Hard Reset Extended Edition

Hard Reset Extended Edition

Steam Deck Playable

Flying Wild Hog · FPS · Jul 12, 2012

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.49.

82%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Performance: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 113 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 68 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are caveats
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
This title stands out positively for many reasons, doing exactly what an FPS is supposed to in terms of gameplay, pacing and overall structure, even if it detaches from the strictly old-school genre by introducing "modern" mechanics such as RPG-style weapon upgrading, but apart from this deviation every other gameplay element stays true to pure shooters.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
On top of all that, the graphics and environments are gorgeous.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design is viscerally pleasing and makes the cities feel lived in, despite having very little organic life.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The controls are very well optimized, most of the weapons have some weight to them, and the action keeps coming at a constant pace.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Performance106 reviews
Graphics86 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters134 reviews
69%
Gameplay64 reviews
69%
Interface11 reviews
36%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat113 reviews
65%
Difficulty68 reviews
76%
Bugs9 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.49 (−90%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
115
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.