
The Skin Stapler is a retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror adventure set in the rotting, crime-soaked sprawl of Carrion City. Players follow jaded detective Dick Slater and his eager rookie partner Robbie Knox as they hunt a mysterious serial killer known only as The Skin Stapler.
Modeled estimate, not a reported figure. How we estimate →
Prices
The United States storefront in every case, so this compares stores and not countries.
Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 23 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 14 places towards #1, and the 2,515 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
A serial killer stalks the streets, and you’re on their trail. Investigate the murders, descend into the city’s rotten underbelly, and uncover its buried secrets. Will you find the truth before The Skin Stapler finds you?Play as burned-out detective Dick Slater, hunting a serial killer known as the Skin Stapler. Take control of other characters as they are stalked through homes, workplaces, and dark city streets.
Victims are skinned, their flesh stapled to nearby walls. Distorted audio tapes taunt police and point to something darker beneath the city. You will scream. You might die. Maybe even from laugther.
Handmade horror, with no shortcuts and plenty of sharp objects. Built as an XXL horror feature night, The Skin Stapler delivers a night of atmosphere, story, and bloody good fun.
Investigate crime scenes as Detective Dick Slater, solve grisly puzzles, or survive a not-so-ordinary shift. Every character brings a different way to experience Carrion City’s nightmare.
Every character is fully voiced, bringing Carrion City’s killers, victims, and burned-out cops to life.
Inspired by 1980s VHS horror and exploitation films, the game features stylized violence, neon-lit decay, and an unapologetically grim aesthetic that blends horror and humor.
From the creator of Suffer the Night, Terror at Oakheart, Massacre at the Mirage, and Flesh Made Fear, Tainted Pact Games invites you into a grimy, neon-lit nightmare with The Skin Stapler. Experience handcrafted indie horror made with support from some of your favourite content creators.

Sums Steam only; GOG publishes no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SteamYou are here | $9.74−35% | 534reviews | 91% | — | $133.3K |
| $14.99 | 4ratings | 100% | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 484 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
Game Review / Рецензія на гру (ENG|UA) ---------- ENG ---------- 📝 Overall Impression I liked the game for its style, atmosphere, some of the jokes, and the overall bizarre madness =) 🔍 Evaluation Criteria 1. Visuals — [9/10] Quality: (Technical execution, detail, lighting). The graphics quality is good for the chosen style. No glitches in rendering or overly dark/light areas. Style: (Art direction, consistency of visual language, aesthetics). Graphics styled after PS1 with many references and retro effects. Everything is as expected from this style. 2. Audio (Sound) — [7/10] Music: (Soundtrack, how well it fits the atmosphere). Mostly just ambient music. There’s a cool track in the menu. Ambience: (Ambient sounds, footsteps, nature, machinery; sense of space through sound). Good ambience, but the bathroom sounds are sometimes almost too frequent/intrusive. 3. Depth (Story and Lore) — [8/10] Story: (Narrative, pacing, characters). A simple, good-old-fashioned detective story about a lone cop and his new partner. Simple and tasteful. World-building: (How alive the world feels). A fairly well-developed story with a background, interesting elements, and connections. Lore: (Background story, depth of immersion through notes, artifacts, etc.). Unique, with a nod to spin-offs and prequels/sequels. Features interesting connections between characters and plot elements. 4. Gameplay (Mechanics) — [9/10] (How engaging the game is, responsiveness of controls, variety of game mechanics, and their logic). Simple yet well-designed mechanics without unnecessary complexity. 5. Technical Performance — [10/10] (Optimization, presence of bugs, loading speed, FPS stability). No issues at all; everything works perfectly. 6. Extra Features — [5/10] (Photo mode, multiplayer, accessibility for people with disabilities, DualSense integration, special cultural or philosophical references). There are no extra features, or at least I didn’t find any. ⚖️ Summary Overall rating: [Arithmetic mean] 8 / 10 Verdict: I liked it. A rather bizarre and delightfully dark game. I recommend it to anyone who loves dark humor and isn’t afraid of toilet humor. ---------- UA ---------- 📝 Загальне враження Гра мені сподобалася своїм стилем, атмосферою, деякими жартами та загальним бізарним божевіллям =) 🔍 Критерії оцінки 1. Візуал (Картинка) — [9/10] Якість: (Технологічність, деталізація, робота зі світлом). Якість картинки хороша для обраного стилю. Без багів у відображені чи занабто темних/світлих місць. Стиль: (Арт-дирекція, цілісність візуальної мови, естетика). Стилізована під PS1 графіка з багатьма відсилками та аналоговими ефектавми. Усе, як і очікується від схожиї стилістики. 2. Аудіосупровід (Звук) — [7/10] Музика: (Саундтрек, його відповідність атмосфері). Переважно просто ембіент. Прикольний трек в меню. Оточення: (Ембієнт, звуки кроків, природи, техніки; відчуття простору через звук). Хороше оточнення, але туалетьні звуки інколи аж занабто часті/нав'язливі. 3. Глибина (Сюжет та Лор) — [8/10] Сюжет: (Оповідь, темп, персонажі). Простий, старий-добрий детектив про копа одинака та нового напарника. Просто і зі смаком. Пропрацьованість: (Наскільки світ відчувається живим). Доволі пропрацьована історія з бекграундом, цікавими елементами та зв'язками. Лор: (Фонова історія, глибина занурення через записки, артефакти тощо). Специфічний, з закидом на вбоквили та приквіли/сиквіли. З цікавими елементами зв'язків між персонажами та діючими лицями. 4. Геймплей (Механіки) — [9/10] (Наскільки цікаво грати, чуйність управління, різноманітність ігрових механік, їхня логічність). Прості, але пропрацьовані механіки без зайвого ускладнення. 5. Технічний стан — [10/10] (Оптимізація, наявність багів, швидкість завантаження, стабільність FPS). Жодних проблем, все ппацює чудово. 6. Додаткові фішки — [5/10] (Режим фото, мультиплеєр, доступність для людей з інвалідністю, інтеграція з DualSense, особливі культурні чи філософські відсилки). Додаткових фішок неммає, або я не знайшов. ⚖️ Підсумок Загальна оцінка: [Середнє арифметичне] 8 / 10 Вердикт: Мені сподобалося. Доволі бізарна та по-гарному чорнушна гра. Рекомендую усім, хто любить чорний гумор та не боїться туалетних жартів.
Media

Related
Related
Price dynamics, follower growth, revenue and sales trajectories with interactive tooltips
This and every other Pro feature is free until October 20, 2026. A free account is all it takes.
Related
| Game | Estimated lifetime revenue | Reviews | Review score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $133.3K | 688 | 83% | $9.99 | |
| $133.2K | 1.1K | 89% | $4.99 | |
| $133.3K | 361 | 76% | $14.99 | |
| $133.3K | 325 | 87% | $13.99 | |
| $133.2K | 1.6K | 88% | $4.49 | |
| $133.4K | 338 | 78% | $19.99 |
Related
| Game | Estimated lifetime revenue | Reviews | Review score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $27.6K | 358 | 89% | $2.99 | |
| — | 0 | — | — | |
| — | 4 | 100% | $14.99 | |
| $428.6K | 2.4K | 96% | $7.99 | |
| $95.1K | 1.1K | 87% | $4.99 | |
| $10.9K | 126 | 87% | $4.99 |
Genres
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 484 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
amazing game, if you like horror indie games like fear to fathom and mouthwashing you're gonna love this :) the comedy is stupid and the art style is super cool and old school, hell yeah, please make more.
like the horror and the sex jokes 10/10
Tainted Pact games are known for being straight to the point. They don't need to be ridiculously long to be enjoyable and this one proves that. The puzzles are fun. Michael's style is silly and gives you a good laugh. the length of the game is excellent for streamers to play in one sitting.
Just amaizing, the production, the actors and the story its just pure cinema
great
AMAZING
it's beautiful.
This game was insane! The voice acting was great and I loved all the goofy, inappropriate jokes--such a fun game to play! Story line was also just terrific! You can tell this dev definitely but a lot of love and labor into this and I really enjoyed playing it! 10/10, would recommend!
Great game!!!
Players by region
Where this game's players are, estimated from review languages.
Players also reviewed
The games this title's players most often review too — audience affinity.