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HROT
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
98 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Technically, the game runs perfectly. No crashes, no issues. Smooth experience from start to finish. I really liked the level design. The levels are built as large interconnected areas where you stay in one location and…”
“Haven't had so much fun with a shooter since Dusk. Great level design, challenging gameplay, rewarding exploration. Also love the warsaw pact czechoslowakia theme and the art design. Quite unique.”
“i own this on GOG, this game is great! feels kinda like a soviet quake/chasm hybrid. satisfying gunplay, dreary anxiety inducing setting (that's a good thing) and tight, responsive skill based gameplay.”
45 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Haven't had so much fun with a shooter since Dusk. Great level design, challenging gameplay, rewarding exploration. Also love the warsaw pact czechoslowakia theme and the art design. Quite unique.”
“i own this on GOG, this game is great! feels kinda like a soviet quake/chasm hybrid. satisfying gunplay, dreary anxiety inducing setting (that's a good thing) and tight, responsive skill based gameplay.”
“Game is okay. Aesthetic is cool sound design is good. Gameplay is average at best. Not bad for the price. Don't buy this game if you are looking for gameplay at quality of dusk. Still enjoyable tho.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“i own this on GOG, this game is great! feels kinda like a soviet quake/chasm hybrid. satisfying gunplay, dreary anxiety inducing setting (that's a good thing) and tight, responsive skill based gameplay.”
“I absolutely love this. Obviously it's very inspired by Quake, but oddly the sound design immediately made me think of Medal of Honor, of all things. The gameplay is also much closer in pace to Medal of Honor than to…”
“It's a solid game. I love the aesthetic and thick atmosphere: the semi-realistic, somewhat surreal representations of places like abandoned cities, mines, villages, and castles. Overall the gameplay is fun and…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Game is okay. Aesthetic is cool sound design is good. Gameplay is average at best. Not bad for the price. Don't buy this game if you are looking for gameplay at quality of dusk. Still enjoyable tho.”
“I absolutely love this. Obviously it's very inspired by Quake, but oddly the sound design immediately made me think of Medal of Honor, of all things. The gameplay is also much closer in pace to Medal of Honor than to…”
“A really good boomer shooter! Full of funny moments, throwbacks to old movies, some fun platforming areas, lots of secrets to find in this soviet themed game. The combat is fun, weapons feel MEATY, there's no long…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Technically, the game runs perfectly. No crashes, no issues. Smooth experience from start to finish. I really liked the level design. The levels are built as large interconnected areas where you stay in one location and…”
“Developed only by one person, HROT feels like a Soviet-Quake FPS game. It depicts an industrialized country with high radiation, neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) in 1986; zealot villagers, people with…”
“It's essentially Quake 1, but with Soviet vibes. Graphics, style, general feeling, even some of the enemies look like directly taken from this game. I had issues with lags and flickering, but since it was solved with…”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is okay. Aesthetic is cool sound design is good. Gameplay is average at best. Not bad for the price. Don't buy this game if you are looking for gameplay at quality of dusk. Still enjoyable tho.”
“It's a solid game. I love the aesthetic and thick atmosphere: the semi-realistic, somewhat surreal representations of places like abandoned cities, mines, villages, and castles. Overall the gameplay is fun and…”
“Is it amazing that a lone dev made this? Yeah, it is. Is it worth 99% positive reviews, well... kinda. How steam works is you can only go + or - so yeah it is possitive, but is it a 9.9/10?.... No. It is a 6/10. Very…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Quake but it's more brown.”
“The drab colour palate and brutalist architecture you see in the trailer are hiding a game that brims over with personality and charm. A thick atmosphere hangs over much of the game, veering expertly into horror at…”
“8.0 Solid boomer shooter +Satisfying combat +Leveldesign is good +Making fun of USSR/russia is always welcome +Cute puppies -Some bosses could be better artistically/mecanically -One meh jumpscaare”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“HROT is a rather short, tongue in cheek homage to Quake and socialist-era Czechoslovakia. Mechanically, it's a very competently made take on "boomer shooter" like Quake, with pretty familiar weapons and types of…”
“20€ is very very steep price for a short game like this but it was okay”
“Slavic boomer shooter with a Quake style. Challenging and fun. Want more!!!”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“DO NOT BUY THIS GAME FOR STEAM DECK. This game is great but it runs like ass if your on steam deck even with fixing I couldn’t get past 10 fps during combat”
“Steam deck compatibility doesnt actually match the the experience.”
“Honestly, in my time playing this game, it's really fun since I love boomer shooters and this one takes some inspiration from Quake. Although since I am a Steam Deck player, the game has a bit of an optimization issue,…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“HROT is what happens when someone takes old-school shooters, strips out all the modern garbage, and just goes full raw chaos with it. This thing feels like it crawled straight out of the 90s—in the best possible way.…”
“HROT initially feels like a strange game. It provides no explanation, just dealing with monsters limited weaponry, and getting drunk off wine. This is a boomer shooter classic.”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“In my older more experienced days as a gamer I have slowly but surely been making good on a personal mission to check off every game on my backlog before I inevitably run out of gamer years and die. Something you and I are inevitably going to experience. Yes. You. Reading this.…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“absolute banger of a game. it is way too good, and the fact it was made on its own engine, by one person (sans some music and play testing) is ridiculous. it and zortch (another game made on its own engine and one person) undeniably hit so hard due to that. sometimes you need…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“The beef was flavorful and juicy, though a bit too well done for my taste. Consider replacing the rice with salad for a carb-free experience. 9/10”
— a player, Steam review · 13 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Retro · FPS · Shooter · Boomer Shooter · Indie · First-Person · Action · Singleplayer · Old School · Gore · Violent · Dark (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty |
| Languages | English * , Czech * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 55 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.5 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4400 Storage: 256 MB available space