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Shooter, Simulator, Tactical, Indie
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?
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Dark, cryptic, knowing and overwhelming.
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PC GamerJames DavenportJul 202193/100Cruelty Squad celebrates feeling bad in surprising ways, all of them fun.
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PolygonCass MarshallJul 2021Will you enjoy Cruelty Squad? I don’t know. It’s a hard game to recommend. It feels like it rips mechanics wholesale out of slick, satisfying shooters like the old Rainbows Six, Deus Ex, or Hitman. Except it’s also intentionally opaque, refusing to lend players a hand in deciphering its visuals or navigating its oppressive atmosphere. And yet, I’m still here gnawing on this coconut, because the pain is worth the taste of that delicious joy.
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IGDB rating 8.6/10 from 36 ratings.
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