Insurgency: Sandstorm

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 239 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 182 out of 239
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 239
  3. Negative: 31 out of 239

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  1. Nstarnoe
    Mar 4, 2020
    0
    I was really looking forward to playing this game and it seem like a fun game when I tried it. But the performance is the worst I have ever experienced in any game.

    Despite barley using a third of my cpu and GPU processing power the game runs a a very unstable 70 FPS on the lowest possible settings (I easily get 160 FPS on high setting in much more demanding games) on top that there is    I was really looking forward to playing this game and it seem like a fun game when I tried it. But the performance is the worst I have ever experienced in any game.

    Despite barley using a third of my cpu and GPU processing power the game runs a a very unstable 70 FPS on the lowest possible settings (I easily get 160 FPS on high setting in much more demanding games) on top that there is constant lag.

    It’s a pity, it seems like a cool game and it would be nice to see a small studio make something great. But the performance is truly abysmal    … Expand
  2. facknrite
    Mar 6, 2020
    0
    Sooooooooooo after waiting 6 months waiting for an update and optimization for the game, DEV's launched 1.6 test version which includes 1 mediocre map and 2 new guns that have an excesive stupid recoil and added it to the advisor class removing the SVD and EBR MK14 that were the most used guns by players on that class.

    They also added the most stupid feature called DEATHCAM which is    Sooooooooooo after waiting 6 months waiting for an update and optimization for the game, DEV's launched 1.6 test version which includes 1 mediocre map and 2 new guns that have an excesive stupid recoil and added it to the advisor class removing the SVD and EBR MK14 that were the most used guns by players on that class.

    They also added the most stupid feature called DEATHCAM which is total trash because now you can see from where you got shot from and all the enemies on that area, meaning that the tactical part of the game is lost.

    Once again after hundreds of complaints about that stupid feature they are still going to implement it on the stable version which demonstrate that they don't give a sh!t about their community feedback and they will still do whatever they want.

    So my question is...what is the point of asking feedback when DEV's really don't care about your opinion unless you kiss their a$$es with every stupid decision they make.

    Just to make a quick summary of what you will be getting by buying this game is:

    - 0 optimization (optimization for this DEV's means, removing stuff from the maps)
    - Updates every 6 months which are just gonna be trash.
    - Hit Reg issues
    - Abandoned Server Owners (Meaning no new cvars, no server side optimization)
    - Terrible Hit Reg
    - Unknown Performance(The game can run amazingly well on a top tier PC ro it can run like trash on the same PC)
    - Fed Up Community (Tired of all the bullsh!t of the game and DEV's that got stucked with a facked up game without the option to refund it)

    So if you are willing to go through all of that then buy it, if not then save your money and wait for some amazing titles being launched this year.

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  3. Locusthorde300
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    Looks great, adds new gameplay features, and generally improves the gameplay. But the balance and knowledge on weapons is completely out of whack. Some guns are just objectively better than others with no regards to what their actual performance is. Case and point is the AS VAL. It somehow does less damage than 9x19mm, despite shooting 9x39mm. They've **** up things with weapon detailsLooks great, adds new gameplay features, and generally improves the gameplay. But the balance and knowledge on weapons is completely out of whack. Some guns are just objectively better than others with no regards to what their actual performance is. Case and point is the AS VAL. It somehow does less damage than 9x19mm, despite shooting 9x39mm. They've **** up things with weapon details before. It seems like they're a bunch of tactics nerds wanting to make shooting games.… Expand
  4. OC_Hugz
    Feb 5, 2019
    0
    Terrible optimization. Cheap gunplay, Hitscan feels like COD, hit reg issues, stutters, dsync, feels like 2008 shooter...looks that way too.
  5. jorbo125
    Feb 1, 2021
    0
    PLEASE BE AWARE THE PLAYER REVIEWS ARE POPULATED WITH PEOPLE FROM INDIA AND SHRI LANKA PAYED TO WRITE REVIEWS. THIS GAME IS NOT GOOD OR FINISHED.

    Extremely underdeveloped and lazy, the game feels like a highly polished gmod gamemode than an actually released video game. It's extremely disappointing to see that both AAA developers and Indie devs can be so lazy and greedy. Do not buy    PLEASE BE AWARE THE PLAYER REVIEWS ARE POPULATED WITH PEOPLE FROM INDIA AND SHRI LANKA PAYED TO WRITE REVIEWS. THIS GAME IS NOT GOOD OR FINISHED.

    Extremely underdeveloped and lazy, the game feels like a highly polished gmod gamemode than an actually released video game. It's extremely disappointing to see that both AAA developers and Indie devs can be so lazy and greedy.

    Do not buy this game, it is ugly, boring, unbalance and rife with toxic players and cheaters.    … Expand
  6. alexman
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    constant suttering and lagging even freezing in firefights this is on medium i have a 1700x amd 480 it shouldnt happen with 60fps
  7. KAIZEN-85
    Dec 26, 2018
    0
    -more casual gameplay
    -bugs
    -awfull optimisation -voices again аля Я пиризарязатса! Why not amrican speeking english? -players cant use all vehicles +better graphyx +more reload animatons П.С. Кто бы что не говорил,но техника не +,если без нее лучше,тем более нет HUMWY,M1A2 у америкосов ,РПГ как бы ПРОТИВОТАНКОВЫЙ гранатомет,а не ПРОТИВОПЕХОТНЫЙ!    -more casual gameplay
    -bugs
    -awfull optimisation
    -voices again аля Я пиризарязатса! Why not amrican speeking english?
    -players cant use all vehicles
    +better graphyx
    +more reload animatons
    П.С.
    Кто бы что не говорил,но техника не +,если без нее лучше,тем более нет HUMWY,M1A2 у америкосов ,РПГ как бы ПРОТИВОТАНКОВЫЙ гранатомет,а не ПРОТИВОПЕХОТНЫЙ!
  8. BFV
    Dec 16, 2018
    0
    Bad bad bad bad, it's a cheap copy of Battlefield mechanics, 6 small maps, restricted areas, bugs, awfull optimisation. This is what poor devs can do.
  9. altaydron
    Dec 12, 2018
    4
    Минусы:
    нет ног, устаревшая графика, анимация вообще не о чём, экипирование неудобное, ОЧЕНЬ большой минус это звук: не слышно шагов противника, нет объемного звучания, нет разрушения, не простреливаются препятствия
    Плюсы: Экшен, очень активные бои, нет кучи НР (хардкорно), поубивать свободное время само-то, крутости таркова нет конечно, но и ни где нет Сильно не тошнит от неё, да и    Минусы:
    нет ног, устаревшая графика, анимация вообще не о чём, экипирование неудобное, ОЧЕНЬ большой минус это звук: не слышно шагов противника, нет объемного звучания, нет разрушения, не простреливаются препятствия
    Плюсы:
    Экшен, очень активные бои, нет кучи НР (хардкорно), поубивать свободное время само-то, крутости таркова нет конечно, но и ни где нет
    Сильно не тошнит от неё, да и кровь из глаз не идёт. Будет скидка, рублей за 400-500 можно взять    … Expand
  10. carnivorCactae
    Aug 13, 2022
    0
    No dedicated servers, means you can only play with randoms and strangers and have basically zero control about anything.
  11. Sneidertomnope
    Dec 13, 2020
    3
    To much lag random freeze servers are not the best in my country the devs don't care on fixing the game and give dlc updates every now and then with small improvements on things that should have been there in the beginning the only reason for you to buy it is if u planning to play.coop with friends but buy it only if you know they will play with you cose if they don't don't bother
  12. Jumpup
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    Not able to review this for PS4 so I will drag the PC score down until I can: this game has been out 3 years on PC, it’s become quite apparent that PC footage was used to sell the PS4 version as the PS4 Day one version in no way looks like or has the fidelity of the PC version. It’s a stuttering, Tearing un optimized mess on day one, a new developer I would give a by ball but this is a 3Not able to review this for PS4 so I will drag the PC score down until I can: this game has been out 3 years on PC, it’s become quite apparent that PC footage was used to sell the PS4 version as the PS4 Day one version in no way looks like or has the fidelity of the PC version. It’s a stuttering, Tearing un optimized mess on day one, a new developer I would give a by ball but this is a 3 year old game and it looks and runs like a PS2 game with the graphics of MGS 1. Lets run down the list of issues this scummy developer thought they would get away with: No Hit Detector, No Kill Detector, A weird marker for friendly’s that appears to the side of them and at some distance from them, a broken comms system where enemy conversations can be heard, screen tearing, lack of any anti-aliasing, Lack of HD graphics, this things running in standard def, lack of textures, broken load out system that fails to remember saved load outs, Lack of progress markers, lack of round information, lack of scoring system, an extremely low draw distance, a gutted game mode system, no vehicles, pop in everywhere, lack of 60fps (in an FPS of all things) a mess of a menu system, a diabolical weapon modification system that remembers nothing, a class system that’s all over the place with standard sniper, heavy, light and assault classes all behind paywalls. And the most important part the bullet physics, I understand the game is built around this but with the exceptionally low graphics there is simply no point to it, I cannot see the drop to correct the shot through the tearing and jaggy choppy gameplay. A f*cking disgrace of a day one release after 3 years to polish. Its no wonder medicritic has reviews switched off on the PS4 and Xbox versions. Well let’s hope users who can’t review it over there come here and drag the PC score down with this sinking ship cause these scum don’t deserve to get away with this at £59.99… (DO NOT BUY ON CONSOLE! UTTERLY BROKEN)… Expand
  13. ImSoNotSorry
    Dec 17, 2021
    0
    The game is absolute dogs**t. You wait more to respawn than that you actually play the game. All the game modes are also terrible. Would refund immediately if I could.
  14. jojoboy1997
    May 4, 2023
    4
    It was a good game with good gunfight and has bot to play offline which very hard to find now a day. However after Devs decide to improve enemy bots and make it a terminator with aimbot at every range game become frustrate to play in local play
  15. PasiMetaAho
    Feb 20, 2023
    4
    Compared to most modern shooters its decent but the slow pacing and unusable explosives ruin the game for hardcore players.

    Here's what im talking about: https://youtu.be/oqOSmrAtxUs

Awards & Rankings

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#75 Best PC Game of 2018
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#38 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#19 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. CD-Action
    Mar 25, 2019
    75
    If Battlefield is too arcadey for your taste and you’ve already heard everything about every player’s mum’s morals in CS:GO, Insurgency is an interesting alternative. It does have some minor technical problems, but once the developers sort them out, every tactical combat fan needs to check it out. [02/2019, p.51]
  2. Worth Playing
    Feb 21, 2019
    70
    It 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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  3. Riot Pixels
    Feb 18, 2019
    67
    Insurgency: 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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