How Many Dudes?

How many dudes does it take to beat up a gorilla? A thousand toddlers? A horse-sized duck? A GOD? Enter the Dude Ranch and find out in this roguelike dudebuilder where you recruit an army of dudes to fight ridiculous battles.

Developer: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Publisher: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Franchise: —
Release date: Jul 30, 2026
Store page updated: Aug 26, 2026
Price: −20% ~~$14.99~~ $11.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

77.2/ 100

Based on 447 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 😄 Very Positive 87% of 462

All time 😄 Very Positive 89% of 3,041

“charming and funny for the first 10 hours”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+0.03

Strategy +1.72

“near endless combinations with unique dudes and items” (83)

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Story & World

+1.16

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

World +2.84

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Content Volume

-0.41

Volume -0.24

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Visuals & Sound

+3.14

Visuals +2.65

“polished and humorous game” (24)

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Multiplayer

+3.14

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.29

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Fairness

-0.67

Balance -2.43

“every choice is trivial, no meaningful decisions” (50)

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Tech & Ops

+0.52

Developer support +1.09

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.