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Shank

Klei Entertainment · Oct 25, 2010

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.

Action Beat 'em up Indie 2D Side Scroller
Last tracked players
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All-time peak
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Steam reviews
91.3% positive
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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. The 2D sidescroller beat-em-up is finally on Steamplay, now with improved controls and tuning updates based on popular feedback! Shank will have you shooting and slashing your way through hordes of enemies in a stylized slaughter fest. Embark on a brutal path of blood soaked revenge as Shank battles his way through the criminal underground in his quest for retribution. Boasting fast-paced bloody action, silky smooth controls and a signature pulpy grindhouse art style, Shank is a must-play for action fans.

Key Features:

  • Violent graphic novel art style:

    Beautiful and fluid graphic novel art and animation styled by veteran director Jeff Agala.
  • Weapon-based combo system:

    String together endless combos of mayhem and destruction on the fly and pummel your opponents to the ground using an exhaustive arsenal of weapons.
  • Gorgeous, fully animated story cinematics:

    Watch Shanks brutal story unfold through beautiful fully animated cut scenes.
  • Brutal Boss Battles:

    Over 8 different massive and unique bloody boss battles.
  • Two-Player Local Co-Op:

    Murder with a friend. Play in a separate backstory in the two-player co-op mode and face a legion of well-armed enemies in the prequel to the single player experience.
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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *:Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
  • Processor:Intel Pentium 4 running at 1.7 GHz or Greater; Athlon 64 running at 1.7GHz or greater with support for SSE2 instructions
  • Memory:1 GB of ram, 1.5 GB (Vista and Windows 7) GB RAM
  • Graphics:ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards
  • DirectX®:9.0
  • Hard Drive:2 GB HD space

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  • OS:OS X 10.6.6 or later
  • Hard Drive:1.5 GB HD space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 running at 1.7 GHz or Greater; Athlon 64 running at 1.7GHz or greater with support for SSE2 instructions
  • Memory: 1.5 GB or more
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards, or better
  • Hard Drive: 2 GB HD space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Klei Entertainment
USK rating
18
Achievements
12
Controller support
full
Metacritic
67
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

Sources fresh
Native Steam builds
Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA eula_shank
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Achievement progress Rarity & completion patterns

Achievement Difficulty

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Steam source
Achievements measured
12
Hunter score
49.2 / 100
SteamIQHQ inference from rarity and count
Progression analysis
Achievement rarity is available, but milestone order is not defensible.

Rarest achievements

I'm just that good 4.1%
Backstory 6.7%
Mow 'em Down 10.1%
Grindhouse 14.7%
And it continues 25.2%

Difficulty distribution

Ultra rare (<1%)0
Very rare (1–5%)1
Rare (5–20%)3
Uncommon (20–50%)5
Common (50%+)3
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Value Score

Great Value — 86th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 86th percentile. Priced as Market at $9.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 43%
Value Ratio Top 14%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Shank worth buying right now?
Wait — $9.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Shank go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Shank free to play?
Shank costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Shank?
Shank is a Action, Indie game.
Who developed Shank?
Shank was developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Klei Entertainment.
What platforms does Shank support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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