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The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile cover art

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

Ska Studios · 2017-05-12

SteamXbox

ActionIndie

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

Releases: Apr 06, 2011 (Xbox 360), May 12, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 12, 2017 (Linux), May 12, 2017 (Mac)

The followup to 2009's Dead Samurai, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a combo-fueled, fast-paced, stylistic 2D action platformer that features the series' staple gritty, graphic novel-inspired art style, built on a new engine that allows for an even more visually gruesome experience.

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a 2017 Action and Indie game priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (95% of 1893 reviews).

12
playing now
95%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
26
Nexus mods (539 downloads)
7h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 10h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up video game. It was developed by Ska Studios and released for the Xbox 360 via XBLA on April 6, 2011, and for the Microsoft Windows, Linux and macOS on May 12, 2017. It is the sequel to The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, released in 2009. Players assume the roles of The Dishwasher and his stepsister Yuki, in two separate solo campaigns, as they battle through legions of enemies and try to unravel the secrets of their pasts. The main story revolves around The Dishwasher's quest for universal freedom and Yuki's quest for revenge against the three marks of power that robbed her of her life.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 195 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 47k–114k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,893 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
393920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1602026-09-15 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 10 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 16 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
320Apr 2017Aug 2026Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 0Jul 2017 — avg 6 · peak 22Oct 2017 — avg 3 · peak 17Jan 2018 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2018 — avg 5 · peak 17Oct 2018 — avg 2 · peak 12Jan 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2019 — avg 3 · peak 15Oct 2019 — avg 3 · peak 15Jan 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2020 — avg 5 · peak 23Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 22Jan 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 18Jan 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2023 — avg 6 · peak 22Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 68Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Apr 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2026 — avg 7 · peak 21Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12
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 $9.992018-11-21 — best price $6.992019-01-03 — 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 $2.492022-09-26 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $2.492023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-04-10 — best price $2.492023-05-23 — best price $9.992023-10-26 — best price $3.192023-11-28 — 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

3592026-06-01 — 17 pageviews2026-06-05 — 17 pageviews2026-06-09 — 15 pageviews2026-06-13 — 24 pageviews2026-06-17 — 28 pageviews2026-06-21 — 16 pageviews2026-06-25 — 26 pageviews2026-06-29 — 28 pageviews2026-07-03 — 28 pageviews2026-07-07 — 22 pageviews2026-07-11 — 21 pageviews2026-07-15 — 23 pageviews2026-07-19 — 11 pageviews2026-07-23 — 16 pageviews2026-07-27 — 27 pageviews2026-07-31 — 17 pageviews2026-08-04 — 15 pageviews2026-08-08 — 35 pageviews2026-08-12 — 21 pageviews2026-08-16 — 28 pageviews2026-08-20 — 14 pageviews2026-08-24 — 11 pageviews2026-08-28 — 16 pageviews2026-09-01 — 19 pageviews2026-09-05 — 24 pageviews2026-09-09 — 14 pageviews2026-09-13 — 18 pageviews2026-09-17 — 9 pageviews2026-09-21 — 15 pageviews2026-09-25 — 18 pageviews2026-09-29 — 16 pageviews2026-10-03 — 16 pageviews2026-10-07 — 27 pageviews2026-10-11 — 12 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
68.2%
earned "They Totally Chopped My Arm Off"
11.8%
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, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)7,6758%12
Steam (Steam)1,9945%12

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

Player tags

2DGoreCo-opIndieActionHorrorVampireDifficultBeat 'em upMetroidvania

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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