DUSK

I love Dusk. The story is really cool, even if a bit hard to get when having the biggest fun blasting cultists away. The gameplay is gold. Most fun I had in some time. They tie horror and action really well. A lot of liberty given to the player with the weapons available and a lot of possibilities with the variety of enemies. The bosses are really cool too. Each one is different from the other and have something nice. The art style is really good, I love the old polygonal style, and the designs are really cool. Give the feeling of grotesque they were trying to reach. The music too is incredible and just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ blasts.

Лучше поиграйте в Quake Игра представляет из себя мешанину из ранее упомянутого квейка и кучи других классических игр. Я не могу придумать, что dusk может предложить игроку особого.

very good game i like level design and episode 3 and good weapons and good movement good soudntrack very good game 👍👍👍👍

DUSK is a masterclass in how to bring old-school shooters into the modern era without sanding off what made them special in the first place. From the moment it drops you into its grimy, backwoods nightmare, it’s clear this game knows exactly what it wants to be and executes on that vision with total confidence. Drawing clear inspiration from classics like Quake and Doom, DUSK captures that raw, fast-paced intensity while sharpening every edge. Movement is lightning-quick, combat is brutal and precise, and the weapons all feel fantastic from the satisfying crack of the hunting rifle to the sheer destructive joy of the super shotgun. It’s the kind of game where skill and aggression are constantly rewarded. What really sets DUSK apart is its atmosphere. The rural horror setting is oppressive and unpredictable, shifting from eerie quiet to full-blown chaos in seconds. It’s unsettling without trying too hard, and that tension keeps you locked in from start to finish. The level design is equally strong. tight, purposeful, and full of surprises that keep each encounter feeling fresh. In a time when many games play it safe, DUSK feels bold, focused, and unapologetically fun. It’s a standout not just among retro-inspired shooters, but among FPS games as a whole and a perfect example of why New Blood has earned such a strong reputation.

This game was played in its entirety on a MacBook M1 Air 8gb RAM 7c GPU. No gameplay glitches or bugs were observed. The game did not crash during my play through. All achievements were unlocked at their appropriate times. Another game I wish I could give a neutral to, as it has some great highs, but also horrible lows. Please read the following paragraph to ensure you are okay with purchasing this game. One of the biggest negatives (and I only found out about this after completing the game) is how the developers treat their fans. I acquired this game in a bundle, long before I knew of this, but had I known ahead of time, I doubt I would have purchased the game on its own. Dusk was in a kickstarter, and one of the most sought after features was its co-op mode. From what I have read, it was advertised heavily on its co-op mode. The problem is that the devs basically gave up on the mode. One post in discussions mentioned that on the dev discord, they stated that they ran into too many problems and had to drop co-op mode. That's understandable. What isn't, is that they seemingly continue to *taunt* the players that want this feature. On the steam discussions, the devs will frequently pop in to claim that no work has been done on the co-op mode. They also have a multi-year long discussion wherein the devs joke around once a year that they have done their mandatory one day of work on co-op mode for the year. I'm not a fan of that, and I will not buy any more products of theirs because of this. The game itself is pretty good. FPS games, for me, don't have to reach a high bar to be enjoyable. The maps are the best part. They are quite inventive and remind me of the glory days where every major FPS got huge map packs and the best map designers were like rock stars. There isn't a huge variety of map types (indoor, outdoor, foresty, hellish, metal/industrial) but the designs themselves are amazing. There are a huge amount of secrets, trap doors, false walls, breakable walls/containers/structures, etc. No spoilers, but the final few levels introduce a mechanic which really turns FPS traditions on their head! The weapons are the second best part. There is a decent number of weapons on display here, and shockingly, they all have their place! You could look at a guide for the game, and see that you have a shotgun, which gets upgraded to two shotguns, and then you also have a super shotgun; and I wouldn't blame you for thinking that this is a terrible choice and that it's all the same. But each weapon is designed well enough that there are enough differences to each that you will enjoy using them all throughout the game. The enemies are a distant third best part. Most of them look good, and a few are downright scary/creepy, but there aren't enough of them. There are three different "factions" of enemies (corresponding roughly to each of the three episodes of levels), but a lot of them are duplicated across factions (though they look different). Also, some of them have a very small animation when they shoot, which makes it hard to know when to dodge. The third faction is, in general, the hardest, but then you also have the common "helldog" (not sure of its actual name) which is one of the first enemies you encounter. It has one of the hardest shots to dodge in the entire game, so you do feel that you get thrown into the deep end at the start of the game. Of course, if you're constantly moving, it will miss often. The movement is ok, but not great. You move and turn very smoothly. I hate head bobbing in all games. This game doesn't have that, but the camera does angle slightly as you strafe at higher and higher speeds. It's a nice effect and did not make me ill at all. You can pick up and drop or throw almost every item in the entire game, which is impressive. Less impressive, however, is when you have to stack items to reach certain areas or secrets. This is mostly a problem before you get any of the weapons that let you "cheat" jumps. The physics feel off in that old style where you'll throw something at what you think is a great arc, but then it'll fall right at your feet; whereas a brief brush against a huge rock will send it flying to the moon. I also got stuck repeatedly on level architecture. None were permanent: a wiggle or jump would always free me. The story...exists. There might be more to it than I was able to gather, as a lot of it is told through voiceover while you are playing, and it's so garbled and poor quality that even with the volume to max, I could not understand what was being said (and there are no subtitles). The final opponents seemed to come out of nowhere, and I had no basis for who or what they were or if they were important to me (paintings notwithstanding). There are some UI oddities, but I'm not sure if they are Mac-dependent or not. The most annoying were: A) Saves would frequently add slashes to the save game names in a random fashion, and B) the multiplayer mode, despite being an option on the main menu (which does nothing), requires you to launch a completely separate application. Nothing too horrible, but odd nonetheless. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this review!

Стиль есть. Игры нет. Жаль, что я не успел вернуть деньги. DUSK очень хорошо продаёт себя в первые часы. Сначала кажется, что сейчас будет жирный, суровый, атмосферный бумер-шутер: деревенская крипота, старенький графон, нормальный вайб олдскула Думаешь, ну вот, сейчас буит мясо. А потом.... Начинаешь замечать, что чем дальше проходишь, тем сильнее вскрывается, что кроме стиля у игры почти ничего нет. Оружие ощущается как набор бум-палок, которые стреляют, шумят, но толком не дают ни веса, ни кайфа, ни нормального ощущения урона. На Бесстрашном это особенно весело: ты вроде стреляешь, а враги будто просто губки, которые в ответ стреляют(и причем очень больно) и терпят, когда ты ещё магазинов пять в них вольёшь. Почти из любого оружия После деревенских локаций игра вообще теряет лицо. Вместо запоминающихся уровней начинается какая-то серо-красно-бурая мешанина, где ты уже не исследуешь место, а просто тупо бежишь дальше, потому что ничего интересного вокруг не осталось. Секреты искать тупо неинтересно из-за этой унылости. И вот тут DUSK начинает ощущаться не как бодрый ретро-шутер, а как топорная, затянутая и жалкая пародия на него. Самое смешное, что по динамике и по ощущению оружия какой-нибудь Painkiller или даже Quake 3 до сих пор выглядят и играются в разы живее. Там ты реально чувствуешь бой, темп, выстерл, отдачу, врага. А тут будто всё держится на одном “смотри, у нас пиксельная эстетика и вайб олдскула”. Ну охуеть теперь! Опять нагрели гоев! В итоге DUSK для меня. Игра, которая очень красиво притворяется крутым бумер-шутером, но быстро выдыхается. Первый час-два ещё можно поверить, что сейчас раскроется. Не раскрывается. Зато маркетинг у игры отличный: первые два часа она очень грамотно продаёт атмосферу и стиль, а потом вылезает её настоящее лицо, то бишь топорный и пустой шутер Вердикт: кроме стиля и ретро-картинки тут для меня почти ничего нет. К покупке не рекомендую. Максимум брать за копейки по скидке. А так унылый, топорный и переоценённый кал.

One of the boomer shooter goats. Great atmosphere, guns, enemies, levels, it's got it all. I'd suggest you purchase this piece of software and go kill some guys.