Fancy Skulls
Early access since Jun 2014
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.
73% positive · 355 reviews
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In early access, development status unclear
Low confidence
Development Uncertain
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In early access, development status unclear
Low confidence
Development Uncertain
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Fancy Skulls has been in Early Access since June 16, 2014 and has never reached a 1.0 release. Development activity essentially ceased after a minor patch on June 5, 2016. Then, on February 18, 2024, the developer posted a candid update announcing three things: the game would become free-to-play within a month, the source code would be released publicly, and there was a vague possibility of a future remake described as "a new version of the game" that would be "different, but better." No specific timeline or commitment was given for the remake.
Since that February 2024 post, there has been no further communication from the developer. The game is still listed as Early Access, meaning the developer has never declared it finished or released it as a complete product. The 2024 announcement reads more like a farewell to the current version than a development update — open-sourcing a game and making it free are actions typically associated with winding down active development, not continuing it. The Early Access tag remains, but the path to a completed 1.0 release is deeply unclear with no developer communication since February 18, 2024.
Evidence
Developer announces the game will go free-to-play, become open source, and hints at a possible future remake — but with no concrete timeline or commitment. This is the last communication from the developer.
Update 0.7.4 added challenge rooms, bunnyhopping, room variants, and various fixes — one of the last substantive content updates during the active development period.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
tequibo
Achievements
9
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Fancy Skulls is a challenging first person shooter with procedural generation, permanent death and distinct art style.
Intense and tactical combat, unique weapon mods and items that change the way you play.
Foes different not only in visual design but also in their behavior. For example there is an enemy that will teleport every time you hit it, or enemy that leaves bombs that home on you, but you can shoot those bombs to use them against it.
Usable items and power ups, like friendly sentry, an eye that lets you transmute items, kite that lets you fly, matchbox that ignites all foes around you, and much more!
Each weapon is different from another, and every weapon can be modded with options that provide interesting game experiences like "walk backwards to get ammo", "12 hits with no misses give you money", "last two bullets in a magazine do double damage", "don't spend ammo while in the air", "shoot lightning bolts with shotgun".
Intense and tactical combat, unique weapon mods and items that change the way you play.
Foes different not only in visual design but also in their behavior. For example there is an enemy that will teleport every time you hit it, or enemy that leaves bombs that home on you, but you can shoot those bombs to use them against it.
Usable items and power ups, like friendly sentry, an eye that lets you transmute items, kite that lets you fly, matchbox that ignites all foes around you, and much more!
Each weapon is different from another, and every weapon can be modded with options that provide interesting game experiences like "walk backwards to get ammo", "12 hits with no misses give you money", "last two bullets in a magazine do double damage", "don't spend ammo while in the air", "shoot lightning bolts with shotgun".
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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