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Half Home Games · Published by DADIU
Very Positive — 90% positive (83 reviews) · 37 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Skybound is a 3D exploration platformer focused on fun, fluid movement mechanics, parkour and environmental puzzle solving.
Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play · 2025 · More free games
Navigate through intricate levels, blending precise jumps and environmental puzzles in Skybound. Developed by Half Home Games, this free-to-play adventure invites you to explore and conquer the skies with smooth, engaging gameplay.
About this game
Explore, Parkour, Save the world!
Skybound is a game about exploration with an Exhilarating movement system. Using Bells abilities to bring the world back together!
Skybound is a 3D exploration platformer focused on fun, fluid movement mechanics, parkour and environmental puzzle solving. You play as Bell, a young archaeologist exploring mystical floating islands in search of ancient artifacts. Use Bell's specialized equipment - including a Grappling Anchor, agility boots, and mastery over the magical "Flow" - to investigate ruins untouched by explorers for ages.
Swing through the sky, traverse the islands and meet its curious and whacky inhabitants. You've got a contract to fulfill and mysteries to unearth!
Please note that this is only ACT 1, more acts will be made if the game is positively received!
FEATURES
In Skybound you can EXPLORE three different islands.
By using Bell's GRAPPELING HOOK.
And once you've mastered the MOMENTUM and FLOW of the game you'll be FLYING like this:
And Most importantly, you can destroy oh so many POTS! Some even contain collectibles!
And if your good enough you might make it to the global Steam Leaderboards!
The Story of Skybound
Bell wasn't exactly what Professor A. N. Curia - who studies anicent human civilization - expected to receive. Shipped to the Professor archaeologist as "Human Remains", the package contained something far more alive: a baby. Turns out, raising a human is excellent for research (and admittedly, pretty adorable).
Growing up, Bell took to her mentor/parent's work in a big way. She spent countless nights under the blanket reading about lost civilizations, and even more time tagging along on excavation trips. Eager as ever, she learned fast by studying artifacts, documenting ruins and decoding ancient texts. By seventeen, she'd shaped into a fine archaeologist in her own right.
Now she's got her very first solo job! The client came through Professor A. N. Curia, so they must be reputable. The mission is straightforward: retrieve an artifact from the ancient and mysterious sky islands and prove she's a real archaeologist. This is the beginning of something great!
But as Bell explores the floating ruins, something feels... off. Questions keep surfacing that don't quite add up. What exactly does the client want with this artifact? And why all the secrecy?
Please note: This is a student demo
Skybound is a demo created over 6 weeks by a multidisciplinary team of students from many different universities together for a semester at DADIU (Danish Academy of Digital, Interactive Entertainment). This project brought together aspiring developers, artists, designers and composers, all of whom have never worked on a game of this scale before, and with this tight of a schedule.
While we're incredibly proud of what we've accomplished in such a short timeframe, you may encounter bugs or rough edges along the way. We appreciate your understanding and hope you enjoy exploring the sky islands with Bell despite any hiccups!
Thank you for playing our game!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Core i7-3820 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia 970 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3000 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Ryzen 9 3900XT or equivalent
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia 3060 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 3000 MB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Controller on/off + more movement logic checks
Some people had issues with Bell moving automatically, hopefully this update patches that! You can now enable/disable controller in the options menu under "controls", and we added some more checks under the hood to make extra sure Bell does not go on adventures on her own!Read full article on Community Announcements (halfhomegames)Patch NotesOfficial
Ceramic Chaos I, II & III Update, Slight UI redesign, more settings!
Hi everyone! We hope you're doing great! We're back with a cool update to the game!Here are the higlights.Two additional gamemodes in the same genre of destroying pots, there is now one for 100, 200, and 300, each with their own seperate leaderboard, and achievement for completing the level.Slight updates on the ceramic chaos UI layout, as well as adding more rewards (pots) along the sandshut pathenabling/disabling level selection menu (for choosing levels when not unlocked, it is located under game alterations).toggleable anchor drag (the slight yank towards the anchor you get when hitting the ground with it), this option is only available through the pause menu.Updated controller support, this isn't tutorialised or displayed through gameplay, but what each button does can be read through the controls page.some of you have requested inversion of y-axis, so that has been added under the controls page as well, and we threw in the x-axis on us, if anyone needed that at any point in the future.Other minor fixes.Once again we would like to thank you for your awesome support and great feedback! - The Skybound TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (halfhomegames)AnnouncementsOfficial
POT DESTROYER CHALLENGE! And new trailer!
Hi everyone! The team is showing Skybound at the "Copenhagen Gaming Week", and to celebrate this we've made a new level along with a challenge! The goal? Destroy 100 pots as fast as possible!We've also created a new trailer, we hope this gives a better impression of the current state of the game, you can watch it here, on Youtube or in the Store page!POT CHALLENGETo give everyone some new content we've now added a new challenge to the game! The challenge can be accessed from the main menu, you'll notice there now is a button to the left saying "Pot Challenge", press it and have some fun, we're excited to see your crazy times on the leaderboard! Our composer has also made an awesome evolving soundtrack for this level, to make it feel even better!Here are some screenshots to hopefully make you want to try it out! There are different areas, each themed after the islands in the main game, here you see some of the Rubblerest area.Here you see a tiny bit of the Sandshut area! You can do a lot of cool swings here!And here is a screenshot of a bit of the Hallowlight area, highest skill required here, but also the potential to break oh so many pots!New TrailerA new trailer just dropped! We've updated the trailer to also show the visual improvements we've made on the game since the last trailer was made, we've also included our new awesome voice actor, so everything is now up to date! Thank you!Lastly we just want to say thank you! You're reception to the game and feedback has been awesome, and super motivating for us! Keep it up! And if you have not done so already, we would love a steam review from you, it really helps our game reach more players on steam.All the best,- Skybound Devs.Read full article on Community Announcements (Anti)Patch NotesOfficial
Skybound Update 0.3 - A Fresh Voice & Visual Polish
Hi everyone! We hope you've had a good first month of the year! We are happy to share a new update, and also what is to come!New Voice for The ClientThe client has found a new voice! We've brought in a new voice actor for the client, giving his lines a fresh delivery. We hope you'll enjoy getting to know this version of the client as you explore the skies!Also huge shoutout to StandardJak for doing the VA so fast and well! You can find him here: https://www.castingcall.club/standardjakVisual PolishThe islands feel more alive with this update. Watch leaves gently blow in the wind as you traverse the environments, and enjoy improved visuals in the Sandshut area. Small details, big vibes!New Discovery Book VisualThe book in your Discoveries menu has received a visual makeover! It now looks even better as you fill it with all the secrets and artefacts you find on your journey.More Lore in between Islands!Curious about the world of Skybound? Pressing the "Continue Story" button in the travel map now reveals additional lore snippets. There's always more to discover for those who look. 🤓Bug Fixes & QoLWe've squashed various bugs and made small improvements to make your experience smoother. Thanks to everyone who reported issues!Coming soon!We will very soon release a new map, where it's all about smashing pots! Smash 100 pots as fast as you can and earn a spot on the leaderboard forever! This new map is coming around the 11th of February, maybe earlier! We have done a lot to make it awesome, so we hope you will enjoy it when it comes out! We always value all of your feedback, so please keep it coming! Thank you for playing Skybound. Your support means the world to us!-- The Skybound TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (Anti)Patch NotesOfficial
Fix for save system + more
We updated the save system to also work when you quit the game and open it again, and not only in sessions. Added more lore options between islands Adjusted movement system Added speed boost when picking up additional speed boost when full momentum. Much more! Will get a deeper post about updates with the next update, this was mainly pushed early to fix the save issues! Jumping slightly tweaked Anchor drag when hitting ground Slight terrain tweaks Ease of gameplay Some more checkpoints Falling Rocks has been made more forgivingRead full article on Community Announcements (halfhomegames)
