Butcher's Creek

Butcher's Creek

Released Jan 2025

A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.

94% positive · 1,624 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to buy

Steam $9.99
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Evaluation

Butcher's Creek launched on January 23, 2025 as a complete, self-contained first-person melee horror game. The developer issued two bug fix patches on January 24, 2025 — the day after launch — addressing interaction and weapon bugs, which is typical post-launch housekeeping. There are no unreleased DLC entries; the only DLC listed is the soundtrack, which released alongside the game on launch day. The store description and all developer communications describe the game as a finished product with no mention of post-launch content, roadmaps, or planned expansions. The most recent developer communication on this Steam page is the March 6, 2025 post announcing a separate, unrelated game (Secret Agent Wizard Boy). This developer regularly ships distinct, standalone titles rather than adding post-launch content to existing ones — the same pattern is visible with Squirrel Stapler (September 2023) and The Pony Factory (January 2024). There is no indication of additional content planned for Butcher's Creek.
Evidence
Butcher's Creek launched on January 23, 2025 as a complete standalone game with no mention of post-launch content or future updates.
news post · Jan 23, 2025 source content shipped
high
The only DLC listed is the soundtrack, released on launch day. No unreleased DLC exists.
dlc listing · Jan 23, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
David Szymanski
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

A troubled loner with a hunger for cinematic gore finds himself on the other side of the camera when rumors of authentic snuff videotapes lead him to an abandoned cabin near Butcher's Creek, Pennsylvania. What starts as illicit urban exploration becomes a fight for survival when he's captured by a gang of sadistic killers. Now his only option is to pick up a box cutter, a hammer, a pickaxe, or whatever else is at hand, and unleash a little video violence of his own.

FEATURES

  • Use hammers, axes, pipes, 2x4s, box cutters, and more to brutalize anything that stands between you and freedom

  • When all else fails, the level itself can be a weapon. Kick props into enemies, or enemies into environment hazards.

  • Photograph gruesome murder scenes to fulfill your dark desires and regain lost health

  • Explore decaying farmhouses, collapsing factories, and seedy strip clubs in a forgotten corner of the Appalachian Forest

  • Experience a unique aesthetic combining the gritty shot-on-video look of found footage with the photosourced visual style of Source Engine games

  • An exercise in genuine audio/visual atmospheric discomfort

  • Learn more about the bizarre nightmare world introduced in Squirrel Stapler and The Pony Factory

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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