Toss Ghostrunner, Vanquish and Max Payne 3 in a blender and, mechanically, you get Severed Steel.

Severed Steel is a fast paced and incredibly fluid first person shooter where you can spam a slow motion button. Gyro controls are enabled by default as well! Such a nice touch. I wish more games supported that. Oh and there's also a gun that blows massive holes through wales so there's dynamic destructibility adding a layer of chaos throughout. It's a refreshing no bullshit game with minimal story. There's something there but it's minimal and not worth talking about. And that's fine!

The soundtrack is fire as well, constantly just exuding the vibes I needed for this kind of game. The entire game really has this matter-of-fact energy to it.

Boy was I ever surprised by Severed Steel. A phenomenal game. I thought this would be a lesser Ghostrunner but it's really not going for the same thing at all, and in fact, I think I Severed Steel even more.

Reviewed on Aug 23, 2023


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