
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
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The Flayed Man is a short, chilling experience ~30 minutes long, perfect for playing before bed, especially if you’re in the mood for a nightmare.
You are the Flayed Man. Awaking in a decayed, otherworldly house where your every waking moment is agony, you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this unsettling, macabre adventure.
A dark horror game with mature, disturbing themes.
Multiple endings depending on your choices.
An atmospheric and moody original soundtrack.
Evocative and chilling pixel-art graphics.
Traditional point and click gameplay with modern mechanics and user interface.
Psychosexual demons that will give any budding psychologist food for thought.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 43 reviews with recorded playtime.
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meh. 3 ending var ama ikisi aynı. Okunabilirlik yok oyunda, banyoda yerde duran mop gözükmüyo rehberden okumasam geçemeyecektim bölümü. Aynı şekilde kitaptaki bindları kırmak gerektiğini de rehberden gördüm. Günahların temizlenmesi diyince o 3 yoldan biriyle kendimizi öldürmemiz gerek diye düşünüp ona göre halatı asacak yer aradım baya. Hikaye de aşırı havada kalmış biz neden burdayız falan belli değil oyunun başı ve sonu arasında karakter hakkında zerre bişe öğrenmiyoruz. Youtubeda videosunu görünce önceden almıştım bari oynayayım dedim şimdi videoyu izlemeye gidiyorum büyük ihtimalle makattan sallama teoriler oyunun ana hikayesinden daha derin ve eğlencelidir. İyi ending için de kedi ve çocuk katillerini affetmemiz gerek bu arada o da ayrı bi saçmalık. Kötü sonlardan biri 3 suçluyu da (biri çocuk katili biri hayvan) affettikten sonra yaşamak istediğimiz için ''bencilsin'' denip şeytan tarafından parçalanmamızla bitiyor. Fikir güzel ama bu kadar eh işte olması-olabilmesi inanılmaz.
Fantastic art and engaging story. Hope the developer's next game is full-length!
Creator's choice should be the good ending requirement as the guy is portrayed as if he doesn't feel remorse (if we're doing coach psychology). It's a good thing the main character knows nothing about remorse and ethics either and can be coaxed by Belial into blindly forgiving everyone to prove it. [spoiler]Technical details: Proton Experimental, 777 days of studying soul-saving literature to complete.[/spoiler] [spoiler]Edit: remembered a more pretentious word.[/spoiler]
It's a bitesized horror point&click game with a simple plot that manages to make the most out of its themes and delivers some hellraiser-tier body horror & gore as a bonus. Very easy recommend for the asking price, you could even say it really got under my skin 👍
Short little point and click. Puzzles were a bit obtuse but it was still interesting for what it was.
short simple pixel horror game. if it wasnt for a half off discount i wouldnt of bought. story felt slightly lacking in depth. replaying for achievements also felt like a chore.
I don't usually write reviews, but something about this game specifically compelled me. It is a strange little game, and the whole thing felt quite surreal to play. I knew nothing about this game going in other than the Steam page itself. I am a big fan of niche games, indie games, pixel art, and horror; this game happens to hit every box. It is a beautiful game. The artwork and the character designs are gorgeous and fascinating. Every scene, every background, every character model is engrossing (and just regular gross, but in a good way). There aren't many rooms, there's only three(ish) characters you get to see, and there's just a handful of cutscenes, but this game maximizes them all to make the most out of them. It's all quite visceral. The story itself - which I will not spoil - is relatively straightforward with simple to understand themes, but it lends itself to various interpretations that give it further depth. It leaves many unanswered questions, but I don't mean that in critique. I think the ambiguity of certain details actually strengthens the possibility of multiple interpretations of the game, which is commendable and plays into the atmosphere well. It also features two major endings (with some minor differences in routes to get to them) which is always a nice touch. The gameplay itself is fine. It's short - my first playthrough was about 40 minutes - and I didn't find any of the puzzles particularly frustrating. I don't think its anything particularly new or exciting, but it's not something I ever found annoying or confusing. It's a point-and-click; just remembering to click items onto other items and try literally everything. I promise you can figure it out. The only thing I could possibly critique is that there isn't a whole lot of replayability, and that plays a part in the short runtime. It took me about an hour and a half to get all of the achievements, and it definitely got repetitive in spots because it is just the same thing with maybe a few different dialogue choices. Still, I can't fault the game too much for that as the blame falls on my own drive to complete the entirety of the content. If I only played it twice to get the two major endings, I probably wouldn't even have this critique. I also paid for the Supporter Pack because, hey, support indie developers and it's only like a dollar more. The artbook was really neat to see the creative process and the evolution of the vision, and all the other bonus content is a nice touch. At the end of the day, I mostly bought it out of support than anything it actually provided, but I would recommend it. You can probably add another 10 minutes or so to my time because of how I explored the content. You have to understand, this is a two dollar game (that sometimes even goes on sale for less) and you should temper your expectations to that. In my opinion, you are paying as much for the experience as the game itself, and I think that experience was well worth a couple dollars. This game was even free at one point, but I'm not upset with the price. Again, support indie developers. This game is not trying to scam you out of your money, nor do I think this game is really about the money. Honestly, I'm surprised this game has as little reviews as it does. The primary reason I even decided to write a review was because I was initially skeptical about this game, and I'm not entirely sure why. Part of me was worried that it might just be a shock value, grotesque-for-the-sake-of-being-grotesque game. I also worried the short runtime might not be worth it. I write this now to try and push you to pursue this game precisely because it is far more than that and exceeded my expectations.
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Great game! Perfect when you want to relax and play a small game.
Great concept
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