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  • November 18, 2020

Synthetic Hazard

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44%Game Brain Score
graphics
gameplay, stability
61% User Score Based on 23 reviews

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Synthetic Hazard is a single player shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by ESAT and was released on November 18, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Synthetic Hazard is a first person rogue-like shooter, developed by a team of young ESAT students as a final degree project. Take control of a security android in a secret laboratory after a catastrophic containment breach. Battle your way through the facility with high mobility, a modular upgrade system, and an arsenal of experimental futuristic weapons. Your goal? To destroy the core of the es…

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61%
Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews
graphics5 positive mentions
gameplay2 negative mentions

  • The game features impressive sci-fi visuals and a cyberpunk atmosphere that make it visually appealing.
  • Weapons are diverse and fun to use, offering satisfactory gunplay with unique feels, and fast, agile player movement enhances gameplay.
  • The game delivers intense old-school shooter action with hordes of enemies and offers good replayability for players seeking nonstop combat.
  • The gameplay is repetitive and lacks meaningful content due to procedural generation and unfinished design, leading to empty, samey levels and a lack of narrative progression.
  • The game suffers from numerous technical issues including crashes, bugs such as falling through floors or out of the map, poor AI, sluggish controls, and lack of polish.
  • There is no tutorial or proper player guidance, combined with frustrating difficulty spikes and poor options customization (e.g., no motion blur toggle or mouse sensitivity adjustment).
  • graphics
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally seen as decent or good, adding visual appeal to the game, though some consider them average and typical of asset reuse. However, despite passable visuals, issues with gameplay and technical flaws undermine the overall experience.

    • “The graphics in this project are really quite good, which at least makes the experience look more appealing.”
    • “I think the graphics are great.”
    • “Average graphics, though sluggish controls and other issues impact the overall experience.”
  • gameplay
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is criticized for being buggy and repetitive, though users suggest that larger, more intricate maps could better showcase the movement mechanics.

    • “Very buggy game with repetitive gameplay right out the gate.”
    • “Bigger maps and more intricate design needed to better take advantage of the movement mechanics.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs that disrupt the gameplay experience.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users highlight the game's strong replayability, indicating it offers enjoyable experiences worth revisiting.

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Synthetic Hazard is a shooter game with science fiction theme.

Synthetic Hazard is available on PC and Windows.

Synthetic Hazard was released on November 18, 2020.

Synthetic Hazard was developed by ESAT.

Synthetic Hazard has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Synthetic Hazard for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Synthetic Hazard is a single player game.

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