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Charlie Murder cover art

Charlie Murder

Ska Studios · 2017-05-12

SteamXbox

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

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.

Charlie Murder is a $9.99 Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2017, with Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 2947 reviews) and an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

10
playing now
96%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 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.

Trailer

Charlie Murder trailer thumbnail

Charlie Murder - Official Launch Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 10 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 9% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 74k–177k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,947 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 4 of 8 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

4222026-09-15 00:00 — 25 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 15 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 27 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 13 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 21 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 17 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 24 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 19 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 39 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 42 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 19 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 31 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 24 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
320Apr 2017Aug 2026Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Jul 2017 — avg 6 · peak 20Oct 2017 — avg 3 · peak 14Jan 2018 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2018 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2018 — avg 7 · peak 27Oct 2018 — avg 2 · peak 13Jan 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2019 — avg 5 · peak 17Oct 2019 — avg 4 · peak 17Jan 2020 — avg 7 · peak 27Apr 2020 — avg 6 · peak 18Jul 2020 — avg 14 · peak 52Oct 2020 — avg 6 · peak 37Jan 2021 — avg 11 · peak 42Apr 2021 — avg 8 · peak 27Jul 2021 — avg 15 · peak 46Oct 2021 — avg 9 · peak 49Jan 2022 — avg 15 · peak 53Apr 2022 — avg 10 · peak 30Jul 2022 — avg 16 · peak 52Oct 2022 — avg 8 · peak 26Jan 2023 — avg 15 · peak 48Apr 2023 — avg 10 · peak 26Jul 2023 — avg 22 · peak 59Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 31Jan 2024 — avg 15 · peak 46Apr 2024 — avg 15 · peak 61Jul 2024 — avg 22 · peak 65Oct 2024 — avg 12 · peak 40Jan 2025 — avg 15 · peak 44Apr 2025 — avg 11 · peak 34Jul 2025 — avg 23 · peak 64Oct 2025 — avg 17 · peak 56Jan 2026 — avg 18 · peak 51Apr 2026 — avg 15 · peak 38Jul 2026 — avg 22 · peak 58Aug 2026 — avg 14 · peak 37
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

57152026-06-01 — 24 pageviews2026-06-05 — 57 pageviews2026-06-09 — 25 pageviews2026-06-13 — 36 pageviews2026-06-17 — 35 pageviews2026-06-21 — 34 pageviews2026-06-25 — 32 pageviews2026-06-29 — 38 pageviews2026-07-03 — 50 pageviews2026-07-07 — 34 pageviews2026-07-11 — 41 pageviews2026-07-15 — 38 pageviews2026-07-19 — 34 pageviews2026-07-23 — 40 pageviews2026-07-27 — 50 pageviews2026-07-31 — 15 pageviews2026-08-04 — 22 pageviews2026-08-08 — 27 pageviews2026-08-12 — 43 pageviews2026-08-16 — 46 pageviews2026-08-20 — 26 pageviews2026-08-24 — 28 pageviews2026-08-28 — 28 pageviews2026-09-01 — 32 pageviews2026-09-05 — 28 pageviews2026-09-09 — 37 pageviews2026-09-13 — 32 pageviews2026-09-17 — 33 pageviews2026-09-21 — 48 pageviews2026-09-25 — 28 pageviews2026-09-29 — 28 pageviews2026-10-03 — 28 pageviews2026-10-07 — 33 pageviews2026-10-11 — 51 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.

Where its players are

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

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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