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Smack Studio
A sandbox fighting game with built-in creation tools to create characters and stages. Animate pixel art characters using our 3D pixel art rotation technology, then battle with up to 8 players! Use our tools to export sprites for your own projects.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I LOVE THIS GAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at the time of writing this, I already have 100 hrs and I've only had it for maybe 1 1/2 months. The selling point is obviously that you can make your own stages and characters, and the best part is that the tools in the game are extremely…”
— a player, Steam review · 123 hrs played“The tech is way more interesting than the game”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“It lets me be very creative with my characters. Granted, it takes a bit to make a character, but it's still fun when I'm making it.”
— a player, Steam review · 72 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
This Week, in Smack Studio: Creator Night, ft. Bubo!
This Week's Cool Stage: Battle Quartier, by Nulpsi:
This Week, in Smack Studio: SUMMER OF SMACK: Showcase Festival!
This Week's Cool Stage: Red Kaleidoscope, by treehousegames9:
This Week, in Smack Studio: Pareidolia Jam: RESULTS!
This Week's Cool Stage: Poolside, by treehousegames9:
This Week, in Smack Studio: We're on Sale!
: This Week's Cool Stage: Orion Nebula, by XiconExertoroyah:
This Week, in Smack Studio: We Want to Hear From You!
: This Week's Cool Stage: Water Stadium, by ULTRA:
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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, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Character Customization · Local Multiplayer · 2D Fighter · Design & Illustration · Sandbox · Pixel Graphics · Fighting · 2.5D · Multiplayer · Level Editor · Software · Automation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://smackstudio.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8 or newer, 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-4690K @3.50GHz or AMD FX-9370 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX480. Dedicated graphics card required for Intel Core i5 (Integrated Intel Core i5 GPUs not supported). DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset Additional Notes: Compatible with XInput and DirectInput USB devices including gamepads based on Xbox and other consoles. Compatible with Nintendo GameCube Controllers via