Squad

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
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  1. 4P.de
    Oct 11, 2020
    85
    Realistic, yet extremely playable and enhanced with strategic depth: In the current shooter landscape Squad is one-of-a-kind.
  2. PC Gamer
    Oct 24, 2020
    75
    A hardcore team game that's fun when you work together, despite some unfriendly systems.

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 56
  3. Negative: 7 out of 56
  1. ElAyVee
    Oct 13, 2020
    9
    Squad is a first person shooter game taking place in a modern setting, the game's objective is to bridge the gap between hard core militarySquad is a first person shooter game taking place in a modern setting, the game's objective is to bridge the gap between hard core military simulations and arcade shooters. Squad succeeds in this by keeping the mechanics as basic as they need to be without impacting gameplay towards a more arcade approach and forcing the players to co-operate towards victory, thus giving it a more hardcore feeling in the way the game is played. It's a multiplayer only game with no plot or story, nor any progression systems, there is only the battle. As the name on the games suggests, teamplay makes or breaks the match, and chances of winning that your team has, if your team is not communicating, you will have a bad time and lose, badly, this is not a fault, it is by design, to force players to work together, you either learn to play together or you won't last long in Squad and end up as statistics in the refund section. The game by itself is complete and is not lacking any main feature that would label it as an "incomplete release" altough support for the game is not over and Off World Industries claims that it will continue to support the game for a long time and add new content, everything that is necessary for the game to function is there and the game classes and vehicle gameplay are very well balanced. The game is not perfect by any mean, bugs exist, altough they are minor ones and none are a game breaking experience, the most disappointing feature of the game are the helicopter flight mechanic, while they are sufficient to assure that helicopters can impact the game by carrying our their mission, the controls feel weird and unnatural, while the developer has claimed that it intends to address the issue, at the time of writing this review, helicopter review has not seen any meaningful improvement outside of bug fixes. It is recomended that before buying this game interested players read the game description and requirements, game requirements include "a teamwork oriented mindset", even tho the game has an in-game chat, a microphone is also basically mandatory.… Full Review »
  2. btimbit
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    Probably the best multiplayer shooter of the last 10 years but sadly it is let down by some very puzzling decisions by inexperienced devs.
  3. MPGSpotter
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    A graphically beautiful yet underdeveloped reimagination of the Project Reality mod for Battlefield 2. Somewhat lacking in content inA graphically beautiful yet underdeveloped reimagination of the Project Reality mod for Battlefield 2. Somewhat lacking in content in comparison to its predecessor. I've been playing on and off since very early alphas, with just over 600 hours now. For every new feature every update up to 1.0 there's been an equally baffling bad design decision. Many missing/cancelled features since the original kickstarter, common requests from the community often go ignored, and even more features hilariously removed during the alpha/beta with absolutely no explanation. Many concessions and features were done to accommodate more casual players, which ended in the game practically appealing to neither casual players nor experienced SLs, awkwardly hovering halfway between Battlefield and Arma and struggling to get the playerbase of either. Still many bugs and stability issues since 1.0 release, and a community that sadly gets more toxic day by day. It does look like the developers are finally picking up steam, with some commonly requested features finally being implemented in v2.0, as well as general stability improvements. It's far from ideal, but it has the potential to get there, and I hope it does.… Full Review »
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