Raskulls is an action platform game where players must move through platform-based levels filled with blocks of different shapes and sizes.

An evil race of intergalactic buccaneers known as the Pirats have crashed-landed on the Raskulls' world in their search for the cheese planet.

As the Pirats seek a source of fuel for their ship, their leader, Captain J. Turncoat, learns of the Shiny Stone, an object with incredible power.

The Pirats fail in an attempt to steal the stone, and the Raskull King devises a plan to catch their enemies.

[6] The original plan goes awry: a Raskull named Dragon sends a royal decree to Knight, who winds up getting beaten up by the Pirat henchmen.

Along the way, Ninja encounters Wizard, who opens the door to the temple for him in exchange for a beverage called Jungle Juice; a mummy Raskull who assists in navigating the tombs; the Pirat henchmen Scurv and Barney, who are also searching for the second Shiny Stone; and the Temple Guardian, who attempts to incinerate Ninja with a laser that is reflected back by a mirror that Mummy finds.

He eventually arrives at the Pirats' downed ship, which landed near an active volcano called Mount Madness, and recovers the first Shiny Stone only to find out that Captain Turncoat has stolen the second from his castle.

During an initially awkward conversation, the king suggests a game of rock paper scissors to see who gets both Shiny Stones, but is forced to battle the Pirat captain as he pilots his choice, which turns out to be "ship with lots of cannons".

This enrages the latter enough to engage in fisticuffs with the former, only to have both Shiny Stones escape their grasp and fall into a pool of lava.

[10] A teaser trailer was also released which took a satirical view on traditional game trailers featuring "epic" music and bold statements, whereas the Raskulls teaser showed an abrupt change in tone as King is shown flexing his muscles in front of a mirror accompanied by elevator music.

[15] It was next shown at Penny Arcade Expo East in Boston, Massachusetts in April, where it was again made playable to conference attendees.

[16] A second tournament at the Mana Bar was held on December 23, where winners received a free copy of the game upon its release.

[21] In a preview of the game, CinemaBlend described Raskulls as a blend between Mario Kart, Castle Crashers, and Bomberman.

[36] Destructoid's James Stephanie Sterling also praised the game in previews, stating that it may be one of the "hottest XBLA titles" of 2009.

[22] It received an Editor's Choice award from Peter Eykemans of TeamXbox who praised the re-playability factor of the game.

Joystiq reviewer Garrett Martin felt the game had solid mechanics and well designed levels.