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The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
The followup to 2009's Dead Samurai, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a combo-fueled, fast-paced, stylistic 2D action platformer that features the series' staple gritty, graphic novel-inspired art style, built on a new engine that allows for an even more visually gruesome experience.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
24 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“The music, the gameplay, the visuals, the difficulty everything about this game is perfect to me. I personally prefer it over Charlie Murder because it fits my gameplay and enjoyment more but both games are outstanding…”
“So much fun it seem like once you understand what is happening here it gets even better!”
20 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“The music, the gameplay, the visuals, the difficulty everything about this game is perfect to me. I personally prefer it over Charlie Murder because it fits my gameplay and enjoyment more but both games are outstanding…”
7 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“A short, intense, and very fun experience. A responsive beat-em-up that feels good to play with a very unique art style and direction and enough story to keep going to the end. A case where you can judge a book by its…”
“A awesome 2D hack and slash game by Ska studios, i played the original on the Xbox 360 arcade and this is a great well made remaster. I love everything from this game from the art style, combat, lore, and soundtrack.…”
“If you've ever wondered what its like to watch someone die in every single way possible except physically, this Game is perfect for you. Jokes aside, i played it on my Xbox 360 a while back and i really have to confess,…”
7 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“An awesome little hidden gem from the 360 era that holds up very well to this day. A great game for fans of DMC, Ninja Gaiden, and the hack and slash genre in general. [Pros]: -Combat clearly takes a lot of inspiration…”
“Very chaotic and fun game, it's actually the first beat em up i've completed, it made me appreciate the genre. I feel like the creator (James Silva) truly understood what makes a beat em up good. Positive aspects: It…”
“A awesome 2D hack and slash game by Ska studios, i played the original on the Xbox 360 arcade and this is a great well made remaster. I love everything from this game from the art style, combat, lore, and soundtrack.…”
5 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“The music, the gameplay, the visuals, the difficulty everything about this game is perfect to me. I personally prefer it over Charlie Murder because it fits my gameplay and enjoyment more but both games are outstanding…”
“An awesome little hidden gem from the 360 era that holds up very well to this day. A great game for fans of DMC, Ninja Gaiden, and the hack and slash genre in general. [Pros]: -Combat clearly takes a lot of inspiration…”
4 of the 67 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Very chaotic and fun game, it's actually the first beat em up i've completed, it made me appreciate the genre. I feel like the creator (James Silva) truly understood what makes a beat em up good. Positive aspects: It…”
“A awesome 2D hack and slash game by Ska studios, i played the original on the Xbox 360 arcade and this is a great well made remaster. I love everything from this game from the art style, combat, lore, and soundtrack.…”
4 of the 67 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“some of these bosses are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that make me want to lobotomize myself with my controller until im mentally disabled enough to find enjoyment in fighting them. 10/10 nostalgia tho”
3 of the 67 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A short, intense, and very fun experience. A responsive beat-em-up that feels good to play with a very unique art style and direction and enough story to keep going to the end. A case where you can judge a book by its…”
“A awesome 2D hack and slash game by Ska studios, i played the original on the Xbox 360 arcade and this is a great well made remaster. I love everything from this game from the art style, combat, lore, and soundtrack.…”
Counted across 67 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I 🫀 violent videogames But i would NEVER EVER EVER EVER NEVER kill people⠀⠀⠀⠀i promise”
— a player, Steam review · 75 hrs played“Super fun and underrated game. Dishwasher is literally me. If you enjoy action games like Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden you'll definitely like this.”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Great game with awesome creative vision. Fast paced combat with a decent variety of weapons, respectable boss designs and the rhythm mini-game are where it's at. I didn't like the grab targeting and some hitboxes, though. 100% completion means beating arcade mode, story mode on…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 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
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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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.
02242022
Just one note today: - Update to latest FNA, includes various improvements and a fix for specific audio filters
09282021
- Update to FNA 21.10 (technically releasing Friday, but eh) - Mostly to work around a Steam Deck OpenGL driver bug, but dramatically improves Vulkan/D3D11 support along the way
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Indie · Gore · Hack and Slash · 2D · Beat 'em up · Horror · Co-op · Character Action Game · Vampire · Female Protagonist · Great Soundtrack (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, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Official site | http://vampiresmile.ska-studios.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: SDL_GameController devices fully supported