Species: Unknown

Best indie horror game I've played. Decent lore behind the specimens and the spaceship you visit every match, the HSS Hawking, along with fun and equally horrifying species to go up against as you attempt to complete your selected objective and scram as fast as you can. There are ways to combat each specimen through finding special Tier 3 weapons around the map. Of course, all of the weapons spawn in no matter what as long as you're in the correct modes, "Kill the Specimen" and "Capture the Specimen." Through their descriptions, you can find out their vulnerabilities, and exploit them as intended by the objective. For specimen 005, you technically don't need a Tier 3 weapon to kill or capture it. I've completed most of my runs against it by using my revolver and running around the central safe room and shooting its weapon, and then its core as needed. Going against some of these species can be genuinely horrifying at times, especially as a solo player. With the right (or wrong) modifiers, you can be left without a chance of reviving or opening a door that might have been your only saving grace for escorting yourself back to the safety of your ship. The items and upgrades you obtain during your downtime in between operations make for good initial motivation to go for the operation with the highest pay, which typically has the highest modifiers, and will therefore be much more difficult and scarier. Essentially all 3 of the player upgrades are mandatory to have a fighting chance as a solo player. Regarding the items, the only 2 practical ones are the mini-map for missions that have the map disabled, and the shield, which can save you from impossible situations you will find yourself in. Everything else serves little purpose unless you're in a group of more than 2 players. And even then, just go with the shield and have one player with the mini-map. For the starting/Tier 1 weapons, the pistol and the revolver are the only guns of said category that are great options. the full auto pistol on the other hand is in absolute need of some sort of buff. It has little damage, and since its full auto, has little staggering capability unlike the revolver, or in some cases, even the pistol. The revolver is technically the 3rd best weapon in the entire game behind the shotgun and the laser weapon, but considering that you can get it the instant you spawn in, and considering how much damage and knockback it deals, it's easily #1 if you can hit your shots. The pistol, in my opinion, is a bit beneath the revolver, as even with its extra ammo and faster firing capability, the only times you will need a faster firing gun is when you're against the zombies from Specimen 010. Obviously, you don't play against 010 every single time, and when you are, canisters tend to be a better alternative than spraying all of them down anyways. The only flaws I have with this game in my time playing are that the newly-added turrets are in need of changes, and no substantial updates since 005. Turrets, off of changelogs alone, sounded like a great addition. But upon experiencing them, I don't see much of the appeal for them in their current state. As of September 13th, they're initially invisible (hidden inside of the ceiling), and will pop out once you're close enough and begin firing. That alone isn't that bad, but when you're low on HP, carrying something, or especially out of ammo, they can be slightly frustrating. For the revolver, they die in one shot, but they activate so quickly that you're guaranteed to take at least some damage. I'm also not 100% certain of this, but I believe they MIGHT be able to explode any canisters you're carrying, which will either one-shot you, or leave you very low on HP depending on your health upgrades. Regarding new content, the singular map so far has gotten fairly repetitive over the course of 40 hours. And with the new map arriving in October, It's going to be quite a boring wait, at least for super fans of this game (aka me). I would have easily had at least 75 hours if new species AND a new map was introduced. Finally, for the price, this is a must-purchase for $10. Not to give the developers any ideas for now, but for launch, I would easily pay $20, maybe even $25 for this on its quality and fun-factor alone. That was my experience as a largely solo player. If you're solo, pick this up. If you have friends, pick this up. It will entertain you regardless.