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Wall-running, bolter-blasting chaos set in the grimdark Underhive - thrilling when it flows, frustrating when the jank catches up. A game that earns its mixed reviews honestly.

I came into Hired Gun hoping for something close to Doom Eternal with a Warhammer coat of paint, and about half the time that's almost exactly what it delivers. The movement toolkit alone is worth noting: <CITE>double-jumping, wall-running, air-dashing, and a grappling hook arrive either at launch or shortly after the first mission,</CITE> and when you chain them together across the vertical, gothic-industrial levels of Necromunda's Underhive, there's a genuine rush to it. The game also rewards aggression in a very Doom-adjacent way, <CITE>encouraging dynamic forward motion by awarding health when players stay offensive and expecting smart use of evasive moves during reloads.</CITE> On PC, when that loop clicks, it genuinely clicks. The setting is the real standout. <CITE>The hive city is beautifully detailed, with every nook and cranny showing off the religious fanaticism of the Mechanicus and the grim plight of Imperial citizenry,</CITE> and Streum On Studio's passion for the Warhammer 40K source material is obvious in every rusted corridor and blood-stained shrine. <CITE>The levels drip with mood - collapsed gothic churches, ossuary-inspired cathedrals, and gloomy tunnels stagnant with alien goop.</CITE> The guns, too, largely feel right: autoguns, bolters, plasma pistols, heavy stubbers, and grav guns make up a weapon roster that sounds punchy and satisfying to fire. Between missions you return to Martyr's End, a grimy hub bar where you upgrade your cybernetic bounty hunter, kit out your weapons, and call upon your cyber mastiff companion. The loot-and-upgrade loop - run a mission, collect gear, spend creds, repeat - keeps a steady pull going. Here's where it complicates: <CITE>the story is a mess, the inventory management is cumbersome, and the side missions are forgettable,</CITE> even if the core shooting saves face. Enemy AI is a persistent problem - <CITE>enemies tend to run straight at the player without making interesting combat decisions,</CITE> which dulls the tension that good arena design should create. The gun customisation system, while deep on paper, has a self-defeating quality: <CITE>when a shotgun can be tweaked into a sniper rifle and a sniper rifle into a machine gun, finding new weapons loses most of its meaning beyond a damage number ticking up.</CITE> Post-mission loot sorting is tedious given how incremental most stat differences are. Mission structure is also inconsistent - some encounters end abruptly without clearly communicating what you actually did to trigger completion. On PC specifically, the game launched rough. Bugs, crashes, and inconsistent performance were well-documented at release, and the Steam mixed-review rating reflects that history. <CITE>Streum On Studios did patch and improve the game over time,</CITE> so the current state on PC is meaningfully better than launch day, but lingering jank - enemy pop-in, animation clipping, occasional crashes - still surfaces often enough to break immersion at inopportune moments. This is a AA game operating at AA budget, and that ceiling is visible in the cutscene quality and AI behavior throughout. Who does this suit? Warhammer 40K fans who want to walk through a faithfully realized Necromunda will get real value here. Fast-FPS players who liked the movement in Titanfall or the aggression loop in nu-Doom will find things to enjoy even if the edges are rough. Players who need tight AI, a coherent narrative, or a well-organized progression system will bounce off it hard. Go in with calibrated expectations and a tolerance for imperfect games doing one or two things exceptionally well, and Hired Gun pays off. Go in expecting a polished blockbuster and you'll be writing a negative review by hour three. Alex, Scout Team

Necromunda: Hired Gun Steam key
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Necromunda: Hired Gun Steam key

May 31, 2021Streum On StudioFocus Home Interactive
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Wall-running, bolter-blasting chaos set in the grimdark Underhive - thrilling when it flows, frustrating when the jank catches up. A game that earns its mixed reviews honestly.

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I came into Hired Gun hoping for something close to Doom Eternal with a Warhammer coat of paint, and about half the time that's almost exactly what it delivers. The movement toolkit alone is worth noting: <CITE>double-jumping, wall-running, air-dashing, and a grappling hook arrive either at launch or shortly after the first mission,</CITE> and when you chain them together across the vertical, gothic-industrial levels of Necromunda's Underhive, there's a genuine rush to it. The game also rewards aggression in a very Doom-adjacent way, <CITE>encouraging dynamic forward motion by awarding health when players stay offensive and expecting smart use of evasive moves during reloads.</CITE> On PC, when that loop clicks, it genuinely clicks. The setting is the real standout. <CITE>The hive city is beautifully detailed, with every nook and cranny showing off the religious fanaticism of the Mechanicus and the grim plight of Imperial citizenry,</CITE> and Streum On Studio's passion for the Warhammer 40K source material is obvious in every rusted corridor and blood-stained shrine. <CITE>The levels drip with mood - collapsed gothic churches, ossuary-inspired cathedrals, and gloomy tunnels stagnant with alien goop.</CITE> The guns, too, largely feel right: autoguns, bolters, plasma pistols, heavy stubbers, and grav guns make up a weapon roster that sounds punchy and satisfying to fire. Between missions you return to Martyr's End, a grimy hub bar where you upgrade your cybernetic bounty hunter, kit out your weapons, and call upon your cyber mastiff companion. The loot-and-upgrade loop - run a mission, collect gear, spend creds, repeat - keeps a steady pull going. Here's where it complicates: <CITE>the story is a mess, the inventory management is cumbersome, and the side missions are forgettable,</CITE> even if the core shooting saves face. Enemy AI is a persistent problem - <CITE>enemies tend to run straight at the player without making interesting combat decisions,</CITE> which dulls the tension that good arena design should create. The gun customisation system, while deep on paper, has a self-defeating quality: <CITE>when a shotgun can be tweaked into a sniper rifle and a sniper rifle into a machine gun, finding new weapons loses most of its meaning beyond a damage number ticking up.</CITE> Post-mission loot sorting is tedious given how incremental most stat differences are. Mission structure is also inconsistent - some encounters end abruptly without clearly communicating what you actually did to trigger completion. On PC specifically, the game launched rough. Bugs, crashes, and inconsistent performance were well-documented at release, and the Steam mixed-review rating reflects that history. <CITE>Streum On Studios did patch and improve the game over time,</CITE> so the current state on PC is meaningfully better than launch day, but lingering jank - enemy pop-in, animation clipping, occasional crashes - still surfaces often enough to break immersion at inopportune moments. This is a AA game operating at AA budget, and that ceiling is visible in the cutscene quality and AI behavior throughout. Who does this suit? Warhammer 40K fans who want to walk through a faithfully realized Necromunda will get real value here. Fast-FPS players who liked the movement in Titanfall or the aggression loop in nu-Doom will find things to enjoy even if the edges are rough. Players who need tight AI, a coherent narrative, or a well-organized progression system will bounce off it hard. Go in with calibrated expectations and a tolerance for imperfect games doing one or two things exceptionally well, and Hired Gun pays off. Go in expecting a polished blockbuster and you'll be writing a negative review by hour three. Alex, Scout Team

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steamAA ShooterGrappling HookCybernetic UpgradesLoot LoopWarhammer 40KArena CombatCyber CompanionWall-RunningBounty Hunter

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Developer
Streum On Studio
Publisher
Focus Home Interactive
Release Date
May 31, 2021

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