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Synthetik: Ultimate

Released: 12/16/2020

Fight against relentless opponents and unforgiving bosses encased in ever-changing environments. Master the uniquely deep and satisfying weapon mechanics and the unprecedented amount of customization. Discover a seemingly unending amount of weapons, items, perks and character upgrades. - Master SYNTHETIK's uniquely rewarding magazine eject and active reload mechanics! - Weapons can jam and overheat, check yourself before you burn yourself! - Tame the movement based recoil, discard and switch between varied ammo types. - Savor the uniquely satisfying and direct weapon handling, rewarding precision and mastery! - We even brought headshots to the top-down perspective for the first time! What makes Synthetik so special? There are many ways to play and an endless number of gear combinations. Everything can work! Play stealthy and tactical? Let turrets do the work? Heavy weapon madness? Slice and dice with your plasma blade? The Gadgets you find enable new play-styles and each can be greatly multiplied in their power! From Laser Mines to Turrets, Mind-Control, Psy Fields, Orbital Lasers, Pets and weird potions, each of the 140+ Items can make your day if you let them... and you can have up to 9 at the same time! Experiment and adapt! Level up all 8 unique and highly customizable class specializations! Play as a Riot Guard, Breacher, Sniper, Assassin, Raider, Heavy Gunner, Engineer or Demolisher, each with their own weapon specialisations, loadouts, benefits and perks. Research & Class unlocks persist through death! Choose from 11 difficulty modifications which can be independently combined for a tailored experience. Up the ante for greater risks and rewards or play it safe.

Fight against relentless opponents and unforgiving bosses encased in ever-changing environments. Master the uniquely deep and satisfying weapon mechanics and the unprecedented amount of customization. Discover a seemingly unending amount of weapons, items, perks and character upgrades. - Master SYNTHETIK's uniquely rewarding magazine eject and active reload mechanics! - Weapons can jam and overheat, check yourself before you burn yourself! - Tame the movement based recoil, discard and switch between varied ammo types. - Savor the uniquely satisfying and direct weapon handling, rewarding precision and mastery! - We even brought headshots to the top-down perspective for the first time! What makes Synthetik so special? There are many ways to play and an endless number of gear combinations. Everything can work! Play stealthy and tactical? Let turrets do the work? Heavy weapon madness? Slice and dice with your plasma blade? The Gadgets you find enable new play-styles and each can be greatly multiplied in their power! From Laser Mines to Turrets, Mind-Control, Psy Fields, Orbital Lasers, Pets and weird potions, each of the 140+ Items can make your day if you let them... and you can have up to 9 at the same time! Experiment and adapt! Level up all 8 unique and highly customizable class specializations! Play as a Riot Guard, Breacher, Sniper, Assassin, Raider, Heavy Gunner, Engineer or Demolisher, each with their own weapon specialisations, loadouts, benefits and perks. Research & Class unlocks persist through death! Choose from 11 difficulty modifications which can be independently combined for a tailored experience. Up the ante for greater risks and rewards or play it safe.

Fight against relentless opponents and unforgiving bosses encased in ever-changing environments. Master the uniquely deep and satisfying weapon mechanics and the unprecedented amount of customization. Discover a seemingly unending amount of weapons, items, perks and character upgrades. - Master SYNTHETIK's uniquely rewarding magazine eject and active reload mechanics! - Weapons can jam and overheat, check yourself before you burn yourself! - Tame the movement based recoil, discard and switch between varied ammo types. - Savor the uniquely satisfying and direct weapon handling, rewarding precision and mastery! - We even brought headshots to the top-down perspective for the first time! What makes Synthetik so special? There are many ways to play and an endless number of gear combinations. Everything can work! Play stealthy and tactical? Let turrets do the work? Heavy weapon madness? Slice and dice with your plasma blade? The Gadgets you find enable new play-styles and each can be greatly multiplied in their power! From Laser Mines to Turrets, Mind-Control, Psy Fields, Orbital Lasers, Pets and weird potions, each of the 140+ Items can make your day if you let them... and you can have up to 9 at the same time! Experiment and adapt! Level up all 8 unique and highly customizable class specializations! Play as a Riot Guard, Breacher, Sniper, Assassin, Raider, Heavy Gunner, Engineer or Demolisher, each with their own weapon specialisations, loadouts, benefits and perks. Research & Class unlocks persist through death! Choose from 11 difficulty modifications which can be independently combined for a tailored experience. Up the ante for greater risks and rewards or play it safe.

Critics
68

Score Breakdown

68.3

Critic Average

12 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
N/A

Average of both sources

Review Timing

11 launch window (92%)1 late (8%)

Review summary

Updated Sep 14, 2022

Based on 12 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 68.3/100. Reviews were published 0 before release, 11 within the 60-day launch window, and 1 later.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 12)+
  1. Renan FontesviaCubed3
    Sep 14, 2022·Late review
    30/100View review
  2. Jonathan BushleviaGameblog
    Jan 19, 2021·Launch window
    70/100View review
  3. Jordan LoadesviaNintendoWorldReport
    Jan 15, 2021·Launch window
    55/100View review
  4. Kyle NicolviaWayTooManyGames
    Jan 8, 2021·Launch window
    75/100View review
  5. Nick DollarviaNintendojo
    Jan 7, 2021·Launch window
    67/100View review