This brutal, Half-Life-inspired FPS is now 20% off on Steam
Made by one developer, Vladik Brutal takes place in a fictional country in Eastern Europe where a paranoid dictator calls the shots. Some seedy underground experiments on prisoners later, the city is crawling with mutants and soldiers hell-bent on bringing you down.
As the dev puts it - "Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces."
The game evokes the atmosphere of City 17 from Half-Life 2, particularly in architecture and ambiance. Even the soldiers have an uncanny resemblance to The Combine. The gunplay takes cues from Doom mods like Ketchup or Brutal Doom, combining beefy gun sounds with over-the-top enemy feedback that smears everything in blood and guts.
There are twelve types of weapons to find and use, a location-based damage system for enemies, and tons of action set-pieces with small puzzles to give you a breather.
Vladik Brutal has a "Very Positive" rating on Steam, with 90% of the total user reviews giving the game a positive review. The negative reviews call out the game's simplistic enemy AI and the lackluster story, which serves as little more than set dressing to move you from one set piece to the next.
Given that the game was made by just one person, these problems are understandable. Then there are the usual stuttering and performance complaints, which are becoming a norm with most Unreal engine games. You can grab it for $9.59 (€9.43 or £7.99) on Sale till January 27.
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