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Fancy Skulls cover art

Fancy Skulls

tequibo · 2014-06-16

Steam

ActionIndieFree To PlayEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 01, 2014 (Mac), May 01, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Fancy Skulls is a challenging first person shooter with procedural generation, permadeath and distinct art style. Intense and tactical combat, unique weapon mods and items that change the way you play.

Fancy Skulls is an Action, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access game released in 2014, priced as free-to-play, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 354 reviews) and an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
74%
positive of 354 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2024-02-21) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520152026Week of 2015-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2015-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
90Jun 2014Mar 2026Jun 2014 — avg 4 · peak 16Sep 2014 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2014 — avg 1 · peak 7Mar 2015 — avg 1 · peak 9Jun 2015 — avg 1 · peak 6Sep 2015 — avg 1 · peak 7Dec 2015 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2016 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2016 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2016 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2016 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2017 — avg 1 · peak 8Sep 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Dec 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Mar 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2024 — avg 1 · peak 2Feb 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3Oct 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3Feb 2026 — avg 1 · peak 2Mar 2026 — avg 1 · peak 3

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Mar 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$8.99$0.002015-01-012024-04-022015-01-01 — best price $6.022015-04-06 — best price $8.992015-06-01 — best price $4.492015-06-22 — best price $8.992015-10-29 — best price $4.492015-11-27 — best price $4.492015-12-19 — best price $3.002016-01-04 — best price $8.992016-02-18 — best price $8.992016-05-08 — best price $3.052016-05-20 — best price $8.992016-07-11 — best price $4.492016-09-22 — best price $8.992016-10-31 — best price $4.492016-11-29 — best price $8.992017-01-23 — best price $2.242017-04-03 — best price $8.992017-06-22 — best price $2.242017-09-21 — best price $8.992017-10-26 — best price $4.492017-11-28 — best price $8.992018-01-11 — best price $1.342018-07-05 — best price $8.992019-08-29 — best price $2.692019-11-01 — best price $8.992019-12-19 — best price $4.492020-05-04 — best price $8.992020-10-29 — best price $3.052020-12-01 — best price $8.992024-02-20 — best price $0.992024-03-14 — best price $0.492024-04-02 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

9
achievements tracked
19.2%
earned "Gardens"
11.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7077%9

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSIndieActionRogue-likeEarly AccessFree to PlayAction RoguelikeProcedural Generation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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