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Shank
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Shank is a slick, stylish 2D brawler that scratches that classic beat-em-up itch — the combat feels fluid and satisfying once you start chaining melee weapons, guns, and grapples together, and the comic book art style gives the whole thing a gritty, cinematic flair reminiscent…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“This is one of the best 2D games ever made. The art direction is pretty cool and Shank's moveset has so much variety.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“"Father forgiive me for I will sin" is such oof a badass line somebody recomended me thiis gme and oooh boy dose it deliver”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:34 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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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.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Beat 'em up · Indie · 2D · Side Scroller · Local Co-Op · Platformer · Gore · Singleplayer · Co-op · Controller · Short (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Remote Play Together |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.shankgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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