Receiver 2

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

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!

spamming W to sprint is psychotic design

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

I highly recommend Receiver 2 to anyone that can run the game. This game dives deep into mental health, self-love, gun safety, and gun history. Receiver 2 truly puts into perspective how dangerous a firearm can be, half the threat is the kill drones, the other half is the gun. This also has aged extremely well and applies to the modern day just as much as it did then.

After 5+ years of owning this awesome game, I finally finished it. 47 hours well spent. Most intricate handgun simulation in any game, the story is very moving and hits hard (especially at release) considering it came out at the height of the covid craze and the world has only gotten crazier. If you enjoy guns and have a touch of the tism, it's a no brainer purchase imo.

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.