
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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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% | 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.
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 486 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
its ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sick
awesome game
10/10 game, the comedy was pure cinema including voice acting
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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 486 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Absolutely loved the game and the creator absolutely nailed the campy 80's horror b-movie feel. You will not regret hitting up the game and it made me laugh, jump, groan, and reel from shock in all the best ways! I will be keeping an eye out on any other games from the creators in the future.
Another Banger from a Banger Dev! Fantastic Horror movie-esqe game straight outta the 80's. Had a load of great laughs and really enjoyed it! Can't wait to see what gets made next!
The things I'd do for a freshly grilled weiner, some hot cream shot inside my dough, and a box of staples
Best game I have played and I don't do well with horror jump scares, it isn't scary at all just went the man comes out of no where and makes you jump. I would like more like this please and i would also like to know the past story of his brother i know the story is in game about ♥♥♥♥ slater and all but it be nice to play it! Amazing story and I loved the message we get when going to the office upon completion.
This game was wonderfully created. The sexual timing just made it interesting to play. I wouldn’t change a thing. Big Sookie Vs The Skin Stapler https://youtu.be/uB8o2SDb8tE
This was really fun to play through. Great characters. Fun level design. Cheesy humor. It was like playing through a B Movie. It is a bit of a on the rails experience but, you get ample time to explore the dope level designs. This coming after Flesh Made Fear has got me excited for whatever Tainted Pact has coming next.
Siento que perdi 3 hrs de mi vida. Que juego TAN MALO! Demasiado repetitivo. No hubieron casi sustos, y MUCHO TEXTO.
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