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. Destructoid
    May 9, 2017
    85
    The game can be crushingly difficult, but it always remains engrossing. Despite going back and forth between loving and hating it, I’m still addicted some 20 hours later.
  2. Edge Magazine
    May 27, 2017
    80
    Strafe styles itself as both "the future of videogames" and "the most action-packed game of 1996", and there's a ring of truth to both gags. In folding together and drilling into layers of FPS convention, Pixel Titans has created a game that is at once sentimental and sharply contemporary. It doesn't so much take us back to '96 as transport '96 into the present, picking up threads left by Doom and Quake and weaving its own tapestry out of them, every time you play. [July 2017, p.116]
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  3. Vandal
    May 10, 2017
    80
    Strafe is hard, gory and full of references for those who enjoyed the classic Doom or Wolfenstein 3D. If you like how it sounds, try it.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    May 9, 2017
    80
    STRAFE is a gore fest with very old graphics, fast paced first person shooting and roguelike mechanics. Slightly unbalanced and maybe too rough for some players, it's still a worthy and pleasantly ironic homage to the nineties.
  6. GameSpot
    May 9, 2017
    80
    As unforgiving, repetitive, and frustrating as it can be, the urge to jump back into the game and take out that frustration on hordes of enemies to the tune of the most-proper soundtrack with a toy box of guns is hard to resist. Strafe wears its influences on its sleeve but stands on its own as a fun, intense, and fast-paced shooter with distinguishable charm.
  7. The Games Machine
    Oct 24, 2017
    79
    STRAFE is an engaging and captivating roguelike with a solid, 90's FPS gameplay (and graphics), tailored for fans of the "old school" genre. The procedural maps are well designed and varied, and the idea of having a single, moddable weapon throughout the game is pretty unique. The recently released Millenium Edition fixes a lot of bugs and adds some new game modes.
  8. IGN Italia
    May 9, 2017
    75
    Strife hides a merciless challenge behind his well crafted Nineties costume. Not only old-style FPS lovers can find death on Icarus but also who's searching for a demanding moment of pure gore. Perhaps different levels of difficulty could have expanded the audience.
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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

User Reviews

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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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