$24.99Brigador Killers Wage war on foot or in a tank
An isometric insurgent simulator. You fight on foot and in vehicles across Mar Nosso, build a private arsenal from stolen parts and bring the war home to the businessmen who started it. Fast, brutal, destructible and scored by Makeup And Vanity Set.
Is Brigador Killers worth it?
Brigador Killers is worth it if…
- you want top-down vehicular combat where the whole map comes apart
- you like earning your arsenal, from rusty pipe guns to mechs
- you enjoy a grim, retro cyberpunk world with a synth soundtrack
- you are fine with an early access game that is still growing
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From zipguns to battle tanks
You start with almost nothing and end up with an arsenal. Thirty-plus firearms are in the game, from Nossian Corvid zipguns to man-portable Spacer tech, and you find different combat rigs to upgrade what you carry. The same goes for wheels: salvage vehicles for parts, fabricate new tools of destruction in your base, then mount weapons on whatever you built and deploy with it. A clapped-out sedan with a gun taped to it is a legitimate tactical decision. So is a tank. The progression is the point: better gear opens harder missions, and harder missions open better loot. You decide how loud to go, on foot or in armor.
A city you can break
Mar Nosso is rendered in rich, detailed sprite environments, crunchy cyberpunk grime in the tradition of the first Brigador. Everything in them is destructible, and the violence is graphic: enemies come apart, and the combat runs from scrappy on-foot fights to mechs trashing whole city blocks. You play a member of Team Anchor, deployed to the SNC homeworld to make them pay for what they did, and the missions include blowing up car dealerships, assassinating targets and causing terror in the streets while police and private security rain down on you. The original soundtrack by Makeup And Vanity Set carries the whole thing. It is a highlight.
What should you know before playing?
Can you play it solo?
Yes, it is a singleplayer game through and through. You run missions alone as Team Anchor, on foot or in whatever vehicle you have built, and the whole arsenal progression is yours to manage at your own pace.
How finished is the game?
It is in active development and it shows. The current story content is short, some art and descriptions are still placeholders, and updates keep changing the balance. What is here plays well, and more content is arriving patch by patch, but you are buying into a work in progress rather than a finished product.
Do you need to have played the first Brigador?
No. This is a continuation of the saga, so knowing the first game adds flavor, but the story stands on its own and the gameplay explains itself. If you liked the original, the on-foot combat and the closer narrative focus are the new parts; if you are new, nothing is held against you.
