The Game Census
Shank cover art

Shank

Klei Entertainment · 2010-10-25

Steam

ActionIndie

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

Releases: Sep 13, 2012 (Mac), Aug 24, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Oct 26, 2010 (Linux), Oct 26, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 25, 2010 (Xbox 360)

Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment.

Shank is a $9.99 Action and Indie game released in 2010, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 4,065 reviews).

6
playing now
90%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (104 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (0 downloads)
3h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Shank is a 2D side-scrolling hack and slash video game developed by Canadian independent studio Klei Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts in 2010. In December 2011, it was re-released as part of the collection Humble Indie Bundle 4.

Trailer

Shank trailer thumbnail

SHANK - Official Trailer - IN CINEMAS MARCH 26 - ***SB.TV EXCLUSIVE***

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 167 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 163k–325k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,065 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2015-10-29) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320172026Week of 2017-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1312026-09-15 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 11 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 13 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
373Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 11 · peak 31Dec 2012 — avg 18 · peak 48May 2013 — avg 6 · peak 19Oct 2013 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2014 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2014 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2015 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2015 — avg 4 · peak 14Nov 2015 — avg 37 · peak 286Apr 2016 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2016 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2017 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2017 — avg 5 · peak 24Dec 2017 — avg 8 · peak 28May 2018 — avg 3 · peak 31Oct 2018 — avg 3 · peak 14Mar 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2019 — avg 4 · peak 10Jan 2020 — avg 4 · peak 17Jun 2020 — avg 16 · peak 90Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 19Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 23Jun 2025 — avg 14 · peak 48Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.492015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $3.392015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-11-16 — best price $9.992016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-07-05 — best price $9.992017-11-13 — best price $9.992018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-11-12 — best price $9.992019-01-03 — best price $9.992019-06-10 — best price $9.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-06-07 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-02-17 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

85262026-06-04 — 37 pageviews2026-06-08 — 41 pageviews2026-06-12 — 80 pageviews2026-06-16 — 44 pageviews2026-06-20 — 33 pageviews2026-06-24 — 53 pageviews2026-06-28 — 27 pageviews2026-07-02 — 32 pageviews2026-07-06 — 82 pageviews2026-07-10 — 30 pageviews2026-07-14 — 26 pageviews2026-07-18 — 47 pageviews2026-07-22 — 46 pageviews2026-07-26 — 39 pageviews2026-07-30 — 40 pageviews2026-08-03 — 41 pageviews2026-08-07 — 39 pageviews2026-08-11 — 42 pageviews2026-08-15 — 41 pageviews2026-08-19 — 29 pageviews2026-08-23 — 42 pageviews2026-08-27 — 52 pageviews2026-08-31 — 48 pageviews2026-09-04 — 31 pageviews2026-09-08 — 45 pageviews2026-09-12 — 34 pageviews2026-09-16 — 56 pageviews2026-09-20 — 40 pageviews2026-09-24 — 28 pageviews2026-09-28 — 40 pageviews2026-10-02 — 30 pageviews2026-10-06 — 40 pageviews2026-10-10 — 42 pageviews2026-10-13 — 45 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
84.8%
earned "Just getting started"
25.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)21,4675%12
Xbox 360 (Xbox)9,2497%12
PS3 (PlayStation)7,63010%12
PS3 (PlayStation)6,59010%12

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

2DGoreCo-opIndieShortActionAdventureControllerPlatformerBeat '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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