NO-SKIN

This did not deserve to be stuck on my backlog for so long as it's pretty incredible. Due to the graphics and price I was under the impression this was a good but bite sized experience. Maybe at best some fun horror tropes and spooks... I was not prepared for the layers upon layers of depth. It's not even fair to really just call it a horror roguelike because of just how much it expands with and past that idea. And it does my favorite things when it comes to narratives in horror and in gaming. The former using horror as a way to tell a personal and emotional story. The latter telling it in a way that only a video game can. The is art. This is someone's passion and emotions expressed in video game form. It's also still very fun with all that, it never stops being genuinely engaging mechanically or narratively. It deserves more attention. I mean, there is a moment where the game quotes verbatim a negative review someone made for the demo. And it's done in a way and at a time where you can just feel the same sting the creator must have felt seeing that. This is a game that is the farthest thing made from cynicality or to make a buck. I want to make it clear though this isn't a smelling its own farts, slow burn affair. I tend to judge games on the first hour and refund them if I don't get into it by then. I was immediately hooked by the game, it presents its intrigue and gameplay very quickly and profoundly. I am also not one who has the patience or desire to do secret diving, I tend to beat the game then watch analysis videos after. Especially as so many games make secretly finding a chore by either having to replay sections but do things differently or by a lot of trial and error. But No-Skin has a unique method of doling out secrets and obtaining them by either making it abudently clear what you need to do differently or by sequestering it to a separate game mode and informing you that game mode is unlocked. But even with all of that secret uncovering and getting all but one ending (which is locked behind an unnecessarily tedious grind imo), I don't completely understand what the game is trying to tell me, but I loved experiencing it. It's up for interpretation but in a good way.

Unironically found this game through Markiplier and decided I wanted to play it for myself. I love the style and game mechanics so far. I haven't put a lot of time into it yet, but so far it's been a lot of fun!

not for me, its too cryptic

The mechanics of this are so sleek and yet it works, it's kind of amazing. Just a few runs in for now, curious to see what is uncovered as you go deeper.

Run one. Reached the first lady. Run two. Reached the third lady. Run three. Beat the no-skin man. I'm aware there's more, but I don't usually play these kinds of games. I can still say that the game is undoubtedly great, though. I'm not actually a fan of these types of games. This one has a good feel to it, though a bit clunky in that you'd expect snappier response times from some buttons, but the game is good and the story is amusing at worst. I can definitely recommend this for people who like simple RPG/Roguelike surreal games. Think INSCRYPTION in vibe.

This rpg roguelite often played more like a puzzle game. The game is full of fun secrets with sufficient clues to find them

Has some nice ideas but it's painfully repetitive and if you don't get get buffs from the dancers you're pretty much screwed.

pretty good. had lots of fun 100% it. fun gameplay, good style. an interesting mystery to unravel. lots of difficulty options. faith 10 is brutal. theres also an easier difficulty level if you need that.

This truly is a great hidden gem of a Roguelike. The loop is fun and engaging, the visuals are striking and the story is interesting.

very overlooked little game love it to bits