Syndicate

Set in 2069, Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. With no one to question their…

79 21 February 2012

Puzzle Shooter Action Science fiction

Syndicate is a puzzle developed by Starbreeze Studios, released 21 February 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 29 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Syndicate is

Syndicate is a puzzle game developed by Starbreeze Studios and released in 2012. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Starbreeze Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Syndicate is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in February 2012.

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Syndicate holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 61% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 74, across 140 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 44 hrs.

What it launched against

Syndicate launched on 21 February 2012, within three weeks of Mass Effect 3, Journey, Crusader Kings II and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 3, Journey, Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward.

Cheats and codes

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