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12 is Better Than 6
Developer Ink Stains Games
12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873. From the Steam store page
269 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
67
Fresh
161 positive · 78 negative
95% range 61–73%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
8,643 of 10,349 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 269 · most liked firstAnd again, nostalgia. The game is a collective image of flash games I played when I was little. The style, as if everything is drawn in a notebook, adds charm.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is great fun. You should play this more for its art style, music and game mechanics than the story since its not that engrossing . If you're interested in a quick shooter game that can get challenging (but not impossible) to pass the time in short bursts this is the game you should get. It does get a little repetitive if your play session is long. But the quick shootouts mixed with a little bit of stealth elements keeps you on edge. It does not dissapoint for the price at all. It's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6.5/10 Fun little game, story is meh, and gameplay is a bit repetitive and soundtrack is okayish. if you are looking for a topdown shooter play hotline miami.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →12 is Better Than 6, Genuinely is a short but really fun, chaotically face past paced, western top down shooter, that is in the same ilk as game, such as Hot Miami. There's a nice variety of weapons throughout the game with a limited ammo system forced you to change it up as you go through the game. However, the main issue I had with the game were it's controls, which for me felt a little clunky, especially the aiming mechanic, that wouldn't lock on to the correct target a lot of the time,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: ✅ An average game for this type of genre. ✅ The combat is somewhat repetitive but still enjoyable. ✅ Collectibles. ✅ Achievements.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not for me, maybe for someone out there. The concept of this game is a top-down pseudo-strategy-stealth "get from point A to B without dying" stage by stage. The main character can sneak by patrols unnoticed, shank unsuspecting or drunk stations, or go all out and shoot them all with a pistol, rifle or shotgun. Anything works, as long as you get to the end alive. The game's presentation is its best feature. Very nice drawn art, background music, and visual effects. Unfortunately, it doesn't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BANG BANG BANG I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love westerns, and I love Hotline Miami. This game mixes both in a very fun way. The game makes you feel like a badass gunslinger, going from town to town getting your revenge. You get the classic revolver, but also other weapons like a double barrel and a rifle, and some other ones. love the art style too, very unique! I definitely recommend this game. Go get those bastardos!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hotline Miami 3: Wrong country
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The character controls are awkward, the camera view is awkward, and you have to constantly restart. The visuals leave much to be desired. This game is for those who enjoy these kinds of gameplay features.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels a bit unfair reviewing this from a Steam Deck player's perspective, as the game predates the Deck by quite a few years, but hopefully the Devs can bring some QOL improvements? It's not "playable". Nothing I do effects the weapon in any way. Tutorial is clunky, and the player character can disappear off the screen sometimes when walking backwards. Can't make it past the 3rd or 4th tutorial segment.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7/10 – 12 is Better Than 6 is a sweaty top-down Wild West fever dream. Sneak, shoot, reload, panic. Every mistake is loud, permanent, and usually hilarious. The Apostles DLC adds horses, rafts, trains, and enemies who hate living. Stylish, tense, occasionally cruel—like the West itself. 💥🚂 Run from the law. Trust no cover. Count your bullets. 🤠 https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42602807-Osiris-Reviews/
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4.0/10 A top-down shooter with a black-and-white hand-drawn art style, set against the backdrop of late 19th-century American cowboy culture. Unfortunately, the experience is far from enjoyable. The game still suffers from numerous severe bugs that remain officially unfixed, heavily damaging the overall experience. On top of that, the story is nothing remarkable—starting with some promise but ultimately fizzling out. Much of the writing, narrative delivery, and character dialogue feels…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HypeTrain Digital are celebrating 10 years anniversary, and on that occassion they give away for free their first game - stylish top-down shooter 12 is Better Than 6. You can grab it on Steam for free until November, 13, 18:00 UTC store.steampowered.com/app/410110/1...
unlabelledView post →All in all, this game is not recommended at the current price. try it out if you got it for free, but don't expect an amazing game. The Good: -Art direction -Music -Gun sounds The Bad: -The dialogue prints out very slowly and you only get the option to either wait or skip. As someone who reads above an 8th grade reading level, it took way to long for text to show up. -Story was not worth waiting for anyways tbh. -You can only carry one gun at a time, but ammo is saved throughout. Why cant I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wild West themed top-down shooter with a story. Many weapons. As you progress, you unlock more. Unfortunately, what I disliked, was that you could only carry one gun and you always had a knife as the other option. (Q) Also, I disliked that one act had so many parts. As per times I wanted to stop playing, yet I didn't know if the game would save. So I played a whole act at a time. Often I forgot about dynamite. (F) Clocking all weapons to shoot was the unique part of the game. It was annoying,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →12 is Better Than 6 stands out immediately with its rough hand-drawn art style and gritty Western atmosphere. The mix of stealth and fast gunfights keeps every encounter tense without becoming frustrating. It’s a simple but satisfying indie shooter that rewards patience and quick thinking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This isn't necessarily a bad game, but it's not good either. All the levels are very similar to each other and enemies are very cheeseable. The whole story just felt like such a drag to play, and I felt only relief upon finishing it. The music also got on my nerves but that could just be me. This game's only redeeming qualities are its artstyle and okay-ish plot, but neither were game changing for me. Ultimately, just play Hotline Miami. Verdict: 4/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎯 12 Is Better Than 6 12 Is Better Than 6 is a straightforward top-down shooter that feels more like a short action experiment than a memorable adventure. I got the game for free, and honestly — one evening was more than enough to understand everything it has to offer. It’s fast, aggressive, and built around a simple loop: run → shoot → miss → die → restart. I wouldn’t call it particularly fun, but I also wouldn’t call it boring. It’s… neutral. 🔫 Gameplay The core gameplay is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having completed this game, I can confidently say that 12 is indeed better than 6, especially when it comes to revolvers.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game if you are into killing some mexicans and nothing else. Don't bother with the DLC because it's disgusting.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Insanely boring latinx power fantasy. Gameplay is like slow paced hotline miami which wouldnt be an issue if the camera wasnt ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ especially in bigger levels. Combat was lame. Just get hotline miami or oxto
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can see why they were giving this game for free a few months back. It's a mess. Have you ever come across something that, if separated into individual parts, they're good, but put all of it together, it's bad? That's what this game is. The plot is good, but its execution feels rushed and unpolished. The soundtrack is great, but it feels out of place. Doesn't really match the grimy and violent theme of the game. The gameplay is engaging at first but quickly becomes repetitive, especially on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got the game for free during the Steam offer. It's honestly an okay game, good to burn a few hours of your time. The story wasn't that interesting, though, and the cameras and controls could be a bit clunky at times. Quite broadly, the gameplay was still enjoyable, but I experienced trouble when I wanted to go back a couple Acts to try something I had missed, and when I returned to my most recent progress, all of my upgrades and equipment had been reset, and I was multiple Acts behind. I was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Free rooter tooter game, if I see that cat in the community district, well partner I'm shooting you dead, 10/10 yeehaws
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →12 Is Better Than 6 is a simple 2D shooting game with a simple story and many levels to play in melee or with guns, depending on how you want to play. Other than that, there's not much else. The price seems fair for what it offers.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🤠"12 is Better Than 6"🤠 is Free on #Steam for a limited time! Link:⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/410110/1... 🗓️Free to keep FOREVER when you get it before 13 Nov @ 7:00pm. After that, this title will return to its regular price.🗓️ 🏖Steam Random Keys➡️ www.g2a.com/n/randomkey471
unlabelledView post →It’s like Hotline Miami, but with cowboys. The game is fun, and I really enjoyed it. You can also stealth your way through the game. I finished it in around 5 hours. If you couldn’t tell, the game gets pretty repetitive, especially when it comes to the maps. Honestly, I didn’t really pay attention to what I was doing, what level I was playing, or whether I was even on the right path, but the game is still fun. I still had a good time with it. I got it for free, so if you want to try it, I’d…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has some great ideas, but the execution falls short. The atmosphere, hand-drawn art style, and soundtrack are easily the game's biggest strengths. They fit the Wild West vibes perfectly. My favorite weapon was the bow and arrows, which felt satisfying to use. Unfortunately, the checkpoint system is terrible. More than once I reached the end of a mission, died, and had to replay the entire level. The game also lacks a way to distinguish enemies from allies, so I sometimes wasted…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →peanut would love some pets and treats :) 🌸＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Convoluted, can't really recommend. Feels like a very low-effort game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game I wish I could recommend but the frustrations outweigh the fun you may have. I'm not a fan of the top down perspective, it can sometimes be confusing where enemies are facing. The manner of having to pull back the hammer of the gun after each shot and the clunkiness of the reloading make it feel unnecessarily cumbersome. I didn't appreciate the game sets you up in scenarios where you may only have 2-3 bullets and will be swarmed by 4-7 enemies, I frequently found myself being caught with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have almost 300 games in my Steam Library, and yet I've only ever played about a dozen of them. Most of them I got through the Yogscast Jingle Jam, just added them to my library, and never touched them. Today, that changes. IN ONE HOUR Playing 12 IS BETTER THAN 6! www.twitch.tv/monocles
unlabelledView post →The pen/paper art style they went with is bland and boring, taking away from the old west theme due to lack of detail and color to make the scenes actually interesting to look at. The clunky manual shooting/reload system is unnecessarily convoluted and borderline micromanagement. Aim to shoot --> Stop aiming to recock gun --> re-aim to shoot --> empty gun --> Insert each bullet individually It's not smooth or engaging for the fast pace Hotline Miami clone they were going for. From what little…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite bad actually despite the reviews. Western based gameplay with top down view a bit similar to Hotline Miami - eliminate foes and proceed to the next area. I found the game to be boring and without interesting ideas. Visuals are made in three colors. Gets repetitive. Skip.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bugged game, random crushes with disappearing money and buffs, broken achievements (SteamOS).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably the most fun i have ever had with a game which i paid 70 cents for. If you like Hotline Miami or similar games this will be a blast for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I picked up a free game thanks to the Gremlin Squad discord server so we're going to be playing it tonight and Sunday. Streaming 12 Is Better Than 6 live in 5 minutes! www.twitch.tv/willowcervidae #vtuber #envtuber #goinglive
unlabelledView post →12 is Better Than 6 is free to keep on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/410110/1...
unlabelledView post →I don’t want to leave a negative review (even though Steam forces me to choose either positive or negative) because I assume this is an indie game, but the game is absolutely loaded with motion sickness issues. I played VERY little, I finished the tutorial and one section, but between everything being white and almost completely colorless, and the camera constantly moving, my eyes ended up hurting an unbelievable amount. The game itself doesn’t seem bad. It’s a little hard to understand at…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Personal Game Score: 7.5 / 10 + Fun gameplay + Simple game design - Bad weapon mechanics - Sometimes enemies become invisible due to game design and effects
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story of an escaped slave travelling from mexico to texas with just a revolver to survive was for fun than i thought. I also loved the different weapons like shotgun, rifle, TNT and bow & arrow we get as we progress in the story. I always loved shooter games and this game was no exception. The top down camera angle with the black and white artstyle was better than i expected. The music with the wild west vibes really enhanced the fun for me. The right mouse hold + left mouse click to fire…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game IS enjoyable, but only for people that like fast-placed shooters, storyline is, bad? I mean, it isn't sh1t, its too fast, we dont learn a lot about the main character and other NPC's feel stiff. Oh and dont be angry at yourself if the bots kill you too many times, they prefire without any delay and they do hit more often than you will be on long distanced shots, what I also experienced was that bots that use shotguns have a lot longer and wider attack range when compared to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very sloppy mistakes abound in this title. If you just can't get enough of the Hotline Miami / Intravenous style of gameplay you could consider this title, but if not you shouldn't bother.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a 10 dollar game, and one that is sloppily put together. If you want a game for ten bucks, go for it, if you are looking for a good game, you won't find it here. You can quite literally die during cutscenes or get spawn camped in a single player game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to love this game, or like it at the very least, but it feels too unfinished and finnicky. A lot the mechanics are mostly good but the AI feels very hacked together, the maps suffer from too much asset reuse (the variety dwindles really fast). The story losses steam very quickly. At least the music is great. and then we get to The Apostles DLC, which really soured the experience. It feels like an apology for the very meh ending in the main game, but playing it is an absolute…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good for killing time. It’s very simple and easy to pick up, but doesn’t have a lot of depth. Still, it can be fun in short bursts if you just want something straightforward. Not worth $10 but a couple bucks if you catch it on sale or free. Decent time-killer, nothing complicated. 👍
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun Wild West game. It’s a quick playthrough. The story is really good, and the DLC clears everything up completely. 32 gr!ngos killed / 10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun and good game, but it's really difficult; you'll struggle a lot, My Rate 7.5/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love the old style top down genre ..and be prepared, its addictive
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When part of the challenge is the control system, I'll pass. It's clunky and off putting. I don't mind a realistic reload after each shot, but most of the time I don't know if it worked or not, and it often doesn't. The game moves far too quickly to be glancing at the visual drawings at the top of the screen to check. Great idea and art, but no enjoyment in the gameplay for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →got it from a free discount, damn good game and its genuinely fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent no doubt about it, but so hard. Being a 70 y.o. gamer I use Cheat Engine for playing games. -- Recommend using the immediate super easy Speedhack Slider at 0.7, or whatever suits you, so you can respond with more time. -- Also do my own tables, for this: Ammo in magazines or quiver, is Type Double, value is rounded, that is zero decimals. Escape shows you the magazines. Shoot, reload pressing R twice. Find the decreasing ammo values in the magazine (*not* the weapon chamber).…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"12 is better than 6" is currently FREE on Steam til 11/13 store.steampowered.com/app/410110/1... #12isbetterthan6 #FreeGames #Steam
unlabelledView post →What if Hotline Miami took a trip to the Wild West? 12 is Better Than 6 on Nintendo Switch 💥 Brutal shootouts 🎯 Tactical gameplay 📺 Friday 9PM ET 🔴 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru8s... 🟣 Twitch: www.twitch.tv/koopaklips #NintendoSwitch #12IsBetterThan6 #LiveStream
unlabelledView post →I was drawn to that game because of its aesthetic. Initially the game felt just too hard and plain unfair, but after a while it felt natural and you somehow end up feeling like an ace shooter dropping targets and reloading faster than one can blink. The game has a few issues: my achievements never registered, and I couldn't get an external controller to work with the Steam Deck. The music is great, the gameplay tough but rewarding, and even though the the story is mostly forgettable, I had…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very repetitive game with far too little unique content. Gameplay seemed pretty fun at first but got boring really fast. After first few stages, you've seen everything that game has to offer, it's just all the same afterwards, accompanied by half baked story. Most levels seems the same, open field with few of the same building, with the exception of train ones, which are just long lanes with more camera jank. Even in case of difficulty, you can't tell the difference between random level…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →12 is Better Than 6 has good gameplay and a cool artstyle. Lots of fun to play!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This bug filled game has cramped level design, alright controller support, anf unsatisfying and overly punishing combat. However I will say it's a really cool concept with great artwork, but with flawed and cliche writing (imo).
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