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BUTCHER

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App ID 474210
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Crunching Koalas, Transhuman Design
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29854355
Last Record Update 2 July 2025 – 05:07:39 UTC ()
Release Date 5 October 2016 – 18:53:30 UTC ()
😎 82.24%
1k reviews
2
In-Game

BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

Additional Information

Developer Phobia Game Studio
metacritic_name Butcher
controller_support full
metacritic_score 70
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/butcher?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Crunching Koalas
Store Release Date 5 October 2016 – 18:53:42 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/qG2PZMRpZp
https://www.facebook.com/crunchingkoalas
https://x.com/CrunchingKoalas
https://www.youtube.com/crunchingkoalas/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 5 October 2016 – 18:53:30 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2024 – 16:29:04 UTC () (1730219344)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK
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
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • 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: 1 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4315756
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 13 May 2016 – 09:10:16 UTC (), in changelist #1956076
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes

Tags

💥 Action 😖 Gore 🌱 Indie 🏽 2D 👾 Pixel Graphics 👊 Violent 😓 Difficult 🔫 Shooter 🏗️ Platformer 😨 Dark 🗺️ Adventure 👾 Retro 😈 Villain Protagonist 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👤 Singleplayer 🕹 Arcade 🎮 Controller 🌄 Action-Adventure 🩸 Blood 💨 Metroidvania

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Includes level editor Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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  • 2 players right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 82 all-time peak 30 October 2024
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Store data

  • 6,393 followers
  • 1,112 positive reviews
  • 174 negative reviews
  • 86.47% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 945 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 82.24% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,112 86.5% positive reviews
  • 174 13.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
5 October 2016 – 18:53 Steam Release -
28 August 2019 – 20:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Spooky Horror Bundle 2019 -
17 December 2020 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Winter Indie Mix Bundle -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2 players live playing BUTCHER on Steam.

BUTCHER had an all-time peak of 82 concurrent players on 30 October 2024.

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