First of all, the game knows exactly what it is. It feels like something you would find on the back of an old shareware disc or as a mod for a popular first person shooter. Its simplicity and raw gameplay carry it for about an hour, and by the end you do not mind the few dollars you paid for it.

There is no introduction or background story, and you begin in a Soviet apartment. If you have seen one, you have seen them all. The same sense of sameness hits you when you step outside and find yourself surrounded by nearly identical apartment blocks and a few other buildings you can explore. The map is decently sized, but there’s nothing to discover.

Your objective is to complete a set of tasks. They are always visible in a window and marked with waypoints, so getting lost is impossible. Once you finish them and return home, a new batch appears. You repeat this cycle several times until you eventually land in jail, escape almost immediately, and end the game.

Expect plenty of running and a fair amount of shooting at brain dead enemies. During one of the first day’s tasks, you receive a Kalashnikov, a pistol, and an axe. The pistol and axe quickly become redundant once you have the rifle. The axe does allow you to chop off limbs and even decapitate enemies, which is a nice visual touch, but sticking with the rifle makes things much easier, especially since enemies do not drop pistol ammunition.

Because the map feels like a ghost town, aside from objective related NPCs who cannot be harmed, combat usually begins after you complete a task. Enemies spawn outside doors or out in the streets, but their number and variety is limited to mafia members, soldiers, or terrorists. They are easy to deal with, often charging straight at you in a line when you are inside a building.

Combat delivers simple fun because most enemies go down after one or two bullets, so you are not dealing with bullet sponges. They are slightly more dangerous in open areas, but as long as you keep moving and avoid standing still, you can survive most encounters. Your health slowly regenerates, which makes things even more forgiving. Just remember to pick up rifles from fallen enemies to keep your ammunition stocked.

There is little reason to return once you finish the game. There is a stage select option that mainly exists for a missable achievement and a homeless mode that serves no real purpose. In that mode, you simply wander around the same map while hunger and thirst meters steadily increase.

Yes, that's exactly how people live in St. Petersburg.

This is a pretty funny simulator where we play as a game developer. And just like in real life, crowds of enemies will interrupt us. So, take an axe and go clear the way.

The game is actually quite interesting - the gameplay is dynamic, there are lots of rofls, and this realism creates a cool vibe. But it's better to experience these emotions in a game than in real life)))

For such a reasonable price, you get a solid game with some cool features. Definitely recommend picking it up!