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Shank
Oct 25, 2010·91% positive·
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Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment.
Best games like Shank
The best games like Shank are Shank 2, Shatter, Final Exam, Guns, Gore & Cannoli, and Just Shapes & Beats. GAMESLIKE ranks these alternatives using shared gameplay metadata, Steam review sentiment, and similarity signals. Evidence includes 91% positive across 3k Steam reviews, Steam genre and tag overlap across Action, Indie, platform support for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and $9.99 pricing signal.
- Shank 2 - Shank 2 is strongly similar to Shank because both games are made by Klei Entertainment, and both are Action and Indie games, and share gameplay elements like Action, Beat 'em up, Indie.
- Shatter - Shatter is closely similar to Shank because both are Action and Indie games, and share gameplay elements like Action, Indie, Local Co-Op, Co-op.
- Final Exam - Final Exam is loosely similar to Shank because both are Action and Indie games, and share gameplay elements like Action, Beat 'em up, Indie, 2D.
- Guns, Gore & Cannoli - Guns, Gore & Cannoli is loosely similar to Shank because both are Action and Indie games, and share gameplay elements like Action, Beat 'em up, Indie, 2D.
- Just Shapes & Beats - Just Shapes & Beats is loosely similar to Shank because both are Action and Indie games, and share gameplay elements like Action, Indie, 2D, Local Co-Op.
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Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment. The 2D sidescroller beat-em-up is finally on Steamplay, now with improved controls and tuning updates based on popular feedback! Shank will have you shooting and slashing your way through hordes of enemies in a stylized slaughter fest. Embark on a brutal path of blood soaked revenge as Shank battles his way through the criminal underground in his quest for retribution. Boasting fast-paced bloody action, silky smooth controls and a signature pulpy grindhouse art style, Shank is a must-play for action fans.
Key Features
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Violent graphic novel art style: Beautiful and fluid graphic novel art and animation styled by veteran director Jeff Agala.
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Weapon-based combo system: String together endless combos of mayhem and destruction on the fly and pummel your opponents to the ground using an exhaustive arsenal of weapons.
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Gorgeous, fully animated story cinematics: Watch Shanks brutal story unfold through beautiful fully animated cut scenes.
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Brutal Boss Battles: Over 8 different massive and unique bloody boss battles.
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Two-Player Local Co-Op: Murder with a friend. Play in a separate backstory in the two-player co-op mode and face a legion of well-armed enemies in the prequel to the single player experience.
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