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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.

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Overview Requirements Media Reviews Related

Overview

At a glance

Overview

IGDB Rating

73.1

Popularity Score

78

Steam Reviews

90% positive

Peak CCU

2

At a glance

Metadata

Release Date

Aug 24, 2010

Game Type

Other

Steam App ID

6120

IGDB ID

7518

Rating Count

101

Tags

Taxonomy

Genres2

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie

Compatibility

Requirements

Compatibility

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System Requirements

PC Minimum

Minimum — at a glance

CPUPotato

GPUUnknown

RAM1 GB

Storage2 GB

OSWindows XP/Vista/Windows 7

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

Mac Minimum

Minimum:

OS:OS X 10.6.6 or later
Hard Drive:1.5 GB HD space

Linux Minimum

Minimum:

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: 1.5 GB or more
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards, or better
Hard Drive: 2 GB HD space

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Media

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Trailer

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Shank screenshot 1

Shank screenshot 2

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Shank screenshot 4

Artwork

Shank artwork 1

Steam

Reviews & Pricing

Steam Data

Steam Reviews: 90% positive (3,757 reviews)
Price: $2.49 (-75%)
Peak CCU: 2
Metacritic: 67
Estimated Owners: 200,000..500,000

Steam Tags

2DActionAdventureBeat 'em upCartoonCo-opControllerGoreGreat SoundtrackHack and SlashIndieLocal Co-OpLocal MultiplayerMultiplayerOld School

Steam Categories

Single-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Supported Languages

Steam App ID: 6120