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Skin Deep

First-person stealth shooter about outwitting pirates on cargo starships

Blendo Games · Published by Annapurna Interactive · Released Apr 30, 2025

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Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 1,781
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 14 in 30 days
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 6, 2025
Minimum PC
HD 8570
6 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is Skin Deep?

You play an insurance operative kept frozen aboard cargo starships until pirates board. In this first-person stealth shooter, you navigate nonlinear ship interiors, sneak past pirates, and sabotage ship systems or fight to survive.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy experimenting with environmental tricks during stealth missions
  • +you like short stealth missions across different ships
  • +you prefer humorous science fiction to a serious tone

Not for you if...

  • −you want large levels with many distinct solutions
  • −you prefer direct gunfights to sneaking and improvised tactics

What players say

94% of 1,781 reviews are positive · 85% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the interactive environments, improvised ways to deal with pirates, and humorous writing. The most common complaint is that the short levels grow repetitive and provide fewer meaningful choices than expected. Some players also report severe slowdowns and frustration with the lack of mid-mission saves.

How many players finish Skin Deep?

20% of Steam players have unlocked «The End», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Skin Deep system requirements

Minimum: HD 8570, 6 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i3-7100 or AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1GB or AMD Radeon HD 8570, 2GB or Intel UHD Graphics 620
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 or Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i3-7100 or AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 2GB or AMD Radeon RX 460, 4GB or Intel Arc A310 LP, 4GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Skin Deep have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Skin Deep run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
17
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Turkish.

Does Skin Deep use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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