# Shank

Summer DB entity ID: 6a9c9eac\-bf31\-42c6\-851e\-ddcd397bfe10

Steam App ID: 6120

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\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Klei Entertainment

- Publisher: Klei Entertainment

- Release date: Oct 25, 2010

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Indie

- Categories: 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

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

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- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 1

- Steam review count: 4067

- Steam positive reviews: 3675

- Steam negative reviews: 392

- Steam positive percentage: 90.36144578313252%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/6a9c9eac-bf31-42c6-851e-ddcd397bfe10/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/6a9c9eac-bf31-42c6-851e-ddcd397bfe10/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\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-21T17:56:25\.595088\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-21T17:56:26\.950222\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-21T17:56:26\.657498\+00:00

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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.

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