Skein

Skein

3.5
Положительные
175.00₽
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Разработчик: Nocturne Games

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Описание

Run The Procedural Gauntlet!

Skein is a procedural dungeon shooter in the "old-skool" arcade style for one or two players where you must battle through hordes of monsters on a quest to save the soul of a talking sheep.




A group of intrepid adventurers are travelling through a wasteland when they come across a sheep... feeling peckish, they do what any self-respecting adventurer would do and they slaughter it without a thought, only to find out that it was a magic sheep with the soul of a great warrior prince trapped within. Feeling a tad guilty for condemning the warrior prince to an eternity of spiritual suffering, the adventurers decide to enter the legendary Skein to find his body and return his soul to it (and get loads, and loads, and loads, and loads of loot while they're at it...).




Skein is a one or two player (co-op) arcade game with the following features:

  • Procedural dungeons
  • 6 unique characters, with three unique classes
  • A huge number of class based spells
  • Over 40 unique enemies, each with their own traits and talents
  • Special areas like the Arena, the Vault and the Caves
  • Local, Online and Steam leaderboards
  • 40+ achievements
  • 1 or 2 Player (co-op) play
  • Sheep!!!!!



Skein was created by me over the course of three years as a homage to the coin-op arcade machines of old. While the game itself has many modern features, at its heart the gameplay is decidedly "old skool" and can be picked up and played for five minutes or several hours, either on your own or with a friend.

The concept is simple: fight through ever-bigger dungeons with ever-growing hordes of enemies in an attempt to liberate the corpse of a disembodied sheep... although all that is simply a pretext for getting as much loot as possible and for surviving as long as possible. On your journey to certain death you can use the magic spells you find to wipe the floor with the enemy, and friends can drop into the game at any time to help you with the carnage. Later levels feature fiendish traps and huge Champion monsters which have their own special attacks and powers. NOTE! This is not a huge game, but meant as a fun blaster with which to waste some time, where the main goal, really, is to get highest on the leaderboards, win a cool title ("Lord of The Wilting Bidet", anyone?), and get the achievements.

If you have feedback on the game, or find any errors, or even just want to say hello, then you can contact me through Twitter, the Steam forums, or my website.

Finally, a big THANK YOU to everyone that has helped make this game a reality, especially my wife and sons, and I hope that you enjoy your time looting the Skein and killing (and being killed by!) monsters!

Поддерживаемые языки: english

Системные требования

Windows

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP
  • Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.5 GHZ
  • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 128 MB DirectX® 9 and shaders 2.0 compatible (NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600 / ATI RADEON X700 or higher)
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 100 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Mac

Minimum:
  • OS: OSX
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
  • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB NVidia or ATI graphics card
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 100 MB available space

Linux

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
  • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 100 MB available space

Отзывы пользователей

Рекомендую 28.12.2019 00:23
1 0

I do love gauntlet games - the first roguelite!

Its a positive review and first impressions were very gauntlet like, however I do hope that the developer might think about changing the player movement to not be stuck to tiles. It makes it feel a bit sluggish to respond and inaccurate.

Время в игре: 45 ч. Куплено в Steam
Не рекомендую 05.09.2019 05:36
2 0

Tedious and filled with amateurish and annoying design flaws.

You start in a room which is made up of smaller pod rooms. You open them up, bump into the monster or hold your ranged button to attack that way. Pick up random scrolls and loot chests. Problem is, the depth of the gameplay here lasts for about 2 minutes, and then it's boring because it keeps going, with no variation of any kind. Just run around, bump into monsters, no skill, forever apparently. I never died and I really don't want to keep playing find out what happens when I do, so I uninstalled and refunded.

I need skill-based games, not just infinite grinds with a little randomness. Its a competent enough job for an amateur developer.

The attempts at humor in the tutorial were cringe-inducing and not funny. Not only that but they got in the way of understanding the mechanics. I don't need lame memes in a game's tutorial. Music was clearly ripped of from Raiden and PowerRangers, etc which bothered me a lot.

Skip this.

Время в игре: 23 ч. Куплено в Steam
Не рекомендую 01.09.2019 07:50
9 0

Another game I want to love but can't. The soundeffects, graphics, and the concept of endless dungeon crawling action are great. However, It's the control that killed the game.

At first the control felt very stiff, then I realized that this game uses grid-based movements. The problem is that The game hasn't designed well to be played with grid-based movements. Like Gauntlet, You can't move while shooting, so taking the correct position before starting shooting is important to avoid getting hit. But Thanks to the grid-based movement, It's almost impossible to avoid getting hit and get the position especially the enemies are attacking diagonally. Melee attack is also stiff and clunky thanks to this.

This game shouldn't have grid-based movements, or at least have twin-stick style controls and allow to move while shooting.

It's really shame because I like endless arcade dungeon crawler like Heroes of loot.

Время в игре: 40 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 29.12.2018 20:08
0 0

Very nice dungeon crawler game that you can play with your friend or partner on same keyboard.

Время в игре: 49 ч. Куплено в Steam
Не рекомендую 27.11.2018 04:54
5 0

Unless I am missing something why can you not move while shooting? I was expecting a melee attack with the warrior. The 8 direction not moving while shooting thing is kind of awkward. I don't know if this was worth buying but I'll keep it anyways as a token of appreciation. It's too bad I am kind of dissapointed. Oh well live and learn.

Время в игре: 7 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 09.11.2018 14:21
1 0

What a bloody fantastic game. Absolutely love it. No doubt this is going to be a regular go to game for me. Perhaps, I would say that this is one of my favourite indie games this year (along with a great little hardcore platform game called Duck Souls). Things I love about it so far are:
- Fun pixel art style (reminds me of the classic Gauntlet game). I really love the colorful style and the amount of enemy guts that ends up on the floor. LOL.
- Simple old school game play but with lots of scope to experiment with special magic abilities (including combining different abilities).
- The strategy of deciding whether to fully clear a level to get all the loot or to sometimes cut your losses and go to the next level and pray for some quick potions to restore wealth.
- Strategy decision of how to approach clearing each room and in what order.
- Four different characters with different combat styles.
- The whole time your health is reducing so it is important to move quickly. So there is always a balancing act between playing defensively and just going nuts.
- It is just fun, fun fun.
- There is a local co-op option that I haven't tried yet - but I think should be fun.

This is a highly recommended game for me. I can't rave about it enough.

There is only one negative. In the tutorial there is a very long monologue that tries to be humorous but just didn't work for me. For this style of game, I think the tutorial should be quick and to the point. Sure I could have just skipped this, but I feared that I would miss out on something important. That said, I actually like the voice over in the game, which provides a friendly reminder when you run out of mana or when you are close to dying.

I don't want to finish on this negative. My advice is to just buy this game. I would happily pay much more for the game. I will update this review after my 100th hour, which I suspect won't be too far into the future. The last time I had a feeling like this about a game was Binding of Isaac Rebirth (which I am up to about 400 hours on the PS4),

Время в игре: 113 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 15.09.2018 17:46
2 0

Really loved the game.
The narrator's voice fits very well. The gameplay altough it's fun and addictive, I had some trouble getting use to the lock 45 degree attack angle. Needless to say, it is a fun game. Can't wait to play it with someone else to experience the multiplayer.

Время в игре: 21 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 23.11.2017 18:24
2 0

It's a fast paced Gauntlet style game.

Время в игре: 93 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 19.11.2017 20:35
3 0

A fun roguelite arcade shooter with multiple classes and new RNG or procedural dungeon generation makes for a fun experience each time. Unfortunately lite on RPG persistent elements, but absolutely charming and has gripping mechanics.

Well worth the price, less than 2 coffees where I live and 2 players can co-op play! Works on keyboard and keypad or controller.

Developer also do fast and accurate updates based on community or player feedback!

Looking forward to play it more, and hope there will be even more content updates!

A well polished game, which you can see was custom built with lots of love!

Время в игре: 116 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 18.11.2017 15:34
3 0

Funny voice acting and lead in story, but quite old school gameplay so don't expect a Nuclear Throne like 2D shooter.

Linux port seems to run fine, but default keybord settings are really geared towards two player on one keyboard, which makes them not very nice for singleplayer... but I guess you are best off using a controller anyways.

If you want a funny game to play with some old friends on a couch give it a try I guess.

Have not played much, but seems to be a decent enough game for the price.

Время в игре: 12 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 17.11.2017 16:00
1 0

This is just pure pixel madness!! <3

Время в игре: 22 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 17.11.2017 15:10
2 0

Had a great time so far playing Skein. Nice pixel art, nice sound and music, smooth fastish gameplay.

Great to play for when I got half an hour time to do what I want to do between things I have to do.

Время в игре: 244 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 15.11.2017 08:50
6 0

So far I've enjoyed this game. I read the early dev diaries and I enjoyed them and really wanted to get the game when released.

I'm starting with negative comments (positive comes later): The music can get obnoxious sometimes and I'm not necessarily a fan of the voice acting; I kinda wish the music would quiet down when I go to the menu. The controls feel a bit twitchy; it can be hard to get through some spaces because it's hard to get the character to move only one tile. Also I had my XBox controller disconnect, and when I reconnected it the game acted as if it were a controller for the second player and that ended up with me getting two players being controlled by one controller, which was a problem fixed only by restarting the game. That's a bug that will hopefully be fixed. There's also some strange UI quirks. When I had the game on Windowed mode I got flickering on my TV screen (which went away when I switched to Fullscreen, which should be the default mode IMO). I'm not sure if there were beta testers or not but it feels like some issues may have slipped through the cracks, which is certainly possible for someone who has worked hard for three years on the project and might have developed some blind spots.

Now for the good: after I got past the aforementioned issues I have enjoyed the game so far and will keep playing it, and I look forward to enlisting my sister to play local co-op (I always appreciate a game that supports good ol' fashioned friends with controllers in front of the same TV playing the same game; any game that does this gets points in my book). I like the art style. I strongly recommend playing with a controller; the keyboard feels too difficult to play with. The gameplay is fast and never dull. The sounds are good and the music fits in when I'm actually playing the game. I like the look of the game. It's pretty simple and gives me what I want; an arcade game I can play quickly in the evening after getting back from the University and just unwind killing monsters.

So I recommend it and hope plenty of people buy the game.

Время в игре: 138 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 14.11.2017 02:09
15 0

How a man who invest so much in the Gamemaker community can't do the same for his own game? You can feel the passion in it. You clearly see the attention given to all the small details. A fast paced arcade game where you can't stand still and breathe. You always want to go deeper to find new stuff and fight new foes. Spells and special abilities feels unique and playing around with scrolls to make new combo is quite funny. The Repository is a nice adds. Of course, the thrill to get into the leaderboard adds a sense of competition. For now, there is no major technical problem, except the ultra-sensitive gamepad, but i'm sure this will be fixed real soon. (Sometimes, the player moves so fast you have hard time to enter a small hallway or you exit the level by accident...). A big hell-yeah for this beautiful and well done game! \m/

Время в игре: 191 ч. Куплено в Steam
Рекомендую 13.11.2017 19:38
4 0

Prince was an Idiot. I was hungry. Wanted to eat the prince who was now a sheep. 10/10

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This is an early review from my side but Id like to add it anyways.

This game reminds me of a mixture between a serious sam and an action RPG. The combat elements are good ans smooth once you get the hang of it. Its easy enough to pickup and gets procedurally harder and more challenging. Its always mayhem and if killing hordes of enemies is your thing, you might like this. Also the pixel art graphics are top notch, nice and flashy.

I would recommend this game to anyone looking for a fun game to challenge yourself or together with a friend. I will add more to this review as I play more but for now you have my vote.

Время в игре: 65 ч. Куплено в Steam

Дополнительная информация

Разработчик Nocturne Games
Платформы Windows, Mac, Linux
Ограничение возраста Нет
Дата релиза 22.01.2025
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Жанры

Action Casual Indie

Особенности

Single-player Multi-player Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Shared/Split Screen Steam Achievements Full controller support Steam Trading Cards Stats Steam Leaderboards Remote Play Together Family Sharing