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The Slaughter: Act One

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App ID 356390
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Brainchild
Franchise The Slaughter
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Construct Engine
Last Changenumber 29788666
Last Record Update 27 June 2025 – 14:14:40 UTC ()
Release Date 28 January 2016 – 17:58:48 UTC ()
❓ 77.21%
141 reviews
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In-Game

The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.

Additional Information

Developer Alex Francois
gamedir empty string
metacritic_name The Slaughter: Act One
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Brainchild
Store Release Date 28 January 2016 – 17:59:02 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 28 January 2016 – 17:58:48 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 11 November 2021 – 00:37:05 UTC () (1636591025)
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Detected Technologies (?) Construct Engine, NWJS SDK, NodeJS SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 March 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1243666
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 12 March 2015 – 14:45:13 UTC (), in changelist #937724
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🤫 Mystery 🕵️ Noir 🕵️ Detective 🗿 Dark Humor 🌫 Atmospheric 🗺️ Adventure 👾 Pixel Graphics 👾 Retro 👤 Singleplayer 😨 Dark 👩 Female Protagonist 📜 Historical 🔎 Point & Click 🚨 Crime 🌱 Indie 😱 Horror 🏽 2D 📚 Story Rich 🫠 Surreal 🔍 Hidden Object

Categories

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Trailers
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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 23 all-time peak 27 October 2016
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Store data

  • 1,238 followers
  • 120 positive reviews
  • 21 negative reviews
  • 85.11% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 99 all-time peak
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  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 77.21% SteamDB Rating
  • 120 85.1% positive reviews
  • 21 14.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
28 January 2016 – 17:58 Steam Release -
30 September 2016 – 12:55 ⇄ Indiegala: Friday Special Bundle #39 -
27 February 2019 – 10:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Nova Adventurer Bundle -

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The Slaughter: Act One had an all-time peak of 23 concurrent players on 27 October 2016.

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