SuperHot is an indie developed by SUPERHOT Team, released 25 February 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia. It currently starts at $6.25 at GameBillet. The main story takes about 4.8 hrs to finish.
What SuperHot is
SuperHot is an indie game developed by SUPERHOT Team and released in 2016. It was published by IMGN.PRO. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A fictionalized version of the player sits at a computer terminal when a friend sends them a cracked copy of a leaked game called superhot.exe. Upon launching it, the player finds themselves thrust into disconnected combat scenarios viewed from different perspectives, each centered on eliminating hostile red figures. After the program crashes, an updated version arrives. But as the player and their friend continue playing, it becomes clear that someone, or something, is watching. A presence calling itself ""the system"" begins issuing warnings, demanding the player stop. The system escalates its interference, manipulating messages and turning the player's friend against them, all while the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 26 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
SuperHot holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 574 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 4.8 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $6.25, that works out to about $1.30 per hour of the main story, or $4.81 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2Quad Q6600 2,40 GHz, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 650 (1024 MB Ram). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $6.25 at GameBillet, 75% below its usual price. Across the 3 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $7.49 — a spread of $1.24 for an identical product.
What it launched against
SuperHot launched on 25 February 2016, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's The Division, Stardew Valley, Firewatch and XCOM 2. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's The Division, Stardew Valley, Firewatch, XCOM 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for SuperHot yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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