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SuperHot

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Shooter Puzzle Tactical Indie Action

SuperHot is a Shooter / Puzzle game released on February 25, 2016 for Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux and 4 more. Superhot is an independent first-person shooter built around a single core mechanic: time only moves when the player moves. Without health regeneration or ammo drops, players must navigate through ene…

77
User Score
554 ratings
85
Critic Score
18 reviews
Very Positive
27,755 reviews
February 25, 2016
Released 3858 days ago
26
Hype
Google Stadia PlayStation 4 Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac Xbox One Nintendo Switch

About

Superhot is an independent first-person shooter built around a single core mechanic: time only moves when the player moves. Without health regeneration or ammo drops, players must navigate through enemies using improvised tactics, grabbing weapons from fallen opponents, and carefully planning movements through slow-motion bullet trajectories. The game features a minimalist visual style using only white, black, and red to highlight interactive elements and threats. It originated from a 2013 game jam prototype that was later expanded through a successful Kickstarter campaign. Modes include a story campaign, endless survival, and challenge variations with specific restrictions.

Storyline

A fictionalized version of the player sits at a computer terminal when a friend sends them a cracked copy of a leaked game called superhot.exe. Upon launching it, the player finds themselves thrust into disconnected combat scenarios viewed from different perspectives, each centered on eliminating hostile red figures. After the program crashes, an updated version arrives. But as the player and their friend continue playing, it becomes clear that someone, or something, is watching. A presence calling itself ""the system"" begins issuing warnings, demanding the player stop.

The system escalates its interference, manipulating messages and turning the player's friend against them, all while the player is drawn deeper into the game's violent corridors. What began as an innocent file share becomes something far more invasive, as the boundaries between the player, the character, and the system itself begin to dissolve.

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Release Dates by Platform

Mac Worldwide
Feb 25, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Feb 25, 2016
Linux Worldwide
Feb 25, 2016
Xbox One Worldwide
May 3, 2016
PlayStation 4 Worldwide
Jul 21, 2017
Nintendo Switch Worldwide
Aug 19, 2019
Google Stadia Worldwide
Jun 1, 2020

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Game Info

Developer
SUPERHOT Team
Publisher
SUPERHOT Team, IMGN.PRO
Engine
Unity
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action

Languages

Audio / Voice
German, Spanish (Spain), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Hungarian, Korean, Czech, Japanese, English, French, Italian
Text / Subtitles
Spanish (Spain), German, Czech, Czech, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Hungarian, Hungarian, Korean, Korean, Spanish (Spain), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Japanese, Polish, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), English, English, French, French, Italian, Italian, German, English (UK), Portuguese (Portugal)

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