Indie

Better Than Dead

73% positive of 1,558 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by MONTE GALLO. Published by MicroProse Software.

About the game

A brutal bodycam revenge FPS set in Hong Kong. Slide into bullet time, fight up close, learn each environment's rhythm, and turn every run into a faster, bloodier revenge scene.

Tagged by players

Bullet Time
Fast-Paced
Crime
FPS
Noir
Cinematic
Realistic
Shooter
1990's
First-Person
Female Protagonist
Difficult

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Better Than Dead

73% positive of 1,558 Steam reviews

View on Steam

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by MONTE GALLO. Published by MicroProse Software.

About the game

A brutal bodycam revenge FPS set in Hong Kong. Slide into bullet time, fight up close, learn each environment's rhythm, and turn every run into a faster, bloodier revenge scene.

Tagged by players

Bullet Time
Fast-Paced
Crime
FPS
Noir
Cinematic
Realistic
Shooter
1990's
First-Person
Female Protagonist
Difficult

What players say

Recommended
Better than Dead is a first-person, bodycam style shooter set in the gritty slums of Hong Kong where you revenge against a criminal gang. Storytelling is minimal, and the gameplay is similar to tactical shooter - taking covers, peaking around corners, and you have the bullet time ability. It kind of reminds me of F.E.A.R. Visually, the game looks interesting and realistic. It makes clever use of lighting, lens…
1.8 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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Recommended
I really love the gameplay in this game. It has that John Wick meets Hotline Miami vibe and the music fits perfectly. The soundtrack was really good too but sometimes it just randomly stopped playing in the middle of a level. No idea if thats a bug or if its supposed to be like that. The graphics were great and I really liked the pixelated faces after you shoot someone. No idea why but that somehow made the whole…
1.9 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
the only thing going for this is like, the style. otherwise its just a repackaged "beat the level within the timer" thing with weird janky mistimed mechanics. Having to wait for the end of the slide to slow time and it's hard to tell if its even working. the aiming feels unsure of where the bullets even go. Idk, i've got too many similar games like this to play already, expected a story game, just got a clone.
34 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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