Realistic, immersive tactical feel with minimal HUD
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A tactical FPS that doesn't hold your hand. No crosshair, no health regen, no minimap cluttering the screen.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
Insurgency
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%New World Interactive2014FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A lethal, no-HUD tactical shooter with excellent sound and gunplay that runs on almost anything. Skip it if you want a busy PvP scene or hate dying instantly to veterans, grenades and RPGs.
Great for
Fans of hardcore, teamwork-heavy tactical shooters, co-op with friends, and low-end PCs
Main risk
Few active servers, brutal veteran-dominated PvP, and possible launch problems on some systems
What players love
Intense, lethal gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The gunplay is easily the highlight of the experience. Weapons feel powerful and lethal, with most engagements ending in just a few shots.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Great co-op and fun with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The main focus is co-op, you’ll have a great time playing with a friend, trying to beat it on Hardcore or Elite”
Steam review · 111.7 h played ↗
Runs well on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“can run on lower end PCs (since it's on the source engine, if you can run css/tf2/csgo/portal/l4d, you should try this)”
Steam review · 25.3 h played ↗
Workshop mods and custom servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“you really have to try the custom servers. The addons for this game (they automatically download when you connect to a server) are amazing. So many game styles.”
Steam review · 906.8 h played ↗
Great sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“The sound design alone puts you on edge. You hear boots, distant shots, a grenade rolling across concrete, and suddenly every doorway feels like a threat.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
BattlEye anti-cheat crashes or freezes Windows 11
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Game literally bricked my system (Windows 11) to the point I couldn't even get into safe mode.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Dead or tiny player base
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Only one or two servers have players and the developers dont seem to work on the problems... sad but nowadays, theres better options”
Steam review · 34.3 h played ↗
Brutal for newcomers, dominated by veterans
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“there are only veteran players left, who WILL make sure you won't have fun.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Spawn camping and grenade/RPG spam
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“every game you will get instant ICBMd in your spawn by grenades and RPGs.”
Steam review · 53 h played ↗
Dated, clunky controls and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“The controls are so slow. And the game is way laggy.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Dumb AI bots
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“the AI bots are braindead and can't even follow you properly.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 512 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0
Storage10 GB HD space
Recommended
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card 2048 MB or more
Storage10 GB HD space on a SSD
OSWindows® 7
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 512 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0
Storage10 GB HD space
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