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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 30621562
Last Record Update 16 August 2025 – 01:24:10 UTC ()
Release Date 28 January 2016 – 17:58:48 UTC ()
❓ 76.76%
142 reviews
0
In-Game
🤫 Mystery 🕵️ Noir 🕵️ Detective 🗿 Dark Humor 🌫 Atmospheric

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
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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
  •  
  • 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

Single-player Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing

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timestamp11 November 2021 – 00:47:30 UTC

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timestamp 28 January 2016 – 18:17:14 UTC

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Store Packages

SubID Name Price Last Update
62982 The Slaughter: Act One $6.99 6 October 2025 – 17:36:37 UTC
92577 The Slaughter: Act One + Soundtrack $8.99 6 October 2025 – 17:36:28 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
62980 The Slaughter Developer Comp CD Key 21 October 2024 – 17:53:47 UTC
62981 The Slaughter for Beta Testing CD Key 3 March 2016 – 11:48:03 UTC
255442 The Slaughter: Act One ( 356390 ) - complimentary reviewer package No Cost 20 March 2018 – 09:48:43 UTC

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