Skarab
Retro first-person action through Egyptian tombs with swords and magic
DOSMan Games · Released Apr 24, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 53
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- May 13, 2025
What is Skarab?
You fight the cult of Anubis in a single-player first-person action game set along the Nile. Levels take you through village rooftops, pyramids, temples, and tombs, combining melee and ranged combat with exploration, platforming, and trap avoidance.
For you if...
- +you like challenging fights with melee and ranged weapons
- +you enjoy exploring levels and navigating platforming sections
Not for you if...
- −you prefer gun-heavy shooters over frequent melee combat
- −you want a long campaign rather than a short adventure
What players say
85% of 53 reviews are positive
Players praise the music, Egyptian setting, and enemy variety. Level design and melee combat divide opinion, with complaints about repetitive layouts and awkward close-range fighting. Individual reports also mention fullscreen trouble and quicksave softlocks.
Screenshots and trailer
Skarab system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 8 GPU, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 or higher
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.0 GHz or higher
- Graphics
- Compatible with DirectX 8.1
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 60 MB available space
- Notes
- May Require Microsoft Visual C++ 2015.
Does Skarab have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Skarab run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Skarab use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
