Limb-targeting and dismemberment system
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Whether it's a helmet, a protection for your leg or an armor plate, perform an execution on the desired part and it's yours !”
Steam review · 44.8 h played ↗
The Surge
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%Deck132017Souls-like · Action · RPG
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $1.94
The verdict
A unique sci-fi Souls-like built on limb-targeting and gear-by-dismemberment, held back by mazy levels, clunky combat and one-shot enemies. Skip it if you hate backtracking and jank.
Great for
Souls-like fans who want a gritty industrial sci-fi setting and tolerate jank, getting lost and punishing difficulty
Main risk
Samey, map-less mazes and clunky combat with one-shot enemies can make it a frustrating slog
What changed in the last 30 days
41 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews often cite broken visuals on modern AMD cards (black/purple shadows) plus clunky combat and mazy levels. Evidence is moderate.
41 recent reviews
What players love
Great industrial sci-fi setting and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I love the look of the game and its futuristic industrial setting”
Steam review · 59.5 h played ↗
Satisfying, challenging combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The combat is super satisfying especially with the crazy looking finishers.”
Steam review · 20.3 h played ↗
Interconnected level design with shortcuts
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The maps are highly interconnected, with numerous shortcuts looping back to the Operations rooms”
Steam review · 49.9 h played ↗
Cheap on sale, good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“if your looking for a soulslike for cheap this is it.”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗
Flexible build and implant system
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The incredibly flexible perk system and the fact that you can guarantee drops of upgrade materials meant I was tinkering with builds”
Steam review · 32.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, janky combat and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Combat is slow and uninteresting; with only a small handful of different weapon types and each of them running into the same roadblock in different ways”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗
Confusing, samey level design with no map
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Half the game looks the same and is a confusing maze of mess to navigate.”
Steam review · 31.8 h played ↗
Enemies one- or two-shot you; poor balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The regular enemies can 2 or 3 hits you even with good gear.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Janky, gimmicky or frustrating bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Tutorial boss is just random sponge-mechanic, that either spams the attacks all the time or when you hit him, it does absolutely nothing.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
AMD graphics bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Do not buy this if you have a modern AMD graphics card. The coloring is BROKEN out of the box.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Timed scrap recovery and punishing death penalty
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“The timer for "souls" recovery is the worst idea ever in the history of souls-like”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
ProcessorAMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 360 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
ProcessorAMD FX-8370 (4,0 GHz) / Intel Core i7-3820 (3,6 GHz)
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics4 GB, AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
ProcessorAMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 360 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Storage15 GB available space
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