Shank

2D side-scrolling beat 'em up with weapon combos and local co-op

Klei Entertainment · Released Oct 25, 2010

Action Indie

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 4,067
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 3; peak 24h 5
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 67/100 (critic reviews)

What is Shank?

Shank is a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up about a revenge mission through the criminal underworld. You fight groups of enemies and bosses using guns, melee weapons, and combos. Two-player local co-op follows a separate backstory set before the main campaign.

For you if...

+you like fast, bloody side-scrolling fights and weapon combos
+you want two-player local co-op with its own backstory

Not for you if...

−you want a long campaign with a detailed story
−you prefer action games without graphic bloodshed

What players say

90% of 4,067 reviews are positive

Players praise the fluid combat, hand-drawn animation, and varied ways to defeat enemies. Some say fights become repetitive and enemies absorb too much damage.

Screenshots and trailer

Shank system requirements

As published by the developer.

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
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards
Memory: 1 GB of ram, 1.5 GB (Vista and Windows 7) GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB HD space