Mission Z (2021)

Developer: New Games Waves, Softwaves
Publisher: Softwaves Dist.
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating: 3.3 of 5, 21 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, investigative first-person experience where you uncover a sinister mystery through stealth and survival in a eerily uniform open world.

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What players say

Players are split: some praise the large map and survival mechanics as impressive for an indie title, while others call it an asset flip with performance and save bugs. A recurring complaint is that the game is unreasonably dark, and a few reviewers note the developer reused the same code under a different name.

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