Receiver 2

I wish that Steam had something inbetween a yes and a no because this game isn't terrible. It's quite well made actually. I'm putting this as a "No" in hopes that it will at least show some flaws in a sea of almost overwhelmingly positive reviews. I've got my gripes with this game. The first two 'ranks' of gameplay are pretty solid. However, where things turn sour IMO is at the later ranks, where ammo becomes ridiculously scarce. Around rank 3 ammo becomes so comedically scarce that the game basically slows down to this arduous game of desperately running back and scrounging for every single bit of ammo you can find. It's paced quite poorly too as well, as the first few ranks provide plenty of ammo, and then you're thrown into rank three and it basically turns into Where's Wally but instead of finding Wally you're finding a single bullet so that you can actually progress through the level. Some people might like this. I personally don't, but I have to admit I can see where it adds to the tension of the game. It encourages accuracy - every shot counts. However, I really just do not enjoy it. It's a game that hypes up it's indepth gun mechanics and yet about halfway through it just turns into a slog where you spend a vast majority of your time scavenging. If you enjoy it, more power to you I guess. Again, I just don't find that kinda thing fun.

Game is good, but its creator is a bum who is suing Steam on behalf of corpos.

The good, the bad, the ugly. The good: The gunplay is immaculate. There are many different ways for guns to malfunction and different intricate ways to fix each of them. If you holster a ready-to-fire gun too quick, it will misfire at you. Different pistols have different favorite malfunctions. Some fail to feed or eject, forcing you to pull the rail manually. Some double-feed, forcing you to do a three-steps action with two buttons, then eject a clip, pull the rail, put the clip back, and pull the rail again. At first, it might seem overwhelming, but it gets pleasant after a bit. The bad: You are a oneshot, so you are one mistake away from death and demotion. Since there are so many ways for guns to malfunction, the game has a languid pace, where you can prepare for as long as you need. Perhaps the dev thought that complex fixes in a fast-paced game would be too much, which resulted in a oneshot slogfest of a game where you need to observe each room for a minute to not get blindsided when you enter. The ugly: All of the above is tolerable, but the next one was the last straw - the higher you are promoted, the less ammo there is. That forces you to sneak up on enemies more. The game becomes less of a gunplay sim and more of a stealth slog, to the point that I couldn't stand it anymore and had to write a review.

The game is just amazing; just can't recommended in good faith; for the dev lawsuit against steam... also, you are better to use proton; when playing the game on linux; case dependencies can be broken can be modded using Gale mod manger

spamming W to sprint is psychotic design

One of the most fun games I've ever played that comes with a nice big helping of cult indoctrination and a side order of mental wellness. Learning about breathing exercises while manipulating a handgun has never been this therapeutic!

The most stressful zen game you'll ever experience. Sent me to a psych ward/10

This therapy focused audio visual experience came free with a gun sim. In all seriousness you're gonna suffer the first few hours into the game just with the controls, learning about different semi automatic safeties and different malfunctions, and the differing controls when it comes to revolvers and semi-automatics. Then suffer some more on the later levels because of increased ammo scarcity, different types of enemies and enemy count. Making you play the game like a parkour stealth survival horror, only using your gun if absolutely necessary for bullet economy. If you're not prepared for the sudden shift in gameplay strategy in the later levels then your reaction is fair. It is only when I put hours in the main game and the side mode (compound) that I was prepared. The game talks about mental health and the reality of owning weapon. Numerous people have already talked about it whether on the owning a gun side or the mental health side, since both of these are not my expertise I recommend taking a look at some on youtube. I will complete the game, since it isn't my first time and have enjoyed my time with it.

i used to think a handgun safety game could not be made and definitely could not be fun. i was wrong, this is fantastic.

its like a sad story, a memetic hazard, and a firing range mixed into one. I like it.