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Games like Skelly Selest

If Skelly Selest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Straimium Immortaly, Spirits Abyss and Dunjungle — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Skelly Selest: Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.

2018ActionIndie4.99 USDWindowsby caiys
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Steam players who put hours into Skelly Selest also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Straimium Immortaly

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Top pick for Skelly Selest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.

    2016ActionIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Spirits Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Second-strongest match for Skelly Selest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

    2020ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dunjungle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Third-strongest match for Skelly Selest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dungeon Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Skelly Selest.

    Ranked #4 for Skelly Selest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skelly Selest.

    Ranked #5 for Skelly Selest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Legend of Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Ranked #6 for Skelly Selest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Doomsday Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Ranked #7 for Skelly Selest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

    2023ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. BELOW

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Skelly Selest.

    Ranked #8 for Skelly Selest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Skelly Selest

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Spirits Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Reviewers of Skelly Selest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

    2020ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Straimium Immortaly

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Reviewers of Skelly Selest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.

    2016ActionIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. VVVVVV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Skelly Selest.

    Reviewers of Skelly Selest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

    2010ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Duck Game

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Skelly Selest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

    2015ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Smash

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Skelly Selest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Click on the mouse left button to destroy the glass pyramids & push away the obstacles. Stay focused and concentrate on the path destroy every pyramid and push away obstacles coming in the path.

    2022IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Skelly Selest at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Skelly Selest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Skelly Selest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Skelly Selest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Skelly Selest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skelly Selest.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Skelly Selest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skelly Selest.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Skelly Selest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Skelly Selest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skelly Selest.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Skelly Selest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Skelly Selest.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Skelly Selest.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from caiys

Other recommendable Steam games by caiys, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Boneraiser Minions

    WHY THIS

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Skelly Selest. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Spirits Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Skelly Selest. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

    2020ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Voids Vigil

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skelly Selest.

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Skelly Selest. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!

    2025ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Straimium Immortaly

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Skelly Selest. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.

    2016ActionIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Echo of the Wilds

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Skelly Selest. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Explore and survive this mysterious tale of wilds. Gather resources to build gear and sustain yourself, learning new skills, lore and the intertwining interactions between the various areas, seasons, and weather.

    2014IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Xenosensory

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skelly Selest.

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Skelly Selest. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Xenosensory is a short incremental game with horror themes. Use your cursor to bust Xenos and save convicts then spend your research points on skill tree upgrades, actions, gadgets, and uncover the true horrifying nature of this space station nightmare.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Ilamentia

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Skelly Selest.

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Skelly Selest. Shares Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Ilamentia is an experimental abstract puzzler where you must first discover the level mechanics before solving them. Delve into mysterious mind-bending levels that each have unique mechanics to explore that will test the limits of every facet of your cognitive faculties.

    2014Indie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Straima

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Another title from caiys, the studio behind Skelly Selest. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Straima is a devilishly difficult pulse-pumper platformer for 1-4 players. It includes several game modes, selectable powers and gameplay mutators, as well as a full feature level editor with Steam Workshop support so you can design and share your weird creations with chums for immense joy.

    2015ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Spirits Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

    2020ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dunjungle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skelly Selest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Doomsday Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Skelly Selest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

    2023ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. BELOW

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Skelly Selest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Skelly Selest.

    BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Skelly Selest

How much does Skelly Selest cost?
Skelly Selest is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Skelly Selest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Skelly Selest are Straimium Immortaly, Spirits Abyss, Dunjungle.
Who developed Skelly Selest?
Skelly Selest was developed by caiys and published by caiysware.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Skelly Selest.

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