Home / Games / CRUEL
CRUEL
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fast-paced shooting and melee” (54 of 103 reviews) and “Banger electronic soundtrack” (16); the most common complaint is “Short, limited content” (8). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The soundtrack is AMAZING, the gameplay is super fun, and I love the way it looks. 10/10 across the board, get this game asap”
“Very polished high-octane experience. It follows the formula of Post Void and adds onto it with further mechanics (like gambling, kicking, ...), enemy variations and the superior aesthetic direction that may have been…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The soundtrack is AMAZING, the gameplay is super fun, and I love the way it looks. 10/10 across the board, get this game asap”
“This game sure asks quite a lot in terms of speed, precision, mechanics... but if you bother reaching the flow state it requires (how dares it?!)... absolutely pure almost methodical carnage. At the time of writing,…”
“Cruel is one of the best fps games I've played in recent years, its fun the music is cool, I love the references to blood and evil dead, the gameplay is seamless, the sound effects are very satisfying, and the movement…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The soundtrack is AMAZING, the gameplay is super fun, and I love the way it looks. 10/10 across the board, get this game asap”
“Very polished high-octane experience. It follows the formula of Post Void and adds onto it with further mechanics (like gambling, kicking, ...), enemy variations and the superior aesthetic direction that may have been…”
“I LOVE this game. Very humbling to my mediocre skill but nonetheless I absolutely adore the mechanics, asthetics and humor. Best of boomer shooters but with modern touches.”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game sure asks quite a lot in terms of speed, precision, mechanics... but if you bother reaching the flow state it requires (how dares it?!)... absolutely pure almost methodical carnage. At the time of writing,…”
“Cruel is one of the best fps games I've played in recent years, its fun the music is cool, I love the references to blood and evil dead, the gameplay is seamless, the sound effects are very satisfying, and the movement…”
“CRUEL is a very satisfying and very challenging FPS game. The objective is to finish rituals by beating a certain amount of levels. As I haven't beaten the first ritual yet, I can't say much. You're prompted to enter a…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Cruel is one of the best fps games I've played in recent years, its fun the music is cool, I love the references to blood and evil dead, the gameplay is seamless, the sound effects are very satisfying, and the movement…”
“this game is weirdly both stressful and relaxing at the same time. At first i was a little sceptical of this game because the first enemy you meet, who looks extremely similar to the cultists from both 'BLOOD' and…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“chill for a little but gets boring quick”
“A short fast-paced shooter with roguelike elements. Enemies hit hard, headshots are a must, constant spreading fire behind you forces you to move faster and faster. Movement feels nice, shooting is satisfying, enemies…”
“ive played through the game before. no updates came and i refunded it. idk what new content there is left out of the announcement but this makes me wanna get back into it what happend and why i refunded it: i played…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“AMAZING game, would not recommend for people who don't want a challenge, because it is very difficult to start off. After that the game becomes your domain and is great.”
“I have not finished a single kill due to it being so hard. Regardless, from what I've played, it is really good. The LUCK option can bring a jumpscare (his name is Erik and he is a flesh-monster), but otherwise, nothing…”
“Despite being really hard ts actually really fun af”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“INCREASE KICK HITBOX MY GOD”
“Art style and shooting is ok but...no tutorial to explain key binds on the go, floaty main menu controls (and slow) but in game your mouse movement is on steroids...”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“So, I have two major issues with this game. Issue 1: this is not a 1.0 release, yet this game is not marked as early access. Any game that pulls this immediately makes me feel as if I've been scammed, don't get me wrong…”
“Art style and shooting is ok but...no tutorial to explain key binds on the go, floaty main menu controls (and slow) but in game your mouse movement is on steroids...”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Its like a less visually jarring version of Post Void, but with a fair amount of original ideas to make it more than just a PSX style copy. Fun game, nice music, good replayability.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“You can kill whoever you want. You can kick dogs off a roof. There are nuns in fishnets. Its a good game.”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“An amazing arcade-style, fast-paced pew-pew game with a great adrenaline-rush soundtrack on top. It would be wonderful if we got more levels, more enemies, more weapons, and an endless mode. 8/10.”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update 0.9.3
List of changesFixes/Tweaks - Mouse sensitivity slider now shows value and has been tweaked to allow lower setting. - Perk selection on endless increased from 3 to 5. - No guns mode no longer gives yo
Anniversary Update
Hey everyone, I can't believe it's been a whole year since the initial release date, so why not celebrate with a big update! image credit : soda There's a lot to cover, so I can't list all the minor c
Update 0.6.6
List of changes Features: - Controller support (xbox, steam controller symbols) - Aim assist (toggle in gameplay settings) - Steam cloud support Tweaks & Fixes: - Bird collision fix - Bird gib spawn f
Hotfix 0.6.5
Some small fixes - Weapon break sound a tad louder - level transition to dog room smoothed out - Speed lines effect after death don't reset properly - Potential fix for some shaders bugging out and tu
Hotfix 0.6.4
Some quick issues resolved from feedback Tweaks: - Ranged melee weapons are only available in the no firearms mode Fixes: - Spider poison UI effect doesn't clear if you die with it active
Games like CRUEL
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
Shrine II
92.8% · 584 reviews
shares Boomer Shooter, Gore, Violent, FPS
CULTIC
97.4% · 6,583 reviews
shares Boomer Shooter, Gore, Violent, FPS
STRAFE: Gold Edition
71.9% · 1,922 reviews
shares Boomer Shooter, Procedural Generation, Gore, Rogue Like
Heavy Bullets
81.3% · 1,274 reviews
shares Boomer Shooter, Perma Death, Procedural Generation, Rogue Like
Project Warlock
87.0% · 3,686 reviews
shares Boomer Shooter, Shoot Em Up, Rogue Like, FPS
Vomitoreum
90.9% · 802 reviews
shares Boomer Shooter, Gore, Violent, FPS
Prodeus
92.1% · 5,822 reviews
shares Boomer Shooter, Gore, Violent, FPS
Ziggurat 2
90.0% · 1,078 reviews
shares Boomer Shooter, Perma Death, Procedural Generation, Rogue Like
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · First-Person · Boomer Shooter · Rogue-like · Procedural Generation · Perma Death · Shooter · FPS · Pixel Graphics · Gore · Violent · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Vulkan support required Storage: 1 GB available space