The Underground Man on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground.

The Underground Man is a story rich, indie and memes game developed and published by Mehsoft.
Released on September 01st 2016 is available on Windows and MacOS in 2 languages: English and Russian.

It has received 1,391 reviews of which 1,111 were positive and 280 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Underground Man into these genres:

Story Rich Indie Memes Post-apocalyptic Adventure Atmospheric RPG Great Soundtrack Classic Singleplayer Survival 2D Pixel Graphics Psychological Horror Retro Difficult Action Open World Illuminati Choices Matter

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Windows

OS: Windows
Processor: Pentium 4
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD4000
Storage: 204 MB available space

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July 2018

I think this game is hilarious and very creative, but it is totally unplayable unless you have a will made of sheer fucking steel. You will instantly die all the time with no warning, just for making a dialogue mistake, and thus be forced to start the game over again. However, all that adds to the inexplicable charm of the game. The creators were right to make it so cheap and I'm glad I picked it up on sale for 49 cents. 11/10.

June 2018

I don't know, exactly, what The Underground Man is. See, with something like-- for instance-- LISA: The Painful, I can identify a common theme running straight through the center of the game: come face-to-face with ugly realities, truths and facts of life and humanity we prefer to ignore. The Underground Man, then, confuses me entirely. It's... something, about something. It's one of those games that's more about the experience, the inference a player makes as an individual. It's about the way the game influences you, the player, and how that makes you play and understand it. That's the best way I can come up with to describe this; I should certainly invest more time but I feel like that requires... preparation. Steeling. It needs me to approach it with steadied breath and a clear mind, lest it get inside and twenty days later, I fall to my knees, shouting about how I am NOT ineducable, I am NOT! NO! I AM! NOT! INEDUCABLE!!!!!!! I'm going to tag this with a recommendation strictly because it's not really trying to be something it's not. It is what it is, you get what you get. It's time for us to realize that video games have evolved and become something new; the interactivity has opened new avenues of thought and approach. This 'game', as it were, is the product of such avenues.

Dec. 2016

A tedious, sadistic experience created by people that hate humanity. That being said, I was proven uneducable twice after being told to pick up a bunch of cans, and the game ended. This game is an example of the weird world of indie Russian games. It's not meant to be played, but endured, like a Siberian death camp. Enjoy.

Sept. 2016

Although many foreign gamers may not understand every single meme reference in the game, everyone will definitely enjoy it. It was assumed to be a parody of the many indie-games that are made without any significant effort but, nevetheless, are sold in the Steam. Evetually, "The Underground Man" appeared to be a decent, positive-emotion-bringing game that makes you smile from the depth of your heart. Allusions to the old-fashioned nostalgic moments, such as racing and a Helicopter-Boss of Dandy and Sega times will definitely make you feel that this game is MUCH more than just a simple experiment on a parody. Moreover, the author of the game, Ilya "Maddyson", is a very influential figure in Russian gaming industry. He was the first Russian "Angry Video Game Nerd" and many people do call him a founder of the whole Russian video-blogging. Being fed up by the adsurdity of many trash games of old times, Ilya has developed "The Underground Man", which is a galant bow to the era of hardcore, fully-involving video games. This is the voice of people. If you are ill-informed about some of the local memes, don't worry, you will NEVER regret your purchase. MUST HAVE, 10/10, GAME OF THE CENTURY.

Sept. 2016

The world, atmosphere, and story of The Underground Man are all key parts of this hugely successful role-playing game. Strong characters, and sympathetic villains driving tough decisions make it an adventure I’ll definitely replay and revisit. Even the technical shakiness that crops up here and there can’t even begin to slow down its momentum. А+

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1.99€

7.7

1,111

280

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Developer

Mehsoft

Publisher

Mehsoft

Release 01 Sep 2016

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