Choose Dead Cells
Choose Dead Cells if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.4% positive across 43,598 reviews.
Dead Cells vs Skul: The Hero Slayer
Dead Cells and Skul: The Hero Slayer both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Dead Cells (2018) is 3 years older than Skul: The Hero Slayer (2021). Dead Cells scores higher on Steam reviews (96.4% positive) than Skul: The Hero Slayer (92.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Skul: The Hero Slayer
Choose Skul: The Hero Slayer if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. 9,565 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Dead Cells and Skul: The Hero Slayer sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dead Cells |  Skul: The Hero Slayer | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.4% positive (43,598 reviews) | 92.4% positive (9,565 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Motion Twin | SOUTHPAW GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Dead Cells (2018) is 3 years older than Skul: The Hero Slayer (2021).
- Dead Cells scores higher on Steam reviews (96.4% positive) than Skul: The Hero Slayer (92.4% positive).
- Skul: The Hero Slayer is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Dead Cells (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Dead Cells is Deck Verified, Skul: The Hero Slayer is Deck Unsupported.
Dead Cells vs Skul: The Hero Slayer — FAQ
- Which is better, Dead Cells or Skul: The Hero Slayer?
- On Steam reviews Dead Cells scores higher (96.4% positive) than Skul: The Hero Slayer (92.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Dead Cells is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Dead Cells or Skul: The Hero Slayer first?
- If you want chronology, Dead Cells (2018) came out before Skul: The Hero Slayer (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Dead Cells and Skul: The Hero Slayer similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.