Action · August 15, 2019

Ion Fury (2019)

trophy62 achievementsextension3 DLClocal_offer-60% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend6.6k recommendations
No regenerating health. No power armor. No mercy. Stay aggressive, stay mobile, and make every pickup count. A neon-soaked, old-school single-player run-and-gun FPS where huge maps twist into shortcuts, secrets are everywhere, and every fight is a resource grab you survive by staying on the move. Built on an upgraded and reworked version of the legendary Build Engine that powered '90s sensations like Duke Nukem 3D. Play as Shelly 'Bombshell' Harrison, Global Defense Force bomb disposal expert turned one-woman demolition crew. Your signature revolver, the tri-barreled Loverboy, dishes out clean shots or keeps the pressure on through Old West hammer-fanning chaos, but when you're in a pinch, Bowling Bombs have you covered. Every weapon brings its own tricks to keep the carnage creative. Handcrafted, interconnected levels: 28 dense, multi-path levels packed with hidden areas, vertical routes, and set-piece destruction. Push forward, unlock shortcuts, then come back for keys, stashes, and secrets. Zero procedural generation. Weapons with personality: Alternate fire modes and ammo types, from the tri-barreled Loverboy to buckshot grenade-launcher madness, brutal Bowling Bombs, and unforgiving Clusterpucks. Classic pacing, modern touches: Headshots and locational damage, more physics and interactivity, optional auto-save with quick save always available, widescreen, controller support, and seamless level transitions. Hand-built world: Thousands of hand-crafted, digitally painted textures and sprites packed into a neon nightmare of breakable props and secret bait. Tracker soundtrack: Features Jarkko Rotstén's original tracked module score, composed in authentic FastTracker 2 (.XM) format. Fast combat, faster weapons. Aim for the head, punish weak points, use the environment, and keep moving. Turn the tide with creativity and exploit the weaknesses of your foes. When comically evil transhumanist mastermind Dr. Jadus Heskel turns Neo D.C. into a warzone, Shelly stops defusing bombs and starts planting them. Lock, load, and make Heskel regret turning you into the solution to Neo D.C.'s problems. What are you waiting for, Christmas?

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192 Action titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Boomer Shooter · 238
  • FPS · 219
  • Retro · 200
  • Female Protagonist · 127
  • Old School · 127
  • Action · 117
  • Gore · 102
  • Cyberpunk · 91
  • Shooter · 89
  • First-Person · 86
  • Violent · 81
  • Indie · 75
  • Singleplayer · 72
  • 2.5D · 55
  • Fast-Paced · 51

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.7k Steam reviewsTop 46% in Action
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32%
Metacritic79/100Genre average 77 — top 47% of Action titles
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 42% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Playable without Timed Input

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Save Anytime

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 7.7k reviews

7.0k positive · 695 negative

Metacritic

79/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.0/10

Curator recommendations

6.6k

Press Quotes

“A fantastic, timeless, FPS experience” 9/10 – - Game Informer “Probably the best BUILD Engine game ever” 9/10 – - PCGamesN “Classic Run and Gun FPS Action at its purest” 9.5/10 – - Gaming Nexus

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

62

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 15, 2019
DeveloperVoidpoint, LLC
Publisher3D Realms
Base price$9.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksMetacritic page · Support

Content Notes

Blood and gore in retro-style graphics. Violence against humans and human-like characters, including dismemberment. Mature and harsh language.

Editions & Packages

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