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"SturmFront - The Mutant War: Übel Edition" is a remake of a classic steampunk shooter game set in 1984, where a great plague has unleashed deadly mutants upon the world. As the prototype SturmFront battle unit, Siegfried, players must use advanced weapons and tactics to assault and eliminate the mutant threat, facing off against hordes of enemies and bosses in this enhanced and bloodier version of the arcade-style shooter.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

SturmFront - The Mutant War: Übel Edition screenshot

86%

Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

music6 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features a nostalgic arcade-style gameplay reminiscent of classic titles, providing a fun and engaging experience.
The heavy metal soundtrack and vibrant art style enhance the overall atmosphere, making it a visually and audibly appealing game.
It's an excellent value for the price, offering enjoyable gameplay and a satisfying challenge for fans of twin-stick shooters.

The game suffers from technical issues, including frame rate drops and unresponsive controls, which can hinder the overall experience.
Many players found the enemy patterns predictable and the boss fights too easy, leading to a lack of challenge and excitement.
The graphics and design choices are criticized for being outdated and garish, making it difficult to navigate and enjoy the gameplay.

music
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
55%
18%
27%
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with many praising the heavy metal soundtrack as a perfect fit for the game's brutal and gory atmosphere, while others find some of the level-specific tracks repetitive and grating. Overall, the soundtrack is noted for its energetic and thematic alignment with the gameplay, appealing particularly to fans of 90s FPS games and metal music. However, there are criticisms regarding the variety and length of some musical loops, which detract from the overall experience.
- “Killer music, kick ass art, and brutal gameplay.”
- “Fantastic artwork and an awesome metal soundtrack, made by people who care.”
- “I absolutely love the tongue-in-cheek humor and awesome metal soundtrack!”
- “Each level has its own music but it's insipid and in a 30 second loop which immediately grates on the nerves.”
- “Only thing I didn't care for was the butt metal soundtrack.”
- “Killer heavy metal soundtrack, and lots of blood and gore and guts and gore and blood and guts and then after a few stages there's more guts and gore and blood and gore and guts.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
30%
30%
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with some players criticizing the use of outdated retro pixel art that lacks depth and quality, making it difficult to engage with the gameplay. Others appreciate the game's aesthetic, noting that the visuals align well with its heavy metal theme and enjoy the vibrant explosions and gore. Overall, while some find the graphics fitting and enjoyable, many feel they fall short of modern standards and suffer from poor design choices.
- “Fantastic artwork and awesome metal soundtrack, made by people who care.”
- “I enjoyed the graphics and the explosions and the gore and the aesthetic of Smash TV.”
- “The graphics actually fit perfectly with the heavy metal style and general aesthetic as well, rather than seeming contrived.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
- “Another problem with the 2D visuals is that they're garish, much more so than the Ikari Warriors game that this is trying to cash in on, which makes detecting enemies and dodging bullets harder, all because of poor art design effort.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The gameplay is generally praised for its simplicity and enjoyment, featuring fun mechanics and a fitting soundtrack that enhances the apocalyptic theme. However, some players feel it could benefit from more enemy variety and additional gameplay elements, such as bonus stages, to increase diversity. Overall, the gameplay is described as tense and challenging, with strategic boss encounters that keep players engaged.
- “The gameplay is simple and really enjoyable; the bosses all have a little strategy to them, and the soundtrack fits perfectly with the game's apocalyptic theme.”
- “Solid graphics and gameplay.”
- “Tense and challenging gameplay.”
- “The game could use more enemies and attack patterns, and a little diversion like a drive-through level or something, or a bonus stage here and there to make the gameplay more diversified.”
- “Groundbreaking work of art that brings the post-modernist revolution in video games to a screeching halt with its elaborate wordplay and intricate and innovative gameplay.”
- “The mechanics encourage you to get knee-deep in the dead and follow the chaotic flow of battle as you purge every mutant in your way with fire and steel.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
100%
The game's story is largely overshadowed by its gameplay mechanics, with players expressing a lack of interest in the narrative. It features a top-down twin-stick shooter format where the focus is more on destruction and collecting power-ups than on a compelling storyline.
- “The narrative is engaging and adds depth to the gameplay experience.”
- “The character development throughout the story keeps players invested.”
- “Hardly a success story; gamers just weren't all that interested in the game.”
- “The game is a top-down twin-stick shooter with a story.”
- “...or you just blow everything to hell and collect power-ups on a quest to blow everything up and collect power-ups.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is characterized by a tongue-in-cheek style, complemented by funny jokes and engaging voice acting. Players appreciate the blend of 40s Rambo aesthetics with a rock soundtrack, enhancing the overall fun and lightheartedness of the gameplay.
- “I like the very '40s Rambo aesthetics of the protagonist, the gameplay is simple and fun, the jokes are funny, and the price is low.”
- “Art direction is pretty on point, with some funny jokes and voice acting, rock OST combining with the action and fair difficulty.”
- “I absolutely love the tongue-in-cheek humor and awesome metal soundtrack!”