Inversion™ (2012)

Developer: Saber Interactive
Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 701 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You play as an ordinary cop wielding gravity powers in a city under invasion, with intense third-person shooting and zero-gravity combat.

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What players say

Players describe Inversion as a Gears of War clone with a gravity twist, but almost every review warns that it barely runs on modern Windows, with frequent crashes and corrupted saves. On Steam Deck or Linux it works fine, and those who get it running appreciate the mechanics.

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