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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He's been standing there since tonight. He won't move until October 19. Something will happen. I don't know when. twitch.tv/underskingame

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underskingame - Live on Twitch

He's waiting. 24/7 until October 19 | UNDERSKIN | Streaming games + demos.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

new trailer. every enemy in UNDERSKIN starts as one of Frank's ink drawings and ends up as someone from Dario's life you have to fight. free demo + Kickstarter, October 19 store.steampowered.com/app/5133830/ #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I made a video about UNDERSKIN. Who I am, why I'm making this game, and the people making it with me. Free demo and Kickstarter: October 19. youtu.be/TBOFfZQ20uk #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

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UNDERSKIN — Why I'm making this game (with all my heart)

YouTube video by UNDERSKINGAME

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A few weeks ago I was looking for a pixel artist here. I found one. This is the first character he made from my friend's ink drawings, The Double-Shifter. Ink by Frank P, pixels by Quipinny #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

thanks, and good luck with the portfolio. door's open.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

thanks for the link, i'll go through it properly tonight. one thing to save you time: the character pixel art is already covered, so tell me what you do and i'll tell you straight whether any of it is still open. and everything here runs through upwork, same as for everyone on this game.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

i understand, and thanks for saying it straight. upwork is the one thing i can't bend on, it's how every single person on this game gets paid. if that ever changes for you, come back and knock. good luck with the portfolio either way.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

no problem, take your time. one thing up front: if we ever work together it goes through upwork. contract, escrow, payment. not about you, it's the same for everyone on this game and it protects us both. worth opening an account while you set up the portfolio.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

a public link is fine, artstation, instagram, your own posts here, anything already published. i don't use discord for work. and if theft is the worry, a link to work you've already put online doesn't add any risk: it's out there already. i just need to see something before i can keep you in mind.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

thanks. send me a link to your work anyway. the characters are covered for now, but this game isn't going to run out of things that need drawing, and i'd rather have your portfolio sitting in a folder than go hunting when the time comes.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

what it is, so you know if it's your thing: 11 loops, one per floor, delivered in stems so the game can pull them apart while you play. they sit under a recorded voice that talks over you the whole game. not epic, not chiptune. quiet, and slightly wrong. #gamemusic

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

the pixel artist search is done. thanks to everyone who wrote. one of the people i'm hiring found me right here. now i'm looking for a composer for the same game. same rule as before: everything through upwork, fixed price, escrow. no exceptions. #gameaudio #indiedev

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

he still hears them. free demo at steam next fest, october 19. kickstarter the same day. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #horrorgame #pixelart

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

what's the meanest thing a game has ever said to you?

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

the floor 1 boss has an opinion about you. UNDERSKIN, free demo at steam next fest on october 19. wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/5133830 #indiegame #roguelike #pixelart #horrorgame #indiedev #gamedev

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Everyone: the job runs through Upwork. Contract, escrow, payment, it protects both sides. To be considered, apply on the posting. Nothing is decided before the 18th, no rush. Thanks to all who replied, I wasn't expecting this many. www.upwork.com/jobs/~022099...

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Pixel artist for 663 character sprites (walk + death animations), horror roguelike

Hi, I'm Valentino, solo dev on UNDERSKIN, a top-down psychological horror roguelike. The Steam page is already up, the demo goes public at Steam Next Fest on October 19 and the Kickstarter starts Octo...

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hiring a pixel artist. UNDERSKIN needs its bestiary: 51 characters, walk + death animations, 663 files. The designs are already inked on paper, so no design work — you translate them into pixel art. Steam demo at Next Fest, Oct 19. Details in the reply. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thanks, that really means something coming from a pixel artist. Dropping you a DM if that's ok.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Redrew the whole first floor of UNDERSKIN. Same rooms, new skin: walls, doors, furniture, one perspective. Lockers open now, and they do not always give you something. Demo at Steam Next Fest, 19 Oct. #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #roguelike #horrorgame #indiegame #screenshotsunday

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

UNDERSKIN adesso parla inglese. La voce nella testa di Dario lo segue per tutti e undici i piani e non ne dice mai una buona. La demo gratuita esce allo Steam Next Fest, dal 19 al 26 ottobre. store.steampowered.com/app/5133830/

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UNDERSKIN on Steam

A psychological horror roguelike set inside a warehouse worker's mind. Descend eleven floors of his life: the job, the commute, the house, and the rooms he never reopened. Every enemy used to work the...

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The voice is the only narrator in the game and it is never on your side. What is the meanest a game has ever been to you on purpose?

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

UNDERSKIN speaks English now. The voice in Dario's head follows him down all eleven floors and never says one kind thing. The free demo lands at Steam Next Fest, 19 to 26 October. store.steampowered.com/app/5133830/

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

UNDERSKIN adesso parla inglese. Un amico si è messo lì e ha registrato tutte e 173 le battute della voce nella testa di Dario. Non ne dice mai una buona. La demo gratuita esce allo Steam Next Fest, dal 19 al 26 ottobre. store.steampowered.com/app/5133830/

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UNDERSKIN on Steam

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

173 lines, one voice, eleven floors, and not a single line of encouragement in any of them. What is the meanest a game has ever been to you on purpose?

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The UNDERSKIN demo has an ending now. One full floor, then the freight elevator down — and this screen. Coming to Steam soon, before October's Next Fest. Wishlist ➜ store.steampowered.com/app/5133830/ [IT] La demo ora ha una fine. #pixelart #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #horror

End-of-demo screen from UNDERSKIN: pixel text reads "FINE DELLA DEMO — LA DISCESA CONTINUA", the full game's numbers below, and a Steam wishlist button. / Schermata di fine demo di UNDERSKIN: titolo, numeri del gioco completo e bottone wishlist Steam.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

UNDERSKIN is on Steam. Eleven floors of a warehouseman's mind. Psychological horror roguelike. store.steampowered.com/app/5133830/ Wishlists are what get a game seen — it costs you nothing. Next Fest in October, with a demo. #indiegame #pixelart

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UNDERSKIN on Steam

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Something is wrong with the doors in UNDERSKIN. Psychological horror roguelike — coming to Steam. #pixelart #indiegame #horror #gamedev

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Perri, the deputy shift supervisor, learned to walk. Whistle in her mouth, clipboard in hand — and she follows you through the whole shift. UNDERSKIN — psychological horror roguelike. WIP. #ScreenshotSaturday #pixelart #indiedev

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The voice taunts you mid-run. Would you mute it, or listen? 👇

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Go ahead. I know you better than you know yourself." He talks while you fight. One of the five screenshots on our Steam page — now in Valve's review queue. Wishlist link in a few days. #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #horrorgame #roguelike #steam

UNDERSKIN gameplay — enemies closing in while a red taunt from Him fills the top of the screen.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

UNDERSKIN is coming to Steam. Built the entire store page today. It's in Valve's review queue now — wishlist link in a few days. 11 floors down. No way up. #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #horror

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

which one would you rather meet in a dark warehouse?

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

the Whisper. ink on paper by my best friend, pixels by me. he never says anything, he just gets close. UNDERSKIN, a psychological horror roguelike. wishlist: kickstarter.com/projects/valentinoarceri/underskin #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

Side by side: a hand drawn ink sketch of a heavy man in a hooded jacket with a huge open screaming mouth, next to the same character as a pixel art game sprite in a red jacket.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

which one would you rather meet in a dark warehouse?

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

thanks. that's Sartori, the shift supervisor of floor 1. he never takes the punch clock off his neck, and that's what he throws at you. he was the easiest boss to write, because everyone has had a Sartori.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

every boss is someone he used to work with. which one would yours be?

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

in case you missed it: this is UNDERSKIN. a psychological horror roguelike set inside a warehouse worker's mind, where every enemy used to work there. made solo, bosses drawn in ink by my best friend. wishlist: kickstarter.com/projects/valentinoarceri/underskin #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev#pixelart

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

still deciding that part,but no warning at all is the version I like.UNDERSKIN isn't built for first hour retention,it's a roguelike about choices you can't take back,so friction is the material,not a bug to smooth out.the players who stay are th 1s who lose a run and immediately start another one.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

leaving it as discovery. UNDERSKIN is about decisions you can't take back, and fusion says it with mechanics. get burned by a cursed pair and next run you know. the real progression is what you learn about the warehouse, run after run. regret needs no tooltip.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

yes. most pairs just pay the tax, but a couple of specific hybridizations are traps: fuse them carelessly and everything drops, damage, fire rate, all of it. the game never warns you. you find out the hard way, in the middle of a run.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

in a run you meet 2 or 3 fusions, not a menu of 155, so samey never really shows up in play. the variety comes from the parents: every weapon has its own behavior, so merges inherit character, not just stats. the 16 signature ones are the peaks, the rule is the floor.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

16 of them are hand-made signature fusions with their own name and behavior. the other 155 follow a general rule: merged stats plus a small fire-rate tax, so nothing inherits for free. hybrids can't fuse twice, which keeps the space sane. the mannequin still earns its pay.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

honestly? the gym is my dev test range. UNDERSKIN has 19 weapons that fuse in pairs: 171 possible hybrids, 16 of them signature fusions with their own name and behavior. add 300+ items on top and I needed a sealed room with an immortal mannequin. in a run, nothing is safe.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

floor 1 already wants you dead. my friend playtested it on hard and died twice in six minutes. the only safe room is the gym, where you punch a mannequin that never hits back. and yeah, his ink reads scarier than anything polished. it's slowly taking over the game.

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Middle management has teeth. Perri, floor 1's deputy supervisor, hand drawn in ink by my best friend. UNDERSKIN, a psychological horror roguelike. wishlist: kickstarter.com/projects/valentinoarceri/underskin #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

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underskingame @underskingame.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Every boss in UNDERSKIN starts as ink. The shift manager — hand-drawn, then rebuilt pixel by pixel. underskingame.itch.io/underskin #indiegame #horrorgame #pixelart #indiedev #roguelike #underskin

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