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ABOUT FLESHWALK: AN EXPERIENCE

Fleshwalk: An Experience is a(n) FPS Soulslike that explores the complex topic of physical health and disability through an immersive experience. In Fleshwalk, the player battles the hostile inhabitants of Karmabog, a dreamlike (or perhaps nightmarish) world. The real-life skin of the designer's face does not just serve as inspiration for the gameplay, but to build the world in which the player explores. Fleshwalk is meant to be a short and poignant experience for the player, showcasing insecurity, visceral feelings, and what could happen when we allow our dreams to be deferred.

Play it here:

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DC‼️Join Lichen Labs in volunteering for a clean up of Kenilworth Park!

YOU MUST RESERVE A TICKET ON THE POTOMAC CONSERVANCY WEBSITE

Join us on the 27th for the Potomac Conservancy's clean up of Kenilworth Park! After, we will head over to VUK Pinball in Chevy Chase as a group to check it out.

are you a fan of any of these games? considering checking out my indie project, fleshwalk: an experience!

Happy September, everyone!

Today is my birthday. In honor of my birthday month, Suicide Prevention Month, and PCOS Awareness Month, I am hosting a fundraiser with The Trevor Project from September 9th, 2025 at 12 AM EST to September 30th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. For every non-anonymous $5+ donation made to The Trevor Project, donors will be emailed a link to claim a bundle containing Fleshwalk: An Experience and Super Kat Issue #1. There are 100 codes available which I have to personally email, so please bear with me if this process is slow. I chose this method over a public itch.io bundle so people can make direct donations on The Trevor Project's website.

As the Lead Designer of Lichen Labs, I create the games I needed and wanted to see when I was younger. Fleshwalk at its core is my perspective on women's health, living as a queer and gender non-conforming person, and mental health in a gory, melancholic first-person shooter package. We live in a time where LGBT+ rights are under attack. Trans youth are constantly victimized. Gay and lesbian youth might come of age in a world without marriage rights protected. We need community resources more now than ever. Fleshwalk is a love letter to my peers who have experienced similar to me, and this fundraiser serves as a small effort to make sure the weird kids continue to grow up into weird adults.

Donate here

Memento vivere,

lichen labs 🧪

finally shaded...

sorcerer salamander!

i will be doing a more formal introduction soon 🔮🪄

thank you to everyone who came to demo fleshwalk @ fantom comics!

i am eternally grateful for the support & feedback from the community. i look forward to doing more events like this again.

...and fleshwalk: an experience alpha 2.0 is now available to download on itch.io!