Begin the Slaughter (AppID: 3946860)

Type: game Genre: Action Developer: Murder Who Publisher: Murder Who Release Date: Sep 2025
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Total Players
0
Genre
Action
Developer
Murder Who

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Value Score

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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 50th percentile.

Market pricing tier

System Requirements

Platform Support
Windows Linux
Windows Requirements
Minimum:
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • Processor: x86_64 CPU
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics with full Vulkan 1.0 support or Direct3D 12 (12_0 feature level) support
  • Storage: 611 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Data copied from Godot's exported project system requirements; no add'l testing was performed.
Recommended:
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Linux Requirements
Minimum:
Minimum:
  • Processor: x86_64 CPU
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics with full Vulkan 1.0 support or Direct3D 12 (12_0 feature level) support
  • Storage: 630 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Compiled on a Debian System
Recommended:
Recommended:
    Pricing
    Paid Game
    CDN$ 4.99 (CAD)

    Additional Information

    Categories
    Single-player Steam Achievements Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Playable without Timed Input Partial Controller Support Stats Family Sharing
    Supported Languages
    English*
    *languages with full audio support

    Current Pricing

    💰
    CDN$ 4.99
    Regular Price

    Additional Information

    🏆 Achievements
    13
    total achievements
    Featured:
    A Good Start
    Power Underwhelming
    🇧🇷 DEJUS Rating
    10
    Brazilian rating
    🇩🇪 Steam Germany
    12
    German classification
    🆘 Support
    🎁 Purchase Options
    1
    package options

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    About This Game

    A momentum based hack 'n slash with roguelike elements. Use wall-bouncing and slithering to pick up enough speed to slaughter your enemies

    Detailed Description

    Begin the Slaughter is a timewaster roguelike, designed for ~30 min runs with no metaprogression. You play as a snake-like creature on a world that humans are invading, and you need to slaughter them all.

    Each round of the game, you draft a number of building types in a tetrad (tetris-block-like) shape onto the map, and once placed you need to clear a number of regions by destroying the crystals before you gain the ability to play the boss room for that round. 

    Placing and completing the boss area presents you with a choice of 2 downgrades, and after choosing one you will 3 more building types. This continues for three rounds. 

    Buildings have different requirements for optimal power level; a higher power level spawns more humans, but completed regions with higher power will also produce more upgrades. Upgrades are claimed by placing them into completed regions.

    The combat is momentum based: you need to be moving fast enough before you can hurt anyone. Movement tech therefore includes automated wall-bouncing, grabbing the ground to pivot quickly without losing momentum, slithering and the slither-strike, teleporting to above a dead enemy, and launching yourself from a climbing position, in addition to non-combat movement such as wall-climbing and other maneuvers.

    The game makes heavy use of a freezeframe technique, (slowing the world down to 10% speed temporarily), to give the player time to process what is happening. 

    The demo is currently only the tutorial, which doesn't feature any active enemies. But if you want to get an idea of the movement and movement techs, it's ideal. 

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How many players are currently playing Begin the Slaughter?
    0 players are currently in-game on Steam.
    Is Begin the Slaughter free to play?
    Yes, Begin the Slaughter is free to play on Steam.
    What genre is Begin the Slaughter?
    Begin the Slaughter is a Action game.
    Who developed Begin the Slaughter?
    Begin the Slaughter was developed by Murder Who and published by Murder Who.
    What platforms does Begin the Slaughter support?
    Available on Steam for Windows, Linux.