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The Skin Stapler›Events›MY NEW GAME: THE SKIN STAPLER + WHAT'S NEXT
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MY NEW GAME: THE SKIN STAPLER + WHAT'S NEXT

The Skin Stapler · published 5 months ago

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Hey everyone, it's Michael here.

Here we go again.

In case you missed it, I announced my new game THE SKIN STAPLER along with a DEMO:

Currently sitting on 92% positive steam reviews 📈 Thank you so much 🙏

The Skin Stapler is a short, story-driven horror game with that retro PSX look and a really grimy 80s slasher vibe. It’s more about atmosphere and tension than combat and you jump between playing the detectives and the victims (if you know my games, you know i love this mechanic).

It’s pretty dark, but also intentionally cheesy and a liiiiitttle bit tongue-in-cheek.

Okay I admit it's goofy as ****.

Since the announcement, the demo was trending on itch.io, and we’ve collected 15.000 wishlists on Steam in 4 months - that’s amazing!

I’m currently working on the full game, and I’m excited to show you a new trailer soon with a bunch of new stuff. So keep an eye out for news here on Steam, Discord or on Twitter.

I was pretty overwhelmed and happy with the response to the demo. There were hundreds of Twitch streams and YouTube videos. Shoutout to the one and only CaseOh, who played the demo, and also MoistCr1TiKaL, CJU, Kubz Scouts, Joe Bart, Grizzy, Sev and LaynaLazar (who also has a voice acting role in the game) and many more.

Thank you for helping indie horror games get discovered 🖤

.... and so so many more thank you everyone!! Please wishlist here:

- Michael Cosio (Tainted Pact Games) 🐙

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