
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.
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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.

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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $14.99 | 455reviews | 91% | — | $175.4K |
| $14.99 | 4ratings | 100% | — | not modelled |
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Reviews
this game became very repetitive kasi naging predictable na siya as you play more. maglalaro ka as someone tapos papatayin sila ng skin stapler. i love playing horror games like these but i got so sad lang kasi hindi ko talaga naappreciate 'yung repetitiveness nito. this game would've been much better kung hindi predictable 'yung events. i had to play / finish this in two sessions kasi nabored ako agad from the first two murders palang while playing this the first time. one thing that added flavor to this game ay 'yung mga dirty jokes na nilagay :)
the worst game i have played this year
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Hours played at review time, across 483 reviews with recorded playtime.
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HELL YEAH JANKY HORROR FOR LIFE (Be kind, rewind!) 📼
I can't believe this game wasn't published by New Blood. Full of gore, senseless violence, dirty jokes and cheeky one-liners. Since I don't watch any streamers, I didn't even know that the main characters were supposed to be streamers. So i couldn't care less 9.1 / 10
Genau mein Vibe, genau mein Humor, genau ich. Ich liebe die Streamer collabs, die nostalgie und die Slasher Horror Movie Refs. Der Def hat mich und wird mich nicht mehr los!
Aig. Firstly, the dev is pretty good at storytelling in general. Characters are cool i guess and voice acting is great as always. However, some of the dialogue draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaags man. Like so much it's cooked. The gameplay is pretty much just rinse and repeat the entire game. Felt like an effort to playthrough the whole game unfortunately. This dev definitely crazy or on sum ♥♥♥♥ though with sum the stuff they come up with in the game. Love how unique it is, love the voice acting, the art style is great ! However as a game it felt pretty dull :( I can see the appeal though. For sure plenty of people who might enjoy it. 4/10 - i'm sorry 💔
my foreskin fell off
Pretty good start with a suspenseful beginning. Then it just kind of ♥♥♥♥♥ itself with annoying minigames and a billion really bad sex jokes that go on far to long. I'm just gonna say it: The game is padding, like super hard. It's probably some of the worst padding I think I've seen in a game this year.
It wasn't a terrible game. I actually like that puzzles easy to figure out. I was more so disappointed of the story.I was thinking the story would not be as linear and there would be a twist. I feel like this game is more for the gross horror gamers so yeah.
Pretty enjoyable, and it kept me glued to the screen from start to finish. Pros: - The overall atmosphere was great, a mix of serious, goofy and creepy - The voice-acting was something else, with the Skin Stapler being the standout - It made me constantly keep wondering when the pin's going to drop - Lots of little touches that really flesh out the world - Technically competent, didn't have to fiddle with settings beyond the initial quick setup Cons: - I get what the dev was going on with some of the goofier stuff, but some of it was just overkill, especially anything with innuendo (aside from anything the Skin Stapler said or did, that was all great and really well done, the guy stole the show) - The story ends up being a bit random, considering how it starts and ends, and just when you think you'll get some exposition to really tie it all together, it cuts itself short. I'm not saying nothing is explained at all, but it feels like the explanation randomly slides in partway through, considering how the Skin Stapler has been active long before the story even begins. Not to mention one curious oddity that comes out at the end once you learn the Stapler's true identity. Overall I'm looking forward to whatever the dev cooks up next.
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