Beloved nostalgic classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game is one of the most fun team shooters I have ever played.”
Steam review · 109.1 h played ↗
Dirty Bomb®
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Splash Damage2015Hero Shooter · FPS · Shooter
The verdict
A fast, skill-based objective team shooter with great movement, gunplay and varied mercs, but the playerbase is nearly gone. Skip it if you need reliable matches or a welcoming community.
Great for
Fans of fast objective team shooters and nostalgic ex-players happy with a few community servers
Main risk
Almost no players: few populated servers, often level-locked or full of veterans
What players love
Varied mercs with distinct playstyles
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Distinct cast of characters with unique playstyles.”
Steam review · 73.7 h played ↗
Smooth gunplay and movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The gunplay is smooth and fluid, the characters have great variety in both playstyles and designs, and the maps all feel good to navigate.”
Steam review · 142.9 h played ↗
Free and not pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“they left the servers up, made every character free and even made crafting cosmetics less grindy.”
Steam review · 418.7 h played ↗
Teamwork-focused objective play
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Dirty Bomb is a deep, tactical team shooter that doesn't just offer shooting, but forces players to think and act together.”
Steam review · 1000.5 h played ↗
Community servers keep it alive
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“They added community server hosting and finally I can enjoy this game again all these years later.”
Steam review · 304 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dead game, hard to find matches
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“There are 3 servers online with players. 2 are full totalling 26 people. two other servers have 2 people each....dead game.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Poor balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“now its just max lvls vs low lvls every game.”
Steam review · 423.9 h played ↗
Abandoned by developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“since 2019 there really haven't been any updates, the devs just let the great game die.”
Steam review · 27.9 h played ↗
Toxic, sweaty veterans unfriendly to newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“most of the people in this community are incredibly toxic and hateful people.”
Steam review · 144.3 h played ↗
Cheaters and weak anti-cheat
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“hackers run the community servers now, aimbot and walls everywhere.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Grindy, loot-box monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“to unlock a new hero ('Merc') you'd need between 30 to 40 thousand in-game credits.”
Steam review · 37.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported7 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 (64-bit)
Processor2.33 GHz Dual Core
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics512MB - GeForce 7800GTX
Storage7 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 (64-bit) or better
Processor2.0 GHz Quad Core or better
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics2GB - GeForce 710 or better
Storage7 GB available space
OSWindows 7 (64-bit)
Processor2.33 GHz Dual Core
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics512MB - GeForce 7800GTX
Storage7 GB available space
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