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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 ()
😎 81.24%
7k reviews
23
In-Game

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

Developer Ink Stains Games
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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:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • 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
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • 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

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Steam charts

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  • 23 players right now
  • 25 24-hour peak
  • 4,517 all-time peak 22 May 2018
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  • 15,225 followers
  • 6,218 positive reviews
  • 1,226 negative reviews
  • 83.53% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 2,699 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 81.24% SteamDB Rating
  • 6,218 83.5% positive reviews
  • 1,226 16.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
20 November 2015 – 18:00 Steam Release -
2 November 2016 – 15:01 ⇄ Fanatical: Indie Legends 5 Bundle -
13 February 2017 – 15:49 ⇄ Fanatical: Chaos Bundle -
2 June 2017 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Hard As Nails Heroes Bundle -
5 October 2017 – 17:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 5 -
22 November 2017 – 12:12 🆓 Free key giveaway -
21 May 2018 – 02:57 🆓 Free key giveaway -
23 May 2018 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: All Stars X Bundle -
12 February 2019 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Great GameMaker Games Bundle -
21 July 2022 – 23:39 🆓 Free key giveaway -
15 November 2022 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Slayer Bundle 8 -
17 May 2023 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Collections Games (May 2023) -
24 October 2023 – 14:53 🆓 Free key giveaway -
23 November 2023 – 04:59 🆓 Free key giveaway -
12 February 2024 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Leap Year Bundle -
12 April 2024 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Wonder Bundle -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 23 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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