Insurgency: Sandstorm Reviews

Insurgency: Sandstorm is ranked in the 75th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
GameByte
Top Critic
Unscored
Sep 12, 2018

In summary, if you are after an intense team-based tactical first person shooter game, Insurgency Sandstorm will be for you. If you’re used to more casual FPS experiences, the intensity might just be a little too much for you. If you like games like Battlefield, Arma, DayZ, Escape From Tarkov, you’ll love Insurgency.

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Dec 12, 2018

Developer New World Interactive have plans for post-launch support, and possibly a campaign in the future. There’s a limited number of maps and modes here, but there’s a lot of game all the same. Insurgency: Sandstorm is heart-pounding in every match and mode, and there’s little room for error. New World Interactive’s vision is unmatched, though notably niche. You’ll not find another first-person shooter in a hardcore setting than what Insurgency: Sandstorm provides.

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7 / 10
Dec 12, 2018

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a solid shooter that offers the series' best intense, tactical thrills, but can't help but feel behind the times in both theme and looks.

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VG247
Top Critic
Unscored
Dec 12, 2018

Thanks to this quite unusual combination of tonal sensitivity, hardcore shooting mechanics and maps full of interesting wrinkles and choke points, I’ve enjoyed Insurgency Sandstorm as much as any multiplayer game released this year.

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MMoinGame
Acierrence
7 / 10.0
Dec 12, 2018

If you're a staunch fan of tactical shooters like CS: GO, Rainbow Six Siege or the former Insurgency, you're likely to enjoy this game. It features a fun challenge, strategic gameplay and realistic fights.

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87 / 100
Dec 14, 2018

Insurgency: Sandstorm is one of the most surprising games of this generation. With amazing sound design, solid gunplay and original ideas, it has become perfect game for FPS gamers.

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GameCrate
Top Critic
8.3 / 10.0
Dec 14, 2018

Insurgency: Sandstorm's slower, more realistic approach likely won't win over any Call of Duty fans, but then again it's not really trying to. Sandstorm was made with a very specific type of player in mind, and if you fit that mold you'll likely get dozens if not hundreds of hours out of the game. And even if you don't fit that mold completely, there are enough ancillary incentives to make Sandstorm an excellent pick-up-and-play game, especially if you have some friends to recruit.

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7.5 / 10.0
Dec 14, 2018

It still comes with a recommendation from me, just be aware of the many performance issues and glaring bugs that can pull you out of the experience.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 14, 2018

Insurgency: Sandstorm blends a fast pace and simple objective-based gameplay with a low time-to-kill, authentically modeled weapons and gear and an immersive, brutal and visceral style of combat to create the perfect intersection of competitive and tactical online shooters. Some graphical hiccups and at-times poor character models only slightly mar an otherwise fantastic experience.

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Dec 16, 2018

A uniquely excellent team-based tactical shooter that's held back by some design choices and performance issues.

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Unscored
Dec 17, 2018

I think I’m having a good time?

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Dec 17, 2018

Insurgency Sandstorm offers a more hardcore experience for players who want it but is still accessible enough for newcomers to the franchise.

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75 / 100
Dec 17, 2018

Loud and brutal, Insurgency: Sandstorm's dedication to a more realistic approach often pays off.

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85 / 100
Dec 18, 2018

Somehow in this most well-travelled of multiplayer FPS paths, Insurgency: Sandstorm feels fresh and innovative at every turn.

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
7 / 10
Dec 19, 2018

The obsessions with realism and old school action don't come at the cost you might imagine, in this tense and well-designed online shooter.

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74 / 100
Dec 19, 2018

Insurgency: Sandstorm sees New World Interactive successfully transfer their particular brand of hardcore tactical shooter to a modern game engine with just a few technical hitches, though you'll need to be content with a familiar Middle Eastern setting and somewhat limited set of maps and game modes.

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8 / 10.0
Dec 19, 2018

Difficult, tough, hardcore. Insurgency: Sandstorm is certainly not a FPS for everyone, but for the hardcore fans of the tactical line i'is a good title.

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7.5 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2018

Insurgency: Sandstorm offers an intense tactical FPS experience, but needs more polish and content

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8 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2018

Overall, Insurgency: Sandstorm has very few bugs, improved graphical quality, a new game engine, and a large array of weapons to use in battle. Currently, it is available only on Steam but Console releases will be coming in 2019. Watch for the release dates if you are interested in something other than PC. Available for $26.99 USD and ready for war.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2018

Compliant as a demanding tactical shooter and its realism, its lack of maps and polish overshadow its playable proposal.

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