Shadow Ops: Red Mercury

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 308 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Zombie Studios · Action · Jul 2, 2014

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Shadow Ops: Red Mercury?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 308 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 165 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
53 of 165 sampled reviews raised it
No, it likely doesn't belong on a real-life soldier's loadout, but oh yes, it's awesome. :)
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
44 of 165 sampled reviews raised it
But I still recommend the game because frustrating as it was at times, it was fun, and there's a real sense of accomplishment when finishing a FPS without the safety net of quicksaves, and the story was decent, and the main character was voiced by Steven "Spike Spiegel" Jay Blum!
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
27 of 165 sampled reviews raised it
The shooting feels like it should, and the game keeps it simple by assigning your weapons at the start of each mission.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
20 of 165 sampled reviews raised it
If you want a fun linear FPS then I highly recommend this especially for the price.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 165 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack, sounding like it was heavily influenced by Hans Zimmer, accents moments like these perfectly.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay53 reviews
Story44 reviews
Combat27 reviews
Performance20 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
100% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
72% still recommend
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Multiplayer
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.04.

7 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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