
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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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% | 537reviews | 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.
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Reviews
Themes across 486 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
very nice
FCKING LOVE THIS GAME!
Great game. It was very fun to play as the idiots in all horror movies. Wish I could have fought back with the VHS baseball bat, but the lack of fighting back made ♥♥♥♥ and Robbie the real heroes of Carrion city.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 486 reviews with recorded playtime.
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This game is such a perfect balance between horror and comedy! Tainted Pact Games have done it again! They have officially cemented themselves as one of my fav developers! The voice actors also did a wonderful job! I can't wait for whatever game you guys put out next ദ്ദി(๑>•̀๑)
Incredible atmosphere,
Amazing game
Why Am I playing this Streamer Bait? Oh Wait.
If you're looking for a good retro style horror game then i think this game is worth a shot. It's very simple gameplay-wise and offers a good storyline with humor that isn't overly forced or unfunny. Personally i find that this game reminded me of the skin stapler (Torture Star/Puppet Combo game) in terms of atmosphere and storyline with a very batman-esque protagonist who chases down a serial killer that sounds like the joker but works like the riddler LOL. Anyways, I love games like this and it keeps the indie horror genre fresh AND the music is FIRE. Also, [spoiler]ROBBIE IS THE GOAT[/spoiler]
thought it was a fun little experience if you just want to pass a few hours. but i also feel like it's made to be streamed to an audience. even though i usually enjoy crude humor i only found myself chuckling a few times. the soundtrack sets a great atmosphere and i really enjoyed the visuals in general. the killer is fun if not a little cheesy. not scary at all though LOL
Love the vibe and the dialogues is 10/10 LMAO Those cream filled donuts and weiners are sus tho....
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