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Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

Kane, a mercenary with a troubled past, is paired with Lynch, an unstable and heavily medicated criminal. Their volatile partnership drives a crime story in which the two must work together as dangerous situations escalate. Play as Kane in a third-person shooter campaign, moving through missions with cover-based firefights, close-quarters attacks, grenades, and sequences involving vehicles or rappelling. Environments and crowds can react to the fighting. You can direct Kane’s crew to follow, attack targets, or take positions, and play the campaign cooperatively with a second player as either Kane or Lynch. The story is arranged as a linear series of missions rather than an open-world or character-upgrade progression.

A disgraced mercenary and an unstable partner fight through criminal jobs in a gritty third-person shooter with squad commands and co-op.

Released 13 Dec 2007

65%positive of
3.4k player reviews

Free

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Action

Crime

Command Your Crew

Rappel Into Fire

Fight Through Crowds

Developed by IO Interactive · Published by Square Enix

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Players Praise Most

Gritty Crime Story
Kane and Lynch
Cinematic Action
Memorable Soundtrack

Common Player Critiques

Clumsy Gunplay
Aging Controls
Launch Compatibility
Short Campaign

65%

positive of 3.4k player reviews

67/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. This volatile partnership combined with innovative technologies allow for an unparalleled gaming experience.
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men immerses players in an emotionally intense crime drama with unflinching action. Io-Interactive's proprietary technology delivers fluid high definition graphics and lighting; highly destructible environments; massive crowd AI; single, co-op, and squad-based combat; a cinematic interface; and non-stop dialog between Kane and Lynch. The title also features innovative two-player co-op and groundbreaking online game play.

Tense and unpredictable experience - This is the violent and chaotic journey of two men: a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath. Each hates the other but must work together to save themselves and possibly the ones they love. Play Kane in single-player mode and either character in two-player co-op mode.
Violence erupts in meticulously created 'safe' worlds - Realistic and responsive environments and crowds react when events get of out control. Crowded nightclubs and calm bank offices become scenes of sudden terror. Manipulate the environments and crowds strategically to complete objectives.
Wide variety of intense 3rd person game play - Rappel from buildings; fire on the run or from moving vehicles; launch surprise attacks, lay down cover fire, and shoot blind from around corners; and hurl smoke, tear, and incendiary grenades.
Fast and intuitive combat - Lead a crew of criminal mercenaries to increase your chance of surviving and reaching your goals. You can also fight alone as your crew AI will automatically draw fire, throw grenades, lay down cover, and engage in close combat with their own signature moves.
Two-player co-operative game play - Team up and play the full story with a friend as either Kane or Lynch. On the big jobs, split the command of your crew. At any point in the game you can choose to play the next, or previous, levels in co-op.
Innovative multi-player levels based on the game's themes for up to eight players.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Age ratings	ESRB M — Blood Drug Reference Intense Violence Strong Language PEGI 18 — Extreme violence - Multiple, motiveless killing - Violence towards defenceless people - Strong language This game allows the player to interact with other players ONLINE USK 18 OFLC MA15 — Strong violence; Strong coarse language; Drug references
Controller support	Xbox
Controller required	No
DRM / EULA	Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Kane & Lynch: Dead Men EULA
Content notices	Blood Drug Reference Intense Violence Strong Language Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	67/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website