It’s out now on Steam and there’s a sensorally aggressive trailer below. Do I want to play this? Not really, but it’s certainly committing to the bit. Even the developer’s name, Consumer Softproducts, and logo, are part of the act. Although I’m drawing comparisons to trashier fare from the ’90s, it’s apparently also pulling inspiration from early Rainbow Six games. Each mission has “multiple viable approaches”, you’ll be able to select equipment before entering the fray, and your arsenal of weapons are mostly real-ish guns. Here’s the description from Steam, which is pretty good: It has ‘overwhelmingly positive’ reviews on Steam, although most of them are getting in on the joke. I like that about the reviews, even - it seems an easy game to criticise for the wrong reasons, but Steam users are taking Cruelty Squad on its own terms. If you wish to do the same, you can buy Cruelty Squad on Steam for £13.94/$18/€15.11.
