Hmmm...a hard call, this one. It's certainly not asking an unreasonable price for what it offers, especially on sale, and it's certainly not anyone's definition of "incompetent". It is, on the other hand, a little hard to imagine just who I would consider "recommending" this game to, bar perhaps those masochists out there who think that constantly moving between rooms as instructed to perform myriad menial tasks, whilst avoiding the floaty ghosts of butchered beasties, constitutes something resembling "gameplay". Hell, it would at least be a passable time-waster if the saves were regular, but every unspectacular death just means several minutes of getting back to where you were beforehand, and the satisfaction of a job successfully completed is marginal at best.

Now...I know that this arguably sounds like an awful lot of games out there, including some which I hold in incredibly high esteem, such as Outlast. I guess I maybe just require slightly "deeper" gameplay if I'm not going to be served oodles of ATMOSPHERE in the overall package, and the fine line between "horror" and "retro"/"arcade"-style antics is perhaps a little too skewed to the latter for my liking in this case. It really may just be a personal taste thing, though, and the vegetarian in me definitely wants to like the sheer perversity of this crazy little slice of madness. It's really, REALLY not "bad" at all. Maybe it's just not my bag, and maybe it will be yours. Hence the recommendation...that, and the lack of a "neutral" button for me to push, because this game really is about as "middling" as it gets in my book.

Let me try putting it another way: If you like super-duper old-school "arcade" games, with just a splash of horror (and the good old red stuff) to give it a bit of context, then you may well enjoy this. I don't think it's going to hit anyone's all-time top-ten lists, but it may well be worth the two bucks or less if you're feeling suitably indiscriminating and just feel like killing a bit of time while you butcher a few cartoon carcasses. For me, personally, its appeal ran its course pretty quickly.

Definitely NOT to be filed in the Lone Survivor/Claire-style category of genuinely "creepy" pixelated homages to Silent Hill, et al, though I guess it is at least marginally spookier than Commando or Pac Man. The very definition of a "take-or-leave-it" proposition, methinks, and for now I'm choosing to leave it. Good luck to the dev, though, as they seem sincere enough in their intentions, and who knows, may well go on to (much) bigger and better things...

Verdict: 5.5/10.

A cheap thrill. It’s short but doesn’t fall short of the asking price.

The game is playable, and the dev says there will be updates. Which I hope will be timed and built on towards 2016’s Halloween as competing thematically with #Xmas and #StarWars doesn't sound like a good idea to me. There’s a lot of potential here and it’s worth the asking price in it’s current state.

Pros--
1) Music and sound are great.
2) Map is simple.
3) Controls are simple and work well when navigating the game.
4) Graphics are retro and work with the tone of the game.
5) Overall sense of fear is there. I felt tense and scared when the sound effects to opening doors. One door in particular was scary, and I thought a monster would be waiting for me. No monster, but I was scared during most of my first play through.

Cons--
1) Story could be more developed and better. It would be nice if the butcher had a kid and/or a wife he had to provide for. Or, maybe someone will die if the butcher doesn’t figure out the mystery at work.

2) Lack of variant game modes or gameplay. I think if the story was developed more, the game could be better developed. Like having a metagame to take care of a sick child in a hospital, etc. Or heck, even a love interest who visits the Butcher during the day. Eventually, as I got better, the tension was less, and thus my fear lowered increasingly.

3) Lack of caring about if I die. It sucks “yes” that you have to start over if you are killed, but I just feel I have to redo the work I did before, that the only reason I want to live is to finish my work and not a meta game or a compelling story.

4) No Steam Cards or Achievements.
Update was promised in the community when I post this review, but steam cards wouldn't add to the game as other things could.

Again, I think this is rough version of what could be a better game for a higher asking price, and I hope come Halloween 2016 to see some major updates or even a sequel.

Wander rooms, collect the things, take them to the other things before finally taking them to the last thing. Rinse, repeat. All while being pursued by a slow moving monster.

The first warning sign was when I noticed how many positive reviews listed the game being "bug free" as a pro. I guess in the age of Steam Greenlight that is kind of a rarity.

And they're not wrong. The game works, and I didn't notice any bugs. I also didn't have any fun.

I've played worse games for sure, but given the current state of Greenlight and Early Access that can't really be considered a good recommendation.

You dont see many games that is used with adobe flash. At First i thought the game was made with "engine 001: until i recieved pop ups from adobe every couple mins asking "permission for the flash player to store local content". All you do is collect objects while being chased by a deadly monster! The monster moves pretty slow, so running away isnt an issue. You do your job as a butcher grab meat, saw it, grind it, etc all while avoiding this MONSTER!

Pros:
controls
nice animation
Steam trading cards
soundtrack is pretty good
Good detail of portraying a butcher shop
bloody
Simple objectives= complicated
atmosphere

Cons:
Monster moves to slow
Cluncky moving around objects
pop ups from adobe minimize the game
Needs controller support
character gets stuck on objects
No leaderboard to see fastest time

Not too story rich but still fun and challenging at the least.
With an unsettling vibe of an old game, its neat to play when you're in need of a spook.

This game isn't fun. Follow instructions to chop up meat and display it in the front case of a butcher shop that has been closed while trying not to get caught by the demons that randomly lock doors and try to kill you. That one sentance is the whole game but in a constant loop. I think you're supposed to making offerings of blood but it doesn't make sense that you're trying to apease a blood god but in return demons are coming after you to kill you which would stop you from making more offerings. The story could be good but I don't want to play more to find out. The repetative actions of getting meat, cutting meat, and putting meat on display is what's preventing me from wanting to play more.

The game is very slow-paced, and the levels get boring and too monotonous too quickly. It would be a lot better if there was faster movement, and not having to start all the way over ever time you died.

Tags: Casual - Twitch & Arcade
Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library

TLDR: Game's pixelart is not half bad and the concept gets familiar quick however this has too many issues and leaves the potential unrealized

Oustanding Issues:
-Xbox360 pad not working, game does not use mouse inputs. Instructions are for WASD but the game uses directional arrows only.
-Game did not fullscreen correctly and left sidebars. The minimap is not visual enough to know where you are going and you just have to kind of learn where things are respective to each other mentally.
-The cat and mouse mechanic with the insta-death on touch monsters should be introduced if you try to take two carcasses at once, with the more carcasses at once bringing more monsters or faster monsters. This way people could intuitively try to get a shortcut in progress at more risk but would remain optional for the more casual or grindy minded.
-This is a very simple game but because of lack of directions past getting the carcass you end up with an unnecessary learning curve

Positives:
-Surprisingly atmospheric
-Game looks and feels half decent and the layout of the workbenches with each other have a flow to them that works once you are used to them
-The idea to process meat and stock the display along with the ambiant music, limited field of vision, and overall vibe of the game worked great

fun game!

Pretty fun!

Pros:
The controls are perfectly responsive. Really easy going, but very old school in their feel.
The sound overall is stellar for what it is.
Pace of the game is perfect for an arcade style throwback
Bloody and fun!

Cons:
Offense would be nice
More game modes would be too, but this is a very good start.
Randomly crashed after my first death, but that could also be a flash issue.

Overall, it's pretty fun, definitely got my money's worth!