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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

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.

4
playing now
95%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 10h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 10:00 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

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 26% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 47k–113k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,881 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)

Players online

802026-08-11 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 17:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 10:00 — 4 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 $9.992018-11-21 — 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

3842026-06-01 — 17 pageviews2026-06-04 — 14 pageviews2026-06-07 — 17 pageviews2026-06-10 — 11 pageviews2026-06-13 — 24 pageviews2026-06-16 — 22 pageviews2026-06-19 — 28 pageviews2026-06-22 — 14 pageviews2026-06-25 — 26 pageviews2026-06-28 — 30 pageviews2026-07-01 — 18 pageviews2026-07-04 — 33 pageviews2026-07-07 — 22 pageviews2026-07-10 — 7 pageviews2026-07-13 — 13 pageviews2026-07-16 — 14 pageviews2026-07-19 — 11 pageviews2026-07-22 — 16 pageviews2026-07-25 — 14 pageviews2026-07-28 — 19 pageviews2026-07-31 — 17 pageviews2026-08-03 — 15 pageviews2026-08-06 — 24 pageviews2026-08-09 — 20 pageviews2026-08-12 — 21 pageviews2026-08-15 — 19 pageviews2026-08-18 — 19 pageviews2026-08-21 — 18 pageviews2026-08-24 — 11 pageviews2026-08-27 — 13 pageviews2026-08-29 — 13 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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