Skein overview

Overview

Skein comes from Nocturne Games and is published by Nocturne Games. It arrived on Steam on Nov 13, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Trading Cards. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Skein's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 08:58:07 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 78% positive across 23 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Skein is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Skein has sold up to 539 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,320. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Skein overview details

Skein combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Run The Procedural Gauntlet! Skein is a procedural dungeon shooter in the "old-skool" arcade style for one or two players where you must battle through hordes of monsters on a quest to save the soul of a talking sheep. A group of intrepid adventurers are travelling through a wasteland when they come across a sheep... feeling peckish, they do what any self-respecting adventurer would do and they slaughter it without a thought, only to find out that it was a magic sheep with the soul of a great warrior prince trapped within. Feeling a tad guilty for condemning the warrior prince to an eternity of spiritual suffering, the adventurers decide to enter the legendary Skein to find his body and return his soul to it (and get loads, and loads, and loads, and loads of loot while they're at it...). Skein is a one or two player (co-op) arcade game with the following features: Procedural dungeons 6 unique characters, with three unique classes A huge number of class based spells Over 40 unique enemies, each with their own traits and talents Special areas like the Arena, the Vault and the Caves Local, Online and Steam leaderboards 40+ achievements 1 or 2 Player (co-op) play Sheep!!!!! Skein was created by me over the course of three years as a homage to the coin-op arcade machines of old. While the game itself has many modern features, at its heart the gameplay is decidedly "old skool" and can be picked up and played for five minutes or several hours, either on your own or with a friend. The concept is simple: fight through ever-bigger dungeons with ever-growing hordes of enemie…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Skein is listed as a game with $6.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Trading Cards, and is associated with Action, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 08:58:07 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 78% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ActionCasualIndieArcade

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Support and legal notes

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