Punchy, satisfying gunplay and gore
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“PERFECT punchy sound effects and crisp feedback you feel the weight behind your shots after pulling the trigger”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
VLADiK BRUTAL
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Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%BRUTAL SOFTWARE2024FPS · Shooter · Action
$11.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A janky but fun solo-dev Half-Life-style gore shooter with punchy guns and post-Soviet flavor. Skip it if you need smart AI, polished level design or a real story.
Great for
Old-school linear FPS fans who enjoy gory, janky Half-Life/STALKER vibes on a budget
Main risk
Dumb yet deadly enemy AI and an endless-spawn finale make combat tedious; feels derivative
What players love
Post-Soviet atmosphere, humor and references
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The atmosphere is fire: grey panel blocks, rusty factories, mutants, soldiers with rifles.”
Steam review · translated · 5.7 h played ↗
Great music and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Masterful soundtrack and sound. Kudos to the author!”
Steam review · translated · 6.5 h played ↗
Impressive for a solo dev and good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Worth way more than what i paid for this game”
Steam review · 20.4 h played ↗
Well optimized and stable
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The game is polished in terms of optimization. I never had FPS dips below 120 in the whole playthrough.”
Steam review · translated · 6 h played ↗
Fast, varied action with horror moments
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Not much time to think, only to shoot shoot shoot”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak story, voice acting and animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The voice acting sounds like a very poor neural network, it really hurts the ears.”
Steam review · translated · 1.5 h played ↗
Dumb but deadly enemy AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“ranged enemies have instant reaction times and near perfect accuracy regardless of range”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Derivative Half-Life clone
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“A five-times-reheated Half-Life.”
Steam review · translated · 6.9 h played ↗
Crashes, lag and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“When you get to map 11 and get the car keys and use the car anytime you move on to the next map you crash.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Repetitive, bland level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“90% of the locations are catacombs and underground spaces.”
Steam review · translated · 2.3 h played ↗
Endless spawning enemies in the finale
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“at the end it just wastes your time with endless spawning enemies that kill you in two seconds”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support14 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10/11
ProcessorQuad-Core Intel or AMD, 1.5 GHz or faster
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce MX150
Storage14 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10/11
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 or Intel Core i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti or AMD Radeon RX 590
Storage14 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10/11
ProcessorQuad-Core Intel or AMD, 1.5 GHz or faster
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce MX150
Storage14 GB available space
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