Action · June 15, 2021
Cruelty Squad (2021)
WARNING: This game is not recommended for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Cruelty Squad is a tactical first person shooter set in the hardcore gig economy of corporate liquidations. You're an emotionally dead combat-substance fueled grunt of Cruelty Squad, a depraved subsidiary company tasked with performing wetworks for its host conglomerate. Will you make the Corporate Arch Demoness proud or succumb to bitter tears of failure ? Highly kinematic tactical gameplay using varied weapons such as the flechette shotgun, silenced 10mm pistol, radiation emitter, dart gun, corrosive gas launcher and more. No handholding! All of the missions have multiple viable approaches and routes. Plan out your equipment loadout to gain a tactical advantage. Choose between non-lethal and lethal options. Throw toilet bowls at enemies. Fight and sneak through offices, suburbs, police stations and secret compounds. Find and unlock hidden equipment and levels. Open objective based gameplay, in each mission your goal is to kill or destroy your targets before heading for the exit. Revisit earlier missions and try to beat your best time. Can you S-rank all of the missions? Enemies including private security, cops, psycho freaks, flower hybrids, swamp cultists and mutant dogs. Talk to NPCs and figure out the mysteries of the world. Advanced death mechanics. Stock and organ market simulation. Punishment mode.
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 20.8k Steam reviews | Top 24% in Action |
| Positive rating | 97% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 5% |
| Engagement hours | 12 h average | Top 42% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Capitalism · 510
- Surreal · 502
- Immersive Sim · 476
- FPS · 472
- Psychological Horror · 422
- Psychedelic · 381
- Shooter · 347
- Cyberpunk · 337
- First-Person · 325
- Dark Humor · 308
- Lore-Rich · 297
- Stealth · 291
- Dystopian · 287
- Stylized · 277
- Action · 247
Press Quotes
“Cruelty Squad is what a great immersive sim sees before it dies.” 93% – PC Gamer “the first video game with the entire cycle of abuse included” milsimdev
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
12h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
5h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
Achievements
38
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 20.8k reviews
20.2k positive · 624 negative
Curator recommendations
20.8k
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jun 15, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Consumer Softproducts |
| Base price | $5.99 |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Support |
Content Notes
Low-polygon depiction of violence, decapitation, dismemberment, drug use, profanity and nudity.
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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