One of the most brutal FPS games ever, Condemned might get a full PC remaster

When you think of the most renowned FPS games on PC - Half-Life, Doom, Cyberpunk 2077 - they’re all about power. It’s big guns. It’s loud music. It’s lots and lots of kills. But the two Condemned games, from esteemed and sadly recently departed FEAR and No One Lives Forever icon Monolith, are different. Firstly, these are ‘shooters’ where actual shooters are rare - most of the combat is melee-based. Secondly, you never feel strong. Condemned and its sequel are terrifying, and you spend most of your time fighting for your life. Brilliant and bloody, Condemned deserves a revival. One former Monolith exec and a developer at System Shock, Turok, and Quake necromancer Nightdive seem to be thinking the same thing… Continue reading One of the most brutal FPS games ever, Condemned might get a full PC remaster MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best horror games, Best FPS games, Best survival games

Mar 3, 2025 - 21:47

One of the most brutal FPS games ever, Condemned might get a full PC remaster

When you think of the most renowned FPS games on PC - Half-Life, Doom, Cyberpunk 2077 - they’re all about power. It’s big guns. It’s loud music. It’s lots and lots of kills. But the two Condemned games, from esteemed and sadly recently departed FEAR and No One Lives Forever icon Monolith, are different. Firstly, these are ‘shooters’ where actual shooters are rare - most of the combat is melee-based. Secondly, you never feel strong. Condemned and its sequel are terrifying, and you spend most of your time fighting for your life. Brilliant and bloody, Condemned deserves a revival. One former Monolith exec and a developer at System Shock, Turok, and Quake necromancer Nightdive seem to be thinking the same thing…

Continue reading One of the most brutal FPS games ever, Condemned might get a full PC remaster

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