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The Hong Kong Massacre

VRESKI · Untold Tales · 2019-01-21

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 25, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 07, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 07, 2024 (Xbox One), Jan 21, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 29, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

4
playing now
72%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
4.12★
PlayStation Store rating (1,688 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Hong Kong Massacre is a top-down shooter video game developed and published by Swedish studio Vreski for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in January 2019, and for Nintendo Switch in December 2020. It is the first game to be developed by the studio. Set in 1990s Hong Kong during the British colonial era before the Handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997, the game follows a former police detective as he sets out to exact revenge against the Triad for the death of his partner.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 169 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 51k–122k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,035 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$3.28-84%
Epic Games Store$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
WinGameStore$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
GamersGate$4.00-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at IndieGala Store (2023-12-05) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 148 of 207 observed days · $1.29 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14814820192026Week of 2019-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 00:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992019-01-222026-10-142019-01-22 — best price $17.992020-05-11 — best price $19.992021-11-18 — best price $6.992023-01-23 — best price $4.992023-04-21 — best price $6.992023-07-17 — best price $4.992023-09-12 — best price $19.992023-11-07 — best price $19.992023-12-30 — best price $19.992024-01-29 — best price $17.992024-02-28 — best price $19.992024-03-28 — best price $3.992024-05-01 — best price $3.192024-06-13 — best price $19.992024-07-22 — best price $15.082024-09-04 — best price $1.992024-10-27 — best price $19.992024-12-03 — best price $19.992025-01-14 — best price $1.992025-02-27 — best price $19.992025-04-04 — best price $2.922025-05-16 — best price $19.992025-07-04 — best price $19.992025-08-11 — best price $3.202025-09-29 — best price $3.992025-10-28 — best price $3.992025-11-25 — best price $3.992026-01-02 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $3.292026-03-12 — best price $3.992026-04-07 — best price $3.992026-04-30 — best price $3.992026-05-30 — best price $19.992026-07-06 — best price $4.002026-08-07 — best price $3.992026-08-26 — best price $3.992026-09-10 — best price $3.992026-09-25 — best price $3.992026-10-10 — best price $3.992026-10-14 — best price $3.28
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

48102026-05-14 — 27 pageviews2026-05-18 — 23 pageviews2026-05-22 — 22 pageviews2026-05-26 — 26 pageviews2026-05-30 — 23 pageviews2026-06-03 — 16 pageviews2026-06-07 — 27 pageviews2026-06-11 — 20 pageviews2026-06-15 — 21 pageviews2026-06-19 — 21 pageviews2026-06-23 — 12 pageviews2026-06-27 — 23 pageviews2026-07-01 — 27 pageviews2026-07-05 — 23 pageviews2026-07-09 — 19 pageviews2026-07-13 — 17 pageviews2026-07-17 — 22 pageviews2026-07-21 — 27 pageviews2026-07-25 — 29 pageviews2026-07-29 — 20 pageviews2026-08-02 — 22 pageviews2026-08-06 — 24 pageviews2026-08-10 — 30 pageviews2026-08-14 — 32 pageviews2026-08-18 — 20 pageviews2026-08-22 — 30 pageviews2026-08-26 — 21 pageviews2026-08-30 — 15 pageviews2026-09-03 — 27 pageviews2026-09-07 — 18 pageviews2026-09-11 — 25 pageviews2026-09-15 — 22 pageviews2026-09-19 — 19 pageviews2026-09-23 — 20 pageviews2026-09-27 — 24 pageviews2026-10-01 — 25 pageviews2026-10-05 — 18 pageviews2026-10-09 — 22 pageviews2026-10-12 — 21 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
95.8%
earned "First come, first served"
22.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)4,8159%20
Steam (Steam)3,4575%19
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)6242%19
Switch (Nintendo)1510%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%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

GoreBloodIndieActionArcadeShooterViolentTop-DownDifficultStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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