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A thawed insurance operative sneaks through pirate-held starships, rescuing cats and turning shipboard objects and hazards into improvised tools.
Released 30 Apr 2025
Rescue Space Cats
Weaponize Ship Hazards
Sabotage Pirate Systems
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!
Developed by Blendo Games · Published by Annapurna Interactive









You play Nina Pasadena, an insurance operative thawed from storage when space pirates board the cargo ships carrying her feline clients. She must deal with the intruders and get the cats to safety.
Explore each ship, search for clues and access codes, and use vents and ship systems to navigate. With limited equipment and little strength, Nina can distract or disorient pirates with found objects, then use the surroundings to incapacitate or remove them.
Missions take place on separate, themed ships with their own layouts, hazards, and objectives. Tools and supplies are gathered within each level rather than carried forward as a persistent upgrade loadout; you can choose how to approach objectives and replay completed levels.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its improvised, environment-based stealth: ordinary objects and ship systems can become tools for dealing with pirates, and missions allow different approaches. Reviews also regularly highlight the goofy humor and the charm of the setting. Some players, however, find the missions repetitive or the later levels more restrictive, while others wish the campaign were longer.
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes.
Welcome to Skin Deep!
When insurance corporations want to keep valuables safe, they freeze you and stow you onto their cargo starships.
And when space pirates board the starship and trip the silent alarm, you unthaw, take a deep breath, and handle the situation.
Good luck, operative.

| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 17 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 79/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |