Shed Skin, Bleed Ink

Dare to Enter

Shed Skin, Bleed Ink is a visually striking, boundary-breaking, experimental game where you explore—or confine—your identity by carving sigils into your flesh under the guidance of the Overseer. Your ultimate goal: to reincarnate as the Prophet in perfect alignment with the Observatory's sacred vision.

But to escape this cycle, you may need to look beyond the stars and deep into the files of this ritual...

Key Features

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Find Sigils in a Fragmented Reality

Enter a surreal realm transcending space and time, where broken realities collide. Each sigil you find is a piece of the sacred puzzle. Now, every decision you make will shape the reincarnation. Analyze and choose carefully—each sigil carries weight in the rebirth of the Prophet.

Inscribe Sigils on Your Flesh To forge the connection with the Prophet, you’ll inscribe sigils onto your physical skin, bridging the gap between the digital and the physical world.Experience a Visually Striking Digital Ritual Immerse yourself in a visually intense, 3D experimental world with sequences designed to provoke thought and challenge perception. (Warning: Some scenes may cause heavy eye strain.)

Developers

In creating the game for Peter Brinson's Intermediate course at USC, the developers aimed to make something weird and unique. They invite you to this boundary-pushing experience to explore identity in a new way.