ShockRods (2019)

Developer: Stainless Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action
Rating: 3.9 of 5, 45 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this Watch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A blisteringly fast arena shooter with overpowered weapons and crazy power-ups, where players compete in customizable vehicles in chaotic, over-the-top combat.

fast-pacedintensechaoticcompetitiveaddictivearcadeyvehicular combat

What players say

Players split on ShockRods. Fans of Carmageddon and arena shooters praise the fast, Quake-like vehicular combat and quick matches, but nearly everyone agrees the online is dead and the $25 price is too high for the limited content. Many also report motion sickness, a mobile-like UI, and few maps.

Screenshots

More games like this

More by Stainless Games

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.