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12 is Better Than 6

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App ID 410110
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher HypeTrain Digital
Franchise HypeTrain Digital
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 28973129
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 04:07:38 UTC ()
Release Date 20 November 2015 – 18:00:34 UTC ()
😎 81.22%
7k reviews
5
In-Game
💥 Action 🔫 Shooter 🤠 Western 🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🎨 Hand-drawn

12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.

Additional Information

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metacritic_name 12 is Better Than 6
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metacritic_score 74
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher HypeTrain Digital
Store Release Date 20 November 2015 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 20 November 2015 – 18:00:34 UTC ()
Original Release Date 20 November 2015 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1448006400)
Store Asset Modification Time 3 November 2022 – 20:19:40 UTC () (1667506780)
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Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
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  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
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  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 12 October 2015 – 08:58:26 UTC (), in changelist #1350532
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💥 Action 🔫 Shooter 🤠 Western 🌟 Top-Down Shooter 👤 Singleplayer 🌱 Indie 🎨 Hand-drawn 🏽 2D 👊 Violent 🌫 Atmospheric 🗺️ Adventure 😓 Difficult 🩸 Blood 😖 Gore 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🕹 Arcade 🎨 Stylized 🗺️ Top-Down 🗿 Dark Humor 😃 Funny

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Steam charts

  • 5 players right now
  • 11 24-hour peak
  • 4,517 all-time peak 22 May 2018
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2,699 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 81.22% SteamDB Rating
  • 6,319 83.5% positive reviews
  • 1,249 16.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
20 November 2015 Steam Release -
2 November 2016 ⇄ Fanatical: Indie Legends 5 Bundle -
13 February 2017 ⇄ Fanatical: Chaos Bundle -
2 June 2017 ⇄ Fanatical: Hard As Nails Heroes Bundle -
5 October 2017 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 5 -
22 November 2017 🆓 Free key giveaway -
21 May 2018 🆓 Free key giveaway -
23 May 2018 ⇄ Fanatical: All Stars X Bundle -
12 February 2019 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Great GameMaker Games Bundle -
21 July 2022 🆓 Free key giveaway -
15 November 2022 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Slayer Bundle 8 -
17 May 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Collections Games (May 2023) -
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12 February 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Leap Year Bundle -
12 April 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Wonder Bundle -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 5 players live playing 12 is Better Than 6 on Steam.

12 is Better Than 6 had an all-time peak of 4517 concurrent players on 22 May 2018.

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