Fast, stylish boost-slide and bullet-time combat
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The movement is the real star. Boosting around, sliding on your knees while unloading into a bunch of enemies feels so good.”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%PlatinumGames, Little Stone Software2017Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A short, frantic Platinum Games shooter where boost-sliding and bullet time make combat thrilling once you learn it. Skip it if you want a deep story, long campaign or a classic cover shooter.
Great for
Fans of Platinum and Metal Gear Rising who like fast action, mastering movement and replaying on hard
Main risk
Shared suit meter and cover-heavy fights can feel repetitive and short, not the fast game you expected
What players love
Cheesy, charming B-movie style and set pieces
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This is a silly gratuitous scifi action B movie in video game form!”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Hidden depth and high skill ceiling
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“There are multiple hidden ways to proc slo-mo, such as the amazing melee bounce off cover.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Great weapon variety and fun upgrades
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The sheer variety of weapons and enemies keeps the gameplay fresh.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Short, no-filler campaign that's very replayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“It’s not a long game, but it doesn’t waste your time either.”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
Good port, runs well on modern PCs and Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“First of all excellent port. Native 4K support. No crashes or major glitches.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, cheesy story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“But the dialog was bad.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Shared suit meter punishes boosting and melee
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“You spend way too much time hiding in cover waiting for your energy meter to recover.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Repetitive with recycled enemies and bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“After the first hour you will tire of the environments. After the second hour you will tire of the same looking, bland enemies.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Too many cutscenes interrupt gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the gameplay is cluttered in cutscenes every few minutes, so much that it's annoying”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Buggy QTEs and PC input problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“QTE is bugged or something. Can't smash E any faster or X on controller.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Weapon upgrades lost on death and awkward
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“No matter how you die, you'll lose ranks”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support20 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows 7 / 8 (8.1) / 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 (2.9 GHz) or AMD equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDx9 compliant video card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 460 or AMD Radeon 5670)
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSOS: Microsoft Windows 7 / 8 (8.1) / 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 (3.4 GHz) or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDx11 compliant video card with 2 GB RAM (Nvidia GeForce 660 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 270)
Storage20 GB available space
OSMicrosoft Windows 7 / 8 (8.1) / 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 (2.9 GHz) or AMD equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDx9 compliant video card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 460 or AMD Radeon 5670)
Storage20 GB available space
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