BUTCHER
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.
86.7Rating
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86.7
Overall Score / 100
8.7/10
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About This Game
BUTCHER is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Phobia Game Studio and Transhuman Design and released in 2016. With an estimated 57,000 copies sold, it is considered a modest seller on Steam. With 1.4k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 86.7/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 3.33 hours, with side content bringing that to 4.66 hours, and a completionist run can reach 10.79 hours. Players commonly describe it as Action, Gore, Indie, 2D and Pixel Graphics.
Playtime Estimates
3.33h
🎯 Main Story
4.66h
⭐ Main + Sides
10.79h
💯 Completionist
Based on 11 player submissions
DLCs (2)
BUTCHER - Extended Soundtrack
$4.99
BUTCHER - W.I.M.P. (EASY MODE) DLC
Free
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Game Information
Release Date
October 5, 2016
Developer
Phobia Game Studio, Transhuman Design
Publisher
Crunching Koalas
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
56.5K
(45.2K 67.8K) VRI ScoreLearning
66.5
Indicators are uncertain and suggest proceeding with caution.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Includes level editor
Family Sharing
Tags
Action
Gore
Indie
2D
Pixel Graphics
Difficult
Violent
Shooter
Platformer
Dark
Retro
Adventure
Villain Protagonist
Singleplayer
Great Soundtrack
Arcade
Controller
Action-Adventure
Blood
Side Scroller
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Portugal
Portuguese - Brazil
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows XP SP2+
- Processor: Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: DX 9.0/OpenGL 2 compliant with SM 2.0+
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Mac OS X 10.8+
- Processor: Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2 compliant with SM 2.0+
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+ or SteamOS+
- Processor: Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2 compliant with SM 2.0+
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Legal Notice
BUTCHER (TM) & © Transhuman Design. Licensed by Crunching Koalas.