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Brain / Out is a multiplayer shooter with a nostalgic post-Soviet feel. Experience dynamic battles and exterminate your enemies with a large arsenal of modern weaponry. Lock'n'load!

BRAIN / OUT is a free to play, 2d and shooter game developed and published by Desertkun.
Released on February 24th 2017 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 15 languages: English, Polish, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Italian, Dutch, Ukrainian, Romanian, Turkish, Korean, Traditional Chinese and Czech.

It has received 15,395 reviews of which 12,622 were positive and 2,773 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified BRAIN / OUT into these genres:

Free to Play 2D Shooter Multiplayer Pixel Graphics Action Survival Massively Multiplayer Platformer Indie Co-op Violent Gun Customization Side Scroller War Post-apocalyptic Gore Local Multiplayer Singleplayer Casual

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows Xp, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10
Processor: 2.0 Ghz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 128mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2.0+
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 250 MB available space

MacOS

OS: OSX 10.9.5 - 10.11.6
Processor: 2.0 Ghz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 128mb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 250 MB available space

Linux

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2017

A lot like a more realistic version of Soldat. Less silly stuff like jetpacks and health kits, and more fast kills and stealth. If you liked Soldat, you'll like BRAIN / OUT.

Feb. 2017

Not pay-2-win and is all about skill, explosives are OP as they should be in real life, it's like a real life 2D Pixel FPS. Worth a shot but not for all people.

Feb. 2017

When I 1st started playing this game I was suprised it was: *Balanced *Not Dead *Hacker Free *A Fun TDP4 *Not Boring *Lag Free *Not P2W Just playing this game is satisfying and there is NO reason why you should not be playing it Con:Too easy for me to dominate the kids

Feb. 2017

Brain/Out is a 2D screen scrolling shooter where you can play a small selection of game modes with and against other players. If you remember the days of 'Pawn', you'll recognise a very similar game here. Featured within the game is a decent arsenal of weapons, from the AS VAL and AK12 to the M1911 and SPAS-12, as well as various options for equipment including C4 and a Barricade Tool/Builder, and a choice of perks, from running faster to carrying a little more ammo. Today being the game's debut, it somewhat lacks in variety of maps and gamemodes, although this is understandable. You have your standard Deathmatch (Free For All), Team Deathmatch, and a mode similar to CoD's Domination, or Battlefield's Conquest where you must hold three points and beat the other team for points. The maps are interesting, with some breakable windows and plenty of ladders, but nothing too extravagant. What stands out however is that the game is a lot harder than it looks on the surface. You won't be able to see any enemies until they are in your line of sight, or if you have just recently seen them. So be careful descending that ladder, or you could suddenly bump into a couple of angry foes. As well as this, guns are very lethal, and you'll only be able to survive a couple of hits at most. This keeps things interesting and challenging, as you could be returning fire on the shooter across the screen, to run for cover, then you'll be ambushed by another enemy and killed very quickly. It's a game which punishes you for not thinking before you act. The weapons are nicely varied and you have a selection of firearms to choose from, but from the start you'll have unlocked the Makarov Pistol, TOZ-34 Shotgun, AKS-74U Carbine, and the MP5 SMG. They allow for a bit of experimentation at the start which is great, since you don't want to be stuck at the start of a multiplayer experience with maybe two useless weapons. All the weapons I've used so far have played very well and realistically, with the sole exception of the TOZ-34. This shotgun is not treated like any of the other shotguns which fire pellets. This one fires slugs, and so it fires one accurate projectile at a time. It's horrendously accurate at that, so it's an early game AWP essentially. I cannot say if this is due to unbalance or keeping in the hardcore nature of the game. Otherwise the gunplay is good and really what makes the game. You also have your equipment selection which lets you bring in gear like a Flashbang, or two Grenades, or maybe even an Ammo Box or Medkit. You also have a kind of building tool, which lets you place sandbags. They are affected by gravity and won't stand still in midair, but they can be stuck to walls to be used as a ladder. You can also create an improvised bunker from them. It's an interesting feature I've seen in a few games, but it has high potential for exploitation. You also have a slot for perks, which are rather run-of-the-mill in any shooter - run faster, shoot better, more ammo, tougher, etc. Nothing unusual but it allows for a bit more options in combat. The weapons themselves can be upgraded with several attachments, but they are preset and unique for that weapon, so there's not a huge range for customisation. Along with this you can upgrade the base stats of the weapon, so you can shoot more accurately, reload faster, and such. You can unlock more for your weapon by using it more, and some weapons can only be unlocked by using others, ie. 120 M4A1 kills gets you the SCAR. It's a good way of encouraging the player to try other weapons out instead of sticking to the same one forever. Weapon skins are also available, but must be unlocked through a crate drop. Now this is the part that might turn some people off - but the game will drop a few crates at the end of the match. They can be opened for free and can contain things like bonus XP and Scrap for repairing and upgrading weapons you use a lot, but you can also get Golden Crates for real money. THANKFULLY, they only tend to drop stuff in the Standard crate, with a high chance for better items such as player and weapon skins. It's not a game breaker by any means, but if you enjoy the game enough and want to try and get a fancy new character skin (STALKER's Cheeki Breeki tracksuit Bandit and Jacket from Hotline Miami are two of the several skins), then I would suggest it's worth the $0.99 (£0.79). Lastly you have a trophy system where you can pick up enemy weapons and it will add them to your trophy collection - this is cool since it's also very similar to the Battlefield Tag collecting idea, and you can scrap trophies you don't want to keep in your collection for more scrap, useful for weapon upgrades and repairs. Trophies will also include the name of the player they belong to so it works as a bragging rights table if you have a lot of trophies. Other than this I think I have covered most of what I have experienced in my first day of playing this game. I would recommend it to people who enjoy side-scrolling shooters and are looking for a challenging F2P multiplayer game. Currently free of P2W and hopefully it stays like that, as it is definitely a fun game to kill some time.

Feb. 2017

It's a really fun game. There isn't to big of a learning curve so it makes it pretty easy but at the same time it's still pretty hard. Definitley a good little game. And hey it's free!

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Free to play

8.0

12,622

2,773

Online players

Developer

Desertkun

Publisher

Desertkun

Release 24 Feb 2017

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