# Throwing Knife

> Arcade simulator throwing knife

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.leonidshkatulo.throwingknife](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.leonidshkatulo.throwingknife)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.leonidshkatulo.throwingknife`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Leonid Shkatulo
- **Category:** GAME\_SPORTS
- **Downloads:** 5,439,274
- **Rating:** 3.84 / 5 (19,634 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.2.03
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-17
- **First published:** 2013-03-23
- **Publisher country:** UA
- **Size:** 31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.leonidshkatulo.throwingknife)
- **Website:** [https://lshgamesstudio.github.io](https://lshgamesstudio.github.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://lshgamesstudio.github.io/PrivacyPolicy.txt](https://lshgamesstudio.github.io/PrivacyPolicy.txt)

## Description

**Throwing Knife** is a thrilling arcade-style knife throwing simulator game that challenges your aiming skills. Choose from different knives and targets, including moving ones with adjustable directions and speeds to enhance the difficulty. The game saves your best scores for each settings configuration, encouraging continuous improvement.

Gameplay involves touching and swiping on the screen to aim and throw knives accurately at colored targets that award varying points. Anticipate the movement of targets for better accuracy. Beware, hitting the human target ends the game! Bonus targets provide extra knives for extended gameplay and higher scores. Perfect for casual play and honing precision skills on the go.

## Rankings

- #22,678 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Reviews show a divide: players praise fun, accessible controls, sharp graphics, and challenging levels that make it a solid time-killer. However, issues include startup crashes and loading bugs, inconsistent performance, and off-target aiming. The gameplay can become repetitive, and some feel updates haven't improved the core experience. Overall it has potential and broad appeal, but stability, accuracy, and variety need attention to satisfy a larger audience.

### Pros

- Fun and entertaining gameplay with broad appeal.
- Good graphics and responsive controls.
- Challenging levels with increasing difficulty.
- Long-lasting, time-killer appeal and nostalgia for longtime players.
- Easy to learn and pick up quickly.

### Cons

- Startup crashes / won't load due to bugs preventing opening.
- Aiming is off; targets don't match where you intend.
- Gameplay can become repetitive and boring over time.
- Ongoing bugs and instability; quality is inconsistent across updates.
- Some players feel the game has declined in quality compared to earlier versions (nostalgia vs current state).

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