BackSlash overview

Overview

BackSlash comes from Skeleton Crew Studio, Thomas Olsson and is published by Skeleton Crew Studio. It arrived on Steam on Aug 31, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

BackSlash's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 08:57:29 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 86% positive across 22 reviews.

Language and system requirements

BackSlash is available in 6 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

BackSlash has sold up to 401 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,713. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

BackSlash overview details

BackSlash combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

BackSlash is a destruction machine . It's filled with highly interactive spells, special moves, and close combat. Fight your friends in one-on-one battles, challenge the AI, or try your hand at over 2 dozen quests. Inspired by classics of fighting and modern battle games alike, BackSlash explores a new and accessible way to enjoy technical fights . Easy to learn, hard to master, its unique style combination system and accelerating duels will offer you fast tactical situations under a constant power feedback . Players can access all of their selected clans' spells from the beginning without having to learn complicated controller inputs - you can cast spells with just the press of a button. In the world of Angwaii, a duel is a dance of death and destruction where any style can be combined and everything can be destroyed. Find your very own style, outsmart your opponent with mind and skill to dominate. Features 10 unique and specialized clans to unlock . Experiment and combine how you see fit, from the deadly Blade Whistle to the disturbing Marsh Trackers. A brutal close combat system to combine with 33 highly interactive spells : perform devastating combos with martial art and sorcery .. Fully destructible arenas! The battlefield changes as your raging fights reduce the various stages around the Angwaii world to dust. Dynamic pace in fights. Matches speed up as time passes. Tactics change and a of turn of events is always possible. Two distinct solo modes: Quest Mode (unique fights and challenges) and Survival Mode (how many duels can you win before falling?) Classic V…

SteamPulse editorial summary

BackSlash is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 08:57:29 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 86% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ActionIndiePixel Graphics2D Fighter

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