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BUTCHER

App ID 474210
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Crunching Koalas, Transhuman Design
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31017896
Last Record Update 9 September 2025 – 14:07:43 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 ()
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/
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 9 September 2025 – 14:07:18 UTC () (1757426838)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 86
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
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
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

Categories

Hardware Categories

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timestamp9 September 2025 – 14:07:37 UTC
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User File System

Key Value
quota 46.57 GiB (50000000000)
maxnumfiles 5000
savefiles
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocalLow
pathTHD/Butcher
pattern*-save.bin
rootoverrides
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocalLow
osLinux
oscompare=
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1 ↴
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/THD/Butcher *-save.bin
Linux (Override) ~/.config/unity3d/THD/Butcher
MacOS (Override) ~/Library/Application Support/unity.THD.Butcher
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