Skyhill

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  • Summary: Skyhill is a roguelike story about staying alive when there is no reason to. You are a resident of Skyhill hotel,who survived biological catastrophe. Goal - is to get out of your penthouse in search of other people and salvation. But all elevators in the building are off and floors areSkyhill is a roguelike story about staying alive when there is no reason to. You are a resident of Skyhill hotel,who survived biological catastrophe. Goal - is to get out of your penthouse in search of other people and salvation. But all elevators in the building are off and floors are flooded with hazards. You are not sure is there any other survivors, as far as you know everyone in the building died, or… changed beyond recognition. Those who provided room service and pushed buttons in elevators for you not so long ago… well now all they want is to rip off your flesh to get to your tasty insides… So much for customer service. You face the dilemma: on the one hand you have to get out from the damn building, on the other hand your hotel suite is your only “Fort” that protects from the horrors of post-apocalyptic reality.… Expand

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  1. Xbox Tavern
    Oct 24, 2018
    83
    Skyhill does a good job with its simplistic foundation, offering a core experience that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The constant uncertainty that looms overhead together with its randomly generated content, makes for some very tense moments. There’s a few issues with the game’s unbalanced systems, but with that in mind, Skyhill still manages to remain both challenging and fun throughout.
  2. Generación Xbox
    Dec 13, 2018
    71
    Skyhill will delight 2D survival gamers with its smart and challenging gameplay.
  3. TheXboxHub
    Nov 3, 2018
    70
    Because everything is generated randomly, certain characters or events may not occur, making each playthrough slightly different. And, to top it off, there are multiple endings to unlock, so Skyhill definitely has some replay value to it.

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    I really enjoyed the easy to pick up and play style because when it does get a little too challenging that style made me want to return backI really enjoyed the easy to pick up and play style because when it does get a little too challenging that style made me want to return back to the game. The presentation side of the game creates a very memorable atmosphere and both the visuals and sound design combine together extremely well.
    There are a number of different elements in play at the same time and each different element gives the game charm and in some ways uniqueness. In terms of content there is a decent amount for you to be getting on with and with this a decent amount of replayability is also available to you. The difficulty curve can be a little problematic and unfair at times which can cause you to get annoyed every now and then. It does get repetetive quite quickly due to its lack of depth so I recommend that you play the game in short bursts. There’s nothing new that makes it stand out over the many game’s that are in this specific genre. Over recent years we’ve seen an influx of survival game’s that have made their way to consoles, and whilst they were fun and unique at first I can’t help but feel that this specific genre is going a little stale. Despite this though I still have a little bit of excitement present when trying a new game in this genre and Skyhill had a presentation that ticked a lot of boxes for me so I was intrigued a little. Thankfully after sinking a few hours into Skyhill I actually enjoyed what was delivered to me because it has an easy to pick up and play style and it features a number of different mechanics in play at the same time. These mechanics combine together really well but I would still recommend that you play this game in short bursts because it does get repetetive quite quickly due to the game’s lack of depth. The high difficulty doesn’t help either but I recommend that you ride this out because in terms of content the game has a decent amount for you to get to grips with. This then means that Skyhill does enough to get a recommendation from me because even though it doesn’t offer you anything different it does everything it’s supposed to do pretty well.    … Expand