Steam market intelligence
Butcher's Creek
95% positive · 1,628 Steam reviews · released Jan 23, 2025 · by David Szymanski
HorrorFirst-PersonCombatHack and SlashActionSingleplayerGoreAtmospheric
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~61,783
(P10–P90: 24,713 – 135,923)
Gross revenue: ~$506,114
($202,444 – $1,113,454)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 96% positive across 48 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Gameplay & mechanics91% positive · 105 mentions
“I loved every second of this game. The combat, the story, the horror. An amazing game. This is by far my favorite game from David Szymanski.”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played
Visuals & audio93% positive · 84 mentions
“Butchers creek is what you get if you mix condemed crimal origins and bloodshot with manhunt its a indie game made by David Szymanski the same guy that made a game called iron lung. Story of this game is you are some guy lured to place…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 4 h played
Story & writing93% positive · 67 mentions
“I loved every second of this game. The combat, the story, the horror. An amazing game. This is by far my favorite game from David Szymanski.”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played
Content & longevity88% positive · 32 mentions
“Butcher’s Creek, developed and published by David Szymanski, is a grim, first-person horror experience that blends brutal melee combat with oppressive atmosphere and psychological unease. Set in the early 1990s, the game places players in…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 13 h played
Price & value100% positive · 22 mentions
“an incredible experience top to bottom, emphasis on bottom, if you know you know. its not super often i just buy a game at its full price, but 9.99 is a steal for a heck of a time. i wish it was maybe a bit longer but otherwise no thoughts…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 2 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
First-person
Mood & themes
HorrorAtmosphericDark
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
Partial controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.