Ludography
70/100
Players1 rating
75/100
Critics1 review
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Metacritic9 critic reviews
73/100
Metacritic usersuser score
67/100
GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
3/5
Player reviews
71% positive2,837 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$29.99

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2019 · Novarama · Action · Arcade

Killsquad

PlayStation console exclusive

Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check.

Released
16 July 2019
Platforms
PlayStation 4PlayStation 5Windows
Genres
ActionArcadeBeat 'em upIndieRole-playing
Developers
Novarama
Publishers
Novarama
Modes
Co-opSingle-player
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
Age ratings
ESRB TGRAC 15+
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
16hmain story

About

Killsquad is an action role-playing game developed and published by Novarama. The game entered early access on Microsoft Windows in July 2019 and was released October 21, 2021. It is designed for four player online co-op play but is playable single player.

Killsquad is based on a science fiction universe where bounty hunter teams called Killsquads raid planets seeking for the little available resources left. It takes inspiration from 70s westerns, pulp fiction, as well as military science fiction such as Starship Troopers. Versions for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 were released on July 20, 2023.

›Story

The future is not the clean, civilized dream they sold us in the XX century. Sure, we conquered the Solar System, and went far beyond. We looked for life beyond Earth, and boy we found it. And, was it worth it?

Nah. All we found out is the rest of the universe is a dirty mess of blood and crime. Gone are the days when we dreamt of flying cars and robotic assistants: flying cars are what drug smugglers use to run away, and your robotic assistant just murdered your wife, get it?

So here we are, five guys, and a job no-one wants to do. Do you have a dictator who just went crazy on Saturn VII? Here comes the KillSquad to murder him. And his family, just in case little Nicky wants to be like daddy one day.

Got a rogue planet not paying your taxes? We sure can handle that. And that alien race who just conquered your home planet? Don’t worry, we’ll kick them out.

But it ain’t gonna be cheap. Nor clean. There will be blood everywhere. And yes they’ll hate us.

But we will get the job done.

When the rest say no, we say yes. When the rest talk and negotiate, we shoot and bomb. We’re a KillSquad. Who sends us?

That’s none of your business. If you hired us, consider the problem solved. If they hired us, consider yourself dead.

The universe is dirty. We’re just the cleaning squad.

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Gameplay

Upon entering the game, players are presented with a contract browser. Bounty Hunter Contracts are being offered to players in real-time, so they can either select one, or tag along with other players to fulfill missions together. Players can join forces with others on Steam, or tag along with unknowns. These contracts last approximately thirty minutes, and can be anything from hunting a large boss creature, escorting units, defending areas, etc.

Heroes in Killsquad are class-based, and always start each contract at Level 1. Passive and active skills are specific to each hero, and can be available from the start, or unlocked as the contract progresses. By choosing skills, players can adapt their hero to the contract they need to undertake.

Reception

Killsquad received mixed reviews on Metacritic. It was previewed by RPGFan. At E3 2019, Killsquad received an Unreal Award nomination for Most Engaging Game from Epic Games.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
WindowsEarly Access16 July 2019Worldwide · Worldwide 21 October 2021
PlayStation 420 July 2023North America · Europe 20 July 2023
PlayStation 520 July 2023Europe · North America 20 July 2023

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