
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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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 | 530reviews | 91% | — | $203.2K |
| $14.99 | 4ratings | 100% | — | not modelled |
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Eff'd up and Brilliant. For the same reasons noted in the endgame note as to why this game was made.. is why I had a blast playing through it. It's not complex, or challenging.. just a fun campy horror game with classic B cheese and inuendo. Absolutely looking for the sequel and prequel! :)
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 💔
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Masterpiece 10/10
A beautiful, gorey, cheesy, 80's b-movie inspired, pun AND crème filled donut of an experience. I absolutely loved this game! All the characters were amazing in their own ways, the story kept me on my toes, all the music tracks were absolute BANGERS, voice acting work was phenomenal, the environments, mini games, easter eggs, nostalgic references, EVERYTHING! 10/10! support indie horror!! <3
MAIS UM JOGAÇO DA TAINTED PACT GAMES !!! O jogo é simplismente perfeito, basicamente uma carta de amor para os filmes de terror dos anos 80 e 90. O game é basicamente uma experiencia narrativa de terror, nele jogamos com varios personagens que são vitimas do nosso assassino que em meio a tudo isso temos o grande protagonista, ♥♥♥♥ SLATER e seu parceiro. ♥♥♥♥ slater tem o carisma de um personagem de filme de ação dos anos 80/90, todo carrancudo e sem tempo para brincadeira, quase um STALLONE COBRA da vida. O jogo tambem é cheio de piadinhas de duplo sentido, muito bem aplicadas por sinal, tudo é uma baita satira muito bem contada. A Historia do jogo é a parte que mais chama atenção, cada capitulo chegamos mais perto de resolver o caso e encontrar o nosso assassino o THE SKIN STAPLER e descobrir sua real identidade, tudo é muito cativante e deixa com aquele gostinho de quero mais. Recomendo demais o jogo para quem busca uma experiencia narrativa com uma pitada de terror de filme B dos anos 80/90, em nenhum momento o jogo vai ficar te jogando jump scare barato e sem sentido, só por isso já vale muito a pena o game. A duração media do gameplay varia de 3/4 horas para terminar.
the worst game i have played this year
A great game all around. 10/10 for the under-the-counter, upside down, double-handed glizzy gobble.
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
Devs: I almost left a negative review for this title because it doesn't support 4k resolution (just widescreen 2160p which is insane?) This is not just a nuisance, it's a real pain in the ass especially with displayport or multimonitor. The lack of native 4k windowless background causes lag, open windows switching screens, black screens while alt tabbing, weird stretching, and sometimes the game engine believing it's displaying in fullscreen but the clickable area of the screen is only partial. This isn't a first world problem, it's a serious pain in the ass and nearly made me return. There's no reason that a game released in 2026 should have resolution issues, full stop. Fortunately it's a great game and I was able to get it working with Lossless Scaling. Still, I feel obligated to point out that I started writing this when there was 10 positive reviews, meaning a bad review could have changed the rating from overwhelmingly positive to very, which might affect Steam store placement or promotion.
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!
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