Action · December 12, 2017
Gang Beasts (2017)
Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City. Customise your character and fight local and online enemies in the melee game mode or fight with friends against the gangs of Beef City in the gang game mode. Gang Beasts is made by Boneloaf, a small independent game studio making a series of experimental multiplayer party games.
Action releases from 2017
180 Action titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 60.3k Steam reviews | Top 11% in Action |
| Positive rating | 85% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55% |
| Metacritic | 68/100 | Genre average 77 — top 87% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 376 players | Top 18% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 8 h average | Top 54% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Funny · 1.7k
- Physics · 1.5k
- Multiplayer · 1.5k
- Colorful · 1.2k
- Party Game · 1.2k
- Local Multiplayer · 1.1k
- Party · 1.1k
- Fighting · 1.1k
- Comedy · 1.1k
- 3D Fighter · 1.0k
- Casual · 997
- Soundtrack · 961
- 4 Player Local · 804
- Co-op · 800
- Family Friendly · 743
Reception Metrics
Steam community
85%Very Positive · 60.3k reviews
51.2k positive · 9.0k negative
Metacritic
68/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.4/10
Curator recommendations
50.3k
Peak concurrent players
376
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play Together
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Family Sharing
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (10)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Japanese
- Korean
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
Press Quotes
“I once had a persistent pugilist clutching my eyeball as she hung over the edge of a fatal drop, refusing to relinquish the ocular grip and admit defeat.” Rock, Paper, Shotgun “Gang Beasts is a brilliant, drunken multiplayer brawler.” Eurogamer “Gang Beasts – probably the funniest fighting game ever made” Guardian Online
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
8h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Achievements
19
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 12, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Boneloaf, Rocket Science |
| Publisher | Boneloaf |
| Base price | $7.99 -60% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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