Hunger Games atmosphere and crafting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The Culling is the game that I dreamed about playing after reading The Hunger Games.”
Steam review · 30.1 h played ↗
The Culling
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Mixed · 58%Mixed · 58%Xaviant2017Survival · Battle Royale · Action
The verdict
A beloved melee-focused Hunger Games-style battle royale that was ruined by patches and is now delisted with dead servers. Skip it unless you only want nostalgia.
Great for
Nostalgic fans of early battle royale games who want to remember it or follow community revival efforts
Main risk
Game is delisted and servers are dead, so you can't find matches
What players love
Pioneering, best-of-genre battle royale
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This was straight up the best battle royale game, the most refreshing switchup to the genre”
Steam review · 116 h played ↗
Tense, memorable short matches
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I've had moments so intense in this game that I became breathless with numb hands.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Skill-based melee combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“What impressed me the most was the depth of the combat.”
Steam review · 57.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Developers mismanaged and killed the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“They killed their own game.”
Steam review · 103.6 h played ↗
Updates ruined combat and removed content
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the infamous combat update was released that literally ripped it's heart and soul out”
Steam review · 76.4 h played ↗
Game is dead, no servers or players
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The servers are empty which makes the game unplayable.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Delisted, can't buy or get refund
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Money wasted, the game died and nobody will refund it.”
Steam review · translated · 169.5 h played ↗
Monetization and cash shop complaints
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“you will get one "free" match a day”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Bad netcode and hit detection
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“The Culling has always had bad netcode”
Steam review · 114.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support8 GB
Minimum
OS64-Bit OS Required: Win7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 560 / AMD Phenom2 X4 945
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDX11 GPU with 1GB VRAM: NVidia GTX 460/ AMD Radeon 5850
Storage8 GB available space
OS64-Bit OS Required: Win7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 560 / AMD Phenom2 X4 945
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDX11 GPU with 1GB VRAM: NVidia GTX 460/ AMD Radeon 5850
Storage8 GB available space
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