Trepang2

The gameplay is similar to many mid-2000s first-person shooters. Players control an amnesiac super soldier who wakes up in a black site of a mysterious, militarized corporation. The protagonist is handcuffed and must initially rely exclusively on stealth, but players eventually gain weapons and fight their way through enemies, both human and paranormal. The player can move in a manner typical of a first-person shooter protagonist, such as crouching, sprinting, jumping, and sliding, most of which deplete a stamina gauge.

Stamina may be restored by simply waiting, or by killing enemies, which also gives a short burst of unlimited stamina. Players also have the ability to slow down time using a bullet time effect, and to turn invisible, each for separate short periods.

The game opens with the player awakening as prisoner of the corporation Horizon, a global business entity that oversees a large number of private military contractors while secretly conducting dangerous and inhumane experiments. The player is then rescued and broken-out by a mysterious man called Subject 105, also naming the protagonist as Subject 106. Throughout, 105 guides 106 through the facility using glow sticks, killing every guard in his wake. They are led to a security room where 105 has left a key for 106's handcuffs, next to a pistol.

By fighting through the facility, 106 eventually finds the dead body of 105, who has committed suicide through seppuku. Subject 105 is holding a coin with the roman numerals CV (105) on the obverse and the logo of the Syndicate on the reverse, with "The Syndicate" on the rim. 106 upon reaching the outside is greeted by friendly mercenaries from an organization known as Task Force 27, led by their Director.

Developer Trepang Studios is based in Vancouver, Canada. Development started in 2016 as a hobby project to learn the Unreal Engine. The team grew from being a single person to four members after posting public demos. Stealth and bullet time mechanics were not originally part of the game's design, but were added later to balance the difficulty.

Some enemy dialogue was also added to better allow players to react to enemy tactics, such as flanking or grenades. Team17 released it for Windows on June 21, 2023. Ports to the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 were released on October 2, 2023.

Trepang2 received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic, scoring a 79/100 on the site. It scored a "65% Critics Recommend" on OpenCritic. It received praise for its soundtrack, graphics, gunplay, and movement; criticism was directed towards its length, story, and horror elements. Its DLC, Bladekisser, also saw positive reviews.

Reviewers praised the game's intense, satisfying gunplay and its spiritual successor status to F.E.A.R.: TechRadar said Trepang2 "delivers stylish, bloody action" but does not surpass it. Many highlighted its violence, detailed environments, particle effects, and arsenal, including dual-wielding. Wccftech's review written by Ule Lopez highlighted graphics, gun variety, and aggressive playstyles; he described its horror aspect as "magnificent horror sequences that should bring you flashbacks to FEAR 2" but also "very few and far between".