- Publisher: Focus Home Interactive , New World Interactive
- Release Date: Dec 12, 2018
- Also On: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
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Dec 20, 2018Insurgency: Sandstorm sees New World Interactive successfully transfer their particular brand of hardcore tactical shooter to a modern game engine with just a few technical hitches, though you’ll need to be content with a familiar Middle Eastern setting and somewhat limited set of maps and game modes.
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Feb 21, 2019It isn't as punishing as something like Arma, but it still offers fantastic audio and a brutal TTK that forces the player to slow down, think about their steps, and use all the tools the game puts at their disposal. One can't go into this game hoping for a sleek experience. The technical side of the game is just as gritty as its combat. In the heat of an intense battle, your processor will also put out some heat. Hopefully, New World Interactive can devote some time toward the technical side of things and put as much care into that as it did the audio and gameplay. If the developer can fix those issues, Insurgency: Sandstorm would be one of the better competitive shooters available on Steam.
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Jan 2, 2019Insurgency: Sandstorm needs a bit more polish to be the outstanding sequel it should be but if you overlook the issues you'll find a fairly enjoyable multiplayer title.
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Dec 20, 2018Absolutely worth playing for tactical shooter fans who excel and enjoy team-work, because it offers more in this area than other shooters, the same way it rewards precision shooting. It's half the price of triple-A shooters and is only going to get better with time.
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Dec 20, 2018Compliant as a demanding tactical shooter and its realism, its lack of maps and polish overshadow its playable proposal.
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Dec 18, 2018The obsessions with realism and old school action don’t come at the cost you might imagine, in this tense and well-designed online shooter.
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Dec 12, 2018Insurgency: Sandstorm is a solid shooter that offers the series’ best intense, tactical thrills, but can’t help but feel behind the times in both theme and looks.
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Feb 18, 2019Insurgency: Sandstorm feels like a shoddy HD remaster of the original game rather than a full-fledged sequel, complete with annoying performance drops, popping up textures and bland map design.
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Dec 17, 2018Ultimately, I’ve only got so much patience for games where the victor is nearly always whoever doesn’t get spotted first. There’s a reason I haven’t played Plunkbat in months. If you’re into your realism though (or just good noises) Insurgency: Sandstorm is worth a shout.
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Dec 12, 2018One of the best multiplayer games of the year.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 182 out of 239
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Mixed: 26 out of 239
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Negative: 31 out of 239
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Dec 12, 2018
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Feb 5, 2019Terrible optimization. Cheap gunplay, Hitscan feels like COD, hit reg issues, stutters, dsync, feels like 2008 shooter...looks that way too.
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Dec 26, 2018