The Culling
Battle Royale is back! In a remote island paradise, 16 contestants have 25 minutes to explore, scavenge items, craft weapons, build traps, hunt and kill each other. Only one will be crowned the winner, do you have the guts to survive?
- Released
- 2017
- Developer
- Xaviant
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- unknown
- Download
- 8 GB
What is The Culling?
Battle Royale is back! In a remote island paradise, 16 contestants have 25 minutes to explore, scavenge items, craft weapons, build traps, hunt and kill each other. Only one will be crowned the winner, do you have the guts to survive?
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 4 October 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Xaviant |
| Publisher | Xaviant Games |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Action, Free To Play, Indie |
| Languages | 1 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was The Culling received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unknown |
| Download size | 8 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Content descriptors
- Frequent violence or gore
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
Games like The Culling
24 games overlap with The Culling on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Darwin Project, Ring of Elysium and Will To Live Online.
Common questions about The Culling
What platforms is The Culling on?
The Culling is available on PC. It first released in 2017.
Do players recommend The Culling?
57% of 17,224 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
How big is the The Culling download?
8 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made The Culling?
The Culling was developed by Xaviant and published by Xaviant Games.