BUTCHER
| App ID | 474210 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Phobia Game Studio, Transhuman Design |
| Publisher | Crunching Koalas |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Technologies | Unity Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 31930154 |
| Last Record Update | 27 October 2025 – 18:14:37 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 5 October 2016 – 18:53:30 UTC ( |
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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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://discord.gg/qG2PZMRpZp https://www.facebook.com/crunchingkoalas https://x.com/CrunchingKoalas https://www.youtube.com/crunchingkoalas/ |
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| Primary Genre | Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 5 October 2016 – 18:53:30 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 9 September 2025 – 14:07:18 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine, FMOD SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 ( |
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| 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
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Includes level editor
Family Sharing
Hardware Categories
Assets
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| trailer_name | Update Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256679598/movie480.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256679598/movie480.mp4 |
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256679598/movie_max.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256679598/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 474210/90495/7557d1fcd3495b61038cd90477bd82cb9f9f5951/1750535132/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 474210/90495/7557d1fcd3495b61038cd90477bd82cb9f9f5951/1750535132/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| dash_av1 | 474210/90495/7557d1fcd3495b61038cd90477bd82cb9f9f5951/1750535132/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 474210/90495/7557d1fcd3495b61038cd90477bd82cb9f9f5951/1750535132/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 474210/90495/7557d1fcd3495b61038cd90477bd82cb9f9f5951/1750535132/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| screenshot_medium | 256679598/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256679598/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 17 February 2017 – 03:58:11 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 2 players right now
- 6 24-hour peak
- 82 all-time peak
30 October 2024
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Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 945 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~50.4 k by Gamalytic
- ~60.7 k by VG Insights
- ~544.2 k by PlayTracker
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User reviews history
Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 5 October 2016 | Steam Release | - |
| 28 August 2019 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Spooky Horror Bundle 2019 | - |
| 17 December 2020 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Winter Indie Mix Bundle | - |
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How many players are playing BUTCHER right now on Steam?
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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