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12 is Better Than 6 cover art

12 is Better Than 6

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

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

17
playing now
84%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
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)

17 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 17 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 11% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 257k–616k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,268 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$0.69-93%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.69-93%
GameBillet$0.77-92%
GreenManGaming$0.87-91%
Gamesplanet$0.97-90%
Humble Store$0.99-90%
WinGameStore$0.99-90%
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 151 of 167 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

41122026-08-06 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 34 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 18 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 41 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 24 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 26 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 28 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 19 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 22 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 32 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 23 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 20 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 19 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 25 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 24 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.592015-11-202026-08-302015-11-20 — best price $8.492016-05-02 — best price $3.392016-10-28 — best price $2.992017-04-27 — best price $9.992017-12-04 — best price $1.292018-10-15 — best price $9.992019-05-09 — best price $9.992019-11-04 — best price $2.992020-06-25 — best price $2.492021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992022-04-11 — best price $2.492022-10-10 — best price $1.492022-12-16 — best price $0.792023-03-24 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $0.992023-11-16 — best price $9.992023-12-11 — best price $1.192024-02-08 — best price $1.492024-04-02 — best price $6.192024-06-04 — best price $6.282024-07-12 — best price $0.592024-10-02 — best price $1.052024-10-30 — best price $1.502024-12-11 — best price $1.142025-03-03 — best price $0.992025-04-23 — best price $6.292025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-07 — best price $9.992025-11-06 — best price $0.992025-12-06 — best price $6.292026-03-04 — best price $6.292026-04-24 — best price $5.982026-05-13 — best price $6.052026-06-01 — best price $0.602026-06-19 — best price $0.792026-07-10 — best price $0.622026-07-29 — best price $0.592026-08-16 — best price $0.992026-08-30 — 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

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.

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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