The Hong Kong Massacre
Top-down shooter with slow-motion dives and violent gunfights
VRESKI · Published by Untold Tales · Released Jan 21, 2019
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 2,042
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 58% of 17 in 30 days
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Sep 1, 2025
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Hong Kong Massacre?
A single-player, top-down shooter set in Hong Kong. You fight through levels by shooting enemies, diving to avoid gunfire, and slowing down time.
For you if...
- +you enjoy challenging arcade shooters built around short levels
- +you like replaying missions to improve your performance
Not for you if...
- −you prefer low-pressure combat without frequent deaths
- −you want multiplayer rather than a solo shooter
What players say
72% of 2,042 reviews are positive · 58% of 17 in the last 30 days
Players praise the gunplay, slow-motion dives, and effects during firefights. They criticize repetitive levels, a thin story, and upgrade challenges that reward avoiding slow motion. Recent players also report menu bugs that can prevent them from starting missions or using upgrades.
How many players finish The Hong Kong Massacre?
7.2% of Steam players have unlocked «End of the week», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
The Hong Kong Massacre system requirements
Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Hong Kong Massacre?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8.1/10 x64
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8.1/10 x64
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does The Hong Kong Massacre have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Hong Kong Massacre run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- 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
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Hong Kong Massacre 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
