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Shank (2010)

★ 3.7 from 379 players Metacritic 67 About 2h to play #103 in Indie 73% finish it

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Overview

Released in 2010, Shank lands in the Indie space and runs on 5 platform families: Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Players have rated it 379 times, landing at 3.7 out of 5. That puts it in the top 38% of every game in our catalog. Our Indie ranking places it at #103 out of 1185. Average playtime is 2 hours — a short run you can finish in a weekend, about 34% shorter than the Indie average. Critics gave it a Metacritic score of 67 — 7 points below the Indie average.

What players actually do with it

73%finish it▲ genre avg 51%
72%positive ratings379 votes
4playing now
52on wishlists
131gave upvs 348 beat it

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

PlatformFamilyRelease
LinuxPCAug 2010
macOSPCAug 2010
PCPCAug 2010
PlayStation 3PlayStationAug 2010
Xbox 360XboxAug 2010

Can my PC run Shank?

Minimum

OS:Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 running at 1.7 GHz or Greater; Athlon 64 running at 1.7GHz or greater with support for SSE2 instructions
Memory:1 GB of ram, 1.5 GB (Vista and Windows 7) GB RAM
Graphics:ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards
DirectX®:9.0
Hard Drive:2 GB HD space

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Questions

When was Shank released?

Shank was released on August 10, 2010.

What platforms is Shank on?

Shank is available on Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

How long is Shank?

Average playtime for Shank is about 2 hours.

Is Shank worth finishing?

73% of players who started Shank finished it — the average for Indie games is 51%. 72% of ratings are positive.

How many people play Shank?

2,171 players on RAWG own Shank, 4 are playing it right now and 52 have it on their wishlist.

What games are similar to Shank?

Closest matches in our catalog: Shank 2, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, Strider and Pid.

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