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Hypercharge: Unboxed

Grab a friend and protect the Hypercore. Hypercharge is a solo and co-op wave-based first/third-person shooter with a small twist: you're an action figure! Explore. Defend. Survive. If you grew up watching…

85 30 January 2020

Hypercharge: Unboxed is an adventure developed by Digital Cybercherries, released 30 January 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Hypercharge: Unboxed is

Hypercharge: Unboxed is an adventure game developed by Digital Cybercherries and released in 2020. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player assumes the role of a Small Plastic Soldier and must scavenge the environment for resources in order to construct turrets, build defences and protect the HYPER-CORE. The environment is much larger than the player making every normal household item an obstacle. The HYPER-CORE is powered by a battery and the player must explore the environment to find one, ensuring the HYPER-CORE is always operational. Nostalgic waves of weaponised toys attack from different directions and locations. They will stop at nothing to destroy the HYPER-CORE, the players and their defences. The player progresses by completing each level, earning XP and unlocking unique skins and characters, giving the…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, kids and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 20 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Hypercharge: Unboxed holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5-4460, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 13GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Hypercharge: Unboxed launched on 30 January 2020, within three weeks of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Dreams, Besiege and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Dreams, Besiege, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Hypercharge: Unboxed yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Hypercharge: Unboxed — frequently asked questions

When did Hypercharge: Unboxed come out?
Hypercharge: Unboxed was released on 30 January 2020 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Hypercharge: Unboxed?
At minimum, Hypercharge: Unboxed needs Intel i5-4460, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 graphics, 13 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Hypercharge: Unboxed?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "13 GB available space" and the recommended line says "15 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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