NO-SKIN
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NO-SKIN is a roguelike game characterized by a horror atmosphere and a smooth yet complex gameplay. Face the horrors that the house hides behind every corner and discover who the No-Skin Man truly is!
Features:
- Unique art style: photos in the background combined with hand-drawn pixel art characters.
- High replayability: play with different characters, unlock new content between runs, and experience different outcomes from each playthrough!
- Horror atmosphere: immerse yourself completely in the unsettling and surreal atmosphere of this game...
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Updated | 3 days ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (200 total ratings) |
Author | NoEye-Soft |
Genre | Role Playing |
Made with | FL Studio, GameMaker |
Tags | Atmospheric, Horror, Pixel Art, Retro, Roguelike, secrets, Survival Horror |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English, Italian |
Inputs | Keyboard, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any) |
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NO-SKIN ver04.zip 43 MB
Development log
- A step back, I hope in the right direction3 days ago
- Little update! Ver 0.57 days ago
- Steam page + little update81 days ago
- Little update + fanmade french translation95 days ago
- MAJOR UPDATE! Ver 0.3May 08, 2024
- 0.2.2 - hotfixMar 16, 2024
- MAJOR UPDATE! Ver 0.2Mar 05, 2024
- Ver 0.1.1 released!Jan 20, 2024
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i got 4 random events in a row i just wanted ammo
I got this game on Steam! :) Saw Markiplier play but wasn't too enthused about the gameplay (I did watch the entire video), then got the demo for myself and it's much more fun playing it on my own. I have lost sleep over this game 😅so it definitely has lots of replayability and intrigue to make me go back for more.
The biggest complaint I have is the moon showing you the list of options every single run, even if you've already bought everything and are lunar shard capped. I am not sure if there will be more items added soon; regardless, I think I would prefer the moon store to be less intrusive (if that's the right word) by putting it as a separate option in the title menu, like the dream diary is (after the first or couple times the moon shows itself to you). Or, as something you can choose to select while you're choosing characters (so like a small icon you can arrow key move to or have a note that says "press m" to spend lunar shards or something.
The reason for this suggestion is that the dialogue repetition gets stale and there are a lot of screens to tap z for, which takes time. The frequency of screen changes in this game doesn't affect my visual sensitivity bad enough, but minimizing them when unnecessary would be very helpful.
Other than that I like that the game forces you to manage your resources efficiently because of the random outcomes. I'm familiar with roguelites enough to know that poor outcomes are not solely because of rng, even if a series of nothing events can get frustrating 😅I am curious and eager to learn more about the lore (rhyme!); definitely lots of open mysteries surrounding... well, everything, but especially Noire.
Hope you've been giving yourself enough rest!
I played through both V0.4 and now V0.5. I really enjoyed am excited play though each new major update to be released. I've wishlisted the game on Steam and am looking forward to what all comes next! With that said, I want to leave some feedback that may or may not be helpful with development.
- This is a little dated at this point, given the change you made a few days ago, but I agree that the previous art style is probably better, though still like the other sprites as well.
-Root was my favorite character to play as in V0.4, as her unique playstyle felt really engaging to me. In V0.5, she was more frustrating to play as than anything. Even in 0 faith mode, my fight against Melody was still down to the wire, and I had even saved up a crucifix and two medkits for it! Maybe that's a skill issue, as I didn't have the grenade or either revival from the frog shop, which would have made things easier, but it was still pretty frustrating I couldn't get a good-enough run with normal difficulty settings. I usually had at least two mutations in each weapon category (accuracy, damage, ammo) and plenty more health, so I really don't know what I could have done differently. Unlike with Luna, Root's effective three-in-a-row boss fights after 60 percent felt hard to stretch my items through.
-My experience with Luna, contrary to my experience with Root, was really easy. Like. Really easy. My strategy was to get damage upgrades to melee damage (red room translator, goddess blessing anvil, etc.) whenever possible, accuracy be damned, and just get the first area's frog shop item where a missed melee attack is followed by another at 80 accuracy. Even without that, though, Luna was pretty hard to lose with for me, especially because I never had to worry about fleeing or ammo and could plan my item collection accordingly (no need for cigarettes or ammo). I don't really understand the razor blade from a gameplay perspective, though, as I never felt like I was moving too fast through a run, so I felt no need to kill myself to go back; If anything, it felt like it didn't move on from at least the first area fast enough.
-Noire felt pretty balanced, with the only regular challenge I had being damage output in the late game, but even that was easy enough to overcome with a little luck.
-The shops felt pretty balanced, and I actually found myself going to the long-gilled fish's shop a few times in V0.5, unlike in V0.4.
-The woman with snake eyes was an annoying fight, especially when it was one of my first few encounters of a game. I like the randomness of it, as with Noire from another timeline, but for the woman with snake eyes, snake scales aren't a very useful item, you can't get a mutation off killing her as Root, and I always seemed to come out of the fight with more hearts lost than with most other encounters.
-Some playstyles and strategies were really unique and fun, like going for second-hand smoke blessings and getting a ton of cigarettes, and I wish I could make those sorts of things even more viable.
-I'm not sure how to feel about the golden bullet change in V0.5. It definitely feels different than it did inV0.4, but it didn't seem to help me with my Root runs, nor was it a game-changer with Noire or Luna.
-I found it very awkward and difficult to get item-specific encounter interactions to occur, like the hunter's knife with the hanged man or dagger 48 with the red mirror. I even did runs specifically to get them, but I couldn't get it after a fair few tries. They're definitely possible, but I never encountered any of them, let alone in my actual runs, and I wish I had.
-I also never figured out what the predator and prey blessing did. Maybe I just got unlucky, but I never encountered their effects after choosing that blessing in any of my playthroughs.
-I bought all the lunar fragment purchasables and then maxed out my lunar fragment counter pretty quickly -- way before I beat the game. I'm not sure what a sustainable way to spend them would look like, but at least it would keep me from having 99 of them forever.
-The game window was a bit buggy at times, turning into a borderless window when I got a notification to my desktop in fullscreen mode more than once.
Really enjoying the game so far! Best of luck with development!
maybe just have the mouths instead of both mouth and eyes? can add more emotion to the sprites without taking away from the surrealism
I played the the 0.5 and the visual changes are okay. But I personally prefer the old one. Also, it would be better if new damage indicator (hearts blinking) can be turned off in settings. Its amazing to see the creator actually hearing players suggestions. This game is one of my favourites all-time.
The graphics were reverted to the previous style. I think adding an option to turn off damage indicator is a good idea, thank you
I have to be honest I played this demo so much ! Its just the demo but it has so much to do ! Such an amazing game !
Hate to be negative but I'm not really a fan of most of the changes in 0.5. The gameplay changes feel less like rebalancing and more like reinvention. Stuff like the golden bullet doing variable damage makes it very op on ranged builds and the crawling fossil attack costing fragments makes it feel kinda worthless (though I do like the change of its heal being guaranteed in exchange for costing fragments, feels more thematic and adds more strategy)
The thing I have the most opinions on is the art change. I tried hard to keep an open mind but I dramatically prefer the old style, even if it could be more difficult to make out details sometimes. The new designs don't feel like they fit together like the old art did. Something is taken out of the atmosphere by giving everyone full faces (and very similar ones at that). Most portraits I saw (particularly the humanesq ones) felt over detailed compared to what's around them. Combine that with issues in anatomy and it'd just really hard to take any of it seriously. It feels wrong, but not in the uncanny dreamlike way it used to. Just not as effective. I also definitely prefer the smaller battle FOV for the claustrophobia and attention drawn to the enemies, who feel right up in your face.
The old art direction and style is so good and honestly feels to me like lightning in a bottle. I'm really going to miss it if the new style is used going forward. Sorry again for the overly negative comment, I really do like the game
I don't think the crawling fossil changed are really bad, it was kind of a must grab before. Now it's situational but still very good
yeah that's a good point
Thank you for your feedback. The graphics were reverted to the previous style. As for the balance changes, while of course not everything is 100% balanced, I think that the game now offers a lot more different strategies to win a run (fish shop is more viable, guns are stronger, must-have frog items are now optional), whereas previously there was only one strategy that practically guaranteed victory. The fossil was way too strong in the old version and guaranteed a 100% advantage over not having it in your party
Yeah, having had more time to digest I think I agree. It's easy to forget this games development still has a ways to go and fine tuning difficulty can wait until after making sure different tools and methods are usable in the first place. Not to mention theres still a whole nother act waiting to shake up the meta later
I appreciate the switch back to the old art. That said, I'm sorry the attempt at improving it didn't work out, that must be frustrating
This game was super fun, I definitely gotta get better at it
I read your comment on steam about the new design meaning to add distinctive features but I must say that I find everyone looks much more similar now. The eyes are uncanny in the wrong way. Like not creepy but just unaesthetic (I'm sorry to say this😔)
PLEASE switch back to the old design, I genuinely think that the new design, while only having good intentions in mind, is doing the opposites of what you were hoping for (as an artist myself I know how frustrating that feels)
- It looks unprofessional and incoherent
- it's actually harder to tell people apart I find
- the anatomy is OFF (especially with Nadine and Rugs)
- the colours seem less vibrant and enticing (exterminating angel, and everyone's skin tone looks really bad)
- I especially loved te Crimson Dancers being faceless but I prefer that for the whole game.
- I also suggest going back to the square background it looked much better, I find.
Lastly I really appreciate that you communicate with the fan base and I hope you are taking our suggestions to heart because the game is really awesome and I loved the vibe and atmosphere but now it just feels like it lost some of its charm (which would be a real pity for such a great game)
make a dualshock 4/5 support
like i mean layout
This game DEMO was an amazing experience to go through!
SPOILERS AHEAD*
i originally completed the game in its entirety in V0.4 and came back to play around a bit with the new character designs and gameplay changes in V0.5 and I've got to say i love the new tweaks and add ons.
The atmosphere in this game is really like no other that I've played, from the small bits of lore, secrets and horror aspects its a really good mixture for what most gamers might find thrilling and fun.
Reading some of the comments on the new designs of the characters made me want to add on to it, as much as i like the old designs, i definitely noticed more attention to detail for most of the characters in the new version, i love most of the new enemy designs, but as others said with most of the main characters now having a face, some of the uncanny/creepy feeling of encountering enemies have been impacted, furthermore i personally found that some of the faces or some general features of the characters feel a little to similar and may look the same.
with this said, if i could recommend something, either the developer could adjust the facial features of each character and change some of the poses of them to somehow differentiate them or make them seem more uncanny would be a plus, but also could add on to the whole "loss of memory" story, An idea for this is to keep the characters faces removed in the first part of the game to add back the uncanny/creepy feeling, and when the character moves on to the next area they will then have their corrupted forms/design (as of the ones currently implemented), furthermore when you progress into the game and find each of the characters memories you can now see their faces in those recollections within the dream diary. (A little add on to this could be when Noire first starts in the new area she can have a bit of dialogue questioning why she cannot remember who these people are when they dont have a face), this is just a personal idea and i understand if this may not follow along with what the developer might have planned for the story or game, which is 100% okay.
Other then that this game is a 10/10 for me and i will definitely be on the look-out for when this game fully releases, for the dev i want to say thanks for creating this experience of a demo and i hope you keep adding onto this cool project, but please don't forget to take your time :)
Just created an account to say that it would be really cool if there was an option to switch back to the old graphics. Don't get me wrong, I like new graphics but sometimes I miss the old ones
definitely agree, as much as i appreciate the new graphics an option to switch back would be amazing
There have been many complaints about the new graphical style, and I haven't made a decision on it yet. While a toggle for the current version is definitely possible, it would likely be almost impossible to implement for all the assets in the final game, because the graphical change is also meant to allow for greater variety in the design of future enemies and characters
Was an absolute joy to play through the demo and unlock everything. I haven't had time to play the new update yet but I'm excited to. It's really fun, the story and its hints and mysteries have me hooked. The art direction is incredible and tho I really liked the old enemy portraits, I'm open to seeing what the new ones offer. Can't wait to see what comes next
In terms of accessibility, I'd like to humbly request screen reader support. It's already a pretty forgiving game for visual impairment (turn based, simple UI, primarily text based, high contrast graphics), I was able to get by with just magnification software, but expanding that so it can be played by the blind and more severely visually impaired would add it to a library without many other games. And, more selfishly, would ensure I could keep playing as my vision gets worse.
Thank you for your feedback! I'm sorry to hear that you have vision problems, and I will do my best to make the game as accessible as possible
Is there a wiki or trello where i can see info like how many characters and how to get the last endings or do i have to search youtube? Also fantastic game
Unfortunately, I don't think there's a wiki for the game yet. There are a bunch of yt videos that answer your questions
ok thank you for everything mr/mrs noeye-soft
I've played over 5 hours of the game, it's extremely fun and I'm looking forward to the full release.
I figured that the corrupted dialogue can be decoded I think this was a wonderful addition love the extra hidden lore.
I did have a question regarding an item called "Rosary" that can be obtained from the frog liar in the item description it states "In the turn you pray to the goddess, deal damage to the enemy equal to the melee weapon's damage and its accuracy." and personally kind of sounds misleading at first I thought it meant that you would combine the damage with both melee damage + accuracy but instead maybe the text could be something along the lines of "Retains the stats of your melee weapon" it's not a big deal just kind of confusing first time reading it.
Is there a planned or expected release date time frame?
Thank you for your feedback on the Rosary text, I will make it clearer. The release date is planned for the end of the year, but I'm not 100% sure if I might need some extra time
The base chance to escape from the son in the second area is 25 now? That's a weird change... I remember it being 35 last version... Now it's kinda annoying...
That was a bug, thank you for reporting! Just uploaded a new ver with the fixed escape chance
I dont often play itch games, but I didn't expect to find such a good and unique product. I love the game, the recent update that added small QoL improvements made me return to the game after not playing for a while and I "beat" it. the game is extremely fun and I will give my money happily once the full release is out. the game might have some balancing issues, like if you know what you're doing you can become extremely op, especially with the third character, but I love the details in the game. It's extremely fun and I cannot wait to see how the story will be handled in the full release. I figured that there is hidden lore in the game and the corrupted dialogue is probably decodable but Im too lazy to figure it out. I can't praise it enough. One issue I've had... it's too easy. there is a system that can lower the difficulty of a run and you should also be able to raise the difficulty and get more lunar shards in return or something. also, it is funny how the lunar shard counter stops updating after 99. although it would be neat to be able to see how much I have even though I have no use for them anymore... perhaps also add a system where you can procure upgrades that are only for the next one or few runs. probably not tho. anyway. love the game, can't wait for the full release, make the game have a harder mode, thx.
First of all, thank you for your feedback! The difficulty is too low right now for two reasons:
The final game will definitely be much harder! (And it'll be possible to play at different difficulty levels)
Luna boss crashed as soon as it started in the new version :(
Was playing as Root if that's relevant...
Sorry about that! The bug has been fixed, you just need to re-download the game (and yes, it happens if you use Root)
I made an account to post a comment on this, genuinely amazing game. I completed a full run where I was able to take out THE MAN WITH NO SKIN. Will most definitely do another run through with the unlocked character I got. 100% worth buying when it comes out as a full release.
I don't want to critizise or anything, but the new faces the way how they look now seems like a little bit odd, In my humble opinion I think that the character models before was better (referring before the Ver 0.5).
(Btw I really love this game and I've completed it to 100%, its an amazing piece of art)
I second this
third it
Yeah I agree, I love the new drawings but the old ones were more dream-like and the lesser details gave the game a more uncanny atmosphere
I'm sorry to hear that, but it's totally understandable
Ive been playing this game for a total of 5 hours today. pls help ;-;
this atmosphere is something i havent felt before, like the combo the the realistic, desaturated pixelated backgrounds behind the vibrant cartoonish (using that word pretty lightly lol) characters with their own unique horror designs really makes this game into something special, this shit is fucking gas
also the frogs are my favorite, if the game ever gets big enough to do merch please let us buy the frogs :3
also also the little lore drops after each encounter with the no skin man is really rewarding
wow... solo wow, grandissimo, non mi aspettavo una qualità del genere girando a casaccio, davvero complimenti
Grazie mille Jack :)
I've had SO much fun playing! the demo is already pretty big, can't imagine how big of a project the final game will be. looking forward to hearing more :)
Will there be an android version?
Probably not, I think the controls would be really uncomfortable
So easy to learn and hard to pass game. Im so waiting for releasy). Demo is big, one second i think this game have ending.
But no skin man meet me in 3 location
I LOVE THAT GAME SO FKN' MUCH!!!! LOOKIN FORWARD FOR UPDATES :3
Thank you, updates are coming soon :)
Best game ever
<3
I am insanely excited as to if this game gets a full release, I love it so much :3 very good job
Thank you! I hope the final game will meet your expectations
Hey, love the demo, one of the most interesting projects I’ve played. I am wondering if there is a discord serveror something similar dedicated to the game.
No official discord, but there're a bunch of fanmade ones
do you know where I can find them. Also will there be an official one at some point?
Genuinely the greatest game I've played on Itch.
<3
really awesome game, hoping it can be played on the switch one of these days :,3
I hope that too!
Hello [NoEye-Soft],
I hope this message finds you well. My name is [omair], and I am very interested in joining your game development team. I have experience in coding with several languages, including Python, C++, and C# and your game is extranet well done with graphics and shaders, and I have worked with game engines such as LÖVE and Unity.
In addition to my programming skills, I also have experience in drawing 6/10 and have recently started learning music production using FL Studio, focusing on major and minor chords, among other aspects.
I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to your project and collaborate with your team. Please let me know if there are any available positions or if you need additional information from me.
Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to your response.
Best regards,
[omair]
Super fun game, I love roguelikes so obviously I'm way into it. If I had only one suggestion, it would be to remove or lessen the screen flash when you are hit. If you play the game in a dark room it really starts to hurt your eyes.
Thanks for playing! An option to remove the flashing lights will be added soon :)
Amazing! Thank you!
Really amazing game, when playing it im always thinking "when is it gonna end, its just a demo it shouldnt be THAT long and complex" and its always making me wrong , love the atmosphere and concept mixing chance and strategies, there are already much really nice items and well balanced too
I won't lie, when I initially saw this game, I didn't think I'd like it... but this game is phenomenal. the encounters are unique, the atmosphere is unsettling the art is TO DIE FOR and the whole chance system is very unique. I feel like certain more difficult aspects will be expanded in the full release but honestly this game is perfect in my mind. defiantly one of my favorite indie horror titles
HOLY SHID I JUST GOT A GAME DEV JUMPSCARE
Ive played 5 hours of the game on Steam already, very excited for when it comes out fully, I will immediately buy! Very fun and very cool aesthetic, would recommend. (Found out from Markiplier)
yo same!
Played it on steam, and I must say that this is already so fuckin cool. The style is awesome and the music is perfectly atmospheric, I can't wait to play the full game! Are you the one who made the OST, if so is there a place where I can buy it :3
Keep it up, it's going to be a great game I can feel it. It's super fun!
The OST right now ofc isn't definitive or complete, which is why it hasn't been released yet
This was the best demo that i ever played before, too long. I thought it was a complete game. i can't wait to see the full game
I am enjoying your game a lot! Thank you for making it, I'm so glad I found it! :D
Thank you :D
Spoilers ahead
Not sure where to post the translation of the sister so im just gonna put it here for now "ZERE YOU ARE AT LAST LITTLE SISTER ARE YOV STILL COVINCEWT YOV ARE ME SUCZ A FAILURE WTOESNT WTESERVE TOLIVE WTIE YOUR JVST A PITIFUL COPY IM THE ORIGINOL"
Spoilers ahead
Heres my translation replacing/adding letters as nesicary HERE YOU ARE AT LAST LITTLE SISTER ARE YOU STILL CONVINCED YOU ARE ME SUCH A FAILURE DOESNT DESERVE TO LIVE DIE YOUR JUST A PITIFUL COPY IM THE ORIGINAL
This story is defenitly going to be interesting wasnt expecting to need to translate stuff this early on(thank the moon i took pictures) keep on doing the moons work NoEye-Soft cant wait to see where it will go