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La Quimera is a single player and multiplayer shooter game with mystery, thriller and science fiction themes. It was developed by Reburn and was released on May 7, 2025. It received neutral reviews from players.

La Quimera is a story-driven FPS set in dystopian future Latin America. In a fractured world where microstates rely on mercenary forces, you are an operative caught in a web of lies and deception. Play alone or with up to two friends geared with futuristic weapons, exoskeletons and combat abilities.

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56%Audience ScoreBased on 98 reviews
story11 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions

  • The game offers satisfying gunplay with impactful shooting mechanics and a solid core combat loop.
  • Visually striking and atmospheric, featuring a unique dystopian Latin American setting with well-designed environments and good attention to detail.
  • Has promising co-op gameplay and interesting story elements that create engaging and immersive moments.
  • Currently unpolished and buggy as an Early Access release, including performance issues, lack of pause function, and frequent crashes.
  • Poor voice acting and dialogue, which detracts from story immersion; the story pacing and cutscenes often feel awkward or overly long.
  • Limited content with short playtime and inconsistent balancing, including frustrating enemy mechanics, slow weapon switching, and confusing UI.
  • story

    64 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    17% positive mentions, 78% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The story is generally viewed as intriguing and set in a well-realized dystopian Latin American world, with some praise for its cyberpunk themes and immersive atmosphere. However, many players find the narrative pacing uneven, characters poorly written or annoying, voice acting inconsistent, and dialogue repetitive or lacking passion. While the core concept shows promise, especially with further development planned, the story currently feels incomplete and sometimes bland or confusing, reducing its overall impact.

    • “The story and setting are genuinely intriguing, capturing the spirit of those narrative-driven shooters from the 2000s—a rare and welcome ambition these days.”
    • “The world itself is mesmerizing, a truly well-realized dystopian Latin America that draws you right into its atmosphere and story.”
    • “I found myself constantly hungry to find out what would happen next as I pushed through “just one more mission” because I was so engaged.”
    • “The storyline is bland, the characters are annoying and somehow manage to use the word 'fuck' in every sentence, which gets repetitive very quickly.”
    • “The story starts off as generic and gets interesting towards the end with supernatural elements, but the characters are terribly written and unlikable. The story feels too much like a bad soap opera with ridiculous twists.”
    • “Took three hours to complete what they offer for twenty-five pounds. It's not worth it. Yes, you can replay missions, but the voice acting is poor and the animations are robotic in cutscenes. The characters lack soul, making movements boring. Needs more passion to come alive. Gameplay value is okay, but definitely give this one a miss for now; hold out till more work is done.”
  • gameplay

    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    32% positive mentions, 55% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a mix of solid shooting mechanics and unique features like enemy scanning and shooting through walls, with fluid movement and customization options praised by some players. However, it is often criticized for slow pacing, minimal content, occasional bugs, stiff controls, and frustrating difficulty spikes, leading many to view it as an incomplete early access experience in need of further refinement and additional content.

    • “The gameplay is tightly designed, with fluid movement and satisfying shooting mechanics that feel both responsive and impactful.”
    • “The gameplay is solid, offering plenty of fun and engaging encounters against the AI.”
    • “The gameplay (though incomplete and not entirely refined as of the time of writing this review) is enjoyable, and I've found that despite the small range of equipment options available at the moment, I still have a great deal of options to customize my build with.”
    • “I'm not sure why the devs are intent on making the gameplay not fun.”
    • “The pacing is slow, gameplay is minimal, and the meaning behind it all isn’t always obvious.”
    • “The game is terrible as gameplay, graphics, enemy mechanics, and even at low difficulty, the character dies right away from two shots.”
  • graphics

    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    37% positive mentions, 52% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    User opinions on graphics are mixed, with some praising the visual quality, art style, and smooth performance on higher-end hardware, while others find the graphics outdated, unimpressive, or inconsistent with trailer expectations. Optimization varies, causing lag or bugs for some players, but overall, the graphics are seen as decent though not exceptional.

    • “Graphically speaking, it's beautiful, gameplay is kind of annoying though.”
    • “The shooting is solid and the graphics are amazing.”
    • “The design of the game, the art style of it is so good I spent some time just walking around the hub and on location just to walk around!”
    • “Graphics: yes, overall, they suck canal water, especially the character models.”
    • “Game's graphics look like they're from about 15 years ago.”
    • “The hype doesn't match the execution; I turned up the settings to max, the gameplay and graphics don't match what was promised in the trailer.”
  • optimization

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    21% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    Optimization in the game is currently mixed, with stable performance on mid to high-end PCs but noticeable frame drops and bugs in certain areas. While early access status explains some issues, performance tuning and bug fixes are still needed to improve stability, especially on lower-end setups. Overall, optimization is acceptable but can degrade significantly depending on hardware and mission areas.

    • “Optimization is fine for now, it's early access, after all.”
    • “Performance was great as I had everything set to max and have a mid-high end PC.”
    • “It runs smoothly on my RTX 3060 graphics card on high settings with unlimited FPS and V-Sync on.”
    • “Unbelievably below average with constant bugs and performance issues.”
    • “As soon as I got to the first mission the optimization went downhill.”
    • “Some dialogue lines were duplicated during my playthrough, and the FPS dropped noticeably in certain areas, even though performance was mostly stable otherwise.”
  • atmosphere

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    71% positive mentions, 29% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive and dreamlike environments, evocative soundtrack, and clever effects that create a meditative and engaging experience. Its well-realized dystopian setting adds depth, effectively drawing players into the world and enhancing the core gameplay.

    • “Its dreamlike environments and evocative soundtrack create an atmosphere that’s immersive and meditative.”
    • “The world itself is mesmerizing, a truly well-realized dystopian Latin America that draws you right into its atmosphere and story.”
    • “La quimera is an impressive early access title that already delivers an engaging and atmospheric experience.”
  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, -33% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game experiences some glitches and bugs, particularly causing repeated replays of the last save and issues with pausing. However, it runs smoothly without freezes or FPS drops, providing a generally stable and enjoyable performance.

    • “No freezes, no FPS drops — I had a flawless experience and really enjoyed it.”
    • “This game has glitches that make you replay the last saved game over and over.”
    • “The game is very buggy and you can't pause at all, which is frustrating.”
    • “Supposed to be some super PMC but suffers from stability issues.”
  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is highlighted by unexpected, amusing moments such as an anticlimactic final mission involving easily avoidable enemies, making the experience both fun and funny.

    • “Final one drags out of nowhere, which is hilarious seeing as you have a warehouse next to you that has like 30 enemies in it at the start of the mission that you don't even need to bother with.”
    • “And then there's the end of the mission which you can more or less speed run, it's fun and funny at the same time.”
  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Character development is praised for its pristine design and smooth animations, including shooting, bullet spreading, and running, contributing to an immersive gameplay experience.

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers a unique, abstract emotional experience that challenges players without excessive guidance, rewarding those who are open to a more subtle and introspective journey.

    • “It doesn’t hold your hand or explain itself much, but if you're open to a more abstract, emotionally driven experience, there’s something truly unique waiting here.”
  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music features an evocative, dreamlike soundtrack that enhances the game's immersive and meditative atmosphere.

    • “Its dreamlike environments and evocative soundtrack create an atmosphere that’s immersive and meditative.”
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Play Times

5h Median play time
4h Average play time
1-5h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs
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La Quimera is a shooter game with mystery, thriller and science fiction themes. Common tags for La Quimera include co-op campaign, science, first-person, futuristic, realistic and others.

La Quimera is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing La Quimera.

La Quimera was released on May 7, 2025.

La Quimera was developed by Reburn.

La Quimera has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked La Quimera for its story but disliked it for its optimization.

La Quimera is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include SCP: 5K, Contain, Transience, FEROCIOUS, Edge Of Eternity and others.