the weekend Skul also amassed over 40k concurrent viewers on Twitch, smashing its previous high.
The sheer amount and quality of the new content seem to be what’s spurring the hot start and early reviews from critics echo that point. In its review Screen Rant remarked that Skul is “a great experience and one that will captivate players through its mixture of charming play and engaging narrative.” While PC Invasion said that Skul is “a wonderfully entertaining rogue-lite with great visuals and strong gameplay.”
Skul: The Hero Slayer – Official Launch Trailer
“The 1.0 Launch has gone better than we could’ve ever imagined and we’re extremely grateful for that,” said Sang Woo Park, CEO of SouthPAW Games. “However, on the other hand, we’ve also identified a lot of areas for improvement and are closely monitoring our community’s feedback while we work hard to get an update out.”
Skul is available now on Steam and will be 20% for the next ten days.
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About SouthPAW Games:
SouthPAW Games is a small indie development studio comprised of 9 core members that started out as college classmates. They began working on Skul: The Hero Slayer in a game development club in 2017, and have been developing the game together ever since. Skul: The Hero Slayer initially received support through a Korean crowdfunding site called Tumblbug and was also awarded the ‘Grand Prize for Production’ at GIGDC 2019.
About NEOWIZ:
Established in 1997, NEOWIZ, Inc (KOSDAQ:095660) is a pioneer in social platforms and online games. As one of the leading game companies in Korea, the company has successfully published a wide variety of PC and mobile games through www.pmang.com since 2003. In 2006, the company co-developed and launched the wildly successful FIFA online, NBA Street, and Battlefield Online with EA. NEOWIZ is currently focused on creating and servicing online games for the global audience with high-quality titles such as Brave Nine, Bless Unleashed and DJMAX RESPECT.
