Perfect mix of arcade and milsim
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“It's a fantastic mix between mil-sim and arena shooters, definitely strikes the perfect balance.”
Steam review · 1399.3 h played ↗
Insurgency: Sandstorm
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Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%New World Interactive2018FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A tense, loud shooter with great gunplay that sits between arcade and milsim. Skip it if you want a healthy PvP population, mod support or a clean, well-supported live game.
Great for
Co-op players and friends who like a realistic-but-fast shooter with low TTK and punchy sound
Main risk
Small, toxic, cheater-ridden PvP community and a poorly supported game with broken DLC, mods and servers
What changed in the last 30 days
127 recent reviews
Recent negatives report purchased DLC/cosmetics not showing in-game, crashes and anti-cheat kicks, and a shrinking playerbase with cheaters. Likely a recent DLC/entitlement bug, though the cause isn't confirmed.
127 recent reviews
What players love
Satisfying gunplay and low TTK
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Excellent FPS with really satisfying gunplay which is a mix of run and gun and a slower more tactical style.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Fun co-op PvE against AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I'm predominantely a pve player, and the pve in this game is PHENOMENAL.”
Steam review · 289 h played ↗
Runs well on modest hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“the game's been optimized so frame-rates stay well about 100+ on my aging GTX 1080ti”
Steam review · 31 h played ↗
Tense, immersive tactical combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“every bullet matters, every sound matters, and every bad peek sends you back to the menu.”
Steam review · 58.1 h played ↗
Excellent sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The sound design is really great with the snap of bullets whizzing passed your head and guns are LOUD.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Neglected game, sparse updates, broken mods
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Too many bugs, devs and publisher not interested in the stability of the game anymore.”
Steam review · 3332.8 h played ↗
Dead playerbase and bad matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is dead, you will see the exact same 30 mf connected.”
Steam review · 56.4 h played ↗
Poor optimization, crashes and bad servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the game stutters AF whenever there is more action on the screen or when i turn around fast enough.”
Steam review · 103.5 h played ↗
Toxic, racist community and griefing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the community is one of the worst I've ever come across in any video game. They WILL teamkill you, insult you”
Steam review · 33.8 h played ↗
Purchased DLC and cosmetics vanish or reset
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“All purchased DLC just disappeared... It's in the library but not in the game.”
Steam review · translated · 65.9 h played ↗
Cheaters and broken reporting
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“They do not allow you to report cheaters anymore, it just says "Error" and they are rampant.”
Steam review · 227.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support40 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970
Storage40 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700 (3.20GHz)/AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (3.20GHz)
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980/AMD Radeon R9 390X
Storage40 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970
Storage40 GB available space
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