The Baconing
A sci-fi action RPG mixing hack-and-slash battles with parody
Hothead Games · Released Aug 31, 2011
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 135
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 63/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Baconing?
This quest-based action RPG follows DeathSpank as he fights the Anti-Spank and his army in Spanktopia. You explore pop-up-book-style locations, battle groups of enemies and bosses, and solve puzzles, using shield bashes, reflected attacks, and charged strikes in combat.
For you if...
- +you want local co-op with a friend playing a sidekick
Not for you if...
- −you prefer open exploration to linear, quest-driven progression
What players say
77% of 135 reviews are positive
Players praise the voice acting and colorful art, though opinions on the humor are mixed, with several finding it weaker than in earlier entries. Common complaints include punishing ranged attacks, awkward combat, and recurring crashes.
Screenshots and trailer
The Baconing system requirements
Minimum: X1900 GT 256MB and the 68…, 1 GB RAM, 1.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP SP3 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater Memory: 1 GB or greater Graphics: ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater Memory: 1 GB or greater Graphics: ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
- Graphics
- ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
- Memory
- 1 GB or greater Graphics: ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
- Storage
- 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or Windows Vista SP2 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater Memory: 1.5 GB or greater Graphics: ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater Memory: 1.5 GB or greater Graphics: ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
- Graphics
- ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
- Memory
- 1.5 GB or greater Graphics: ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
- Storage
- 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
Does The Baconing have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does The Baconing run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Baconing use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
