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12 is Better Than 6

12 is Better Than 6

12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.

Released Nov 20, 2015 Developer Ink Stains Games Publisher HypeTrain Digital Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ActionShooterWesternTop-Down ShooterSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

83.5%positive7,369 reviews
Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“[h1] 6.5/10 [/h1] Fun little game, story is meh, and gameplay is a bit repetitive and soundtrack is okayish. if you are looking for a topdown shooter play hotline miami.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“12 is Better Than 6 stands out immediately with its rough hand-drawn art style and gritty Western atmosphere. The mix of stealth and fast gunfights keeps every encounter tense without becoming frustrating. It’s a simple but satisfying indie shooter that rewards patience and…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I usually dont play too many niche top down games like this but this game is so much fun. I am a big fan of native american and wild west type stuff and this game is just fast paced shooting and scootin! If you wanna just game for a while and just fill up some time with…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:28 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

34playing at last check
4524-hour peak
4,366all-time peak
0 250 500 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 324 avg · Jun 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

46achievements
26.4%median completion
7.6%rarest: Lord of the Hats
62.7% of players 55.2% of players 52.7% of players 52.2% of players 48.8% of players 46.9% of players 44.6% of players 43.7% of players 43.1% of players 40.8% of players 40.5% of players 39.8% of players 38.4% of players 37.9% of players 37.7% of players 36.8% of players 36.8% of players 35.8% of players 35.3% of players 31.7% of players 27.9% of players 27.2% of players 27.1% of players 26.4% of players 26.4% of players 25.2% of players 23.5% of players 23.2% of players 21.6% of players 19.9% of players 19.5% of players 19.1% of players 18.8% of players 18.3% of players 18.3% of players 15.4% of players 15.4% of players 14.8% of players 13.6% of players 12.5% of players 11.1% of players 10.9% of players 10.8% of players 9.3% of players 8.4% of players 7.6% of players 62.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
62.7%The first step — Pass the tutorial
55.2%I can shoot! — Kill 10 enemies with a revolver
52.7%What was written there? — Skip 5 dialogs
Rarest badges of honor
7.6%Lord of the Hats — Collect all hats
8.4%Smash the bottles and burn the corks! — Break 100 bottles
9.3%Hunky — Complete 10 repetitive tasks

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
UK6.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil19.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.9 China Japan Canada UK US Australia≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 10, 2025
HypeTrain publisher sale and Police Stories 2 announcement

Hola amigos! It's been almost 10 years since the release of 12 is Better Than 6! We decided to celebrate this with a free giveaway of the game and the announcement of a new game from our friends. Meet

Jul 15, 2024
You Have 24h to Grab Free Game During HypeTrain Summer Sale

Hi everyone! Missing the Summer Sale already? So are we, that's why HypeTrain is throwing its own: from July 15 to July 29, most of the publisher's games will be available at a nice discount. Don't mi

Sep 08, 2022
Get 90% off 12 is Better Than 6 during HypeTrain Digital Publisher Sale

Autumn is a season of harvest, and games are no exception! Our publisher HypeTrain Digital decided to join the festivities and arrange a mega sale to be held from 8 to 12 September. Apart from the big

Jun 17, 2021
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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Shooter · Western · Top-Down Shooter · Singleplayer · Indie · Hand-drawn · 2D · Violent · Atmospheric · Adventure · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements46
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://inkstainsgames.net/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel Pentium 2.9 Ghz or equivalent Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: 512 Mb DirectX 9 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 300 MB available space