Skillshot City

Skillshot City

Early access since May 2017

Skillshot City is a chaotic battle royale with roguelite skill builds and infinite revives. Loot, shoot, cast and drive through a GTA-style city to level up wild skills and create clever combos on the fly. If you die, keep fighting outside the circle and try to revive before the final showdown!

85% positive · 3,620 reviews
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In early access, still in active development
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In early access, still in active development
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Active Development

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Skillshot City (formerly Gene Shift Auto) is a Free-to-Play PvP Roguelite / Battle Royale that has been in Early Access since May 2017 and remains actively developed. The developer, bencelot, has maintained an exceptionally high pace of updates throughout the game's lifetime. The news history shows four major content releases visible in the provided data: Duos Mode (June 4, 2026), Round Modifiers, Gangsters & Shards (January 10, 2025), and Flasks, Skill Builds & 3 New Classes (April 19, 2024) — alongside a steady stream of feature patches and balance updates. The most recent developer post is dated August 14, 2026 (today), a feature patch adding new dedicated SEA servers. The prior post was August 7, 2026, indicating near-continuous communication and updates. In the July 9, 2025 announcement of the game's rename to Skillshot City, the developer explicitly stated that the game is being prepared for a full v1.0 release, describing active work on marketing, streamers, and press outreach. The August 7, 2026 patch post echoes this, noting "As SSC slowly prepares for a full release." This confirms the game has not reached 1.0, that a release is planned, and that development is ongoing. Both DLC items in the store (a Starter Pack released November 2025 and the Deluxe Edition released November 2022) have shipped. The game remains in Early Access with no announced 1.0 launch date.
Evidence
Developer posted a feature patch adding SEA servers and gameplay balance changes — the most recent communication as of today.
news post · Aug 14, 2026 source development ongoing
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Developer post notes 'As SSC slowly prepares for a full release,' confirms visual updates underway ahead of 1.0 launch.
news post · Aug 7, 2026 source development ongoing
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Nik Nak Studios
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

Skillshot City is a chaotic battle royale with roguelite skill builds and infinite revives. Loot, shoot, cast and drive through a GTA-style city to level up wild skills and create clever combos on the fly.

If you die, keep fighting outside the circle and try to revive before the final showdown! There are no queues and no downtime. Just non-stop action. Play solos, duos, or trios with friends and climb the ranks!

DRAFT GODLIKE SKILL SYNERGIES

Fight for skill points to level up fast. Each level up gives you a choice of 2 randomly generated skills. Do you take Invisibility or Bouncing Bullets? Teleportation or Regeneration?

Like a roguelite this makes every match play different. You need to think on your feet to combo skills together and create the most broken build possible before the final showdown!

UNLOCK SKILLS & NEW CLASSES

Unlock new abilities between matches. There are over 100 unique skills, classes, and round modifers to unlock. Once unlocked you can equip skills to your build to make them appear more often in-game. Join the community to theorycraft thousands of possible skill combos!

FARM COPS, GANGS, MISSIONS & MORE

Inspired by MOBAs, the faster you farm the stronger you become. You can do missions, win supply drops, fight gangs, explore for rare loot, and if you're feeling risky - aggro the cops.

But remember, the circle is shrinking and death will set you back a lot. You have to balance risk with reward to level up as much as possible while still surviving to the final showdown.

3 ULTRA FAST ROUNDS

While other BRs have one long round, Skillshot City has 3 ultra-fast rounds - with a high-stakes showdown every 5 minutes. The winners of rounds 1 and 2 get to choose unique modifiers that affect the rest of the match, and the winner of round 3 wins the game!

ZOMBIE REVIVALS

Your skill build progresses from round to round, and if you die you can keep playing too. You'll play as a zombie and can loot for the next round - or hunt down a survivor to revive. No queueing time, no getting booted to the main menu, just pure refined non-stop action.

OTHER COOL FEATURES

  • A singleplayer / coop survival mode with leaderboards and custom difficulty modifiers

  • Choose from 8 classes, each with a unique playstyle and strategy

  • Design skill builds that adjust the pool of skills you'll choose from in-game

  • Crazy challenges, groovy cosmetics, and stats tracking to show off your favorite skills

  • Small download (under 1GB) and instant join times mean you can start playing in minutes!

Last evaluated Aug 14, 2026
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