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My favorite part about this game is how the trailer made it seem super in depth like a MOBA but in reality its just a 3v3 shooter.

I gave it an honest whirl but the game is just bad. The movement is bad, the shooting is bad, huge maps for 6 players is bad, the game almost has zero redeeming qualities.

Me and two friends grabbed some trigger nades and fire traps and wired up an extract elevator. We sat in really thick bushes as Arc flew over us for 8 minutes straight, waiting to spring our trap and loot unsuspecting victims.

Once there was one minute left before the elevator closed, we called it back up, sad that no one came.

We went inside to reclaim our gear and leave - but a wasp drone started to attack us.

It shot one of the explosives and set off all the nades and fire traps inside on us, instantly killing us.

The hunters died by their own tools.

We cried laughing. 11/10 GOTY.

No, seriously. This game is one of my favorite games of all time instantly. I cannot recommend it enough. The highs, the lows, the BEAUTIFUL graphics, the OPTIMIZED game with 300+ FPS.

GET TOPSIDE NOW, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!

Edit: 12/23/25

300 hours in. First wipe Expedition is here. This game has taken over my life, strained the relationship with my fiance. If you haven't played this ♥♥♥♥ yet you just missing out.

Possibly the best autobrawler on the market. And I'm shocked to say this as a Legion TD 2 fan with over 1k hours in the game.

10/10

Needs another 6 months to a year to cook

This game is ruining my sleep schedule in a really bad way.

DO NOT LET "TURN BASED" SCARE YOU THIS GAME IS ACTION PACKED YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PARRY OR YOU DIE

I really like this game a lot and then after 5.6 hours I realized you can play BLACKJACK in the casino with your friends and it is actually exactly like a real table.

I'm speechless!!

Why the ♥♥♥♥ did we all stop playing this game?

BRING BACK THE FINALS 2025!!!

This game is so under rated! Amazing graphics. Fun gameplay design. DESTRUCTION!!!!!

Actually a fun game.

-A hater of both Marvel/Superheroes and hero shooters

Very underrated game, even in 2024. I'm sure it was very buggy and got a bad rep at launch but this is a hidden gem.

GTA + Mercenaries

Very open ended, you can get very creative with how you accomplish objectives. 9/10

Halflife + Zomboid = fun