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first-person shooter
Hard Reset
By Flying Wild Hog, released 1 Jan 2011
- Microsoft Windows
- post-apocalyptic video game
- twitch shooter
- cyberpunk video game
What it is
Hard Reset is a single-player first-person shooter from Flying Wild Hog, set in Bezoar, the last human city. You play Major Fletcher, a CLN soldier drawn into a conflict involving two of humanity’s enemies, with the story promising that events are not as they first appear. The game pairs a cyberpunk and dark science-fiction setting with fast, old-school shooting. Combat features large groups of enemies, boss fights, destructible environments and physics-based interactions. Fletcher’s weapons can be upgraded through an experience-based system, while dynamic lighting shapes the high-detail PC environments. Hard Reset is for Windows and is listed with Steam Achievements, stats, leaderboards, Family Sharing and partial controller support. It is a single-player release; no multiplayer mode is listed. The listed release year is 2011, while the Steam release date is Jul 12, 2012. Good Shepherd Entertainment is the publisher, and the game’s listed Metacritic score is 73.
What players like, and what they don't
- Single-player campaign in a cyberpunk setting
- Experience-based weapon upgrade system
- Dynamic environments and physics
- Steam Achievements, stats and leaderboards
- Windows is the only listed platform
- Partial controller support
- No multiplayer mode is listed
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a single-player shooter with cyberpunk scenery, fast combat and weapon upgrades. The listed platform is Windows, with partial controller support.
Hard Reset combines a dark sci-fi setting with fast shooting, boss fights and weapon progression. It is focused on solo play and listed for Windows.
