Wow man, what a game.... I literaly just created an account to leave a comment because this is an insane hidden gem ! I absolutely love the atmosphere, the lore, the easter eggs, everything ! It's one of the first time I'm spending a lot of time on a game like this one ! I do have one interrogation : I've unlocked every memory except the one just before noire... Is it because the game is not yet finished, as the crimson dancers seem to say? Or have I missed something... Anyways, your game is incredible man I absolutely fell in love with it
Livid Meadow is the game with Root as the protagonist. All other games here on itch are not connected to NO-SKIN. Everything will be explained in the full game, so there will be no need to play other games, even if they are somewhat connected
Great game don't know how your supposed to beat the boss after the deer headed man fight also I don't know if this is intentional but when you play as root or luna you can still encounter them as enemies leading to situations where you fight yourself. don't understand the lore at all for example no-skin man says you'll see the world as it really is and everyone becomes hositile to you. but if as luna you make the percentage obtained in order to find the skin negative you fight "the real mary" implying that the mary you find normaly is not real. Still missing the final two dream diary entries. I love this game and hope to see it grow in popularity and coverage.
Thank you a lot for your compliments. I can't answer many of your questions because they're spoilers. The game is not complete yet, so not everything is explained. It's perfectly normal to encounter the same character you are playing as, and it's also possible to understand the reason. The battle after the Deer-Headed Man is a tough one, but it's beatable!(with some extra help, and I can't say more...)
this game is such a vibe, just dreadful atmosphere from the first few moments. Simple yet engaging gameplay, great surprises, doesn't give itself away right away, which I appreciate. Beautiful sound design and shader backgrounds a la Earthbound. Super stoked about the future of this game, I can easily see myself paying up to 10 bucks for this game.
(I think Luna's encrypted speech might have two typos, switching some U's and V's here and there. Also I experienced some frequent slowdowns while playing with Xbox controller, I think this might be a Game Maker Issue though.)
Didn't know about that! The design of the No-Skin Man is like that because it metaphorically represents reality without filters. It's not my intention to reference any real event
This game is such a gem!! I played it for hours today, and it's so much fun!! I still need to get the rest of the dream journals, and I adore the more meta unexpected events ^^ I'm excited to pick it back up again and find out more about the encounters and story!
Finally got around to playing this again after the updates, and I've gotta say that this is incredible. More wonderful lore, more enemies, more characters, cool interactions between certain characters; this is fantastic. Even what I'm assuming to be secrets (breaking out of boundaries, specific character interactions between the player and a certain npc, etc.) are a joy to uncover. Honestly, I can't wait for there to be more content.
Also, it's nice that there's a Steam page for it. It sorta has that "official" feel to it, y'know? At least, I know some people have preconception about games on Itch.io, so hopefully having the option to play it on Steam will encourage more people to give it a try.
I can't really think of specific areas to improve upon at the moment, to be honest. The only thing I'm curious about is the frequency of unexpected events. Maybe it's because I was playing the game a long time, but it seemed to happen more frequently than I expected. Perhaps I'm just that lucky (or unlucky depending on the context...)
Either way, really I'm just hungry for more content, and I eagerly await whatever you come up with next. Seriously, you've done a wonderful job so far, and I wish you the best in developing this game (or other stuff if you ever choose to do something else).
Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate that you come back for the update and liked the new content. There's still much much more to add, I hope that the updates will meet your expectations
Truly an excellent game. The horror aspect is an interesting one, but the RPG elements of this game are very solid and enjoyable. The items are all useful (apart from cigarettes, lol). Luna as a character is probably a little too OP and could probably be nerfed, but I liked it nonetheless. So far I believe I've essentially finished what the game has to offer so far, with all except two dream diary entries unlocked. Still not sure what to do about the Deer Man and dimensional beings though :)
Thank you for playing and for your feedback. Luna is intended to be OP because she's technically the last thing you will unlock. I like the idea that the player could "break" the game when he knows how it works.
If you're interested in finding out what the "Deer thing" is, play with Root and try to make them interact.
You can unlock the last diary entry. I can only say that you can do it with any chara, but it's easier with Luna. You have to "think outside the box"
This game is very different from other roguelike games ive played. I won't lie at first, I was a little frustrated because I felt too weak compared to the enemies but then I realized that items combined with praying (and luck from the RNG gods) make playthroughs a lot easier. Once I got good items, I had a bunch of fun!
I was able to complete one playthrough in ~50 minutes and i look forward to doing more to complete the dream journal!
I stumbled upon this game and I'm very glad about it. The art style is appealing and the main boss is a highlight for me. Gives me some hellraiser and fear and hunger vibes and I love it. The combat is simple, but fun. For the room mechanics, they can be confusing at the beginning, but you will understand them quick. The long gilled fish and the frogs are venders for examble. The bosses are challanging, but in a dark souls way (at least for me). Hard but satisfying if you beat them. The game has allready a lot of contant.
But since the new update my game crashes, if I try to start it and this error message showes up. If you have a idea how to fix that please let me know.
I'm looking forward to new contant and updates and I recommend, you give this a try.
Thank you so much for your feedback. As I wrote in the game description, you need to install DirectX9 API so the error will not appear. You can also contact me on X (@NoEye-Soft), and I will provide you a new version of the game (which just needs a bit more testing and will be public in a few days) that will work even without installing the API
Recently I haven't been playing any type of game as I've been not only busy with school but kind of in a drought. When I had free time, I decided to look through itch under the horror category, as I typically enjoy horror games, and Im so glad I did because I found this game! Absolutely fell in love with the gameplay, artystyle, mechanics, everything with it is just perfect! I love it! Please keep up the great work, and I am looking forward to potential future updates, and I WILL be there to play them!!!
P.S: Is there a file, folder, or something I can access to see the full png's of the character sprites in the game? I love so many of them and would love to look at them as PNGs!!!
Comin back after hearing major updates to the game found a rather tried and true strategy managed to beat it quite a few times in a row and very interesting to see that new playable characters are being implementing as well game is coming along very well
very cool game, but man, is it frustrating. i won the first run i played, despite being quite challenging. but the others i did were impossibile to complete, thanks to the unbalanced rng. my main issue is with the shops and upgrades. it is very, very annoying to fail two times in a row the encounters that are fundamental to actually progress the game. maybe i'm doing something wrong?
The underlying game mechanic (entering a room and events happening based on percentages) makes the game heavily reliant on rng. Victory/defeat doesn't solely hinge on this, but it's possible to lose solely because of bad luck. Personally, I appreciate games that rely heavily on rng(such as The Binding of Isaac), but I understand that this can be frustrating for some players. I'm sorry you found it so frustrating, I'll try to improve the balance with the upcoming updates to make it less rng-based and to reward skill more. I don't think that you're doing anything wrong, but the game becomes easier and easier as you unlock more upgrades and uncover some gameplay mechanics
Yeah you're right! It's actually cool that there's much rng involved, but i guess just a tiny buff to the upgrade encounters would be fine. I'm very stubborn, and I really want to know the full lore and story, so I'll just keep playing 'till I make it. That should tell that you made a really cool and special experience
I really appreciate that you've decided to keep playing! I shouldn't say this, but the game actually secretly adjusts the percentages to help the player, for example by increasing the chance of shops appearing every time an enemy is encountered in the room where the shop can spawn. I'll try to further improve this aspect and general balancing in the upcoming updates, thank you for your feedback!
thats the first ever time i've been so amazed by an itch.io game its truly a good simple roguelike with the deliriant horror elements working like a charm
I wanted to wait until this game have at least one more big update, but was too bored and decided to try it in current state. This is ALREADY great, great gameplay, great atmosphere, great story and the way it told, great ways of unlocking content. I told about it to all my friends and waiting for more updates.
this game is awesome! i did not expect so much depth going into it, but it's absolutely great! it's interesting to witness the story development too, I wish there were more dialogue options/other opportunities to find out story bits, i love being anle to talk to enemies in games
just do what you think makes for a great game! i thought i would give some feedback on features i like to see in other stuff, but im no dev to actually know what's better for a game lol
This is amazing. I'm getting huge Earthbound vibes from not just the gameplay, but the eeriness, too. I love the art style. It nails that retro horror aesthetic that I love so much.
Hey, I've unlocked every dream diary ending except for the final one. I don't want to spoil anything but does it have to do with L**a ? Can you give me some hints/pointers as to how to unlock it? Or is it not accessible yet?
The last dream diary ending is accessible. I can only say that you can unlock it with every chara, but with L**a it's much easier, due to its peculiar mechanic. You just have to "act outside the box" ;)
A magnificent roguelike game, excellent graphics that immediately attract attention, the sound is gloomy but not annoying and much more complex than it seems at first where you need to be strategic with each room you try to visit.
I already played the Ver. 0.2.2.0 of the game and and I hope to have some free time soon to try the new version.
I like this game!I like roguelike games so I really enjoyed this game.The character selection interface is cool.Hope that I can see this game completed one day.
（Sorry for my poor English,which may make it difficult for you to read，but I have to leave a comment to tell you that how fun your game for me ）
Had an absolute blast with this game, it has such a good feeling of tension and momentum once you get into it. Literally didn't put it down once I started playing until I finished! I'm excited to follow its development!!
(also i think the phrasing you're looking for on the skill Passive Smoking is Second-Hand Smoke)
Amazing game, i hope this game will get more update soon I reviewed this game a little. But it's in Thai. I hope it helps make this game even more popular.
I really liked it! the only thing that didn't make much sense was the intro or "story", but well everything else I really enjoyed it! I end up finishing it! (or well getting the ending about "spoilers" the game not being finished)
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10/10, I'll be looking forward to it being translated into Spanish, but I've almost completed it.
Thank you for playing!
I loved how horror and roguelikes meet here! Can't wait for the release.
My only complaint is, I wish we could turn off the flashing red screen when we take damage to improve the accessability.
Thank you! Yeah, flashing lights can be annoying for many people, it will be possible to turn them off in the final version
Wow man, what a game....
I literaly just created an account to leave a comment because this is an insane hidden gem ! I absolutely love the atmosphere, the lore, the easter eggs, everything ! It's one of the first time I'm spending a lot of time on a game like this one !
I do have one interrogation : I've unlocked every memory except the one just before noire... Is it because the game is not yet finished, as the crimson dancers seem to say? Or have I missed something...
Anyways, your game is incredible man I absolutely fell in love with it
how did you get noire's
I don't want to spoil the game but just remember : you never get 100 percent for the skin...
All these hints are so cryptic
Got it thank you
Thank you so much for your kind words. The page can be unlocked! I can only say: try playing with Root and listen to the Skull Horse
Wow i just got it, and my only question is : who tf is root
So many mysteries man !
Edit : just looked at your other games, are they all linked ? Would playing the other games help solve these mysteries ?
Livid Meadow is the game with Root as the protagonist. All other games here on itch are not connected to NO-SKIN. Everything will be explained in the full game, so there will be no need to play other games, even if they are somewhat connected
Great game don't know how your supposed to beat the boss after the deer headed man fight also I don't know if this is intentional but when you play as root or luna you can still encounter them as enemies leading to situations where you fight yourself. don't understand the lore at all for example no-skin man says you'll see the world as it really is and everyone becomes hositile to you. but if as luna you make the percentage obtained in order to find the skin negative you fight "the real mary" implying that the mary you find normaly is not real. Still missing the final two dream diary entries. I love this game and hope to see it grow in popularity and coverage.
Thank you a lot for your compliments. I can't answer many of your questions because they're spoilers. The game is not complete yet, so not everything is explained. It's perfectly normal to encounter the same character you are playing as, and it's also possible to understand the reason. The battle after the Deer-Headed Man is a tough one, but it's beatable!(with some extra help, and I can't say more...)
Translated luna's speach when you fight her as her and it answered a lot of questions you really put a lot of effort into this
going to play soon, I am so intrigued!
Wow...
this game is such a vibe, just dreadful atmosphere from the first few moments. Simple yet engaging gameplay, great surprises, doesn't give itself away right away, which I appreciate. Beautiful sound design and shader backgrounds a la Earthbound. Super stoked about the future of this game, I can easily see myself paying up to 10 bucks for this game.
(I think Luna's encrypted speech might have two typos, switching some U's and V's here and there. Also I experienced some frequent slowdowns while playing with Xbox controller, I think this might be a Game Maker Issue though.)
Thank you for your detailed feedback and for reporting things to fix up!
Nice job dude
Thanks!
Looks great!
Thank you!
the no skin man reminds of hisashi ouchi.
Didn't know about that! The design of the No-Skin Man is like that because it metaphorically represents reality without filters. It's not my intention to reference any real event
i knew that. but do you know who Hisashi Ouchi is?
Nice game bro :)
Thank you :)
This game is such a gem!! I played it for hours today, and it's so much fun!! I still need to get the rest of the dream journals, and I adore the more meta unexpected events ^^ I'm excited to pick it back up again and find out more about the encounters and story!
I'm glad that you like it, thanks for sharing
super scary game please check out this video
Finally got around to playing this again after the updates, and I've gotta say that this is incredible. More wonderful lore, more enemies, more characters, cool interactions between certain characters; this is fantastic. Even what I'm assuming to be secrets (breaking out of boundaries, specific character interactions between the player and a certain npc, etc.) are a joy to uncover. Honestly, I can't wait for there to be more content.
Also, it's nice that there's a Steam page for it. It sorta has that "official" feel to it, y'know? At least, I know some people have preconception about games on Itch.io, so hopefully having the option to play it on Steam will encourage more people to give it a try.
I can't really think of specific areas to improve upon at the moment, to be honest. The only thing I'm curious about is the frequency of unexpected events. Maybe it's because I was playing the game a long time, but it seemed to happen more frequently than I expected. Perhaps I'm just that lucky (or unlucky depending on the context...)
Either way, really I'm just hungry for more content, and I eagerly await whatever you come up with next. Seriously, you've done a wonderful job so far, and I wish you the best in developing this game (or other stuff if you ever choose to do something else).
Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate that you come back for the update and liked the new content. There's still much much more to add, I hope that the updates will meet your expectations
Truly an excellent game. The horror aspect is an interesting one, but the RPG elements of this game are very solid and enjoyable. The items are all useful (apart from cigarettes, lol). Luna as a character is probably a little too OP and could probably be nerfed, but I liked it nonetheless. So far I believe I've essentially finished what the game has to offer so far, with all except two dream diary entries unlocked. Still not sure what to do about the Deer Man and dimensional beings though :)
Thank you for playing and for your feedback. Luna is intended to be OP because she's technically the last thing you will unlock. I like the idea that the player could "break" the game when he knows how it works.
This game is very different from other roguelike games ive played. I won't lie at first, I was a little frustrated because I felt too weak compared to the enemies but then I realized that items combined with praying (and luck from the RNG gods) make playthroughs a lot easier. Once I got good items, I had a bunch of fun!
I was able to complete one playthrough in ~50 minutes and i look forward to doing more to complete the dream journal!
Thanks for playing! I'm glad that you found the right strategy(and luck, hehe) to complete a run
But since the new update my game crashes, if I try to start it and this error message showes up. If you have a idea how to fix that please let me know.
I'm looking forward to new contant and updates and I recommend, you give this a try.
Thank you so much for your feedback. As I wrote in the game description, you need to install DirectX9 API so the error will not appear. You can also contact me on X (@NoEye-Soft), and I will provide you a new version of the game (which just needs a bit more testing and will be public in a few days) that will work even without installing the API
Thanks a lot, the game is working again.
Saw some new random encounters and there are great.
Maybe you can add a fake blue screen?
Have a nice day :).
Recently I haven't been playing any type of game as I've been not only busy with school but kind of in a drought. When I had free time, I decided to look through itch under the horror category, as I typically enjoy horror games, and Im so glad I did because I found this game! Absolutely fell in love with the gameplay, artystyle, mechanics, everything with it is just perfect! I love it! Please keep up the great work, and I am looking forward to potential future updates, and I WILL be there to play them!!!
P.S: Is there a file, folder, or something I can access to see the full png's of the character sprites in the game? I love so many of them and would love to look at them as PNGs!!!
Thank you for your kind words! Unfortunately, there isn't a folder with the game sprites, I'll see about creating something like that
Thanks for playing! Glad you've come back for this update
very cool game, but man, is it frustrating. i won the first run i played, despite being quite challenging. but the others i did were impossibile to complete, thanks to the unbalanced rng. my main issue is with the shops and upgrades. it is very, very annoying to fail two times in a row the encounters that are fundamental to actually progress the game. maybe i'm doing something wrong?
The underlying game mechanic (entering a room and events happening based on percentages) makes the game heavily reliant on rng. Victory/defeat doesn't solely hinge on this, but it's possible to lose solely because of bad luck. Personally, I appreciate games that rely heavily on rng(such as The Binding of Isaac), but I understand that this can be frustrating for some players. I'm sorry you found it so frustrating, I'll try to improve the balance with the upcoming updates to make it less rng-based and to reward skill more. I don't think that you're doing anything wrong, but the game becomes easier and easier as you unlock more upgrades and uncover some gameplay mechanics
Yeah you're right! It's actually cool that there's much rng involved, but i guess just a tiny buff to the upgrade encounters would be fine. I'm very stubborn, and I really want to know the full lore and story, so I'll just keep playing 'till I make it. That should tell that you made a really cool and special experience
I really appreciate that you've decided to keep playing! I shouldn't say this, but the game actually secretly adjusts the percentages to help the player, for example by increasing the chance of shops appearing every time an enemy is encountered in the room where the shop can spawn. I'll try to further improve this aspect and general balancing in the upcoming updates, thank you for your feedback!
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Muchas gracias!
THIS GAME IS AMAZING GREAT WORK
thats the first ever time i've been so amazed by an itch.io game its truly a good simple roguelike with the deliriant horror elements working like a charm
on top of that the pixel art is top quality simply an amazing game
Thank you for the kind words you've shared about my game <3
One of the best games (if not the best) I've played on here for sure. Can't wait for more.
Thank you for your kind words, I hope you will like the future content
I'm sure I will. I've already recommended it to my friends
I wanted to wait until this game have at least one more big update, but was too bored and decided to try it in current state. This is ALREADY great, great gameplay, great atmosphere, great story and the way it told, great ways of unlocking content. I told about it to all my friends and waiting for more updates.
Thank you for this huge support <3
this game is awesome! i did not expect so much depth going into it, but it's absolutely great! it's interesting to witness the story development too, I wish there were more dialogue options/other opportunities to find out story bits, i love being anle to talk to enemies in games
Thank you! I tried to include as much plot as I can in the enemy dialogues, but I will add more in future updates
just do what you think makes for a great game! i thought i would give some feedback on features i like to see in other stuff, but im no dev to actually know what's better for a game lol
This is amazing. I'm getting huge Earthbound vibes from not just the gameplay, but the eeriness, too. I love the art style. It nails that retro horror aesthetic that I love so much.
Thank you so much, I think that the background also gives you that vibes haha
This is so good!
Thank you!
Hey, I've unlocked every dream diary ending except for the final one. I don't want to spoil anything but does it have to do with L**a ? Can you give me some hints/pointers as to how to unlock it?
Or is it not accessible yet?
The last dream diary ending is accessible. I can only say that you can unlock it with every chara, but with L**a it's much easier, due to its peculiar mechanic. You just have to "act outside the box" ;)
Does it have to do with the shape of the rooms?
How did you get the second to last entry
A magnificent roguelike game, excellent graphics that immediately attract attention, the sound is gloomy but not annoying and much more complex than it seems at first where you need to be strategic with each room you try to visit.
I already played the Ver. 0.2.2.0 of the game and and I hope to have some free time soon to try the new version.
Thank you so much for your feedback!
Very interesting and atmospheric game.
Thanks for playing!
oooo im going to try it now
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The game is just great! I've played it a few times now and I totally love it!
Thank you for the kind words!
I like this game!I like roguelike games so I really enjoyed this game.The character selection interface is cool.Hope that I can see this game completed one day.
（Sorry for my poor English,which may make it difficult for you to read，but I have to leave a comment to tell you that how fun your game for me ）
Thank you for your feedback, I appreciate a lot that you find the game so fun(don't worry, your english is perfectly understandable!)
Had an absolute blast with this game, it has such a good feeling of tension and momentum once you get into it. Literally didn't put it down once I started playing until I finished! I'm excited to follow its development!!
(also i think the phrasing you're looking for on the skill Passive Smoking is Second-Hand Smoke)
Thank you very much for your feedback! I'm not a native english speaker, so there might be some translation errors, thanks for the report
Amazing game, i hope this game will get more update soon I reviewed this game a little. But it's in Thai. I hope it helps make this game even more popular.
Thanks for playing and for your video! I don't speak Thai but I appreciate a lot that you made a review
I really liked it! the only thing that didn't make much sense was the intro or "story", but well everything else I really enjoyed it! I end up finishing it! (or well getting the ending about "spoilers" the game not being finished)
Thanks for playing! I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the intro, I hope you'll appreciate it more in future updates!
awesome! I can't wait to try it again :D
The game is intended to be played in english?
I saw some enemies name change between languages so i was wondering
The enemy names are adapted across languages, but they have the same meaning! You can comfortably play it in english
the fact is that in italian the enemy named "holy spirit" is named "arso vivo" if i remember correctly, so i had the doubt
It's very strange, the enemy's name has been updated in english too and now it's called "Burned Alive"
okok, that was probably a old version, thanks anyways
How do I reset the game?
I've already tried deleting and redownloading the game, but the character selection keeps appearing.
You can delete the save file manually, it's located in "%localappdata%\NO_SKIN_ver02". The option to delete saves will be added in the next update
Do you have any plans on making a Wonderswan or LeapsterGS version? I think this game would be perfect for mobile