Contract Wars nostalgia and successor feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“A continuation of the beloved old CW. Nice that many mechanics were added and gameplay became much more dynamic.”
Steam review · translated · 104.8 h played ↗
Hired Ops
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 57%Mixed · 57%Absolut Soft LLC2021FPS · Shooter · Action
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A free, old-school Tarkov-flavored arena shooter with good gunplay and low system requirements, but abandoned and filled with bots that feel like aimbots. Skip it if you want real human opponents.
Great for
Contract Wars nostalgics and budget-PC players wanting a free, fast arena shooter to warm up in
Main risk
Lobbies are mostly aimbot-like bots, and the game is abandoned with a tiny playerbase
What players love
Smooth gunplay and fast action
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“A good shooter, the shooting feel is excellent.”
Steam review · translated · 508.4 h played ↗
Free and a cheap Tarkov alternative
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Kind of like diet Tarkov, but more fast paced.”
Steam review · 247.3 h played ↗
Large weapon and customization variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“with excellent weapon detail and progression of operative classes and weapon attachments”
Steam review · translated · 23.6 h played ↗
Runs well on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“this game can run on any PC”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Non-intrusive monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“the monetization doesn't choke you”
Steam review · translated · 13.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Lobbies full of overpowered bots
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Bots or cheaters, literally aimbotting you through foliage”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
Dead game with abandoned development
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the last update was 3 years ago. so its also abandoned.”
Steam review · 293.3 h played ↗
Cheaters in matches
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the main issue is the fact it is absolutely loaded with hackers.”
Steam review · 29.4 h played ↗
Won't launch, endless loading, server errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The game hangs on loading. All my friends could get in, only I couldn't.”
Steam review · translated · 0.3 h played ↗
Pay to win and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Pay to win, only one gun is unlocked, everything else is paid.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown8 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500K or AMD FX-8120 processor or better
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 1024 MB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 480
Storage8 GB available space
OS64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500K or AMD FX-8120 processor or better
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 1024 MB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible
Storage8 GB available space
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