The Game Census
BUTCHER cover art

BUTCHER

Phobia Game Studio · Crunching Koalas · 2016-10-05

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 28, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), May 10, 2017 (Xbox One), Oct 05, 2016 (Mac), Oct 05, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 05, 2016 (Linux), May 09, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

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.

BUTCHER is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 1402 reviews).

2
playing now
86%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (138 downloads)
4.48★
PlayStation Store rating (627 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Butcher is a run and gun video game developed by Phobia Game Studio and Transhuman Design. Crunching Koalas and Transhuman Design published it in 2016.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,606 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 35k–85k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,412 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%
Microsoft Store$2.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2024-10-28) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 86 of 125 observed days · $0.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
373720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
121Aug 2016Jul 2026Aug 2016 — avg 1 · peak 3Nov 2016 — avg 4 · peak 12Feb 2017 — avg 4 · peak 17May 2017 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2018 — avg 5 · peak 56May 2018 — avg 2 · peak 11Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 8Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2019 — avg 4 · peak 47Nov 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 5May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 11Jul 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.492016-10-052026-10-142016-10-05 — best price $8.992017-10-26 — best price $4.492018-11-01 — best price $9.992019-09-12 — best price $9.992020-01-23 — best price $4.992020-05-27 — best price $3.992020-07-25 — best price $9.992020-08-31 — best price $9.992020-10-08 — best price $8.892020-11-12 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-09 — best price $9.992021-04-05 — best price $9.992021-05-25 — best price $9.992021-07-26 — best price $9.992021-11-26 — best price $1.992022-03-21 — best price $1.992022-06-23 — best price $2.492022-10-18 — best price $9.992023-02-25 — best price $9.992023-06-07 — best price $9.992023-10-10 — best price $3.992024-01-16 — best price $3.992024-04-19 — best price $9.992024-07-27 — best price $7.342024-10-17 — best price $9.992025-01-24 — best price $7.342025-06-12 — best price $1.492025-10-19 — best price $9.992026-01-21 — best price $9.992026-04-24 — best price $9.992026-08-01 — best price $2.492026-09-16 — best price $2.492026-10-10 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1622026-06-01 — 10 pageviews2026-06-05 — 16 pageviews2026-06-09 — 5 pageviews2026-06-13 — 5 pageviews2026-06-17 — 7 pageviews2026-06-21 — 15 pageviews2026-06-25 — 8 pageviews2026-06-29 — 11 pageviews2026-07-03 — 12 pageviews2026-07-07 — 6 pageviews2026-07-11 — 6 pageviews2026-07-15 — 4 pageviews2026-07-19 — 8 pageviews2026-07-23 — 7 pageviews2026-07-27 — 9 pageviews2026-07-31 — 6 pageviews2026-08-04 — 5 pageviews2026-08-08 — 6 pageviews2026-08-12 — 7 pageviews2026-08-16 — 9 pageviews2026-08-20 — 7 pageviews2026-08-24 — 8 pageviews2026-08-28 — 9 pageviews2026-09-01 — 6 pageviews2026-09-05 — 4 pageviews2026-09-09 — 7 pageviews2026-09-13 — 3 pageviews2026-09-17 — 9 pageviews2026-09-21 — 2 pageviews2026-09-25 — 7 pageviews2026-09-29 — 7 pageviews2026-10-03 — 9 pageviews2026-10-07 — 12 pageviews2026-10-10 — 8 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
26.4%
earned "Ironworks Facility Completed"
2.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing2 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-10-05, latest 2016-12-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,0393%27
PS4 (PlayStation)9868%26
Xbox One (Xbox)6963%25
Switch (Nintendo)200%0
PS4 (PlayStation)633%26

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

Player tags

2DDarkGoreIndieRetroActionShooterViolentAdventureDifficult

Census log

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

Players also track

Nuclear ThroneUnclaimed WorldGET EVENZigguratChildren of MortaMomodora: Reverie Under The MoonlightFigmentPikuniku

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Discord ↗