Is Skelethrone: The Prey free?

Yes — Skelethrone: The Prey is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Does Skelethrone: The Prey work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Skelethrone: The Prey Unsupported on Steam Deck, which means some or all of it does not currently work there.

Can I play Skelethrone: The Prey on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of Skelethrone: The Prey. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is Skelethrone: The Prey multiplayer?

No — Steam lists Skelethrone: The Prey as single-player only.

Is Skelethrone: The Prey on PC Game Pass?

No — Skelethrone: The Prey is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Skelethrone: The Prey

70`Strike · March 14, 2024 · Metroidvania, Souls-like, Dark Fantasy, Side Scroller, Pixel Graphics

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About Skelethrone: The Prey

You're in for a great adventure inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls. Bloodthirsty monsters, divine creatures and epic boss battles. The game’s story is shaped by choices that will define your journey.

PROLOGUE KEY FEATURES:

Metroidvania - Unlock unique upgrades for movement and combat to expand the world. Maintaining the game's progression requires you to use different relics, items and abilities.
Challenging bosses - Test your skills against multiple bosses and other creatures from the Dark Ages. The game will constantly test your patience as you face challenging battles that require their own unique approach..
Exploration - The game features a huge world represented by a variety of hand-crafted levels. From fog-shrouded ruins, where undead corpses cling to any living being passing by, and shambling figures emerge. To the Sun-city that hides in the labyrinthine of an ancient tomb where an unspeakable evil lingers, long forgotten by mankind.

AVAILABLE IN FULL GAME:

Weapons and Equipment – Your character can be armed with bows, scythes, longswords, whips, pistols, rifles, and many more traditional weapons. More exotic weapons will also be available to you, so use any means to achieve success.
Multiple Endings – Make key decisions along the way to determine Ericona's fate as you progress through the story.
Non-linear exploration – Play through levels and bosses, discover side areas with more secrets and enemies to defeat.
Combat galore - You must use an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons and equipment to repel a wide variety of enemies. Put your courage, skills, and resolve on display for them.

"Skelethrone: The Prey" is a free prequel to the main game, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout Skelethrone's main campaign.

The story takes place a few decades before the events of the game's main campaign. Assume the role of Derek Ericona, a lord who escaped the persecution is now trying to get to the borders of the neighboring kingdom to resist the tyranny of Queen Aurora, but he is being chased and faces an uphill battle. Prepare all your skills to overcome all the obstacles and difficulties prepared for our hero. And now the hunt is on!

Skelethrone: The Prey — game info

Platforms: Windows
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Player modes: Single-player
Controller: Full controller support
PC Game Pass: Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 1, 2026

Its a great demo and prologue. No reason not to get it. Basic combat, but nice art style and decent story. Gaym for 2D soulslike fans.

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Recommended Sep 4, 2026

Now that's an introductory game if I've ever seen one. It's apparent at first glance that there's been quite some work put into this. Definitely worth a playthrough. Also love the Elric of Melnibone and Vampire Hunter D references/inspirations

Recommended Aug 4, 2026

Not a bad demo, which I did not realize until I beat the game, and was like why is this so short. Im sure the full game is good, so will have to pick that up later on. Combat was good, bosses were somewhat easy, literally can just roll around and dodge their attacks Controls can feel clunky, especially with a controller. For example if I'm pushing forward, sometimes the character will crouch

Recommended May 25, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rWyv3UmRfek Recommended!

Not recommended May 20, 2026

Way to clunky for a Darksouls Metroidvania. So clunky, I don't want to Git Gud.

Not recommended Mar 31, 2026

A rough experience that quickly becomes frustrating. The combat feels poor, and the movement is clunky and unresponsive, making it hard to enjoy even basic interactions. It fails to feel satisfying, and it’s difficult to stay engaged for long.

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