---
title: "Skin-Deep Ligature"
description: "\"That Luka is long gone, Doc. When Alonzo Argyris died in that ditch, so did he.\"  After an awful night at the club he frequents to, Luka finds himself awake in"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/42/122542.jpg"
---

# Skin-Deep Ligature

![Skin-Deep Ligature](https://t.vndb.org/cv/42/122542.jpg)

**Developer:** Syllphana

**Release date:** Jan 1, 2026

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Website

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 6.9/10 (avg, 4 votes)

## Description
"That Luka is long gone, Doc. When Alonzo Argyris died in that ditch, so did he."

After an awful night at the club he frequents to, Luka finds himself awake in a mansion, tucked far away from civilization and hidden in between the foliage of a forest. Within it, Luka encounters a face he thought he'd never see again; his deceased best friend— Alonzo Argyris, in the form of a cyborg.

Luka doesn't want to believe it. The cyborg has his lifelong friend's face and personality, yet his body is metallic, seemingly without a heartbeat. No matter how familiar he acts, this Alonzo still feels alien to Luka.

Yet what does Luka truly want? To believe this "miracle" or to deny it?

[From [itch.io](https://syllphana.itch.io/sdl)]

## Characters
### Luka Kekoa
- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 22 November
- **Hair:** Black, Shoulder-length, Back Hair, Gradient Colored Hair
- **Body:** Slim, Tattoo, Tanned
- **Eyes:** Red
- **Clothes:** Earrings, Jacket, Jeans, Ear Cuffs
- **Personality:** Tsundere, Stoic, Short-tempered
- **Engages in:** Drinking, Murder, Religion, Recreational Drug Use
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Grief

### Auriel
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** White
- **Body:** Unnatural Skin Tone, Horns
- **Clothes:** Dress, Wings, Body Ribbon
- **Personality:** Friendly, Kind, Naive, Optimist, Third Person, Cheerful
- **Role:** Robot, Daughter Act
- **Eyes:** Cyan

### Malus
- **Gender:** Unknown
- **Subject of:** Amnesia
- **Role:** Robot, Non-human
- **Personality:** Refined, Smart
- **Body:** Androgynous

### The Doctor
- **Gender:** Unknown
- **Aliases:** Al, Alonzo Argyris, Dr. Lu Xinyue
- **Measurements:** Height: 177cm, Weight: 75kg
- **Birthday:** 19 January
- **Body:** Pale, Scar
- **Eyes:** Black, Red
- **Clothes:** Gloves, Lab Coat, Turtleneck Shirt
- **Personality:** Carefree, Smart, Confident, Assertive
- **Role:** Scientist, Cyborg, Parent Act
- **Engages in:** Teasing
- **Subject of:** Death, Disappearance
- **Hair:** Grey

## Shops
- [Itch](https://syllphana.itch.io/sdl)

## Releases
### English
- **2025-12-31**: Skin-Deep Ligature - Demo - [Itch.io](https://syllphana.itch.io/sdl)
- **2026-01-01**: Skin-Deep Ligature v0.1.2

## Tags
ADV, Framed GUI, Protagonist with a Face, Side Portraits, Male Protagonist, Dark Skinned Protagonist, Boy x Boy Romance Only, Psychological Horror, Pixel Art, Bad Ending(s), Religion/Faith, Only a Single Hero, Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Hero, Skip Scenes, Sexual Content, Male on Male Sex Only, Flashback, Unoriginal Soundtrack

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- [Little Red Mushroom Head](https://pinovel.net/v59638)
- [Sweetest Valentine](https://pinovel.net/v33021)
- [For Amerta](https://pinovel.net/v38621)
- [Where the Two Flowers Meet](https://pinovel.net/v46853)
- [rotten angel](https://pinovel.net/v52961)
- [Coalesce](https://pinovel.net/v53422)
- [Skin-Deep Ligature](https://pinovel.net/v61391)

---
*View the full details at [pinovel.net/v61391](https://pinovel.net/v61391).*

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