Skin Deep to make official debut on April 30, free demo available till this date

Skin Deep is set to launch on Steam on April 30 after nearly seven years in development. Created by Blendo Games and published by Annapurna Interactive, the game is a first-person sci-fi shooter with a quirky twist.
Set on a futuristic cargo starship, players take on the role of a cryogenically frozen security officer who thaws into action when space pirates attack. The game blends shooting, sneaking, and sabotage with an unusual "stink system" and a sneeze mechanic that can alert enemies. Players even have to save cats—some dressed in tiny cowboy outfits.
"If you're crawling through a dusty vent your little sneezy air level will increase, then you'll do a big sneeze noise," developer Brendon Chung told Engadget in 2021. "And there's a bag of pepper that we have. If you shoot it, a big cloud of pepper flies out. You can pick up a pepper bag and throw it at someone and they'll start sneezing."
Chung, known for award-winning games like Quadrilateral Cowboy and Thirty Flights of Loving, is using a modified version of id Software’s Doom 3 engine, idTech4, for Skin Deep. "I've played like a bazillion FPS games because I just really enjoy them," he said, "but I feel like there's so much that can be explored and that I wish these games would explore."
A free demo is available now as part of Steam Next Fest, which runs from February 24 to March 3.