HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%2020

$24.99

US Steam price, checked 1 h ago

The verdict

A charming toy-themed co-op shooter with great maps and split-screen fun, but repetitive and with a nearly dead online scene. Skip it if you want online multiplayer or depth.

Great for

Split-screen or co-op with friends and kids who love toy nostalgia like Small Soldiers and Toy Story

Main risk

Online multiplayer is nearly dead and the gameplay loop gets repetitive fast

What players love

Nostalgic toy theme and detailed maps

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews

“You can literally read the text on basically everything.. shipping labels, shampoo bottles, toy boxes, everything has readable text and details that are hilarious”
Steam review · 27 h played ↗

“The map variety is actually impressive, especially considering the fact they'd all be basic areas in any other game, but when they're 10000x bigger than you, it makes them all the more fun to explore and fight in.”
Steam review · 48.1 h played ↗

“A magnificent game, starting with the visuals: they're stunning and from the very first moment wrap you in childhood nostalgia.”
Steam review · translated · 0.8 h played ↗

Fun co-op and split-screen with friends and kids

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“It is not so easy that dad is bored, but not so hard that kids are frustrated. Very fun couch game.”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗

“SPLITSCREEN! LOCAL LAN Multiplayer! COOP, Deathmatch, etc available”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗

“The coolest thing is up to 4-player split-screen co-op; we have fun brawls with friends.”
Steam review · translated · 20 h played ↗

Great customization and collectibles

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“The customization is awesome and so creative, I love the packaging options the entire theme of being action figures is absolutely killer.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗

“The collectibles and little challenges are a fun way to extend playtime”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗

Passionate, responsive developers

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews

“He addressed my concerns with the game and even seems to have put work into improving on one of them in the recent patch.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗

Runs well, including Steam Deck

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“one of the most smooth and optimized pc games Ive played in a long time”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗

“runs fantastic on the steam deck”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗

No microtransactions, unlockables by playing

Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews

“No microtransactions. No progression locked up by insidious gambling mechanics. Unlock by playing.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗

“having no battlepass or shop is like a breath of fresh air”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗

What players complain about

Online multiplayer is dead

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“Game Is Dead, Multiplayer Server's No Longer Active!”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗

“there is virtually no players online to actually play with”
Steam review · 18.9 h played ↗

“Few people play the game, so you either have to wait or start the game alone.”
Steam review · translated · 0.8 h played ↗

Repetitive, shallow gameplay loop

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Its okay but gets repitive after about an hour.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗

“You end up replaying the exact same levels with identical waves: same enemy types, same spawn directions, same pacing.”
Steam review · 68.3 h played ↗

“Despite the differences between levels, play comes down to running, shooting and collecting goodies.”
Steam review · translated · 0.8 h played ↗

Weak, clunky gunplay and movement

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“Super shallow and clunky. None of the weapons feel good to shoot”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗

“The gunplay is so low impact, the camera shakes a little but there is no skill in aiming at all”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

Connection errors and unreliable hosted servers

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“game constantly fails to connect to internet.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗

“Always get a "Connection to server timed out" message when either of us try to connect to one another.”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗

Little content, no updates, abandoned

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“This game hasn't had any game changing or additional content updates since 2022.”
Steam review · 34.1 h played ↗

“There's no content. Few maps, similar enemies, and towers and traps barely affect the game.”
Steam review · translated · 5 h played ↗

Not a real tower defense; limited building

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews

“The biggest issue is that the game is just not a tower defence at all.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗

“There's no real tower defense here, the kind with thought and planning.”
Steam review · translated · 1.5 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

OSWindows 10

ProcessorIntel i5-4460

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750

Storage13 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 10

ProcessorIntel i7-4770

Memory16 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

Storage15 GB available space

OSWindows 10

ProcessorIntel i5-4460

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750

Storage13 GB available space

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