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Charlie Murder cover art

Charlie Murder

Ska Studios · 2017-05-12

SteamXbox

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 14, 2013 (Xbox 360), May 12, 2017 (Mac), May 12, 2017 (Linux), May 12, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

It’s a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.

14
playing now
96%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 11h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Charlie Murder is a beat 'em up video game developed by Ska Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 and Ska Studios for Microsoft Windows. First revealed in January 2010 for Xbox Live Indie Games, the studio announced in May 2010 that the game would undergo a "complete overhaul" and be published in 2012 through Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360. Charlie Murder was eventually released on 14 August 2013 to positive reviews, with critics praising the game's soundtrack and hand-illustrated visuals. Versions for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS were released on May 12, 2017, via Steam.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 297 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~37/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,830 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 73k–176k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,928 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2019-10-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
575720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3552026-08-11 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 18 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 15 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 21 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 13 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 35 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 19 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-29 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.492017-05-132026-07-092017-05-13 — best price $9.992017-11-01 — best price $9.992018-02-15 — best price $5.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-11-22 — best price $6.992019-01-04 — best price $9.992019-08-08 — best price $4.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $2.492020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-10-15 — best price $2.492020-11-02 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-06-24 — best price $2.492021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $2.492022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $2.492022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $2.492023-04-17 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $2.492023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-02-12 — best price $3.192024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-11-04 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $2.492025-02-17 — best price $9.992025-05-26 — best price $2.492025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-10-27 — best price $2.492026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

59142026-06-01 — 24 pageviews2026-06-04 — 32 pageviews2026-06-07 — 32 pageviews2026-06-10 — 31 pageviews2026-06-13 — 36 pageviews2026-06-16 — 25 pageviews2026-06-19 — 36 pageviews2026-06-22 — 29 pageviews2026-06-25 — 32 pageviews2026-06-28 — 59 pageviews2026-07-01 — 47 pageviews2026-07-04 — 53 pageviews2026-07-07 — 34 pageviews2026-07-10 — 37 pageviews2026-07-13 — 30 pageviews2026-07-16 — 32 pageviews2026-07-19 — 34 pageviews2026-07-22 — 42 pageviews2026-07-25 — 47 pageviews2026-07-28 — 31 pageviews2026-07-31 — 15 pageviews2026-08-03 — 24 pageviews2026-08-06 — 24 pageviews2026-08-09 — 37 pageviews2026-08-12 — 43 pageviews2026-08-15 — 24 pageviews2026-08-18 — 28 pageviews2026-08-21 — 29 pageviews2026-08-24 — 28 pageviews2026-08-27 — 23 pageviews2026-08-29 — 36 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
86.3%
earned "I Brought Down a Giant"
22.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform Multiplayer

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox 360 (Xbox)36,8534%30
Steam (Steam)2,2233%30

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

Player tags

2DRPGGoreCo-opIndieActionViolentZombiesAdventureBeat 'em up

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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