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PERISH

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App ID 1016360
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher HandyGames
Franchise PERISH, HandyGames
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 29915422
Last Record Update 6 July 2025 – 03:10:13 UTC ()
Release Date 2 February 2023 – 14:01:38 UTC ()
😌 68.77%
541 reviews
0
In-Game

PERISH is a stylish 1-4 player FPS with a cross to bear. Slay hordes of creatures on the black sands of Purgatory and sell their gold-stained corpses to craven priests. Kill magnificent bosses and use the proceeds to gain entrance to Elysium, a place of cosmic revelations.

Additional Information

Developer ITEM42
metacritic_name PERISH
controller_support full
metacritic_score 62
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/perish?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher HandyGames
Store Release Date 2 February 2023 – 14:01:44 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/AXdZ9gsxpf
https://www.facebook.com/HandyGames/
https://www.twitch.tv/handygames_official
https://x.com/handy_games
https://www.youtube.com/@handygames/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 2 February 2023 – 14:01:38 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 21 February 2025 – 16:01:54 UTC () (1740153714)
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review_score 6
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Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, CEF SDK, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS_FrameGen SDK, NVIDIA_GeForce_Now SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Reflex SDK, NVIDIA_Streamline SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 28 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 10382598
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-6
    requires_h2640
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 15 January 2019 – 22:31:47 UTC (), in changelist #5675923
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

16 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Czech Yes
Japanese Yes
Korean Yes
Polish Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Russian Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes
Thai Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes
Turkish Yes

Tags

💥 Action 😖 Gore 👊 Violent 🌱 Indie 👻 Roguelite 👥 Online Co-Op 🙌 First-Person 🔫 FPS 🕹️ Multiplayer 👿 Demons 👤 Singleplayer 🌲 PvE 🔫 Shooter 🙈 Mature 🤝 Co-op 🌫 Atmospheric 🩸 Blood 🛡️ Hack and Slash 🎶 Great Soundtrack 😓 Difficult

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp21 February 2025 – 16:02:24 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 491 all-time peak 2 February 2023
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Store data

  • 5,524 followers
  • 390 positive reviews
  • 151 negative reviews
  • 72.09% positive reviews

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  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 19,558 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😌 Mostly Positive
  • 68.77% SteamDB Rating
  • 390 72.1% positive reviews
  • 151 27.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
2 February 2023 – 14:01 Steam Release -
7 March 2024 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (March 2024) -
10 April 2025 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own HandyGames 25th Anniversary Bundle -
16 June 2025 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Fanatical Favorites Bundle (Summer 2025) -

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PERISH had an all-time peak of 491 concurrent players on 2 February 2023.

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