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Not Recommended
15.3 hrs last two weeks / 33.9 hrs on record (12.4 hrs at review time)
Posted: 7 May @ 5:11pm
Updated: 10 May @ 1:46pm

Reasons why the review is negative:

How can you, as a developer/ publisher, keep this game only available for purchase on the worst launcher possible on PC for a whole year, beta testing it for those unlucky enough who have bought it there, and one year later, still release it broken on Steam. How?
Not only does the game suffer from horrendous lag in coop, but it also forces me to have Epic Online services installed. And also Denuvo to pile on the already humongous mess this whole game is.
The game installs Epic Online Services, not Epic Games Store as a whole. That's a slight misinformation. But as long as you play online, you'll always be reminded that Epic has put its dirty little paws on this game.
The game suffers from a lot of performance issues. In coop is even worse. I may not have the best PC, but when you put everything on low and your performance doesn't improve something hints that the game isn't properly optimized.
The game also has sometimes issues with the audio. The game has music, wether ambiental, or boss fight music, well, said music will only play a few moments in a 2 hours session. I cannot tell if the issue is only in coop, because I've only played coop, but still, wether online or offline, the audio shouldn't be this faulty.
Also, this game has been cracked months ago, but still, the game has Denuvo implemented.
Epic and Denuvo in one game, name a bigger anti-consumer move.



Still, I would lie if I would say the game itself isn't fun.
If you ignore all the problems, you have a pretty fun zombie game.
It has the best gore system I've seen in a game.
The gameplay is so good. The weapons feel so great and fluid.
You actually feel the impact in each attack you give, and it even shows on the zombie's bodies. The gore in this game is simply insane. The animations are so fluid. The fury mode is absolutely pure adrenaline for me. Going zombie mode on a horde of zombies, tearing them into pieces with my hands, it doesn't get better than that.
The flesh system they have implemented does not get old. Punching a hole in a zombie's head does not get old.
You know what gets old, however? Signing into Epic store...


The game has peaked its relevancy months ago, and then it died. It's almost like releasing a game day-1 on the most disliked platform will guarantee said game's imminent demise.
A shame. The game had potential.
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23 Comments
Alin. 17 May @ 2:39pm 
And yet no other game forced me to install the fucking program lol.
Akip Xof 17 May @ 12:48pm 
Its literally on the public list of steam games with EOS.
Akip Xof 17 May @ 12:47pm 
You do realize that EOS is also a simple file for a lot of games ... Right? Yes, Apex uses EOS. It is bundled with the game packages.
☠ Jordan ☠ 15 May @ 12:53am 
Also, 99% of new releases? At least be realistic with your hyperbole.
☠ Jordan ☠ 15 May @ 12:52am 
Why humor the absolute degenerate furry with an actual answer? Look at his profile lol (he looked at yours) this guy looks like he gets spoonfed Polygon article slop to form his opinions on lol.
Alin. 14 May @ 4:39pm 
Denuvo is a tool developers use to make a game harder to be pirated. Most gamers do not like Denuvo because it affects the performance of the game.
Epic Games Store has a bad reputation because they pay publishers/ developers to have their games exclusive online on the Epic Games Store platform. So if say you wanted this game and have been excited for it, you wouldn't have been able to buy it on Steam, because it was exclusive only for purchase on the EGS. The exclusivity usually lasts for 1 or 2 years.
Gamers don't like EGS because the launcher is very poorly made, lacking basic features, and again, tried to force itself on people by removing the choice of people who wanted to pick another store over it.
EGS is also owned 40% by Tencent, a company very well known for terrible business practices and being suspected of being a spyware that sells your data.
Eli Kopter 14 May @ 4:05pm 
Can someone clarify what is wrong with Epic Games and Denuvo? I am serious, but I don't know anything about it. I just try to enjoy games, regardless of the launcher or platform.
HummingBeard 13 May @ 6:28am 
i saw Denuvo and instantly removed it from my wishlist as well as my basket, as i was about to buy it. Denuvo is nothing but a sham, scam and a complete CPU Sink like nothing else. Half-Life 3 will be released before Denuvo even works at all, if it ever will.
Alin. 12 May @ 1:32pm 
Apex is owned by EA, I've played that game and I didn't have to sign into Epic, and the game didn't install Epic Online Services on my pc. Same with SR IV. Unless something has changed in the years I didn't play them.
Akip Xof 12 May @ 9:53am 
Both Apex Legends and Saints Row IV have EOS. You have 100+ hours in both. And thats just 2 games.