Recruits

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Recruits is a brutal fast paced top down shooter that puts the lives of countless amounts of soldiers in your command. Lead your men to victory and see them progress through the ranks, show them defeat and they will be lost forever.

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Developer:
Commotion Games Pty Ltd
Engine:
Unreal Engine 3
Release date:
31 July 2014
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Negative (61)

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Description

Recruits is a brutal fast paced top down shooter that puts the lives of countless amounts of soldiers in your command. Lead your men to victory and see them progress through the ranks, show them defeat and they will be lost forever.

Your role as a commander puts you in charge of managing a platoon of soldiers during the war. Take men into battle one squad at a time to accomplish your missions, along the way gaining experience and respect that allows you to better equip and customize your soldiers.

Only by keeping your men alive, gaining medals and awards and defeating an overwhelming amount of enemies can you hope to be victorious during this time in history.



Recruits is in ALPHA, meaning that is is currently not finished. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS GAME unless you are happy to contribute to the development and play it with bugs and issues. This game is on Steam so that it can reach a wider audience and players can help contribute to the active development of Recruits.

Current Features

  • General Gameplay – Full body dismemberment and gore, weather effects, physics and destruction and time of day lighting effects.
  • Variety of Mission Objectives – Including kill all enemies, destroy all buildings, covert operations and survival situations.
  • Soldier Progression – Permanent death, enlisted rank progression, personal attributes and customizable nicknames and load outs.
  • Special Abilities and Weapons – As a Commander, earn respect points to unlock upgraded weaponry and special abilities such as Airstrikes and Cluster Bombs.
  • Squad Orders – A right click command menu in singleplayer gives you the ability to give basic commands to your squad members.
  • Game Modes – Singleplayer campaign missions, online multiplayer death match and team death match.
  • Controllable Vehicles – Helicopters and Tanks with specifically tailored missions and environments for them.
  • Updates – Updates for fixes and feedback from players to improve the game in all aspects.

Future Features

  • More Mission Objectives - Rescue prisoners of war, assassinate enemy leaders and base patrols are just a few.
  • In-depth Soldier Progression – Platoon role stat bonuses, visual soldier customization and more.
  • Special Abilities and Weapons – Larger variety of weaponry and more special abilities including Napalm, Mortar Strikes, Airdrops, Chemical Sprays reinforcements and more.
  • Context Sensitive Command Menu – Greater and more precise control over the squad A.I.
  • Soldier Morale – Events in game effecting the mood and effectiveness of your soldiers in battles.
  • More Game Modes – Introduction of online and local co-op, capture the flag and more.
  • Medals and Awards – Earn special stat boosts by performing heroic events in game.
  • Steam Integration – Steam Achievements.
  • Overall Game Improvements – Bugs and fixes, along with making the game easier to play and understand for all users. This game is still being developed and will always be updated to improve the overall usability.


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Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows XP SP3 (32-bit only), Windows Vista, or Windows 7
Processor:
2.0+ GHz multi-core processor
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
SM3-compatible
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
2 GB available space
Additional Notes:
3 Button Mouse Recommended

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7 64-bit
Processor:
2.5+ GHz multi-core processor
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA 8000 series or higher
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
2 GB available space

User reviews

Froschi
Not recommended | 08 Apr 2015
2.6h played

Update - April 11, 2021: Fast forward 5 years from my last update. Unsurprisingly, no updates from the devs. But what is more surprising is the fact that, despite me and others reporting this game several times, this is

Helpful: 64
Occifer
Not recommended | 21 Feb 2015
5 min played

This game could have been really good if the development would have continued. The devs have abandoned it however. There haven't been any updates in 5-6 months and the lead programmer left to pursue another job. Shame

Helpful: 18
pp butt man
Not recommended | 15 Feb 2016
21 min played

Game is 100% dead. Completely abandoned by the developers. Shame, too, because it had a lot of potential. If you want a game similar to this, check out Running With Rifles.

Helpful: 31
DocVonGlock
Not recommended | 19 Jan 2015
44 min played

Developers have abandoned this game. Currently has about 30-40 minutes worth of gameplay. Would never recommend to anyone unless it was freeware.

Helpful: 56
1BreathTaken
Not recommended | 17 Jan 2015
3.7h played

I've sat down and played this well over 20 times and can't seem to do it for more than 10 minutes at a time. This game looks extremely promising at first glance. It can be an O.K. experience if you take 1 or 2 squad

Helpful: 9
bloodraven43
Not recommended | 19 Nov 2016
2.4h played

why is this still on steam,listed as early access for real money. this game was abandoned a year ago. its a shame,could have been great, but you cant live on a dream i guess. i hope its still being worked on in someones

Helpful: 5