Action · July 23, 2020
CARRION (2020)
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origin. Stalk and consume those that imprisoned you to spread fear and panic throughout the facility. Grow and evolve as you tear down this prison and acquire more and more devastating abilities on the path to retribution.
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 27.3k Steam reviews | Top 19% in Action |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14% |
| Metacritic | 75/100 | Genre average 77 — top 65% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 9 h average | Top 49% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Villain Protagonist · 521
- Pixel Graphics · 479
- Gore · 472
- Action · 377
- Horror · 358
- Indie · 352
- Metroidvania · 331
- Violent · 320
- 2D · 310
- Adventure · 277
- Singleplayer · 249
- Blood · 236
- Puzzle · 206
- Physics · 183
- Lovecraftian · 181
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (11)
- English volume_up
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Spanish - Spain
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 27.3k reviews
25.9k positive · 1.4k negative
Metacritic
75/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.0/10
Curator recommendations
27.3k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Press Quotes
“...an unrelenting slaughterhouse.” 8/10 – Destructoid “Carrion is a body horror masterpiece” Polygon “Carrion is a tour-de-force action game that casts players as an alien creature and doesn't let up with impressive visuals and momentous gameplay.” 10/10 – ScreenRant
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
9h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
Achievements
21
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jul 23, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Phobia Game Studio |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Base price | $3.99 -80% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Content Notes
CARRION contains frequent graphic violence and gore.
Editions & Packages
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