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BRINK

BRINK is set on the Ark, a floating city built as a refuge as rising seas reshape the world. Its residents are divided between Security and the Resistance, and you play as a fighter on either side. Missions revolve around team objectives such as defending positions, escorting targets, hacking systems, and repairing or destroying equipment. Choose a combat class to take on different tasks, and use SMART movement to vault, slide, and navigate routes through the maps. Play the faction campaigns alone or with others, with AI filling open team slots, or take your character into cooperative and competitive multiplayer. Experience earned as you play unlocks further character appearance options, while character and weapon customization let you shape your loadout.

Join Security or the Resistance in a floating city, completing team objectives with class-based combat and SMART movement.

Released 09 May 2011

63%positive of
8.2k player reviews

Free

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Vault, Slide, and Climb

Hack and Repair

Choose a Combat Class

You decide the combat role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankind’s last refuge!

Developed by Splash Damage · Published by Bethesda Softworks

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Brink — How to Play

Players Praise Most

Nostalgic Memories
Character Customization
SMART Movement
Distinctive Art Style

Common Player Critiques

Unreliable Bot AI
Sparse Online Lobbies
Clunky Gunplay
Repetitive Missions

63%

positive of 8.2k player reviews

70/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Brink is an immersive first-person shooter that blends single-player, co-op, and multiplayer gameplay into one seamless experience, allowing you to develop your character whether playing alone, with your friends, or against others online. You decide the combat role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankind’s last refuge. Brink offers a compelling mix of dynamic battlefields, extensive customization options, and an innovative control system that will keep you coming back for more.

Brink takes place on the Ark, a man-made floating city that is on the brink of all-out civil war. Originally built as an experimental, self-sufficient and 100% “green” habitat, the reported rapid rise of the Earth’s oceans has forced the Ark to become home to not only the original founders and their descendants but also to thousands of refugees. With tensions between the two groups growing, Security and Resistance forces are locked in a heated battle for control of the Ark. Which side will you choose?

KEY FEATURES:

Not Just Another Hero – Brink's advanced player customization offers a near-endless combination of looks for your character – allowing for the appearance of your character to be truly unique. As you progress through the game and acquire more experience, you’ll have even more opportunities for customization.
Two Sides to Every Story – Choose to fight through the single player campaign as either a member of the Resistance or the Security and then take your same character online to play cooperatively or competitively against other players.
Blurring the Lines – Take your unique character online at any time you choose! Brink allows you to seamlessly move between your single player campaign, co-op with friends, and intense multiplayer action. Multiplayer takes the story online where you can play with up to seven other people (or AI characters) cooperatively as you take on the opposing faction or with up to 16 players competitively.
Play SMART – Brink uses the familiar shooter controls that you’re used to, without frustrating, artificial constraints and adds a new feature: the SMART button. When you press the SMART button, the game dynamically evaluates where you’re trying to get to, and makes it happen. Whether you’re a seasoned FPS veteran or someone just getting started, you’ll be able to make more intelligent decisions during the fast-paced action with SMART.
Context-Sensitive Goals and Rewards - Objectives, communications, missions, and inventory selection are all dynamically generated based on your role, your condition, your location, your squad-mates, and the overall status of the battle in all gameplay modes. You’ll always know exactly where to go, what to do when you get there, and what your reward will be for success.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Achievements	43
Age ratings	ESRB T — Blood Language Violence PEGI 16 USK 16 OFLC MA15
Players	1–16
Play modes	Online co-op Online PvP Co-op campaign LAN play
Other modes	Single-player campaign with AI Co-op against AI-controlled opposing faction Competitive team-based PvP Freeplay Challenge modes Bot-filled custom/server matches
Multiplayer	BRINK combines single-player, co-op, and multiplayer around the same objective-based missions. The provided store text states co-op supports up to 8 total participants including AI, and competitive multiplayer supports up to 16 players. Online play includes both cooperative and competitive play, and empty slots can be filled by bots.
Multiplayer & mods	Reviews indicate bots can fill matches, community or self-hosted servers are possible, and some players report community-run servers and modding. No official multiplayer mod framework is described in the provided store text.
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	3 listed on Steam
Content notices	Blood Language Violence Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	70/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website