STRAFE

 PC
Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 39
  3. Negative: 5 out of 39
  1. Meristation
    May 11, 2017
    45
    It nails the style it is pursuing and looks like a lost piece of 90s, but the level design and some important bugs in its launch makes it a very frustrating experience the more you play.
  2. CGMagazine
    May 9, 2017
    45
    STRAFE wants to be a shooter from the 1990s, but has worse mechanics than any of the games it hoped to imitate.
  3. CD-Action
    Jun 30, 2017
    30
    The only reason people paid attention to this mediocre game was its top-notch marketing which convinced us that Strafe is a worthy heir to the best shooters of the 90s. The truth is that its developers simply misunderstand their inspirations. [07/2017, p.52]
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  5. Riot Pixels
    Jun 5, 2017
    30
    Strafe is not even close to the real first-person shooters of the 90s. If it were released in 1996, it would've died a quick death at the hands of its more polished rivals.
  6. PLAY! Zine
    May 19, 2017
    30
    STRAFE is a roguelike FPS that tries too hard to remind us of “the good old times”, but since it lacks any depth and quality, it fails hard on every level. The game is a mix of horrible graphics (although that was the excuse for the XX century feel), awful story (again “on purpose”), one of the worst AI opponents ever and questionable shooting.
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  1. Ars Technica
    May 9, 2017
    A must-play for FPS addicts of old and a gleeful return to solo FPS action for modern teens who missed the '90s.
  2. Eurogamer
    May 9, 2017
    A gleefully gory throwback to 90s shooters wrapped in a rogue-like shell, Strafe is let down by uneven pacing and underwhelming guns.

Awards & Rankings

50
#50 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 42
  3. Negative: 16 out of 42
  1. BlakeArius
    May 9, 2017
    6
    Rogue-lite Old school mid 90's doom/quake inspired FPS. Graphically it looks the part and procedural generation lvl's are neat too. However,Rogue-lite Old school mid 90's doom/quake inspired FPS. Graphically it looks the part and procedural generation lvl's are neat too. However, everything else about the game is offensive.. The enemies are bland, silent and chase you down constantly making for less strafing and more just running backward. The music is just blaring, repetitive and annoying. Secrets will screw you over due to where the enemies spawn. Bugs such as being shot through walls and invisible guns.

    The biggest issue is the difficulty, it's so overly punishing and health is so expensive and rare that to get through the game you have to play it slow and methodically which goes against the fast run-n-gun action it's going for. Better to just go play doom.    … Full Review »
  2. JaydenPickens
    Mar 21, 2019
    5
    It's not that good as people would make you think it is. An average game, preying on nostalgia, but not delivering the oldschool vibes at all.It's not that good as people would make you think it is. An average game, preying on nostalgia, but not delivering the oldschool vibes at all. The awful rogue-like gameplay does not help and enemies are not that good. Actually nothing is good her,e but nothing is despicable either. Don't waste your time on this. Better play Strife or Rise of Triad or other forgotten fps gem. Pickens disavows.… Full Review »
  3. Nero77710
    May 10, 2017
    0
    The game wanted to be an "old school shooter" with roguelike elements.
    A win win for me, cause I love these shooters and I love roguelikes.    The game wanted to be an "old school shooter" with roguelike elements.
    A win win for me, cause I love these shooters and I love roguelikes.

    But this game is just trash.
    It fails to feel like an old school shooter and even as a standard roguelike shooter, it's just the most terrible I've played.
    I really was hyped for this game, but some mechanics and design decisions are just completely nonsensical.    … Full Review »
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