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Slitterhead
"I must eliminate them...ALL..." The bodiless "Hyoki" hunts down the brain-devouring "Slitterheads", lurking in the alleys of a neon-lit city
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
39 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Context: I bought this game on sale for $25. I collected all achievements across two playthroughs for a total of ~37 hours. Slitterhead has all the charm of a PS2 era cult classic, for better and for worse. Several…”
“Don't let the mixed reviews fool you. This is a really good game despite some miner jank here and there. The main issue i could see from some people is that they were expecting a horror game, since the creators of this…”
“Very fun! like Tokyo: Ghostwire if it were a soulslike! It's a little narrative intensive though, be prepared for lengthy cutscenes and constant dialogue, each mission usually only has you fight one enemy so far, but…”
24 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Context: I bought this game on sale for $25. I collected all achievements across two playthroughs for a total of ~37 hours. Slitterhead has all the charm of a PS2 era cult classic, for better and for worse. Several…”
“Very fun! like Tokyo: Ghostwire if it were a soulslike! It's a little narrative intensive though, be prepared for lengthy cutscenes and constant dialogue, each mission usually only has you fight one enemy so far, but…”
“For a AA experience (because of the pricing), its actually quite a good experience. Quite an interesting story, with some twists here and there but it does gloss over a lot of details. I would really like some kind of…”
11 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Mixed review after finishing the game. Enough dislikes to outweigh the likes. TL;DR: it's a good action game with some good artistic direction, but overstayed its welcome by repeatedly reusing content without…”
“This is a really special action-horror game with a clear vision, amazing atmosphere, and engaging time-travel storyline. The story suffers a bit from some poor presentation (some character introductions and important…”
“It would have been a classic cult game if it was released around 2008 or 2010. It's captivating in terms of its dark body horror ambientation and the great Akira Yamaoka is the music director. The main idea is…”
10 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“This Is a great hidden gem of a game if you want AAA you will not find it here however if you want something different that had potential to be so much more and can put up with some out dated mechanics this is for you.…”
“A real rarity of a game. You'll laugh later... Umm...I thought I had a supreme capacity for loving really niche and weird Japanese games with fringe concepts and mechanics... And I really do...but man, this game is…”
“It would have been a classic cult game if it was released around 2008 or 2010. It's captivating in terms of its dark body horror ambientation and the great Akira Yamaoka is the music director. The main idea is…”
8 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Context: I bought this game on sale for $25. I collected all achievements across two playthroughs for a total of ~37 hours. Slitterhead has all the charm of a PS2 era cult classic, for better and for worse. Several…”
“Worth it at 70% discount. I played on hard, got a bad ending, and I think Im not going to play for the good one. The game kinda does a lot of cool things, but it also does some things in a way, that it feels like it is…”
“For a AA experience (because of the pricing), its actually quite a good experience. Quite an interesting story, with some twists here and there but it does gloss over a lot of details. I would really like some kind of…”
30 of the 71 reviews raise this · 19 of them still recommend the game.
“Worth it at 70% discount. I played on hard, got a bad ending, and I think Im not going to play for the good one. The game kinda does a lot of cool things, but it also does some things in a way, that it feels like it is…”
“Clanky and junky but true hidden gem and felt special.”
“The game started pretty well, but after some time it started to feel more and more like a chore than a fun time. Maybe it's because the whole thing is longer than it should be and overstays it's welcome. The main…”
13 of the 71 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“For a AA experience (because of the pricing), its actually quite a good experience. Quite an interesting story, with some twists here and there but it does gloss over a lot of details. I would really like some kind of…”
“Decent concept poorly executed with some of the most boring gameplay ever. Story sucks ass, mission format sucks, the characters suck. Nothing about this game ended up being interesting.”
“This is a really special action-horror game with a clear vision, amazing atmosphere, and engaging time-travel storyline. The story suffers a bit from some poor presentation (some character introductions and important…”
12 of the 71 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Mixed review after finishing the game. Enough dislikes to outweigh the likes. TL;DR: it's a good action game with some good artistic direction, but overstayed its welcome by repeatedly reusing content without…”
“this was the most frustrating game i have ever played. The tutorial constantly stopping me from actually playing the game. i just want to play a game without being stopped from doing it. useless tutorials. No graphics…”
“I'm a mix review for this one but leaning to a negative. The visual and fighting is not bad, but the fights, missions do get very repetitive and the story voice dialogue is very boring! I feel there is some sort of…”
10 of the 71 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Definite no. I can clearly see that these fckers did not balance many side fights making them almost impossible. The biggest offenders here are definitely the shrines (especially shrine in Sleepless Zone 2nd level).…”
“this was the most frustrating game i have ever played. The tutorial constantly stopping me from actually playing the game. i just want to play a game without being stopped from doing it. useless tutorials. No graphics…”
5 of the 71 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The game started pretty well, but after some time it started to feel more and more like a chore than a fun time. Maybe it's because the whole thing is longer than it should be and overstays it's welcome. The main…”
“Mixed review after finishing the game. Enough dislikes to outweigh the likes. TL;DR: it's a good action game with some good artistic direction, but overstayed its welcome by repeatedly reusing content without…”
“Great little game. The atmosphere, the setting, and the music are fantastic. The story is interesting, even though the narrative structure is kinda meh. The combat is serviceable. Every mission is set in one part of the…”
Counted across 71 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“It's not a survival horror, it's a high octane action game. With horror themes. The bulk of the combat consists of boss fights where the player is locked in a narrow arena against a tough and dangerous enemy. Most of the bosses are essentially the same monster. Devs alter its…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“Make no mistake, Slitterhead is a B-game. It's jank, its budget is visible, it makes... 'economic' use of voice acting. But it's also grimy and slimy and violent and weird and I've never played anything quite like it. If that sounds like your kind of game, you owe it to yourself…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Very cool concepts and gameplay ideas but it flounders the execution. I want Bokeh to succeed on their next project but this wasn't is for me. Best aspect was easily Yamaoka's music.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch Notes 1.02
【Patch Notes: Version 1.02】 Patch 1.02 for Slitterhead is now available! The updates are as follows. Battle-related – The input window for the Deflect system has been extended for Easy and Normal diff
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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, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Horror · Spectacle fighter · 3D · Realistic · 1990's · Survival Horror · Mystery · Supernatural · Dog (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · HDR available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 41 |
| Official site | https://bokehgamestudio.co.jp/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10, Windows® 11, 64bit Processor: Intel Core [email protected] / AMD Ryzen 5 [email protected] Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 1060(6GB) /AMD Radeon RX 580 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 30 GB available space