# The Slaughter: Act One Summer DB entity ID: 1170f23b\-c57a\-4569\-811e\-5a2a3fedac7a Steam App ID: 356390 A killer is terrorizing the streets of Victorian London, and private investigator Sydney Emerson has hit a new low between finding lost dogs and receiving alleyway beatings\. A turn of events sees Sydney forgoing his selfish nature and thrusting himself into perilous and increasingly surreal situations, treading a fine line between dreams and reality\. Explore the foggy streets of Victorian London in all its decadence and depravity, searching the slums, taverns, brothels and even Sydney’s abstract dreamscapes for clues\. Befriend a host of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way while dragging Sydney through an existential crisis, all to the tune of an unforgettable soundtrack\. Features •A noir adventure laced with adult themes and dark humour\. •A faithful recreation of Victorian London, from decadence to depravity\. •Classic point and click gameplay in the vein of the LucasArts games of yore\. •Explore Sydney’s surreal dream\-world for clues\. •Follow the trail of a killer, or drink until you vomit at the pub\. •Original soundtrack blends film noir and traditional Victorian instruments\. ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Alex Francois - Publisher: Brainchild - Release date: Jan 28, 2016 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Adventure, Indie - Categories: Single\-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac, linux - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_6db7145dd17de16f6658f70275c17785c1d9f9af\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_bd4aa9c65b14503fc6323889f1ff3dbb8631126f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_3463137bd3a575b37bddb625fa8c1bd823ee3c4c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_495e630dfbfbcea2d830d089afa961ffac8ce258\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_b0ad4d0e089dd2f26322768777d10d1d46996d1f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_3fe4531b0f857279992d2afe8fc1ead7e1c40e5c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_657189a7d9bff5688465cadf87450e06f755849b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_c48a51ae60b73663ae10ae9687d700d8d7a8d57e\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_bf48d5919fcab29e45fc24409c617b09c525dcbd\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_cd0da94bf234717dcfde069d5ee5894551bce166\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_29053f27ed210e599641e69ce916e2d6c078b165\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/356390/ss\_b5d7f36532117f73a3558b30300ad65f2b0df5d7\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1636591650 - Price: 699 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 0 - Steam review count: 144 - Steam positive reviews: 121 - Steam negative reviews: 23 - Steam positive percentage: 84.02777777777777% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/1170f23b-c57a-4569-811e-5a2a3fedac7a/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/1170f23b-c57a-4569-811e-5a2a3fedac7a/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T04:01:32\.730784\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T04:01:34\.164871\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T04:01:33\.740667\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/356390/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/356390/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=356390","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/356390"\},"price":"2026\-09\-22T04:01:32\.730784\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-22T04:01:32\.730784\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-22T04:01:34\.164871\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-22T04:01:33\.740667\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"8141705a\-bb77\-4d82\-b133\-cac594eae293","catalog":"f784f37b\-7711\-4e09\-8ce9\-17a30dcef961","details":"a038321b\-41f3\-45a2\-a92e\-207c8533d0c0","players":"11669356\-b97b\-4eaf\-b7f7\-ff00e3e0b5e5","reviews":"66936070\-2ccf\-4319\-b79b\-c554788d1e5c"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"1170f23b\-c57a\-4569\-811e\-5a2a3fedac7a","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356390/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/1170f23b-c57a-4569-811e-5a2a3fedac7a)