Shank
2D side-scrolling beat 'em up with weapon combos and local co-op
Klei Entertainment · Released Oct 25, 2010
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 3,295
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 21 in 30 days
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Dec 1, 2020
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
91% of 3,295 reviews are positive · 95% of 21 in the last 30 days
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.
How many players finish Shank?
25% of Steam players have unlocked «And it continues», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
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Shank system requirements
Minimum: X1800 GTO 256MB and the 6…, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Shank?
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- 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
Does Shank have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Shank run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Shank 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
