Time-only-moves-when-you-move mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Its central idea is brilliantly simple: time moves only when you move.”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗
SUPERHOT
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%SUPERHOT Team2016FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A short, stylish time-manipulation shooter where time moves only when you do, making every fight a puzzle. Skip it if you hate meta-story interruptions or won't pay full price for a ~2-hour campaign.
Great for
Players who like puzzle-like action, stylish minimalist design, and short, replayable challenges
Main risk
Campaign is only about 2 hours, so full price feels steep and the interrupting story annoys some
What changed in the last 30 days
56 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews are mostly short praise and sale-driven pickups; no specific patch or bug explains it, so the reason is unclear.
56 recent reviews
What players love
Challenges, endless mode and extra content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the extra modes (Speedrun, Katana-only, Bare-fists, and Endless and much more !) extend its life considerably”
Steam review · 18.1 h played ↗
Every fight feels like a puzzle
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“While playing the game, it feels like we are playing chess.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Intriguing meta story
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The story is very interesting and the challenges are really well done.”
Steam review · 27.9 h played ↗
Great value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I would suggest getting it on sale, which it is very often on sale like 70%.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Stylish minimalist art and presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“White rooms, red enemies, and black weapons. A simple, easy on the eyes, and memorable atmosphere.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too short for the price
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“This feels more like a tech demo than a full scale $30 CAD game. It can be finished in under 2 hours”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Repetitive and gets boring fast
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Levels are too repetitive. After playing first 30 minutes you see all mechanics and then you just do it again and again.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Intrusive, unskippable story and cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The story is annoying, mostly because most of the dialogue is unskippable.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Unfair feel: spawns behind you, hitboxes, luck
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“you dont get to claim strategy when enemies randomly spawns behind you out of nowhere.. that is luck or trial and error... not strategy.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Dev removed content from the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Don't support devs that will remove content from the game after you purchase it.”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Flashing visuals and loud 'SUPERHOT' shouts
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Anytime the game wants to tell you something, it gives you a flash-bang effect. It gave me a headache pretty quickly”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core2Quad Q6600 2,40 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 650 (1024 MB Ram)
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
ProcessorIntel Core I5-4440 3,10 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 (2048 MB Ram)
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core2Quad Q6600 2,40 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 650 (1024 MB Ram)
Storage4 GB available space
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