Shank

Shank

Steam Deck Playable

Klei Entertainment · Action · Oct 26, 2010

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

90%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 95 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The cut scenes are really fun to watch and give you more context for the story.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Mostly the gameplay is like in Double Dragon. (you can also finish a just local co-op campaign).
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The co-op campaign functions as a prelude to the main campaign, so it would be best to play that first prior to commencing with the story proper.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Decent 2D game with clean cartoon graphics.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The background music supports it much and feels like a neverending Quentin Tarantino soundtrack.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
- Using a game controller, I was able to flawlessly job my way through countless opponents.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters103 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Co-op46 reviews
Graphics46 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Controls27 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer11 reviews
100%
Interface6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat95 reviews
86%
Difficulty47 reviews
87%
Performance6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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