Editors Liked
- Excellent gameplay twist
- Ingenious strategic slow-mo gunplay
- Deviously dark narrative
- Challenging puzzles
Editors Didn't Like
- Too many levels rely on rote behavior
- Can feel pre-scripted or trial and error
- Cheesy story
Superhot
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By TechSpot
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Some games only need a single good idea to work. For example: Superhot, a punishing first-person shooter in which time only moves when you move. It's a single, good idea. And it works. Each of Superhot's twenty-odd levels recreates an archetypal...
By HardcoreGamer
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90
You are the killer in SuperHot VR, performing all the actions and orchestrating each encounter, and when it’s all over and there’s nothing left but the shattered red crystal remains of your former enemies, then it’s time to do it all again, but better. SuperHot VR is deadly and stylish, and one of the best games yet to show off what VR can do.
By Games Radar
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90
A puzzle game dressed like a twisted, Cronenberg-inspired shooter, Superhot's methodical, slow-motion approach to the genre is as cerebral and deliberate as it is...
By PCMag
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90
Superhot is a PC-based first-person shooter that offers some of the most unusual, hypnotic gameplay ever seen in the genre.
By moviesgamesandtech.com
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60
Turn up, find a gun, or other weapon, kill enemies until you win. That's something we've all seen in an FPS but SUPERHOT tries to achieve something a little different. In fact it tries to achieve something very different. It's rare to find something...
By wccftech.com
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78
Developer/Publisher: SUPERHOT Team Platform: PC ( Steam ), Xbox One (March 2016) Review code provided by the developer.Superhot will immediately grab you by its unique selling point: time only moves forward when you move. When you're not moving...
By ztgd.com
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80
At the beginning of each month, I compile a list of games I want to cover for that month.SUPERHOT was not on that list.Instead, it came on my radar when I randomly saw a small clip of the game in action.From the striking minimalistic visual style to the...
By GameInformer
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78
These modes help stretch out Superhot’s content for those who really connect with the mechanics, but they don’t add much value to the overall package. Superhot is a short-but-sweet experience. Its basic mechanics don’t evolve much after the first few levels, but the unique brand of bullet-time proves that games don’t have to be fast to feel action-packed.
By New Game Network
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73
Superhot relies heavily on its gameplay, which just happens to be the only part of the experience that is engaging. The rest is a bit uninspired, but if you don't need impressive visuals or a deep narrative, Superhot earns a...
By Trusted Reviews
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80
Superhot could well turn out to be the year's most ingenious and influential shooter, transforming each taut action scene into both puzzle and wish-fulfilment spectacle. It's short and can feel proscriptive, with trial and error woven into its DNA, but...
By Polygon
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90
From its looks to its clever-but-one-note concept, Superhot screamed style over substance the first time I saw it. In its final iteration, though, it perfectly blends style and substance. Its appearance is original, memorable and loud, but its ego never overtakes the bold design principles at the heart of the game.
By EuroGamer
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90
Nice choreography indeed. Superhot's too witty and thrilling to be a cold treatise on digital slaughter, and too disturbing and acute to be the mindless blaster that it is so good at subverting. Like Manhunt - another great game I never want to play again - this is that rare piece of charmingly curated violence that dares to provoke difficult thoughts. You may not like where it leads you, but that's the tricky thing about obedience, isn't it?
By IGN
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75
Superhot has unique and addictive time-bending puzzles, but it lacks variety and is and very cheesy.
By VideoGamer
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90
We've known about Superhot for some time, but on its actual retail release it's no less exciting and innovative than it was over two years ago. Sometimes games just feel right, and Superhot is such a game. It takes something familiar and turns it on its head to create what I expect will become an indie classic.
By GameSpot
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80
Superhot's defining characteristic is immediately intriguing; time only moves forward when you act. Conversely, when you stop moving, everything around you does too: enemies freeze mid-stride and bullets hang in the air. Under these conditions, you...
By PC Gamer
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84
Effortlessly stylish, perhaps to the detriment of substance. But Superhot isn't one to...
By DarkZero
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100
I'm going to be completely honest; my intent with this review is to get you to play Superhot. Perhaps you're a numbers person? Then just scroll past all the text and my work here is done. Do you need a little bit more than that? Then crack open a...
By HardcoreGamer
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90
If you’re the type of gamer who is sick of the same games coming out over and over again, then Superhot is a breath of fresh air thanks to its phenomenally executed central mechanic. A game with the elevator pitch to end all elevator pitches, Superhot proves that life really would be more awesome if time only moved when you move.
By gameranx.com
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Believe it or not, shooters aren't really about shooting people. Oh sure, plenty of shooting happens throughout the course of a standard shooter, but, much to the dismay and chagrin of angry parents everywhere, games aren't designed to be murder...
By technobuffalo.com
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If I followed the game's instructions, I'd tell you simply that this was one the most innovative shooters I've ever played. I won't be telling you why I'm supposed to say that, or even how the game goes about telling me to say that, but I feel compelled...
If you’re the type of gamer who is sick of the same games coming out over and over again, then Superhot is a breath of fresh air thanks to its phenomenally executed central mechanic. A game with the elevator pitch to end all elevator pitches, Superhot proves that life really would be more awesome if time only moved when you move.
As reviewed by HardcoreGamer