Cruelty Squad
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Cruelty Squad

3 critics 24 lists ★ 4.1/5 RAWG ActionIndie

Cruelty Squad is a tactical first person shooter set in the hardcore gig economy of corporate liquidations. You're an emotionally dead combat-substance fueled grunt of Cruelty Squad, a depraved subsidiary company tasked with performing wetworks for its host conglomerate. Will you make the Corporate Arch Demoness proud or succumb to bitter tears of failure? Highly kinematic tactical gameplay using varied weapons such as the flechette shotgun, silenced 10mm pistol, radiation emitter, dart gun, corrosive gas launcher and more. No handholding! All of the missions have multiple viable approaches and routes. Plan out your equipment loadout to gain a tactical advantage. Choose between non-lethal an

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The Story DecoderMillennial

Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the pitch meeting for *this* game at a corporate publisher. They’d run screaming. Its intentionally repulsive aesthetics, punishing difficulty, and darkly satirical take on capitalism are a defiant middle finger to focus groups and market research. It’s ugly, uncompromising, and brilliant – a raw, unfiltered vision that proves true art doesn't need polish, just conviction. A true outsider masterpiece.

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Okay, Cruelty Squad ain't pretty, but it's pure, unfiltered chaos in the best way possible. This FPS is a fever dream of corporate dystopia, with graphics that look like they were rendered by a haunted PS1. Every mission is a playground for weird, aggressive tactics and totally broken mechanics that somehow work. It's got that immersive sim feel, letting you approach objectives however you want, usually violently. If you're tired of polished games, this trashy, psychedelic masterpiece will blow your mind.

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This game is ugly. Intentionally so. It’s a tactical shooter. But it’s also a satire. Blast through corporate hellscapes. The aesthetic is grotesque. The humor is dark. It’s chaotic. It’s aggressive. It critiques capitalism. It challenges expectations. It's a truly unique, unsettling experience.

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