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NO-SKIN

NO-SKIN

NoEye-Soft · released Feb 15, 2025

IndieRPGPCPlayStation 5, PlayStation 4Xbox Series X, Xbox OneNintendo Switch

Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries

88
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence
91%
At launch
95%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
94%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews95%89692
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)94%898
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 24 reviews sampled · 23 total reviews in window · weighted 13.7 up / 0.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 70
    trust 53May 11, 2026

    No-Skin is a different and reflective horror game. Although it didn't quite manage to deliver that reflection, perhaps fans more deeply involved in the genre will understand. The idea of ​​being a roguelike could have worked better if it had some kind of more positive reward, but it seems that doing so during the journey goes against the essence of No-Skin.

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Patch history

  1. 1.2.0 Update
    Nov 20, 2025
  2. 1.1.0 Update
    Jul 14, 2025
  3. 1.0.3 bugfix
    Feb 22, 2025
  4. 1.0.2 bugfix
    Feb 19, 2025
  5. 1.0.1 bugfix
    Feb 18, 2025
  6. Demo Update
    Aug 16, 2024