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MADNESS: Project Nexus
MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
74 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Satisfying combat, deep story, banger OST and mod support. Especially recommended to the fans of Madness Combat in general and Project Nexus Classic, as aestetics of this universe were implemented exceptionally well.…”
“Madness project nexus is actually one of the fun best fast and pace shooting game to mankind, i honestly would recommend you playing the game!, trust me it's worth the time!, like holy moly i've been playing madness…”
“I've been wanting to play this for around three years, now that I've finally gotten it, I'd say it's extremely fun to play, I love the graphics, the gameplay is fun, and I absolutely love everything about it!”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Satisfying combat, deep story, banger OST and mod support. Especially recommended to the fans of Madness Combat in general and Project Nexus Classic, as aestetics of this universe were implemented exceptionally well.…”
“Dobra gra, lepsza niż pierwsza flashówka, ale nie wiem jak strzelać headshoty. Gra ma więcej wartości sentymentalnej niż contentu (którego mimo wszystko jest dużo). Plot twist z Hank'iem był bardzo fajny. Moja ocena:…”
“Good Gameplay, Good Graphics, Good Story and lots fun Sadly you cant sex the tricky :(”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I've been wanting to play this for around three years, now that I've finally gotten it, I'd say it's extremely fun to play, I love the graphics, the gameplay is fun, and I absolutely love everything about it!”
“Good Gameplay, Good Graphics, Good Story and lots fun Sadly you cant sex the tricky :(”
“A surprisingly good transition into 3D gameplay for the Madness Combat series, and I often found it pretty funny. The campaign does feel a LITTLE short but it's still plenty fun.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Sick OST, locknar and Chesyre cooked. Reccommend playing.”
“Satisfying combat, deep story, banger OST and mod support. Especially recommended to the fans of Madness Combat in general and Project Nexus Classic, as aestetics of this universe were implemented exceptionally well.…”
“Have you ever thought: "Man, I crave almost mindless violence"? Well do I have the game for you! Seriously though, this game is fun as hell, really captures the feeling of playing a madness combat episode And the…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Satisfying combat, deep story, banger OST and mod support. Especially recommended to the fans of Madness Combat in general and Project Nexus Classic, as aestetics of this universe were implemented exceptionally well.…”
“This game sells the fantasy of being in a madness combat cartoon pretty well and arena mode is fun and has cool mods”
“This game is amazing, and while sure the original had other rooms and all that and a zombie mode, this sequel was very cool, especially with mods, my only hope is that the game gets donations and in return more features.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I tried this game and for a sequel to a flash game, this is PEAK, [spoiler] althought the hank boss fight at the end was a bit cheesy [/spoiler], the combat was very satisfying especialy the melee combat, trowing a…”
“It's honestly a great game, with great soundtrack, the gamplay, the music, the story is all fire.. except for one thing.. THE DAMNED FRIENDLY AI, they get stuck on everything, but like it's not even a problem since…”
“very fun and well made game, and a great way to remember/get into the series, since the story is of course a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ but a very interesting one. and the arcade game is also a veeery good source of violent excitement!!!!”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Has made me rage when the agents spam bullets at me but it's satisfying ending them and completing the mission. will definitely do more runs :3”
“[h1] THE PROBLEM [/h1] I'll start with THE Problem of the game that didn't exist before the devs decided the game was too good and the players were too happy. When choosing a stage in the game there are 4 choices of…”
“Fire game, very frustrating learning curve though. I finished the whole game on hard mode and there's definitely ways to ♥♥♥♥ about and have fun along the way”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“ever since i was a kid i watched madness combat it was super cool like i watched it everyday until i found this game its alright if i didnt played the main campaign but i love it! i loved arena mode since i played the madness project nexus classic game i had the best teams ever…”
— a player, Steam review · 111 hrs played“i really recomend watching madness combat before playing bc it will be very confusing”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“haha funny grey men with floaty hands this game is genuinely amazing tho the graphics can be really beautifal sometimes and it just generally feels really fun to play i havent personally gone through the full campaign yet but ive grinded a ton on arena mode and i can def say…”
— a player, Steam review · 50 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:16 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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 (2026-07-24). 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.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Gore · Beat 'em up · Hack and Slash · Arena Shooter · Shooter · Gun Customization · Funny · Character Customization · Blood · Action · Combat · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 52 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.madnessprojectnexus.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB memory or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space