About This Game

Celebrating 27 years of the Game Boy Color, SKELOST is a brand-new yokai shooter built to run on original hardware, now available on Steam.

STORY

In search of your lost family, you descend into a forgotten well. Below lies a haunting retro world inspired by Japanese folklore, where restless yokai roam and long-buried secrets await.

GAMEPLAY

Blending tense side-scrolling shooter action with a focused 8-bit design philosophy, SKELOST delivers a compact, atmospheric experience. Simple to learn, yet challenging to master.

GAME FEATURES

• 👾 Built to run on original Game Boy Color hardware (playable ROM included)

• 👹 Encounter a cast of yokai inspired by Japanese folklore

• 🔫 Classic side-scrolling shooter action

• 🕹️ Tight, responsive 2D controls

• 💿 Classic 8-bit soundtrack