
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 | 455reviews | 91% | — | $175.4K |
| $14.99 | 4ratings | 100% | — | not modelled |
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It wasn't a terrible game. I actually like that puzzles easy to figure out. I was more so disappointed of the story.I was thinking the story would not be as linear and there would be a twist. I feel like this game is more for the gross horror gamers so yeah.
10/10 great deepthroating technique, amazing cream, ♥♥♥♥ is hard and does a great job spoiler warning [spoiler]bring robbie back or i cry[/spoiler]
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Hours played at review time, across 483 reviews with recorded playtime.
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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
Great game. Good humor and great atmosphere. A bit short but I hope this game will have some future add-ons dlcs etc. 9/10
This game was great. It doesn't take itself seriously at all which I love. The comedy bits were hilarious. Great game. Cant wait for their next project.
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Ein wirklich seeeeeehr geiles Spiel! Stark an die 80s Horror B-Movies angelehnt. Ein Meisterwerk von einen Indie Entwickler ! Wir brauchen viel mehr solcher Spiele!
https://youtu.be/oX7OSXIwrq0 one of the best horror games ive ever had the chance of playing, very well done! (Gameplay above)
An interactive horror movie. Probably runs you 3-4 hours depending on how wasted you are. Lots of anachronisms and silliness. Still better than the garbage you find on Netflix/Amazon.
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