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Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mostly Positive · 74%Mostly Positive · 74%2021

$19.99

US Steam price, checked 2 h ago

The verdict

A short, atmospheric Half-Life-inspired indie shooter with great world design and voice acting, but thin combat, scarce ammo, bugs and an abrupt ending. Skip it at full price.

Great for

Fans of Half-Life-style atmosphere and story who want a cheap, short evening game

Main risk

Very short, unfinished-feeling story with bugs and weak combat, poor value at full price

What players love

Atmospheric world and art direction

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews

“I often stopped for a moment just to admire the surroundings and soak in the atmosphere of this abandoned city that we get to explore.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗

“It nails the atmosphere and vibe of the world, with creepy, mysterious and beautiful moments in equal parts all bolstered by a fantastic soundtrack.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗

“The game definitely wins you over with its atmosphere. It has a heavy, tense vibe full of hopelessness.”
Steam review · translated · 7.5 h played ↗

Cheap on sale and a short, focused experience

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“Absolute steal of a game for $1.99.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗

“Short game which is a massive positive in a world where everything has to be super long”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗

Intriguing story and mystery

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“story had me hooked the whole time”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗

“Story is engaging enough for me to be excited about the sequal”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗

Strong Half-Life vibes

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“Playing Industria brought back the Half-Life 1 and 2 experience from my teenage years, in a compact format I really appreciated”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗

“This is pure german Half Life, but in a good way! Very well done!”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗

“If you've long wanted a German Half-Life and can give a chance to what is basically a first attempt, this is for you.”
Steam review · translated · 2.2 h played ↗

Great voice acting

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“The characters and their voice acting were amazing, particularly Nora to the point where I reached out to her VA to let her know just how much I loved her performance”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗

“I really like the setting, the story and the stellar voice acting :)”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗

Satisfying weapons and gunplay

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“The gunplay is FUN AND POWERFUL, each one of the 5 guns feel useful, extremely good to use and killing an enemy is incredibly satisfying.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗

“The shotgun, submachine and pistol feel great.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗

What players complain about

Weak, clunky combat and dumb enemy AI

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“the shooter mechanic feels like an Unreal engine FPS template, it is so stiff and clunky”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗

“the enemy AI frequently breaks when standing on any slight incline or box”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗

“Boring fights with samey robots and levels, derivative gameplay and a cut-off story.”
Steam review · translated · 5.8 h played ↗

Poor optimization, stutter and crashes

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“A great story, but the stuttering, and sections my FPS went down to 5 until I restarted are kinda abysmal.”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗

“This game is not optimized at all.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗

“Microlags/freezes every 10 seconds. Very hard to play.”
Steam review · translated · 4 h played ↗

Too short and feels like a demo

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“I agree with the other reviews stating this feels more like a proof-of-concept or a demo. There isn't much here and it is very, very short.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗

“This is not a "bad game" but it is very much an INCOMPLETE game. The ENTIRETY of this game is the first act of a complete game.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗

“Three hours of running down corridors, shooting dumb robots and a sudden ending with 'to be continued'.”
Steam review · translated · 2.3 h played ↗

Confusing, unresolved story and abrupt ending

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“I didn't want to involve you in any of this. *end credits* >Ummmm.... that’s it?”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗

Scarce ammo, health and saves

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“Very few saves between fight segments. Very few health pickups. High fall damage.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗

“This game is really let down by its saving mechanism and its lack of ammo.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

“I don't know why the game is so stingy with the healing items when they give you ammo every time you turn around”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗

Game-breaking bugs and softlocks

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews

“Game breaking bugs in just the first chapter alone.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗

“Within 38 mins of playing, got soft locked due to a bug, come on......”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

“I hit a softlock with the train because I saved somewhere the developers didn't intend.”
Steam review · translated · 10.7 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 7 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)

Processor3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor

Memory6 GB RAM

GraphicsGeforce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580 or equivalent

Storage15 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 7 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)

Processor3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor

Memory12 GB RAM

GraphicsGeforce RTX 2060 / AMD RX 5600 XT or equivalent

Storage15 GB available space

OSWindows 7 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)

Processor3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor

Memory6 GB RAM

GraphicsGeforce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580 or equivalent

Storage15 GB available space

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