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Butcher's Creek
A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game has that sauce, and I think solidifies David Szymanski as a horror game master. Particularly the sound design is incredible, the music is fantastic in setting the tone. The writing somehow perfectly balances…”
“The perfect indie horror experience. Thick with dread, satisfying mechanics, and a sense of deeper lore that keeps you intrigued. Buy this game.”
“Butcher's Creek is a fun little horror melee combat game, that takes a lot of inspiration from popular internet scare videos and a gameplay style reminiscent of Condemned: Criminal Origins. You play as some dude who's…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I spent the entire second half of this game annoyed and ready to give it a bad review, but the ending made up for it. Now I'd call it a neutral review. The good: +The ending sequence. +The notes are actually very…”
“This game has that sauce, and I think solidifies David Szymanski as a horror game master. Particularly the sound design is incredible, the music is fantastic in setting the tone. The writing somehow perfectly balances…”
“The perfect indie horror experience. Thick with dread, satisfying mechanics, and a sense of deeper lore that keeps you intrigued. Buy this game.”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I spent the entire second half of this game annoyed and ready to give it a bad review, but the ending made up for it. Now I'd call it a neutral review. The good: +The ending sequence. +The notes are actually very…”
“This game has that sauce, and I think solidifies David Szymanski as a horror game master. Particularly the sound design is incredible, the music is fantastic in setting the tone. The writing somehow perfectly balances…”
“To the dev of this game (no offense) "you are a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up genius" This game is very dark and gritty in a way that games are just not anymore. The whole time you play this you will feel uneasy, and that seems to be by…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I spent the entire second half of this game annoyed and ready to give it a bad review, but the ending made up for it. Now I'd call it a neutral review. The good: +The ending sequence. +The notes are actually very…”
“6.8/10 I think No. The game is so-so: the gameplay is monotonous and, one might say, easy. All you have to do is walk around, hit enemies in the head, find keys to doors and read notes to understand the plot, and there…”
“For a relatively short game, BUTCHER'S CREEK scratches a lot of itch. It's brutally violent, it's funny, it's weird and intriguing, and it looks good in that grimy VHS kind of way. Gameplay is simple - you're a snuff…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I spent the entire second half of this game annoyed and ready to give it a bad review, but the ending made up for it. Now I'd call it a neutral review. The good: +The ending sequence. +The notes are actually very…”
“Great grungy horror vibes here. Haven't played any of Szymanski's other games in this universe and I can't say I ever found myself caring about the greater plot. Still I was legitimately unsettled a few times (dark…”
“short simple and sweet, makes me want to play condemned criminal origins now”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I spent the entire second half of this game annoyed and ready to give it a bad review, but the ending made up for it. Now I'd call it a neutral review. The good: +The ending sequence. +The notes are actually very…”
“6.8/10 I think No. The game is so-so: the gameplay is monotonous and, one might say, easy. All you have to do is walk around, hit enemies in the head, find keys to doors and read notes to understand the plot, and there…”
“Great indie horror game. The movement and the combat are a bit too slow and repetitive to my liking and it does get a bit tedious after a while but the great atmosphere makes up for it. Reminds me a bit of the game…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“the fact that this game shares universes with squirrel stapler, dusk and pony factory makes it much more interesting,i wish it had achievements it's a 10/10 game”
“This game is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ easy even on hard mode because of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ enemy AI and bugs. However, atmosphere is wonderful and the soundtrack draws you in. 5/10 (+2 for strip club).”
“Given its a bit of a short game, I'd give it a thumbs up. If it was any longer I'd feel a bit differently. Worth playing if you're into David's other games! The initial premise of the game, while not as instantly…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“6.8/10 I think No. The game is so-so: the gameplay is monotonous and, one might say, easy. All you have to do is walk around, hit enemies in the head, find keys to doors and read notes to understand the plot, and there…”
“Pretty good, little wonky but hits the horror genre well. Play on hard, normal too easy. Has condemned vibes for sure.”
“This game is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ easy even on hard mode because of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ enemy AI and bugs. However, atmosphere is wonderful and the soundtrack draws you in. 5/10 (+2 for strip club).”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A descent into madness and the glorification of human depravity. Short, atmospheric and worth the journey. But don't expect much else after that. Would love a longer, more in depth game like this.”
“Short, but excellent horror game. The atmosphere is delicious.”
“Its indie condemned, dont get me wrong its not quite as good it lacks the story and certain combat elements that give condemned depth by comparison but its also a game you just boot up and play and the gameplay is…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Gameplay is like Condemend and the aesthetic is the tried and true Szymanski special, its roughly 3-4 hours of game if you go hunting for every note and lore peice, I quite liked the initial premise of a snuff film…”
“another new game developed and published by David Szymanski. It Is what It looks and sounds like. Its like a mix of manhunt and condemned criminal origins. Pretty fun combat and scary atmosphere. I overall loved it as…”
“I like it. Not really any replay value for me, though.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“played this game on shrooms, nearly had a heart attack, but the plot was solid as ♥♥♥♥ and the gameplay was pretty original too. $10.00 well spent”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“an incredible experience top to bottom, emphasis on bottom, if you know you know. its not super often i just buy a game at its full price, but 9.99 is a steal for a heck of a time. i wish it was maybe a bit longer but otherwise no thoughts just whack and kick, great music great…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“[h1] Depravity [/h1] Not many other words can describe the themes of this game. The atmosphere is EXTREMELY thick with a haunting and dense soundtrack, crispy and creepy VHS quality lighting and textures, and even darker secrets in texts, etc.... I recommend to fans of horror…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-02 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate is OUT NOW
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Version 1.151
The Short Version Attempted fix for situations where a weapon breaking will cause the player to be unable to interact with anything The Long Version For some reason every version of this "player sudde
Version 1.15
Fixed issue where holding block with certain weapons while picking up another weapon would cause the player to be unable to attack or block Attempted fix for other possible cases where the player beco
Butcher's Creek is out now!
https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/34055240/a2a280c65d75ca9252fb955192680d7c1f05a54b.jpg A troubled loner with a hunger for cinematic gore finds himself on the other side of the camera when ru
Butcher's Creek Release Date and Official Trailer
Butcher's Creek will release on January 23rd 2025! ... That's all, carry on!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Horror · First-Person · Combat · Hack and Slash · Action · Singleplayer · Gore · Atmospheric · Dark Humor · Story Rich · Surreal · Crime (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Camera Comfort · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: SSE2 instruction set support. Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities. DirectX: Version 10 Sound Card: N/A