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Kvark
Kvark is an FPS game set in a fictional version of the 80s Czech Republic. The player finds themselves in an underground facility that is falling apart as they travel through it. They will have to navigate through dark tunnels and will encounter many obstacles and enemies that will test their skills
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
31 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Fun, full of personality and challenging at times. Worth the money.”
“Kvark is quite a nice boomer shooters FPS. If I had to compare it, I would probably say a lot is inspired by Half-Life. BUT yet it doesnt really feel that much like Half-Life. Its kind of a weird thing to say but…”
“Great "Half-Like". Generally good performance on a 1080Ti/9700KF/16GB RAM system - 200+ fps with drops to poorly paced 120 in some areas. Gamepad support is bad, there's no option for toggling crouch and the sprint…”
13 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Cool old school shooter, like HROT what goes in the same direction, old CZ times while under the SU, great variety in levels, monsters and weapons, pixel but demanding graphic, nice effect, fast actions needed, bosses…”
“When you open the dictionary and look up "hidden gem", the title that comes up is "Kvark". A very small dev team managed to integrate the best of all the games that influenced this title, exhibiting a profound…”
5 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Fun, full of personality and challenging at times. Worth the money.”
“very half-lifeish, which is a good thing in my book. worth getting on sale”
“Great game. Great maps. Some glitches that have already been mentioned. Great price with the promotion. Well done. Many thanks to the developers.”
5 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Great "Half-Like". Generally good performance on a 1080Ti/9700KF/16GB RAM system - 200+ fps with drops to poorly paced 120 in some areas. Gamepad support is bad, there's no option for toggling crouch and the sprint…”
“Escaped Kvark in a single sitting. Fantastic game that glued me to my keyboard and screen. Shooting is satisfying and precise, there's multitude of weapons to choose from. I simply love that genre of games like F.E.A.R.…”
3 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“A fun shooter in the vein of Half-Life, developed in the Czech Republic. There is a perk upgrade system, you can improve your character by collecting syringes. Not that much variety to the combat encounters, but at…”
17 of the 69 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I enjoyed the first two chapters, but the end-bosses are too much. The one of level 2 was just tiresome, and made me give up and uninstall the game. Games should not require grinding at the easier levels.”
“the tags lie, its not a shooter, its one of those scrounge for every bullet for any of your underwhelming guns abominations. meh”
12 of the 69 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game. Great maps. Some glitches that have already been mentioned. Great price with the promotion. Well done. Many thanks to the developers.”
“game told me i ragequit when i didnt”
“Do not buy this game if you have a Mac. Despite the dev's insistence that this game works wonderfully on the Mac, it could not be further from the truth. 1. No achievements 2. Crashes often 3. No sound during cutscenes…”
9 of the 69 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I enjoyed the first two chapters, but the end-bosses are too much. The one of level 2 was just tiresome, and made me give up and uninstall the game. Games should not require grinding at the easier levels.”
“It's not bad. It is a fairly decent half-life inspired shooter, though it does not play like said game. It is a bit more stingy on ammo, and has less of a visible plot outside of the notes you can find, but this is…”
6 of the 69 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Kvark is quite a nice boomer shooters FPS. If I had to compare it, I would probably say a lot is inspired by Half-Life. BUT yet it doesnt really feel that much like Half-Life. Its kind of a weird thing to say but…”
“Good game overall but it is missing something, I felt like I was playing the game on autopilot. It lacks something properly hooking you into it, which results in the game feeling kind of... bland and boring/repetitive…”
“It's not bad. It is a fairly decent half-life inspired shooter, though it does not play like said game. It is a bit more stingy on ammo, and has less of a visible plot outside of the notes you can find, but this is…”
6 of the 69 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Great "Half-Like". Generally good performance on a 1080Ti/9700KF/16GB RAM system - 200+ fps with drops to poorly paced 120 in some areas. Gamepad support is bad, there's no option for toggling crouch and the sprint…”
“This is great game for people who love 1st person shooters and had an appreciation for games like Half Life or Doom. At first glance I thought the graphics and gameplay looked very dated and generic but it works because…”
“It's a 6.5-7/10 so I guess it's a yes. TLDR HL1 in Central/Eastern Europe, gunplay is meh, art style is neat. Its an alright game The gunplay is very meh feeling, the models on the guns are even more so meh. I ended up…”
Counted across 69 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Decent "russian half-life" style of old school fps. Not amazing though. 7/10 imo. -the game is lacking quick saves -the check points can be a bit far away sometimes -there is no stat sreen, only after finishing a level -there are some secrets where you have to do some super hard…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Very nice boomer shooter set in fictional 80's Czech Republic. Lots of INFRA-esque environments.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Kvark is a retro-inspired first-person shooter developed by Latest Past together with Perun Creative, and released on Steam as a modern homage to classic shooters from the 1990s. The game deliberately embraces the design philosophy of early FPS titles often referred to as…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Final boss hotfix
We got many reports from people that fought with kvark final boss and were able to kill him quickly. This wasn't intentional and is fixed now. Thank you for your patience!
Update
=== FEATURES === Added Aim assist Improved settings Added proper controller support including vibrations and interactivity All UI can now be navigated using controller only Added light to 1st bosses b
Patch 1.0.6.0
Features: - Boss now dies at the end of the game - Reactor closes after end of the boss fight so people don't jump in - Added light to 1. boss back to better indicate weakspot Fixes: - Added some door
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | FPS · Shooter · Cold War · Alternate History · First-Person · Hero Shooter · Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Exploration · Story Rich · Pixel Graphics · Hack and Slash (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Czech, Simplified Chinese, German, Japanese, Polish, Russian |
| Achievements | 33 |
| Official site | https://playkvark.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit or later Processor: 2.4 GHZ Quad Core Processor Or Higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 530 Or Equivalent Storage: 4 GB available space