Butcher's Creek
Developer David Szymanski
Butcher's Creek is a 2025 first-person melee survival horror game developed and published by David Szymanski. The player controls an unnamed loner on a search for videotapes, which leads him to an abandoned cabin near the titular town of Butcher's Creek, Pennsylvania. The game is heavily inspired by the horror games Manhunt (2003) and Condemned: Criminal Origins (2005). The game was released for Windows on January… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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60 of 84 · most liked firstPlayed an early build of David Szymanski's upcoming game Butcher's Creek and it's very good! Simple but very visceral and gritty first person melee combat, great music and visuals, interesting world and story, a great bite-sized action-horror-comedy experience you can beat in one go.
unlabelledView post →The Butcher's Creek demo is now available! store.steampowered.com/app/3144590/...
unlabelledView post →BUTCHER'S CREEK - Violent Found Footage Horror Game by @duskdev.bsky.social , Full Playthrough Watch: youtu.be/putdV8hqA20 GIVEAWAY: Giving a steam key to a random person that Likes and comments on this!
unlabelledView post →BUTCHER'S CREEK Release date announced! (I'm late so what :p) 23 January 2025! Loved the demo, need the full in my life: store.steampowered.com/app/2512560/... @duskdev.bsky.social is cooking! #IndieGames #IndustrialHorror
unlabelledView post →Diving into the lore of Butcher's Creek for my first game review yielded mental images I wasn't prepared for. @duskdev.bsky.social , I had an absolute blast playing the night fever trilogy and hope you enjoy my peerless editing skills as much as I enjoyed the games 🤘
unlabelledView post →Ok, like, legitimately, I don't know how @duskdev.bsky.social keeps doing it, but yet again, another banger video game with Butcher's Creek. My notes are literally just "Awesome. Yes". Check it out if you like horror games. Its worth it. store.steampowered.com/app/2512560/...
unlabelledView post →Belated happy new year! Usually I do a big rundown of everything I've finished over the past year, but this year was mostly game updates, the Iron Lung movie, and personal life stuff. The Iron Lung movie, Butcher's Creek, and more to come this year!
unlabelledView post →Something has gone horribly wrong in Butcher's Creek the new game by @duskdev.bsky.social youtu.be/5RM8BBSZJPM
unlabelledView post →I played Butcher's Creek's demo (a game from @duskdev.bsky.social, the mind behind Dusk) on Steam and holy shit it was so good and scary at the same time. I'm actually hyped for the full game, you should absolutely give it a try. store.steampowered.com/app/3144590/...
unlabelledView post →And a shout-out to Butcher's Creek, David Szymanski's latest game, about a guy who loves murder so much he doesn't even bother putting clothes on before storming a cult compound.
unlabelledView post →Yet again, couldn't help but write about some of @duskdev.bsky.social's work in the form of 2025's Butcher's Creek. ctrlaltdecay.substack.com/p/the-voyeur... #horror #gaming #videogames #horrorgaming
unlabelledView post →Here is my belated review for "Butcher's Creek" by @duskdev.bsky.social. Great game that wears its influences on its sleeve. I absolutely recommend anyone with an affinity for horror to check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRZb...
unlabelledView post →I'll be streaming Butcher's Creek this weekend. It's a new horror game from the Dusk guy.
unlabelledView post →First-person melee horror game Butcher's Creek launches today. From the creator of Iron Lung and Dusk. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/2512560 #indiegames #steam #horrorgame #indiegame
unlabelledView post →Just dropped my Butcher’s Creek highlights and I’m STILL not okay, analog horror has HANDS 😭💀 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/alRwoxgaQWA #VTuber #HorrorGame #ButchersCreek #ENVtuber
unlabelledView post →🔴LIVE PLAYING BUTCHER'S CREEK FOR THE FIRST TIME I've been so excited to get into this game and eat it come eat this game with me EAT IT www.twitch.tv/loony_frinke...
unlabelledView post →Finished "Butcher's Creek" last night (about 3 hours). Fantastic little horror FPS game and I recommend it. Only $10. store.steampowered.com/app/2512560/... Fantastic sound effects and music work which creates 10/10 mood and atmosphere. Chunky combat. Great levels. Great weekend game. #gamedev
unlabelledView post →what does someone expect from playing a game called BUTCHER'S CREEK
unlabelledView post →Butcher's Creek is out today... Ya know what that means? 🍒IM STREAMIN A HORROR GAME TODAY🍒 Gonna try for 6pm / 6:30pm PST, roughly 8 hours from now. I've been looking forward to this game for like, a year, I'm so excited 🤩
unlabelledView post →Butcher's Creek soundtrack preview! youtu.be/55Ian6_ZDeU?...
unlabelledView post →We've been busy this week, But that does nothing to stop the arrival of... Friday Night Horror! Tonight we play two games, the analog horror anomaly game Captured! And another fever dream by the creator of squirrel stapler called: Butcher's Creek! Live at 5 pm! www.twitch.tv/apollodelian
unlabelledView post →TODAY at 10am EST! HITSMONDAY is back!!! what with?? why a game full to the brim with hitting of course!! starting BUTCHER'S CREEK! we'll see how far we get, only at twitch.tv/vixibombae
unlabelledView post →Horror games starting off strong this year. Butcher's Creek is quite good, mix of Condemned and Manhunt. ~ 2 hours. Great creepy vibes, solid melee combat. store.steampowered.com/app/2512560/...
unlabelledView post →Butcher's Creek Trailer for you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TLL... Be sure to wishlist! :D #IndieGames
unlabelledView post →heard the new szymanski game had savehymn references... tonight we're going to BUTCHER'S CREEK! this game looks like manhunt and plays like condemned... !! 🔴LIVE NOW🔴 twitch.tv/savehymn twitch.tv/savehymn twitch.tv/savehymn
unlabelledView post →LIVE NOW with Butcher's Creek! I've been generally excited to finally play this game, but it's ALSO a follow up to a couple other games we played last year(?): The Pony Factory and Squirrel Stapler! twitch.tv/kerbumble
unlabelledView post →Live now! Finishing the 2025 indie horror game Butcher's Creek dev by @duskdev.bsky.social 🎮 #indiegames #streamer #livenow YouTube: www.youtube.com/@gamedotfilm... Twitch: Twitch.tv/gamedotfilm TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@gamedotfilm Twitter/X: x.com/gamedotfilm
unlabelledView post →Quick writeups: Butcher's Creek & Secret Agent Wizard Boy are games by @duskdev.bsky.social Butcher's Creek is the next entry in the Pony Factory / Squirrel Stapler horror saga that plays like a modern Condemned Criminal Origins SAWB is a hilarious early access retro romp [Alt text for more info]
unlabelledView post →WE ARE LIVE, YAPPING THEN NEW AGE CONDEMNED- sorry, i mean Butcher's Creek, a game where you kick with bare feet. COME ON DOWN!!! (do not sit in the forbidden chair) #vtuber #VtubersEN www.twitch.tv/drowsyspeeds...
unlabelledView post →Just finished Butcher's Creek and it's a pretty good dark gory horror game with goofy kick physics. Reading the little notes left behind by the cultists was really fun and the atmosphere/sound design was top notch. Game was a bit short so you might want to wait for a sale before jumping in.
unlabelledView post →CHAT! Tonight we are playing a new @duskdev.bsky.social game called BUTCHER'S CREEK! I am excited to hack up some baddies so come enjoy the sLAUGHTER uwu~ YouTube: youtube.com/@LunaSolarys/live Twitch: twitch.tv/LunaSolarys #VTuber #Livestream #Multistream
unlabelledView post →beat Butcher's Creek, @duskdev.bsky.social's new game a good condemned-style romp through a grimy murder dungeon. i actually didn't know he was making the duskdev cinematic universe so the connections to squirrel stapler and pony factory caught me off-guard lmao
unlabelledView post →I've been so excited for D. Syzmanski's new game Butcher's Creek ever since I saw it on steam after playing Dusk and I'm so fucking upset that it comes out on the first day i'll be at magfest i wanna playayyyyyy ittttta;skdfjhg;dflkgh but its fine its Fine i'll play it as soon as i'm back
unlabelledView post →I played the Butcher's Creek demo last night
unlabelledView post →It's a weird game to recommend right now because it very much is in that Hotline Miami/Butcher's Creek brand of grimy hyperviolance But within that genre it works really well. Or at least the bones are very much there: in turns tense and thrilling. Lots of hunter/hunted swaps as you play. I dig it.
unlabelledView post →13. Butcher's Creek Want to win me over? Give me a first-person physics-based game where I can kick enemies into environmental hazards or off cliffs. Every time. Here's a horror-based one. store.steampowered.com/app/2512560/...
unlabelledView post →3) Butcher's Creek fps horror games are my kryptonite 🥴🥴💀💀 David doing what he does best, creating incredible atmosphere. He really understood some of the best parts about DUSK. Think the combat needs a bit more involvement though, you have to hide the flowchart some more. Goooood game
unlabelledView post →It's time for the next game in my horror marathon! I played the demo of Butcher's Creek last year and I absolutely loved it. If I had to describe it then I would say it's a love child between Manhunt and Condemned: Criminal Origins Wasn't planned like this but yet another melee focused horror game
unlabelledView post →Wrote about Butcher's Creek, the latest game by @duskdev.bsky.social, and why, despite its brutality, it does a much better job at contextualizing violence than its obvious inspiration. Give it a read :)
unlabelledView post →I need CATHARSIS, so tomorrow will be a 🎃 ~SPOOPY HORROR GAME STREAM~ 👻 I plan on playing two games! At least! Chilla's new game Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ and Szymanski's BUTCHER'S CREEK! 6pm Eastern/3pm Pacific, over at twitch.tv/devilreyrey #vtuber #twitch #horror
unlabelledView post →Just beat Butcher’s Creek - what a crazy way to tie the three Night Fever games together. I definitely struggled with this one the most, but also was the most enjoyable to play. The most fully-realized game and culmination of the insanity #butcherscreek #indiegames
unlabelledView post →Day 3 is live! We're looking at Butcher's Creek (Demo), an upcoming horror game inspired by Condemned: Criminal Origins. It's also made by one half of My Friendly Neighborhood youtu.be/lAbQ1VhiWBg
unlabelledView post →https://clips.twitch.tv/CallousCourteousChickenTheRinger-0cAkXx_YgrmbomuH Title: Watch your language Game: Butcher's Creek Clipped by: Leud_De_Grace Clipped on: October 29, 2024
unlabelledView post →12.) Butcher's Creek Short, sweet, and the vibes were perfect. Kinda wish it was a full length game because there's not enough Condemned-likes out there, but it's still worth your time regardless.
unlabelledView post →Played through the game "Butcher's Creek" by: @duskdev.bsky.social, and I've made a video compiling the full series so you can watch it all in one video. It was fun! Check it out here: youtu.be/oZciWYQOrLc #gaming #youtube #indiegame
unlabelledView post →I really liked them all! Butcher's Creek the most but Iron Lung and Pony Factory were faves too! I would like to see a game the size of Dusk eventually but I like them all so it's okay!
unlabelledView post →Also just had a very productive morning for my flex day off work. Got my taxes done and accepted already, and finished my full play through series of Butcher's Creek, which I'm thinking I will save for October, because this is one gnarly game. Check out the spotlight video.
unlabelledView post →I can't seem to stop playing Butcher's Creek lmao I'm gonna stream it on the hardest difficulty AND I'm gonna try to do a speedrun stream of it xD I CANT GET ENOUGH OF THIS GAME
unlabelledView post →I played Butcher's Creek by @duskdev.bsky.social and DAMN this man can't stop cooking This has some of my favorite melee combat ever and it's also David's most disturbing game to date imo, overall it's awesome!
unlabelledView post →THE IRON LUNG DEV MADE AN AMAZING CONDEMNED CLONE | Butcher's Creek http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw5bqWDDKjg&ab_channel=KrinxTV #KrinxTV #ButchersCreek #DavidSzymanski #HorrorGame #HorrorGames #HorrorGaming
unlabelledView post →Hey you. Play Butcher's Creek. store.steampowered.com/app/2512560/...
unlabelledView post →Just finished @duskdev.bsky.social's new game, Butcher's Creek and I loved it. It's better than its inspiration, Condemned:Criminal Origins, because if you're gonna place me in frenetic, bloody melees against sickos, the least you could do is define the playable character as a sicko as well.
unlabelledView post →Stream over! BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!! Another Masterpiece of a game!! Butcher's Creek was really really fun!!! It was really cool putting together all the lore stuff, and the connections to the other games!!
unlabelledView post →Butcher's Creek It's cool, kind of always wanted to play something with gameplay like this. It's a little stiff and undercooked though, especially in the AI. Atmosphere is nice, story is kind of expected but works. A fun 2 hour game. Hoping this is a little more engaging on hard difficulty
unlabelledView post →New games you shouldn't let fly under your radar: - Lonely Mountains Snow Riders (skiing-based followup to the mountain bike-based Lonely Mountains Downhill) - Butcher's Creek (Condemned-ish first person melee game from the dev of Dusk, Iron Lung, etc.)
unlabelledView post →The creator of DUSK is about to launch a new indie horror game that is as dark and disturbing as you'd expect. Prepare for BUTCHER'S CREEK in my new video... youtu.be/gDX4YC0dU5Y
unlabelledView post →Butcher's Creek @duskdev.bsky.social "A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest." store.steampowered.com/app/2512560/...
unlabelledView post →Yall should try the Butcher's Creek demo when you have a chance, played it on stream and its perfect game if you feel like playing more Condemned Criminal Origins. www.twitch.tv/oddmanjon/cl...
unlabelledView post →Game 10 of 42 resolved to beat this year Butcher's Creek The Szymanski Gameatic Universe is coming together you got the bagmen from Dusk, The Pony from Pony Factory, some skinless horror nightmare! So yeah this one is good shame @duskdev.bsky.social was bear'd though
unlabelledView post →6. Butcher's Creek As a David Szymanski fan, this felt like something very special. Butcher's Creek is Szymanski's final unity game and something in the works for a while. It was awesome seeing what David had in store this time. Satisfying combat and scares... Also turkey door.
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