Action · May 16, 2023

HROT (2023)

trophy55 achievementslocal_offer-66% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend4.9k recommendations
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. You start in a civil defense shelter deep under a Prague Metro station. As a proud holder of the military readiness badge you know what your duty is: put on a non-functioning gas mask, load the vz. 52 pistol and protect the peace and your socialist homeland from the strange intruders. The classic gameplay and vibe of romeric shooters from 1990s including a fitting brown retro aesthetic. You'll find a shotgun, a vz. 13 SMG, a rocket launcher and even some secret experimental Soviet battery-powered weapon. If you run out of ammo, you might find the hammer and sickle coming in handy. Handcrafted levels inspired by real locations with an emphasis on historical details. Every level contains socialist paraphernalia which nowadays can only be found in museums or your grandma's attic (Eastern Bloc only). Flushable toilets, destructible light bulbs and horses with gas/latex masks. In short, conservative values that never disappoint. A custom engine written in Pascal imitating 1990s software-style rendering with unfiltered textures and polygon jitter.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Retro · 277
  • FPS · 251
  • Shooter · 169
  • Boomer Shooter · 166
  • Indie · 149
  • First-Person · 149
  • Action · 144
  • Singleplayer · 143
  • Old School · 136
  • Gore · 122
  • Violent · 120
  • Dark · 111
  • Horror · 110
  • Atmospheric · 110
  • 1980s · 102

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.6k Steam reviewsTop 56% in Action
Positive rating97% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 5%
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 68% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Adjustable Difficulty

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound
  • Surround Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Save Anytime

Press Quotes

“The soviet-era gigantic sculptures, brutalist buildings, and the Quake-like world constituted of bleak low-poly and low-res textures are a marriage made in heaven.” Save or Quit “It inserts the cooling rods. IN MY PANTS.” Civvie 11 “HROT, 'cos you can't spell brutalist without brutal.” The Lady Weird Sloth Cow

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

55

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 5.6k reviews

5.5k positive · 169 negative

Curator recommendations

4.9k

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 16, 2023
DeveloperSpytihněv
Base price$6.79 -66%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External links[email protected]

Content Notes

Not suitable for youth under the age of 30 by decision of the commitee.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English volume_up
  • Czech volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Czech

Editions & Packages

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