Street Lords

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Street Lords is a single player tactical shooter game with a violence theme. It was developed by Studio HK and was released on February 7, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

Near-endless cities to conquer Generate as many cities as you care to battle for, whenever you want and however you want. Let the generator set the city’s name or perhaps change it to your current location for a more memorable experience. Gang territories will be allocated differently each time - play as the underdog and overthrow the big boys in charge of town, crush other weak gangs in your domi…

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55%

Audience ScoreBased on 102 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

stability6 negative mentions

Unique concept combining turn-based strategy and FPS combat with a fun core gameplay loop.
Customization options for gangs and city, and satisfying gunplay with realistic ammo mechanics.
Potential for a great game with enjoyable tactical shootouts and strategic territory control.

The game is plagued by bugs, save corruption, crashes, and glitches that often break gameplay.
AI is overly accurate with 'aimbot'-like behavior and can see or shoot through walls, making combat frustrating.
Abandoned or infrequent developer updates resulting in an unfinished, repetitive, and poorly optimized experience.

gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers a fun mix of turn-based strategy and team-based FPS combat with an engaging core loop, but it suffers from limited maps, guns, shallow strategy mechanics, and occasional glitches. While the concept is promising and some bugs have been fixed, the game currently lacks polish and content, leading to repetitiveness and imbalance during campaigns. With further development and additional features, it has the potential to become a more satisfying experience.
- “A simple but fun indie turf war game, combining light turn-based strategy gameplay with surprisingly hardcore team elimination FPS combat.”
- “A simple but solid gameplay loop, mixing casual turn-based strategy with a team elimination FPS combat module.”
- “The core gameplay loop is fun, although the title is in desperate need of additional content and polish.”
- “I love the concept of this game but after only about 25 minutes of gameplay I can already tell this game is nowhere near ready to be sold in its current state.”
- “As we progress in the campaign, gameplay tends to become more glitchy, with allied units spawning with enemy models and colors during FPS battles, or the game sometimes failing to properly translate the results of the FPS battle into the city map (e.g., failing to conquer the attacked location even if we won).”
- “The number of maps and guns is ridiculously low, and the strategy mechanics are so shallow that once you've played for 20 minutes and gotten used to the mechanics, you will win every single campaign.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from frequent bugs and glitches that affect gameplay stability, including issues like deleted progress and buggy shootouts. Despite these problems, it remains enjoyable, especially for fans of tactical turn-based shooters, though the lack of recent updates has hindered improvements.
- “The game is very buggy.”
- “Since launch there have been no content updates and the last patch was in March, while the game remains a buggy mess.”
- “Seven out of ten shootouts are a bit buggy.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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100%
The game's graphics feature blocky, low-detail aesthetics that limit visual differentiation between faction customizations. Additionally, performance issues prevent smooth gameplay even on low settings, affecting overall visual experience.
- “The game offers some light visual customization for each faction, allowing you to set up gangs with a street gang, outlaw biker gang, paramilitary unit, mafia, and insurgent aesthetic.”
- “The visual customization provides a variety of gang styles that enhance the game's thematic diversity despite the blocky art style.”
- “The game's graphical style supports distinct faction aesthetics, enriching the player's experience through visual variety.”
- “I barely could run the game on low graphics and barely could play the game.”
- “The game offers some light visual customization for each faction, such as street gang, outlaw biker gang, paramilitary unit, mafia, and insurgent aesthetics, but the blocky graphics make these templates not strikingly different from each other.”
- “The blocky aesthetics of the game limit the visual distinction between different faction designs, reducing the impact of customization options.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story aspect shows great potential and offers an enjoyable experience, particularly in combat, which is described as fun. However, there are notable bugs affecting multiple fights, and players suggest improvements to turn mechanics for a smoother narrative flow.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding in the game to be extremely tedious, highlighting that management tasks can become repetitive and monotonous.
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the monetization limited due to sparse in-game spending options and intrusive ads placed too frequently, which together hinder the overall experience.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's replayability is currently limited, largely due to the subpar FPS portion. Improvements to this aspect could enhance overall playability and encourage more replay value.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game lacks volume control options, preventing players from adjusting or turning it down. This limitation negatively impacts the overall audio experience.