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12 is Better Than 6

Ink Stains Games · HypeTrain Digital · 2015-11-20

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 20, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 20, 2015 (Linux), Nov 20, 2015 (Mac), Mar 05, 2019 (Nintendo Switch)

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.

12 is Better Than 6 is an Action and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 10268 reviews).

31
playing now
84%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
5h
to beat · completionist 4h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

It is 1873. An escaped slave is slowly walking through the desert, making his way from Mexico to Texas. He keeps a revolver close and is wearing the sombrero stolen from a dead man.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

12 is Better Than 6 trailer thumbnail

12 is better than 6 OST - Espiritus Del Diablo

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 232 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity down 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 259k–621k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,342 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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Gamesplanet$0.97-90%
Humble Store$0.99-90%
WinGameStore$0.99-90%
GameBillet$1.00-90%
GamersGate$1.00-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.54 at eTail.Market (2026-06-30) · bundled 12×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 163 of 176 observed days · $0.15 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13013020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4052026-09-15 12:00 — 19 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 17 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 22 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 24 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 26 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 21 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 28 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 17 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 11 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 21 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 15 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 12 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 20 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 25 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 20 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 24 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3243Nov 2015Aug 2026Nov 2015 — avg 18 · peak 92Mar 2016 — avg 14 · peak 59Jul 2016 — avg 20 · peak 80Nov 2016 — avg 29 · peak 82Mar 2017 — avg 18 · peak 78Jul 2017 — avg 13 · peak 45Nov 2017 — avg 37 · peak 520Mar 2018 — avg 18 · peak 81Jul 2018 — avg 143 · peak 1,282Nov 2018 — avg 14 · peak 39Mar 2019 — avg 15 · peak 127Jul 2019 — avg 12 · peak 69Nov 2019 — avg 9 · peak 176Mar 2020 — avg 8 · peak 24Jul 2020 — avg 7 · peak 24Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Jul 2021 — avg 6 · peak 17Nov 2021 — avg 32 · peak 202Mar 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Jul 2022 — avg 21 · peak 272Nov 2022 — avg 8 · peak 30Mar 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Jul 2023 — avg 11 · peak 34Nov 2023 — avg 23 · peak 72Mar 2024 — avg 9 · peak 25Jul 2024 — avg 15 · peak 54Nov 2024 — avg 11 · peak 47Mar 2025 — avg 24 · peak 104Jul 2025 — avg 12 · peak 32Nov 2025 — avg 297 · peak 2,868Mar 2026 — avg 26 · peak 61Jul 2026 — avg 19 · peak 48Aug 2026 — avg 22 · peak 47
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.002015-11-202026-10-142015-11-20 — best price $8.492016-05-08 — best price $3.392016-11-07 — best price $3.392017-05-22 — best price $2.992018-02-15 — best price $1.492018-12-10 — best price $3.992019-07-01 — best price $0.992020-01-23 — best price $2.992020-11-25 — best price $3.992021-07-26 — best price $9.992022-01-17 — best price $9.992022-09-06 — best price $9.992022-11-24 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $1.492023-06-26 — best price $9.992023-11-16 — best price $9.992023-12-15 — best price $5.622024-02-19 — best price $1.502024-04-14 — best price $6.132024-06-14 — best price $1.502024-08-13 — best price $9.992024-10-11 — best price $1.402024-11-22 — best price $1.142025-01-05 — best price $9.992025-04-12 — best price $0.992025-06-12 — best price $0.992025-08-29 — best price $9.992025-10-23 — best price $1.492025-12-04 — best price $0.982026-02-19 — best price $0.992026-04-24 — best price $5.982026-05-14 — best price $0.692026-06-03 — best price $6.002026-06-23 — best price $5.892026-07-15 — best price $5.892026-08-05 — best price $5.952026-08-22 — best price $0.992026-09-07 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $0.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
62.6%
earned "The first step"
26.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

6 supported languages: English, German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2015-12-01, latest 2017-12-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)16,05820%46
Switch (Nintendo)160%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DGoreBloodIndieActionShooterViolentWesternAdventureDifficult

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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