Rogue Point

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Rogue Point is a single player and multiplayer tactical shooter game with a violence theme. It was developed by Crowbar Collective and was released on February 12, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

From the creators of Black Mesa: The richest CEO on Earth dies, cutthroat conglomerates vie to carve up his kingdom. Using the MERX app, businessmen order mercenary armies like takeout. Only Rogue Point, an elite vigilante squad, dares to fight back. Campaign Dive into an adrenaline-fueled campaign where explosive co-op firefights meet strategic planning. Team up, gather intel, complete objectiv…

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72%

Audience ScoreBased on 507 reviews

story20 positive mentions

optimization22 negative mentions

Fun and engaging gunplay with satisfying mechanics and variety of weapons.
Great co-op experience especially with friends, supports solo play but is more challenging.
Strong core gameplay loop combining tactical shooter elements with roguelike progression.

Game is currently in early access with performance issues, bugs, and need for optimization.
Enemy AI inconsistent with bullet sponge enemies and poor stealth mechanics.
Limited content with few maps, repetitive missions, and unbalanced difficulty making solo play frustrating.

story
183 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect is generally seen as minimal and straightforward, focusing on a mercenary campaign with repetitive mission themes and limited narrative depth. Players appreciate the variety in mission objectives and maps but find the campaign short, lacking meaningful plot development or impactful storytelling, resulting in a gameplay experience more centered on tactical combat and progression than on an engaging narrative.
- “Despite replaying the same maps (with more coming later), the variety of objectives and mission goals prevents the gameplay from feeling repetitive—each mission felt unique.”
- “The campaign idea is interesting: you choose a mission and extract when it's complete, then you get to refresh and change your loadout before planning your next mission. The four maps are good, though I hope a few more will come.”
- “There's a nice variety in the missions and objectives as well.”
- “The campaigns end after only around 8 or so missions (not counting optional missions) and the final boss is the same every time, which is fine for an early access game.”
- “The game also really suffers from a lack of maps; in a single campaign you will very easily come to the same map 3-4 times, which would be fine if the layouts were more diverse, but they change so little in the end and make all the missions on said maps feel the same over and over.”
- “My single biggest source of frustration is the final mission. When I'm breezing through every mission in a campaign on the regular, often able to extract with near-full armor and full health, the final mission has my entire three-plate vest get eaten in a half-second by the first heavy I see. Not to mention I've had far more problems on this mission with the extraction than the boss itself, both solo and in co-op. Compared to the 'hard' missions before it, it seems decidedly more bull than anything.”
gameplay
147 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers a solid and enjoyable core loop with satisfying gunplay and tactical elements, blending roguelike progression with cooperative PvE mechanics; however, it currently suffers from technical issues, inconsistent mechanics, imbalanced stealth and difficulty systems, and a lack of depth and meaningful variety. While the fast-paced, run-and-gun style appeals to some, the game’s identity feels conflicted between casual arcade action and tactical shooter, leaving certain mechanics underutilized or contradictory. With further polish, balance improvements, and expanded content, the gameplay shows strong potential to become more engaging and rewarding.
- “The core gameplay and principle is pretty solid, and I think it definitely has potential to become very good.”
- “By blending roguelike progression with tactical PvE gunplay and smart semi-procedural generation, the devs have built a gameplay loop that is already incredibly tight and addictive.”
- “Lots of surprise depth, smooth and clean interface and satisfying mix of thoughtful and frenetic gameplay.”
- “The primary gameplay mechanics and game feel need some work; the gunplay feels a little janky and lacks punch, and the ADS feels a little stiff.”
- “Too many mechanics have no actual presence in the current gameplay loop, and it feels like what we're playing right now has no idea what it really wants to be—more so an amalgamation of gaming trends all thrown into a pot.”
- “My biggest gripe with the game is that once you are familiar with the mechanics and can aim, you can literally just rush every enemy and win so long as you hit the headshot. This game needs harder difficulty options or mechanics to punish you for playing this way.”
optimization
85 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Optimization in the game is currently inconsistent, with frequent stutters, frame drops, and occasional freezes, especially on larger maps or in high-intensity moments, even on high-end systems. While recent patches and early access status have improved performance, many users report that significant optimization is still needed to achieve stable and smooth gameplay. Overall, the game shows promise but requires further polish and performance enhancements to reach its full potential.
- “Patch 0.4.3 already improved performance, but some of these issues still happen and, yeah, they will be addressed.”
- “The latest patch fixed a ton of performance issues I was having, with a 9700x and an RTX 5070ti.”
- “For an early access game, this is a very solid framework to build from, and after a few optimization patches, I can see myself sinking a lot of time into this and recommending it to a lot of folks.”
- “Performance is absolutely atrocious; if it was better, then it wouldn't be a negative.”
- “- When too many Merx are dead, the game performance churns to a halt.”
- “The performance is rough... in many cases I can reach my FPS limit of 90, but then when I turn around it just drops to 40 FPS for a second.”
graphics
43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics receive mixed feedback, with praise for its clean, detailed, and stylistic art style that supports immersive gameplay, though some find the visuals cartoony or over-the-top. Performance is generally smooth on modern hardware, but optimization issues and limited, coarse graphics settings frustrate players seeking more customization. Overall, the graphics are solid for a tactical shooter sandbox but fall short of AAA visual wow-factor.
- “The graphics are super clean, and the player models look awesome and detailed, which makes everything feel more immersive.”
- “Graphics are clean and it's pretty easy to distinguish targets from the environment.”
- “Good graphics - the graphics and lighting are really well done.”
- “The graphics also don't look anything near special enough to justify this bad performance.”
- “Graphics are cartoony and just feel out of place and sometimes become over the top with the particle effects when enemies are shooting walls etc.”
- “The technical side might not be its strongest point, with graphics settings stripped down to the bare minimum and offering little customization — and above all, an implementation of FSR2 that’s noticeably worse than simply playing without any upscaler.”
monetization
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features no microtransactions or pay-to-win elements, with all cosmetics and attachments earned through gameplay, which players appreciate. However, the recently added aim down sights (ADS) mechanic feels rough, unpolished, and sometimes jittery, though developers are actively working to improve it and have made it optional for players. Overall, the monetization approach is well-received, emphasizing fair progression, while some mechanics like ADS still need refinement.
- “I personally enjoy that there are no microtransactions, and everything from cosmetic clothing to attachments to gun skins can be gained by simply playing the game.”
- “Zero microtransactions; you earn everything in game by grinding for them!”
- “Monetization and continuing support are well handled without intrusive purchases.”
- “Ads was added, why?”
- “- Ads is rough, but I recall the devs only added it part-way through the playtest because people kept complaining about it.”
- “And 1 more thing to tell, sometimes the ads and fire button just can't function, which ruins my entire gameplay.”
stability
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game experiences frequent bugs including freezes, stutters, frame drops, and animation glitches, with hit detection and AI also reported as problematic. Despite these stability issues and occasional crashes, many players find it fun and relatively well-optimized on higher-end hardware, though it remains underdeveloped with cosmetic and gameplay glitches needing attention.
- “Game runs great, no problems; only 1 crash after 8 hours.”
- “It runs great on my laptop with a 4060ti, delivering 100+ frames.”
- “The art style is solid.”
- “This game suffers not really from bad overall performance, but general freezes, stutters, and occasional heavy frame drops.”
- “No matter how long it takes to load the shaders, every time I fire the gun in a new room for the first time, it lags horribly and sometimes freezes briefly.”
- “AI is buggy, game stutters for seemingly no reason like others have mentioned.”
replayability
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Replayability opinions are mixed: some praise the game's tactical, roguelike elements and varied layouts for keeping it fresh and challenging, rating it highly replayable; others find it lacking in long-term replay value, especially once missions are completed. While the gameplay loop is engaging for many, early access status and limited customization options suggest potential for improvement to enhance replayability.
- “The different layouts and objective placements make for a ton of replayability and have kept the experience fresh run over run.”
- “It’s fun, challenging, accessible, and highly replayable, qualities you don’t often find all in one game these days.”
- “The gameplay loop is super replayable, à la Left 4 Dead.”
- “Boring and no replayability.”
- “No doubt this game is very fun and has huge potential; however, this game (early access) lacks any replayability once completed.”
- “Just go one way or the other because Rogue Point doesn't have the intensity of Insurgency Sandstorm co-op, nor the tactical replayability, and it's not fast paced and entertaining enough.”
humor
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game arises from quirky gameplay elements like tactical focus, funny bugs, and amusing animations such as sprinting speed and leaning views, which create lighthearted moments even during failures. While these attempts at humor sometimes fall short compared to genre benchmarks, players still find the game enjoyable and often laugh rather than get frustrated. Overall, the humor adds charm and fun to the experience, especially in multiplayer sessions.
- “What the hell was that?!" as you're running up to an enemy that hasn't noticed you yet, about to shoot the hell out of them is hilarious and makes for funny moments.”
- “Few funny bugs here and there like seeing clones of yourself in the lobby (don't worry, that is just another player).”
- “Even when we failed, I found myself laughing instead of getting frustrated, which is always a great sign.”
grinding
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is often described as tedious and time-consuming, with some frustrations around repetitive tasks and rare rewards. However, weapon upgrades are seen as meaningful and not excessively grindy, and the absence of microtransactions means all progress is earned through gameplay. Overall, the grinding feels somewhat disproportionate to the available content, especially given the game's early access status.
- “The 40 extra enemies are tedious when you win and frustrating when you lose.”
- “The dead drops that can be gotten into missions are also not really worth farming for as they take very long, are tedious to do because you will very often have to kill every enemies in the mission and can sometimes not spawn which makes them not even a guarantee.”
- “There's just not a lot of content for the grinding this game encourages.”
music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music received mixed reactions, with some praising the soundtrack's quality and separate OST sale, but many found the in-game music sparse and uninspiring. The main menu music was often criticized for sounding artificial and unappealing, falling short of the high expectations set by previous titles like Black Mesa. Overall, the soundtrack disappointed those hoping for more memorable and engaging tracks.
- “Soundtrack and audio design are rated 9/10, indicating a high-quality music experience.”
- “Black Mesa's soundtrack was amazing, and while this game offers separate OST sales, the usual background beats feel more suitable for fitness.”
- “The music in the menu initially raised high expectations, reminiscent of Joel Nielsen's incredible tracks; however, there is very little music in the actual game, and the one track heard was less interesting.”
- “The title screen/main hub music sounds so AI-generated it genuinely hurts my ears.”
- “The music, coming from Black Mesa, I had a pretty big expectation. The music in the menu instantly made me think I was going to hear more incredible tracks made by Joel Nielsen; however, there's very little music in the actual game, and the one track I've heard in it wasn't all that interesting, which is a little disappointing.”
- “Oh, and they sell the OST separately. Black Mesa's soundtrack was also amazing, but here the usual background beats would only be suitable for fitness.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express a mix of heartfelt appreciation for the game's initial attempt at emotional engagement and frustration with the pacing and difficulty ramp, noting early missions feel trivial while later challenges hit abruptly. Some find the difficulty spikes off-putting enough to stop playing entirely.
- “If your game takes a long time to add more interactions, I would say this out of pure heartfelt love for a new game, which it seems like you attempted very well.”
- “The difficulty ramp is well done; the early missions of a campaign feel quite trivial, but about 40% through the campaign, the harder levels, especially the end, feel just the right kind of hard, even with a decent loadout.”
- “The difficulty hits you like a ton of bricks with no warning, which added an unexpected emotional challenge.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is widely criticized for feeling repetitive, empty, and lacking excitement, resulting in a generally disappointing experience.
- “Repetitive, empty, lacking in excitement and atmosphere, it's kinda disappointing.”