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Can I play The Culling on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of The Culling. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Does The Culling have co-op?

Yes — Steam lists The Culling as a co-op game.

Is The Culling on PC Game Pass?

No — The Culling is not on PC Game Pass right now.

The Culling

Xaviant · October 5, 2017 · Survival, Multiplayer, Action, Battle Royale, First-Person

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About The Culling

✦ AI summary

Scavenge weapons, craft traps, and outlast 15 other contestants in this free-to-play 16-player battle royale where melee combat, strategic item management, and cunning gameplay trump pay-to-win mechanics. The Culling strips away bloat to focus on skill-based survival with deep crafting systems, customizable perks, and a dynamic game show environment that rewards both aggressive and tactical playstyles.

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?

The Culling — game info

Platforms: Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes: Co-op
Controller: Full controller support
PC Game Pass: Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 22, 2026

This was straight up the best battle royale game, the most refreshing switchup to the genre, but it came out before its time, and was handled by a dev team that I guess didn't know what they were doing. I'm still TO THIS DAY waiting for a melee-based battle royale, and the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ duskbloods ain't it. My brain reminds me every once in a blue moon that this could've been what I was looking for, and I had so much fun playing it. GGs to all of my fellow past competitors, may the rock-paper-scissors mindset be forever with us.

15 found this helpful

Recommended Sep 28, 2026

The best game of it's genre. Seriously. If this is read by anyone with power to remake this. Please do open it again. <3

1 found this helpful

Recommended Sep 4, 2026

The OG and best battle royale

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Recommended Sep 3, 2026

Rest in peace. The OG and best battle royale

1 found this helpful

Recommended Sep 29, 2026

We are so back. Private server is up and running!!! Youtube it boys, we are SO BACK!!!!

Not recommended Aug 15, 2026

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