Ionization is an indie, released 13 June 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Ionization is
Ionization was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Xash3D FWGS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
IONIZATION is a work-in-progress singleplayer 3D first-person shooter action and post-apocalyptic standalone video game, based on a custom Half-Life 1 SDK known as PrimeXT SDK and running on Xash3D FWGS engine. The main idea originated in 2011, being inspired by the Half-Life series, the modification Paranoia and other creations of the BuZZeR level designer. An Intro Demo version was released on March 5th, 2024. It is an opening part of the storyline, which takes about 15 minutes to complete. This build performs an introductory function and it does not reflect the final quality of the project.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Ionization launched on 13 June 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters and Elden Ring Nightreign.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters, Elden Ring Nightreign.
Official trailer
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