Great fun with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“a really fun party game that runs on literally anything if you have a pack of friends”
Steam review · 26.1 h played ↗
ShellShock Live
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%kChamp Games2020Shooter · Strategy · Action
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, addictive Scorched Earth-style artillery game with a huge weapon arsenal, best with friends. Skip it if you want solo play, a lively playerbase, or a fair, non-grindy, maintained game.
Great for
Groups of friends wanting a casual, nostalgic Scorched Earth/Worms-style tank game
Main risk
Getting locked out by the "joining rooms too fast" error or a ban, in an abandoned, grindy game
What players love
Huge variety of weapons
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there are also many different game modes, settings, and challenges, as well as over 250 weapons to learn and master”
Steam review · 206.3 h played ↗
Nostalgic Scorched Earth/Pocket Tanks feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I was a fan of Scorched Earth way back in the day, and this is like that on steroids!”
Steam review · 33.7 h played ↗
Rewarding progression and unlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the progression system with unlocking new weapons by leveling up AND doing damage with the weapon to upgrade them is awesome”
Steam review · 29.8 h played ↗
Simple, strategic and easy to pick up
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“It's exactly what you think it is, but that's what makes it so good, its Tanks on a 2D field, with alot of different weapons to spice things up.”
Steam review · 36.3 h played ↗
Cheap and not pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Not p2w, you get everything but cosmetics through playing”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Brutal grind and high-level players dominating
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“after that the xp to get to the next level increases so sharply that leveling gets slowed to a crawl.”
Steam review · 212.6 h played ↗
Abandoned by developer, dead playerbase
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“It's an absolutely dead wasteland where the only playerbase left is just people over 80 level or otherwise diehard veterans.”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗
Toxic community and kicks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Win a match against the host? Kicked. Land a snipe? Kicked.”
Steam review · 26.2 h played ↗
"Joining rooms too fast" lockouts, even in singleplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The game complains I'm trying to join rooms too fast although I'm actually playing singleplayer campaign and refuses to work for a while.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Cheaters and no moderation
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“ShellShock Live is being trashed by hackers and cheaters, more every day.”
Steam review · 6685 h played ↗
Unexplained account bans
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Do not buy this game if you are not ready to lose 750 hours of progress to a "temporary suspension" issued without reason.”
Steam review · 741.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP or above
Processor1.5 GHz or faster
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows XP or above
Processor1.5 GHz or faster
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work
Storage500 MB available space
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