Ever since I stumbled upon the first demo in November '22, I've been astounded by Selaco. It prompted an immediate run over to their Patreon to give them the old Phillip “Shut up and take my money” Fry. It was just that good.

All that, and it was just the very early alpha of the first level this team made; but, I had so much fun with the gameplay, looking for secrets, checking out the environments, I knew this was going to be a good one.

A year and a half later, and that remains true. I was given the opportunity to be one of the first play testers, and even playing the game in this state (and helping the very dedicated dev team find bugs, issues, correct balance) has been a treat. Each level was like an episode of your favorite TV show coming out. The entire game put together is a near-masterpiece.

Gunplay/gameplay is amazing. Yes, this is made in GZDoom, but it's not meant to be played like classic Doom, which I am a huge fan of. I fell in love with it anyways. Obviously I have heard of F.E.A.R and Half-life, but I myself never played those titles. Despite this, the intensity and tenseness of the mechanics and combat is enthralling.

The art, sound design, music, environment is 10/10. I'm a huge fan of non-verbal storytelling, and this game displays it wonderfully. No long dialogue between characters – the most is a good amount of datapads that you can find in the game which provide a lot of context and background (and secret hints :) ). There are so many things you will see and be able to interact with that show and explain the world you are traversing- the attention to detail is amazing. The music is outstanding and was one of the main aspects that pulled me in.

If you are an FPS lover, or even just a casual, this should be your next game to play.