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About Skelly Selest
Skelly Selest puts players in a score‑attack hack‑slash run‑and‑gun setting where dashing, shooting and slashing meet wave‑based enemy assaults. The single‑player title tracks scores for each mode and reports them to Steam leaderboards.
Players descend procedurally generated Hellscapes—Bone Plains, Flesh Gardens and the Soul Necropolis—facing large foes such as the Arch Lichemancer and Deamonica Netherlord while gathering blessed loot that can unlock alternate characters and visual or gameplay styles.
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Game Modes
Skelly Selest offers several distinct modes: a pit arena survive‑athon with endless waves, an open dungeon crawl populated by beasts and bosses, a dedicated boss‑rush sequence, Penitence Trials focused on specific challenges, and a collectible‑card mini‑game inspired by Final Fantasy VIII’s Triple Triad.
Each mode records a score that is submitted to Steam’s leaderboard system, allowing players to compare performance across the various challenges without affecting core gameplay.
- Try a short run in survive‑athon first to gauge wave pacing before tackling boss‑rush.
- Experiment with the Triple Triad‑style card game for a change of pace between combat runs.
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Procedural Environments
Each playthrough generates new layouts within three themed depths—Bone Plains, Flesh Gardens and the Soul Necropolis. This procedural generation changes enemy placement and pathway structure for every run, keeping the hack‑slash experience varied.
The environments culminate in battles with massive foes such as the Arch Lichemancer and Deamonica Netherlord, who lurk within these procedurally generated depths.
- Observe visual cues in each area; they often hint at upcoming enemy types.
- Use the changing layouts to test different routes for loot efficiency.
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Loot and Unlockables
Defeating enemies yields blessed items that increase combat effectiveness. Rescuing alternate characters and finding other unlockables can change visual and gameplay styles, expanding customization options beyond the default Keeper.
The description notes that rescued characters and other unlockables can affect both appearance and gameplay, indicating that loot can have functional as well as cosmetic impact.
- Take note of which items appear most frequently and how they modify your attacks.
- When an alternate character becomes available, compare its visual theme with its gameplay changes.
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Score and Leaderboards
All modes generate a numerical score that is submitted to Steam’s leaderboard system, enabling global comparison of performance for each specific challenge.
The focus on score‑attack encourages efficient enemy clearing and high‑damage combos, as higher scores reflect faster, more effective runs.
- Aim to clear enemies quickly and efficiently to raise your score.
- Review top leaderboard entries to see typical scoring patterns.
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Steam Features
Skelly Selest lists several Steam‑related features: full controller support, DualShock controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together and Family Sharing.
These features affect how the game can be accessed or shared but do not modify the core hack‑slash mechanics described elsewhere.
- Test Remote Play on TV for a couch‑friendly session.
- Enable Family Sharing to let another account launch the game from your library.
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