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The Surge

Deck13 Interactive · May 16, 2017

PC · PS4 · Xbox One

Mature

About

Set in a heavily dystopian future as Earth nears the end of its life, those who remain in the overpopulated cities must work to survive as social programs become saturated by an ageing population and increasing environmental diseases. As the intelligence of technology incrementally increased over the years, many jobs for the human race had been made redundant, forcing Earth’s citizens to head out into the suburbs seeking labor, aided by exoskeletons to improve their efficiency. The world of The Surge offers a very grim vision of the future, where the evolution of our technology, our society and our relation with the environment led to a decadent state of the Human civilization. The Surge features innovative combat mechanics and an original character progression system based on modular upgrades gained through tight, visceral combat.

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Scores by platform

PC

Critic 7.6 (22 critics) · Gamer 7.6

7.6

PlayStation 4

Critic 7.3 (34 critics) · Gamer 8.0

7.6

Xbox One

Critic 7.6 (16 critics) · Gamer 7.1

7.4

Critic reviews

  • EGM Now

    Michael Goroff · May 26, 2017

    6.5
    The Surge’s engaging risk/reward combat system and obsession with gear will compel you to want to fight your way through a cataclysmic sci-fi hell. But the repetitive enemy types, uninspired visual design, and unfortunate lack of polish leaves the game feeling soulless.
  • ZTGD

    Ken McKown · May 23, 2017

    7.0
    The Surge is a nice addition to the genre. The combat feels great even when the story and mechanics start to sputter out. The claustrophobic nature of the level design adds to the tension, and it feels good to have a game in this genre that isn’t chock full of gothic horror themes. It brings new ideas to the familiar mechanics and executes on them well.

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Gamer reviews

  • Stian Almèn

    Jan 11, 2021 · PS4

    2.6

    the worst of the souls game. hated about everything

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