Dark Future: Blood Red States (2019)

Developer: Auroch Digital
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 511 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A fast, tactical vehicular combat game that channels the chaotic car battles of Mad Max into short, strategic bursts of highway warfare.

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What players say

Players love the novel mix of real-time driving and tactical pause-and-command, but almost every review that goes long warns the game crashes after missions and wipes progress. The developer seems to have stopped patching, so newer buyers risk a broken product.

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