Skeleton Boomerang

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Released: Jul 31, 2017
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 11:32 GMT

Updates & announcements

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02 Nov 2024Developer post
Skeleton Boomerang: Postmortem is on its way!
You thought our coffin was sealed, didn’t you? That’s right, we’ve emerged from the grave with Skeleton Boomerang: Postmortem, a robust new update featuring translations in multiple languages, a Boss Rush mode, unique color palettes for Hunter, and so much more! You might even sp
26 Mar 2024Developer post
Enjoyed Skeleton Boomerang? Check out our new game - Home World Run!
For quite a while now, we've been hard at work developing a sort of spiritual/spinoff sequel to a game we made before Skeleton Boomerang - "Aliens Go Home Run". This sequel is called Home World Run and it is a beat'em up platformer game, with Sally - one of the extra bosses from
03 Oct 2021Developer post
October 3rd Patch Notes, this is a big one!
This is intended to be the final major patch, which includes a lot of bug fixes and a bit of new content (including a few secrets and easter eggs...) - Lava spout in Bone Zone no longer deals damage. - Fixed bug that could cause Skullflaps to take on their vampire appearance in t
06 Jun 2021Developer post
June 6th Patch Notes
Fixed bug where Grim Rob's intro in Hard Mode is unskippable These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC: The run complete screen now has additional info, including Blood Pressure, shards taken from Keeper at the start of the run, shortcut taken, and collected techniques F
Fixed bug where Grim Rob's intro in Hard Mode is unskippable
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC:

The run complete screen now has additional info, including Blood Pressure, shards taken from Keeper at the start of the run, shortcut taken, and collected techniques
Fixed bug where run complete screen wouldn't display the appropriate best time
Fixed bug where a player could get duplicate blessings that don't stack
Fixed bug where the Timerang could be accessed before it's actually collected
True final boss's teleportation has been altered, it now happens less frequently but will still happen quickly if the player is nearby
Shards taken from Keeper can now properly be carried into a shortcut; taking them into a Tony pack will cause them to taken from the player and given back to Keeper
Lava spouts now have slightly different timing, remaining in their "down" state a bit longer than their "up" state
Fixed a bug where, in trials that have two Tezcats, one would shoot twice as fast as the other
The death stats screen will now appropriately identify if the player has been killed by a crusher's spikes
Fixed another possible softlock in Blood Zone's room generation
Teleport technique now cannot be activated if the boomerang is off screen or inside the ground
Fixed misspelled name in the credits (sorry, Rangad!)
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23 May 2021Developer post
May 22nd Patch Notes
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC: Fixed up some collision issues with the piston platforms in Time Tower, should hopefully prevent some of the bizarre crushing deaths they cause Cattlepede segments no longer follow Hunter into other rooms and are now confined to
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC:

Fixed up some collision issues with the piston platforms in Time Tower, should hopefully prevent some of the bizarre crushing deaths they cause
Cattlepede segments no longer follow Hunter into other rooms and are now confined to a smaller portion of the screen
After jumping off a blood slide, Hunter now leaves his "sliding" state when touching a wall
Fixed a bug that would cause the spiders in the mummy boss fight to crash the game
Door placement has been altered to prevent doors from spawning out of bounds
Fixed an issue where the Herr Herz enemy could be stuck in its invulnerable state
"Undefined" items should no longer appear in shops
Reprogrammed the darkness effect; the light around Hunter and his boomerang is slightly larger
Charisma blessing description changed to reflect that it works in more than just Natascha's shop
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15 May 2021Developer post
May 15th Patch Notes
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC: Aztank now has animated treads in phase two, as well as an animation for the doctor and a redone death sprite Aztank was missing a few of its hard variant features which have now been patched back in, including extra projectiles
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC:

Aztank now has animated treads in phase two, as well as an animation for the doctor and a redone death sprite
Aztank was missing a few of its hard variant features which have now been patched back in, including extra projectiles on the arm and doctor attacks, as well as extra health
Fixed a bug that could crash the third super trial if the Deja Bone event was active
Edited more possible room patterns to prevent softlocks
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09 May 2021Developer post
May 8th Patch Notes (2)
Fixed a bug caused by the last patch that would crash certain normal and hard mode levels Fixed some misspellings in dialogue
Fixed a bug caused by the last patch that would crash certain normal and hard mode levels
Fixed some misspellings in dialogue
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08 May 2021Developer post
May 8th Patch Notes
Some adjustments to collision made to prevent Hunter from getting stuck in walls Hunter will now remain in a normal standing position when talking to NPCs These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC: Wallthings have adjusted positions during big and small enemies events Ex
Some adjustments to collision made to prevent Hunter from getting stuck in walls
Hunter will now remain in a normal standing position when talking to NPCs
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC:

Wallthings have adjusted positions during big and small enemies events
Extra HP is no longer carried between attempts at Tony packs
Doors will no longer spawn on top of spikes or jelly
More room adjustments made to prevent unreachable doors or softlocks
Crushers in the last area now drip with blood
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06 May 2021Developer post
May 6th Patch Notes
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC: Fixed bug that could throw an error if a player grabs a blessing from a coffin on the first frame Fixed blood fountain not dealing damage Some songs in certain late game areas now loop properly Fixed error where the floors of ce
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC:

Fixed bug that could throw an error if a player grabs a blessing from a coffin on the first frame
Fixed blood fountain not dealing damage
Some songs in certain late game areas now loop properly
Fixed error where the floors of certain rooms would cover the pause menu
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05 May 2021Developer post
May 5th Patch Notes
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC: Hunter's umbrella will now protect him from rain Object placement has been altered to prevent objects from spawning in out-of-reach places Achievement code has been touched up to prevent them from remaining locked/being unlocked
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC:

Hunter's umbrella will now protect him from rain
Object placement has been altered to prevent objects from spawning in out-of-reach places
Achievement code has been touched up to prevent them from remaining locked/being unlocked when not appropriate
Fixed bug where restarting at the end of the Boss Pack would allow player to keep the Timerang
30 seconds is added to the speedrun fortune's requirement with each area
More room generation changes made to prevent softlocks
Hunter is now invulnerable to wind and damage when speaking to NPCs
Bosses should no longer capable of becoming permanently invulnerable
Final bosses now have appropriate names in the death stats screen
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03 May 2021Developer post
May 3rd Patch Notes
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC: More changes made to possible room layouts to prevent impossible levels from being generated Skellychan will now spawn during runs appropriately Fixed werewolf duplication bug Blood Gems will no longer fall through thin platform
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC:

More changes made to possible room layouts to prevent impossible levels from being generated
Skellychan will now spawn during runs appropriately
Fixed werewolf duplication bug
Blood Gems will no longer fall through thin platforms
Changes made to skeletons and cattlepedes that will hopefully prevent crashes related to those enemies
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02 May 2021Developer post
May 2nd Patch Notes
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC: Several changes have been made to randomly generated room layouts in order to prevent impossible levels from being generated Moving platforms have been updated in order to prevent them from getting stuck Coffins should no longer
These updates apply to the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC:

Several changes have been made to randomly generated room layouts in order to prevent impossible levels from being generated
Moving platforms have been updated in order to prevent them from getting stuck
Coffins should no longer drop blessings during Tony's quests
Changes made to palette unlocks to prevent them from being unlocked early
Fixed issue of some background props appearing in the incorrect level
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01 May 2021Developer post
Vampire Hunter Mode is finally here!
The Vampire Hunter Mode DLC is now available for purchase! Battle across a new island in this major roguelike expansion! It's only $4.99!
30 Jan 2021Developer post
Vampire Hunter Mode stream incoming!
Join the game's developers for a live demonstration of Vampire Hunter Mode at , starting at 7:00 PM EST! We'll be hanging around to show off the new mode and answer questions!
05 Jan 2021Developer post
January 4th Patch Notes
Date of Vampire Hunter Mode release has been changed (we're still hard at work on it and hope to release it as soon as possible, thank you for your patience!) Movement on crates should be smoother and more consistent Fixed bug that prevented the double boomerang from working in H
Date of Vampire Hunter Mode release has been changed (we're still hard at work on it and hope to release it as soon as possible, thank you for your patience!)
Movement on crates should be smoother and more consistent
Fixed bug that prevented the double boomerang from working in Hard Mode
Fixed bug that could cause boss outros in Hard Mode to break if the player pressed certain buttons
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24 Dec 2020Developer post
Skeleton Boomerang is 40% off for the Steam Winter Sale!
The team is still plugging away at the Vampire Hunter Mode DLC, but before it launches, the base game is available for 40% off as part of the Steam Winter Sale, so now is the perfect time to pick it up if you haven't already, or purchase it for someone else if you're in the givin
23 Nov 2020Developer post
November 23rd Patch Notes
Fixed a bug that would prevent the second boomerang from being thrown when the doublerang is equipped
Fixed a bug that would prevent the second boomerang from being thrown when the doublerang is equipped
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06 Nov 2020Developer post
November 6th Patch Notes
Fixed a bug where achievements for beating Hard Mode could not be unlocked. Achievements relating to reaching the game's endings will now be unlocked automatically if you've already done so in the past on that save. A bug where the player can reach 110% completion early should be
Fixed a bug where achievements for beating Hard Mode could not be unlocked. Achievements relating to reaching the game's endings will now be unlocked automatically if you've already done so in the past on that save.
A bug where the player can reach 110% completion early should be fixed now.
Fixed bug where stats menu wouldn't display all earned trophies.
Grim Rob fight on Hard Mode now appropriately gives shards.
Fixed issue with Anne's Revenge fight causing an error upon skipping the intro.
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03 Nov 2020Developer post
November 3rd Patch Notes
Palette menu now shows conditions for unlocking palettes. First sign in the game now displays button prompts instead of text on top of a fixed image. Bug that cause palettes to be erroneously unlocked upon loading a save should be fixed.
Palette menu now shows conditions for unlocking palettes.
First sign in the game now displays button prompts instead of text on top of a fixed image.
Bug that cause palettes to be erroneously unlocked upon loading a save should be fixed.
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02 Nov 2020Developer post
November 2nd Patch Notes
Palettes can now be unlocked from extra stages. Space stage can now be restarted properly during time trials. Fixed bug where space ship could be over-healed. Fixed bug where Saturday would move to unusual places during his final phase; also made some changes that should prevent
Palettes can now be unlocked from extra stages.
Space stage can now be restarted properly during time trials.
Fixed bug where space ship could be over-healed.
Fixed bug where Saturday would move to unusual places during his final phase; also made some changes that should prevent him from being frozen, hopefully they work.
Made some changes in an attempt to prevent crashes with certain types of controllers.
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Updates & announcements

You thought our coffin was sealed, didn’t you?

Skeleton Boomerang has been verified for the Steam Deck!