Satellite Reign

 PC
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Everyeye.it
    Oct 16, 2015
    72
    Fans of the original Syndicate, this is for you. The narrative side is really weak, but gameplay wise it's a great strategic experience.
  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 20, 2015
    70
    Satellite Reign is an interesting cyberpunk RPG that tries to create an open world but fails at making it a cohesive and credible one. Missions are interesting and, above all, the stealth action is quite superb. A mixed bag that needs to be evaluated before purchase.
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 25, 2015
    70
    Just like tactical classics of Commando series, you have to take down enemies one by one, dodging patrols and security cameras. Or you can go in guns blazing – might work out too, though enemy has no concept of fair fight, bringing in as much guns as they can muster. [Issue#201, p.70]
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  5. Game Rant
    Aug 31, 2015
    70
    Satellite Reign offers a great real time strategy experience in a cyberpunk world, but doesn’t keep the experience as fresh as it could have been.
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 12, 2015
    60
    More than a Syndicate, Satellite Reign reminds a budget version of cyberpunk Commandos. Overall incompleteness and considerable uncertainty over what the game wants to be, prevent gamers from enjoying it more. [Issue#256]
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  7. Games.cz
    Oct 12, 2015
    60
    Although it was hoped by many it’s not Syndicate with modern visuals. It is a great piece with atmosphere, quite good stealth-tactical strategy and lousy shooter. If you are forgiving, you could have some fun.
  8. GameSpot
    Sep 16, 2015
    60
    When Satellite Reign is on and all the parts decide they want to work together, it is a blast. Infiltrating a base without setting off any alarms and stealing new guns and money from under the enemy's nose is tense and satisfying, and you have to be willing to take risks to succeed. I just wish you didn't have to slog through the uninviting early hours and the game's regularly busted AI to find those thrills.
  9. Shacknews
    Sep 1, 2015
    60
    Getting through Satellite Reign can be a painful and slow process until you can amass enough tech, skill and firepower to repel waves of soldiers. It wants to be a game that gives you different choices, but the stealth gameplay wears thin so quickly that the game just gets boring.
  10. CD-Action
    Dec 16, 2015
    55
    It could’ve been a really good game, but the developers stumbled on the basics. Terrible interface, awful beginning of the campaign and mediocre AI take most of the fun out of Satellite Reign. [12/2015, p.46]
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  11. Edge Magazine
    Sep 15, 2015
    50
    No characters stand out to give the game verve, and Dracogenics does nothing to inspire efforts to take it down. [Oct 2015, p.118]
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Dec 7, 2015
    At its best, Satellite Reign has more in common with Commandos than Syndicate. It’s a splendid construct, built to endure and to sustain repeated playthroughs in various styles, but I can’t shake the feeling that, minute by minute, a little more chaos and unpredictability would go a long way.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 141 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 96 out of 141
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 141
  3. Negative: 15 out of 141
  1. Kraam
    Sep 3, 2015
    10
    Возвращение игры, которая стояла у истоков своего жанра. Diablo и иже подобное - лишь моды к оригиналу. Синдикат.
    Это то перерождение, что    Возвращение игры, которая стояла у истоков своего жанра. Diablo и иже подобное - лишь моды к оригиналу. Синдикат.
    Это то перерождение, что очень, очень близко стоит с тем, что было. Фактически младший брат.
    Есть различия, но так и должно быть. У создателей не было в планах делать полноценный клон.
    И получилось очень даже хорошо.
    Вновь мы видим город будущего. Чётко выделены зоны влияния больших корпораций. Свои правила и своя собственная гвардия в каждом дистрикте.
    Четвёрка бойцов, уже далеко не людей, но ещё и не роботов. Киборги - вот что в итоге получается при прохождении сюжета.
    Можно модифицировать, как тела своих пехотинцев, так и оружие.
    Модификаторов не много, но и не сказать, что их не хватает.
    Каждый боец уникален и это ещё больше разнообразит прохождение миссий.
    Обадовало то, что при больших и мощных перестрелках можно повредить здания, деревья, лестницы. Класс )
    И ещё. Не бойтесь отсутупить, перевооружиться, выучить новые технологии и вернуться добить врагов. Иначе победа всегда будет выскользать из рук.    … Full Review »
  2. rd1349
    Sep 2, 2015
    7
    Ah satellite reign, I spent a lot of time with this game in all its' brilliance...and its failures.
    To get started satellite reign is a    Ah satellite reign, I spent a lot of time with this game in all its' brilliance...and its failures.
    To get started satellite reign is a cyberpunk indie game that gets everything that is cyberpunk right, very right. From what I've heard it's supposed to be a spiritual successor to the first Syndicate game (not the botched sequel) As times have changed and technology has improved it is fairly easy to say that it is a very good improvement on its source material.

    The graphics are at a level I never expected of a non-triple-A cashcow and the districts of the game are all done beautifully. However performance leaves a lot to be desired and even with a very good PC you probably won't be able to run it at a smooth FPS.

    Story is not the games strong point and while it is there it seems to be almost wholly made up of the genres cliches, as if they wrote down a list and filled in all the ticks. The few surprises it does throw at you are almost comical, one such is the ending but I won't spoil that for you.

    Gameplay is probably the games strongest feature as it gives you an amazing amount of ways to tackle the obstacles in your way. It's hard to describe them all here as every facility you break into is different but suffice to say that everything from full on one man stealth to using an army of your own enslaved cybernetic enemies to to break down the door. This combined with the open world of the game (funny enough I've never seen a true open world strategy game before this) make for many diverse playstyles. The mission goal though remain strangely the same and although this actually doesn't bother due to the superb facility layouts it can be seen as slightly repetitive. The only time the game tries to break off from its' formula at the final boss (which is the only boss if you don't count the odd mech or two who are a real challenge to take down) it screws it up by making you kill him three times before you actually win.

    The bad;
    The AI is... more than a little inconsistent. At times you'll watch it pull of amazing feats of tactical ingenuity and other times you'll see it run searching for you in the opposite direction of your gunshots. This and it's amazing ability to summon zerg rushes out of nowhere can be rather frustrating because then once you've died you realize you'll have to do most if not all of the facility you were breaching again as there are no checkpoints while in enemy territory. Your squads AI too is susceptible to the inconsistencies as once I watched one of my man sprinting into another of my men without a clue that her could just walk around him.

    So final Verdict! :7/10
    As hard as this game was to get into at first I truly enjoyed myself playing it however I can't ignore the flaws, for all its polish and finesse the games bad AI and optimization issues coupled with it's lack of mission variety bring it down from what would have been a stellar 9.5 to a better than average 7. If you're the kind of person that can ignore these issues and is craving some cyberpunk then this is your cup of tea. If you a masochist who squee'd whenever they died in dark souls then this game is also for you.    … Full Review »
  3. Thilus
    Mar 8, 2016
    7
    Okay, I am forced to change my opinion about this game. Soon after the release I picked it up and wass hugely disappoined. I gave the game aOkay, I am forced to change my opinion about this game. Soon after the release I picked it up and wass hugely disappoined. I gave the game a lowly 4/10 and pointed out that the game was full of bugs and poorly optimized. Just last week I saw that Satellite Reign received a series of updates that fixed some of the problems that annoyed me from the begining and I decided to give it another try. And even though the game is still flawed in many ways, it has been fixed enough to be playable and enjoyable. At this time, if you're looking for a cyberpunk treat, you might want to give this one a try. It is still full of questionable solutions when it comes to gameplay and story, but at least it is enough of a decent game to try it out.… Full Review »
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