Severed Steel

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  • Summary: Severed Steel is a single-player FPS featuring a fluid stunt system, destructible voxel environments, loads of bullet time, and a unique one-armed protagonist. It's you, your trigger finger, and a steel-toed boot against a superstructure full of bad guys. Chain together wall runs, dives,Severed Steel is a single-player FPS featuring a fluid stunt system, destructible voxel environments, loads of bullet time, and a unique one-armed protagonist. It's you, your trigger finger, and a steel-toed boot against a superstructure full of bad guys. Chain together wall runs, dives, flips, and slides to take every last enemy down.

    Play as Steel, a nimble, one-armed sharpshooter on a mission. There is no reloading - pick your shots well and be ready to pry a loaded weapon from your enemies' cold dead hands.    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Gamezebo
    Nov 17, 2022
    80
    Severed Steel is ultimately still well worth a look for first person shooter fans seeking something a little more experimental.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Jul 25, 2022
    80
    The game runs near-flawlessly on Switch aside from a few levels near the end (that being said, you’ll be in slo-mo for the majority of the game anyway). However, the two biggest issues with the game rear their heads here. Games like this typically have near instantaneous restarts to ensure the action is always moving. Severed Steel’s load times aren't obnoxiously long by any means, but just long enough to add to the frustration of losses. The other (and biggest) issue is the complete lack of gyro-aiming, which — especially for a game this fast-paced — feels like a large oversight. But still, we’re talking about a game where you can throw your gun at someone, slo-mo, dive over their head, steal another from their back pocket, then blast them with it. Which is pretty rad.
  3. Pure Nintendo
    Sep 28, 2022
    80
    Severed Steel is a rapid-pace first-person shooter that demands quick reflexes and creative thinking to blast your way through the minions of a nefarious mega-corporation wreaking havoc in a dark future.
  4. Switch Player
    Aug 10, 2022
    70
    Severed Steel brings a fresh new feel to the FPS genre without overcomplicating the controls. It’s a furious blast through impressive environments and a rush from start to finish with very little to get in your way.
  5. Gaming Age
    Aug 22, 2022
    67
    Severed Steel doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It exists in a world where Neon White (to say nothing of Max Payne and Superhot) not only also exist, but are much, much better options if you want this kind of gameplay. With competition like that, Severed Steel doesn’t quite match up.

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  1. Elite_Institute
    Jul 24, 2022
    9
    "Severed Steel captures the feeling of being a badass acrobat perfectly; it’s a rollercoaster of action as you parkour your way around the"Severed Steel captures the feeling of being a badass acrobat perfectly; it’s a rollercoaster of action as you parkour your way around the arena blasting everyone and everything around you. There may be some minor bugs that can sour the experience, and the lack of gyro certainly is a disappointment – but these are both issues that could be easily rectified in a future patch. If you like your shooters fast and hard, you owe yourself a night with Steel."

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