The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

Released May 2017

The followup to 2009's Dead Samurai, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a combo-fueled, fast-paced, stylistic 2D action platformer that features the series' staple gritty, graphic novel-inspired art style, built on a new engine that allows for an even more visually gruesome experience.

95% positive · 1,904 reviews

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All announced content has been released

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Evaluation

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a port of a 2011 Xbox 360 game that arrived on PC on May 12, 2017. The store description makes clear this is a complete, self-contained action platformer — there is no mention of DLC, expansions, season passes, or any planned additional content. The two developer posts on record (September 28, 2021 and February 24, 2022) are both technical maintenance updates to the underlying FNA framework for compatibility purposes, not new content. There are no DLC listings, no roadmaps, and no developer statements indicating further content was ever planned for this PC release. The game shipped as a finished product and has remained that way.

Evidence

Store description presents the game as a complete, standalone product — a port of the 2011 Xbox 360 release — with no mention of DLC, expansions, or planned additional content.

description · May 12, 2017 source content shipped

high

Another technical update to the latest FNA version with audio filter fixes. No new content. Last official communication from the developer.

news post · Feb 24, 2022 source ambiguous

low

Media

Details

Developer

Ska Studios

Publisher

Ska Studios

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen

Action Indie Hack and Slash Gore 2D Beat 'em up Vampires Female Protagonist Horror Character Action Game Difficult Great Soundtrack Side Scroller Local Co-Op Metroidvania

About this game

Three marks remain.

Embark on a blood soaked quest of vengeance as either Yuki, a machine-armed, mentally unraveling prisoner, or The Dishwasher, a relentless, reanimated samurai, against the corrupted leaders of society: the Banker, the General, and the Judge.

The followup to 2009's Dead Samurai, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a combo-fueled, fast-paced, stylistic 2D action platformer that features the series' staple gritty, graphic novel-inspired art style, built on a new engine that allows for an even more visually gruesome experience.

Originally released in 2011 on Xbox360.