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Gang Beasts cover art

Gang Beasts

Boneloaf · 2017-12-12

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 12, 2017 (Linux), Dec 12, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Oct 07, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 12, 2017 (Mac), Dec 12, 2017 (PlayStation VR), Mar 27, 2019 (Xbox One)

Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.

801
playing now
86%
positive of 67k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
twitch viewers (latest)
65/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (158 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

801 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Gang Beasts is a beat 'em up party video game developed and published by English game developer Boneloaf Studios. The title was originally published by Double Fine Presents until May 2020 and was self-published afterwards, while it would later be published physically by Skybound Games. The game released for Windows, macOS, Linux, and PlayStation 4 on 12 December 2017, following an early access period for the PC platforms that began in August 2014. It was also released on the Xbox One on 27 March 2019. A version for Nintendo Switch was released on 13 October 2021.

Trailer

Gang Beasts trailer thumbnail

Gang Beasts - Gameplay Trailer | PS4

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 801 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,197 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~650/week).
  • · Review velocity up 107% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.7M–4.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 67,178 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99-60%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2026-05-29) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 23 of 43 observed days · $15.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 558 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 576 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 777 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 425 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 756 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 926 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,248 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 744 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 701 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 697 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 483 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 567 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 776 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 708 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 488 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 644 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 763 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 996 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 726 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 749 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 479 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 666 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 996 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 39 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8011232026-08-06 21:00 — 586 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 341 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 340 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 627 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 435 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 303 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 684 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 423 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 329 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 696 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 292 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 310 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 525 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 226 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 318 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 497 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 217 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 316 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 636 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 272 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 220 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 469 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 435 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 197 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 408 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 399 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 208 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 570 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 801 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$7.992015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $14.992015-05-25 — best price $19.992016-01-04 — best price $19.992016-09-26 — best price $19.992017-06-22 — best price $13.392017-12-12 — best price $15.992018-02-22 — best price $19.992018-07-23 — best price $19.992019-02-04 — best price $13.392019-09-13 — best price $13.392020-10-19 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $9.992021-03-29 — best price $19.992021-07-22 — best price $9.992021-12-04 — best price $19.992022-02-15 — best price $19.992022-04-22 — best price $19.992022-06-24 — best price $8.992022-10-03 — best price $8.992022-11-24 — best price $7.992023-02-07 — best price $7.992023-04-21 — best price $19.992023-07-11 — best price $19.992023-09-09 — best price $7.992023-11-17 — best price $7.992024-03-04 — best price $7.992024-05-27 — best price $7.992024-08-15 — best price $7.992024-11-21 — best price $7.992025-02-10 — best price $19.992025-04-16 — best price $7.992025-07-03 — best price $7.992025-10-20 — best price $19.992026-01-16 — best price $7.992026-04-02 — best price $7.992026-06-25 — best price $7.992026-08-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

293922026-05-28 — 161 pageviews2026-05-31 — 138 pageviews2026-06-03 — 143 pageviews2026-06-06 — 167 pageviews2026-06-09 — 136 pageviews2026-06-12 — 113 pageviews2026-06-15 — 197 pageviews2026-06-18 — 166 pageviews2026-06-21 — 160 pageviews2026-06-24 — 151 pageviews2026-06-27 — 119 pageviews2026-06-30 — 110 pageviews2026-07-03 — 144 pageviews2026-07-06 — 281 pageviews2026-07-09 — 127 pageviews2026-07-12 — 131 pageviews2026-07-15 — 110 pageviews2026-07-18 — 123 pageviews2026-07-21 — 116 pageviews2026-07-24 — 97 pageviews2026-07-27 — 92 pageviews2026-07-30 — 111 pageviews2026-08-02 — 128 pageviews2026-08-05 — 109 pageviews2026-08-08 — 139 pageviews2026-08-11 — 118 pageviews2026-08-14 — 123 pageviews2026-08-17 — 122 pageviews2026-08-20 — 102 pageviews2026-08-23 — 155 pageviews2026-08-25 — 99 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

33302026-08-27 01:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 333 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 121 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 62 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
55.6%
earned "Welcome to Beef City"
18.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TV1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)104,9177%19
PS4 (PlayStation)87,0217%19
PS4 (PlayStation)72,4278%19
Steam (Steam)40,3745%19
Switch (Nintendo)5180%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

Co-opFunnyPartyCasualComedyPhysicsColorfulFighting3D FighterParty Game

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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