Action · July 26, 2021
Intravenous (2021)
A LOVE LETTER TO EARLY SPLINTER CELL GAMES You just entered the warehouse through the vent shaft as you hear voices from outside. They know you’re here. Someone must have tipped them off. You continue to stay in the shadows. You shoot out lights, flip off circuit breakers and lockpick doors. You are a silent assassin. You distract the guards by throwing bottles or imitating their wives voices. One by one you pick their lights out. Fuck. You’ve been compromised. You shoot out the next door lock and go in guns-blazing. In an adrenaline filled shootout you eliminate your target and barely manage to escape. Well done! Enter the world of Intravenous as Steve Robbins - a man set out for revenge after losing his brother to low-life junkies. Delve deep into the criminal world under the guise of darkness or go armed to the teeth, guns-blazing, and padded with armor. Old-school stealth. Your visibility depends on how well-lit the environment is, and every step you take makes noise. Teeth-grinding action. Fun stealth gameplay does not exclude fun gunplay. Intravenous is meticulously designed to offer stealth for those looking for it, as well as no-brakes gunplay to those itching for a gunfight. Reactive AI. Your enemies will do more than just rush straight at you. If they've found a dead body they will alert their friends in hopes of finding you. If they hear you sneaking about, they will investigate. If they see you, they will open fire. If they're unarmed, they will try to find their friends and warn them of you. Capable enemies. Enemies take cover during gunfights, use flashlights in darkness, and radio in suspicious activity. Any misstep you make will result in your opponents responding appropriately. Lots of weapons. Multiple weapons, each with their unique handling. Each works best in a specific situation. You're sure to find your personal favorite here. Choose your loadout. Pick a rifle, a pistol, and a bulletproof vest to be ready for combat, or just a pistol and naught else, to be quick, agile, and silent- ready for improvisation. Adapt to your surroundings. Shoot lights out, crawl through vent shafts, flip circuit breakers off, throw bottles to distract your foes, lockpick doors to find alternative ways in - or simply shoot the door lock out, and go in guns-blazing. A gritty story. Steve Robbins lost the single most important person in his life - his brother. With aid from a mysterious person claiming to have suffered a similar fate, he decides it's time to take matters into his own hands after the police turns up empty-handed. Nothing is as clear cut as it seems to be. Uncapped frames per second. 60hz display? Yep. 144hz? No problem. Enjoy the swift action or edge-of-the-seat stealth on your preferred monitor refresh rate.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Stealth · 366
- Tactical · 345
- Difficult · 331
- Assassin · 327
- Top-Down Shooter · 170
- Top-Down · 158
- Action · 154
- Pixel Graphics · 152
- Immersive Sim · 135
- Indie · 132
- 2D · 131
- Simulation · 131
- Singleplayer · 123
- Shooter · 122
- Atmospheric · 118
Peer Action titles
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 4.8k Steam reviews | Top 60% in Action |
| Positive rating | 90% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37% |
| Engagement hours | 3 h average | Top 86% for session depth among Action |
Press Quotes
“Intravenous is an indie gem. There genuinely isn't enough good I can say about this game.” Mitchell Godsend “Awesome hardcore stealth action tactics with such a pleasant flavor of Splinter Cell that it gives you goosebumps. A definite must-have from the very first seconds of gameplay - this happens very, very rarely.” One More Game [OMG] “I have nothing but positive things to say about Intravenous, its fast paced, action packed and holds a hint of an original 90's gameplay…
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Includes level editor
- Family Sharing
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (8)
- English
- Russian
- Spanish - Spain
- German
- Turkish
- Spanish - Latin America
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Korean
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
3h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
1h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
4h
Current engagement
Achievements
45
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
90%Very Positive · 4.8k reviews
4.3k positive · 481 negative
Curator recommendations
2.7k
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jul 26, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Explosive Squat Games |
| Publisher | HypeTrain Digital |
| Base price | $3.99 -80% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · [email protected] |
Content Notes
Violence, implied drug use, swearing & crude language.
Editions & Packages
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