The Skin Stapler Puzzle Solutions and Codes

The Skin Stapler’s confirmed investigation obstacles include a picture-frame code, a Flesh Pit meat-scale sequence, damaged tapes, and a tarot-card evidence box. The verified numeric code is 1979. The exact tarot-card order is not reliably confirmed by the supplied footage, so this guide does not publish a guessed sequence.

Picture-frame code: 1979

During Robbie’s investigation before Closing In, collect all four evidence pieces in the room. Recorded gameplay shows one piece behind a plush object and another around a folder or desk area. The old picture frame displays 5719, while a nearby letter points to 1979.

Enter 1979 to open the lock. The clue works by changing how the frame number is read. Opening the container reveals the tape connected to the “Come find me, detective” message and lets the main route continue.

This is a main-story obstacle rather than an optional achievement puzzle. If the code interface is not ready, finish collecting the room’s evidence before trying the number again.

Flesh Pit meat-scale puzzle

The Flesh Pit sequence uses the wall message “sins paid in pounds of flesh” as its central clue. Search the accessible rooms and counters for the required flesh-related evidence, then place the collected pieces on the scale. Full-game footage shows the route progressing after four relevant items have been gathered and used.

The footage references objects around the meat display, freezer or locker area, and counter. It also shows that seeing an object does not always mean it can immediately be picked up. Follow the current objective and interaction prompts instead of assuming every visible knife or prop belongs on the scale.

Once the scale requirement is satisfied, Robbie must continue with the next door or switch interaction. The puzzle is part of the final route and is not supported as a hidden alternate ending.

Tarot-card evidence box

The tarot puzzle appears during the investigation associated with Luna’s crime scene. Available footage shows the cards Justice, Death, Judgment, and Devil being rearranged while the player works on the locked evidence box. Opening it provides a VHS tape used by the investigation.

The collected transcript contains multiple attempted orders and does not clearly capture the final accepted sequence. No second approved source supplies an authoritative order. For that reason, any fixed order would be a guess, and this page intentionally leaves it unconfirmed.

Use the symbols and feedback visible in your current build and verify the accepted arrangement on screen. The mechanism and reward are supported; the exact sequence still needs a clean in-game screenshot or independently verified run.

How the damaged tapes work

Damaged tapes form part of the evidence route. Gameplay dialogue confirms that some tapes cannot be played until they are fixed, and the Steam achievement Runebee - Jank Ya Later! specifically requires fixing the Skin Stapler tapes.

There is no verified master password, universal tape code, redeem code, or chapter-skip code in the approved research. If progress stops, review the tapes and interaction stations already exposed by the story, then check the current objective for an unfinished crime-scene item.

The precise number of tapes required by the achievement and the full repair interface sequence were not documented clearly enough to publish as fixed steps. The achievement guide separates the confirmed Steam requirement from what remains unknown.

What players mean by “blood puzzle”

“The Skin Stapler blood puzzle” does not appear to be an official puzzle name. Searchers may be referring to the Lazar’s Blood Bank shift, where a jar of blood is moved to cold storage, or to the Flesh Pit scale and its “pounds of flesh” clue.

If you are stuck in Lazar’s Blood Bank, follow the shift objective and place the blood jar in cold storage when prompted. If you are in the finale, use the Flesh Pit instructions above. Treating these as two different contexts is more accurate than inventing one named Blood Puzzle.

Quick puzzle checklist

• Picture-frame lock: collect all four evidence pieces, then enter 1979.
• Flesh Pit: gather the required flesh-related evidence and use the meat scale.
• Damaged tapes: repair or review them through the investigation route; there is no verified universal code.
• Tarot evidence box: the cards and reward are confirmed, but the exact order remains unverified.
• Blood Puzzle search: usually points to Lazar’s Blood Bank or the Flesh Pit, not an official puzzle title.

These solutions were checked against GabeHype’s 100% complete-game run, CaseOh’s independent full-game playthrough, and the official Steam achievement list. Where the footage does not prove an exact input, the uncertainty remains visible instead of being replaced with a plausible-looking answer.