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BUTCHER

by Transhuman Design

  • Released Oct 5, 2016
  • $1.99
  • 3 h to beat
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One

86%positive reviews

1,232 positive194 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Brutal, fast retro-style run-and-gun

  • Great challenge and feel

Cons

  • Frustrating difficulty spikes

  • Visuals and hitboxes can be poor

Mixed

  • Some call it Doom-like brutality in 2D, others say it is overhyped

Media

Trailer (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP SP2+

Processor: Core 2 Duo

Memory: 512 MB RAM

Graphics: DX 9.0/OpenGL 2 compliant with SM 2.0+

DirectX: Version 9.0

Storage: 200 MB available space

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Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that moves. So grab your weapon of choice (from chainsaw, through shotgun, to grenade…

Ratings

  • 71IGDB players14 ratings
  • 72Critics5 reviews
  • 71Overall19 scores

Time to beat

  • 3 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 4 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 8 hCompletionist100%

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LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English
French
German
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Spanish (Spain)

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