Underplayed Gems

SIDE EFFECTS (2025)

SIDE EFFECTS cover
Developer
hirohun, Mr.Pootsley, Jaybooty, Lofar42
Publisher
Free Lives
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.2 of 5, 953 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a tense, competitive multiplayer strategy game where players manipulate test subjects in a dark medical trial.

tensestrategiccompetitivedarkminimalisthigh-stakesnarrative-drivenmultiplayer

What players say

Players compare it to a worse Buckshot Roulette that runs out of steam after an hour. Multiplayer lobbies are empty, but those who play with friends report goofy fun. Players are split on whether the single player holds up, and several note the lack of achievements and abandoned development.

Trailer

Screenshots

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