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Pilot a zero-gravity combat ship through maze-like facilities, blasting robots, finding upgrades, and escaping reactor meltdowns.
Released 31 May 2018
Fly in Every Direction
Fight Robot Swarms
Find Hidden Ship Upgrades
A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.
Developed by Revival Productions, LLC · Published by Revival Productions, LLC
You pilot a combat ship through mining facilities and other enclosed structures infested with hostile robots. In the single-player campaign, missions include rescuing survivors, destroying critical targets, and escaping before a reactor meltdown.
Movement is fully three-dimensional: you can fly and turn in any direction, so combat and navigation depend on spatial awareness as well as aiming. Explore twisting levels for secrets and resources, choose from an arsenal of weapons, and use a map or guide to find your way.
Find upgrade points in levels to improve your ship and weapons between missions. Alongside the campaign, the game offers Challenge Mode levels with survival and efficiency variants, plus online multiplayer for up to eight players and VR support.
In the supplied reviews, players often enjoy the freedom of six-direction flight and the fast, satisfying robot combat, especially when movement and weapon choices click. Maze exploration, hidden upgrades, and the soundtrack also draw praise, while fans of Descent frequently appreciate the familiar style. Some reviewers find the campaign’s later difficulty, navigation, or repeated environments frustrating.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 50 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 4 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 74/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
