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The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

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App ID 268990
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Ska Studios
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies FNA Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 29643142
Last Record Update 19 June 2025 – 06:16:02 UTC ()
Release Date 12 May 2017 – 17:01:00 UTC ()
😍 90.10%
1k reviews
4
In-Game

The followup to 2009's Dead Samurai, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a combo-fueled, fast-paced, stylistic 2D action platformer that features the series' staple gritty, graphic novel-inspired art style, built on a new engine that allows for an even more visually gruesome experience.

Additional Information

Developer Ska Studios
metacritic_name The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Ska Studios
Store Release Date 12 May 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 12 May 2017 – 17:01:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 12 May 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1494572400)
Store Asset Modification Time 28 October 2022 – 20:07:59 UTC () (1666987679)
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height_pct88.50955776900257
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review_score 9
review_percentage 95
Detected Technologies (?) FNA Engine, XNA Engine, SDL SDK, SteamworksNET 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
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 14 December 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8270154
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 10 December 2013 – 14:00:25 UTC (), in changelist #349190
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Japanese Yes

Tags

💥 Action 🌱 Indie 😖 Gore 🛡️ Hack and Slash 🏽 2D 🥊 Beat 'em up 😱 Horror 🤝 Co-op ⚡ Character Action Game 🧛 Vampire 👩 Female Protagonist 🎶 Great Soundtrack 😓 Difficult 💨 Metroidvania 📺 Side Scroller 👥 Local Co-Op

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Online Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Stats Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Co-op Shared/Split Screen Multi-player PvP Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct88.50955776900257
Assets
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timestamp28 October 2022 – 20:08:23 UTC
Trailers
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2034010 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
229002 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980.NET 4.0 Redist No size
268991 Windows Dishwasher Windows 320.17 MiB 256.54 MiB
268992 Linux Dishwasher Linux 340.70 MiB 253.46 MiB
268993 macOS Dishwasher macOS 353.16 MiB 256.26 MiB

Total size on disk is 1014.04 MiB and total download size is 766.26 MiB.

Total size on disk is 320.17 MiB and total download size is 256.54 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 8270154 24 February 2022 – 20:34:14 UTC
lastupdate 2149193 26 November 2018 – 23:45:01 UTC
linux32 32-bit Linux (Legacy) 4348330 31 December 2020 – 23:29:06 UTC
tutorialfix Possible fix for tutorial crash 11821474 30 July 2023 – 05:28:30 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
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