"My favorite moment in Skin Deep, an immersive sim and stealth game about rescuing cats and fighting your evil clone in deep space, was always the one immediately after a thoroughly developed plan inevitably went sideways. The skittish way that I was forced to sprint and crawl under a table or into a vent. The manner in which my strategy devolved into simply batting things off of shelves in order to incapacitate a roaming guard"
"In a typical Skin Deep mission, I often tried to keep to the shadows, as is the norm for a game in its genre. I would relegate myself to the ventilation, the pipework surrounding it, and the undersides of tables. Like Batman, I skulked around the perimeter looking for a precise opening that'd enable me to punch a hole in the level's defenses while keeping my cover."
"Eventually, I'd be made in the silliest way possible. I'd linger in the dust-covered vents a little too long and let out the world's loudest sneeze, alerting the guards to my exact location. I'd throw down a bar of soap on one end of the room, be discovered while pickpocketing a guard on the other, and slip on my own trap as I ran back the way I came."
Skin Deep blends immersive-sim stealth with feline physicality and improvisation. Players navigate vents, pipes, and undersides of furniture while planning stealth approaches. Plans frequently collapse, forcing frantic sprinting, crawling, and opportunistic attacks like batting objects or leaping onto guards to incapacitate them. The protagonist, Nina Pasadena, performs catlike maneuvers and noises that emphasize the sensation of being cat-adjacent rather than literally a cat. Missions combine precise stealth attempts with chaotic, humorous outcomes such as loud sneezes, slipping on traps, and accidental distractions. The game foregrounds agile, tactile interactions and emergent moments that communicate a convincing catlike playstyle.
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