The Skin Stapler
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About The Skin Stapler
The Skin Stapler is a horror game about burned-out detective Dick Slater, who hunts a serial killer known as the Skin Stapler in Carrion City. You investigate murders, explore the city’s rotten underbelly and uncover its buried secrets, while other characters face the killer in their homes, workplaces and dark streets.
Investigate Carrion City
As Dick Slater, you examine crime scenes and solve grisly puzzles. You can also play as other characters and try to survive their not-so-ordinary shifts. The victims are skinned, with their flesh stapled to nearby walls, while distorted audio tapes taunt the police and hint at something darker beneath the city.
Characters and atmosphere
Every character is fully voiced, including Carrion City’s killers, victims and burned-out cops. The game draws on 1980s VHS horror and exploitation films, with stylized violence, neon-lit decay and a grim atmosphere that mixes horror and humor.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for The Skin Stapler is $1.11 at Kinguin. That is 92% less than on Steam, where it costs $14.99. 10 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and The Skin Stapler stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for The Skin Stapler are: Windows 10, GeForce GTX 760, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB storage. It runs on Windows only. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. The Skin Stapler is a single-player game.
Mostly, yes. Valve rates The Skin Stapler as Playable on the Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual setup.
Buy The Skin Stapler 92% cheaper than on Steam.
The Skin Stapler is available for 92% less in shops such as Kinguin, Eneba, or Royal CD Keys.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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