Info about Hatred:

Official game description:
Hatred fills your whole body. You’re sick and tired of humanity’s worthless existence. The only thing that matters is your gun and the pure Armageddon that you want to unleash.  
You will go out for a hunt, and you will clear the New York outskirts of all humans with cold blood. You will shoot, you will hurt, you will kill, and you will die. There are no rules, there is no compassion, no mercy, no point in going back. You are the lord of life and death now - and you have full control over the lives of worthless human scum.  
You will also run, you will need to think, you will need to hide and fight back when armed forces come to take you down. You will have no mercy for them, because they dare to stand in your way.  
Only brutality and destruction can cleanse this land. Only a killing spree will make you die spectacularly and go to hell.

Release date: Jun 1, 2015

Categories: Top-Down Shooter, Third-Person Shooter, Isometric Action-RPG, Destruction Mechanics, Violent Combat, High Difficulty, Dark Atmosphere

Feature scans:
- Proton/Linux: score 20; verdict: Works Well with Caveats; summary: The game has strong native Linux support, making it highly compatible with Linux systems. However, there are significant issues with running the game on Steam Deck, with multiple users reporting it as unplayable.
- Steam Deck: score 90; verdict: Broken; summary: The game faces significant issues on the Steam Deck, including compatibility problems, poor controller support, and visibility issues. These problems severely impact the user experience, making the game difficult to play and enjoy on the Steam Deck.

- Hardware Profile:
  - Summary: The game performs well on lower-end hardware with some positive feedback, though there are isolated reports of issues.
  - Sample size: 41 (1% coverage)
  - Audience skew: Review sample is mostly Windows-based.
  - Windows <8GB VRAM (positive, 33 reports): The game runs well on lower-end PCs with some users enjoying it with mods.
  - Caveats: 41 of 6866 reviews expose hardware metadata.; Review sample is mostly Windows-based.
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $2.00 - $6.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence shows a mix of opinions on the game's value, with several users indicating that the game is worth the money, especially when purchased on sale. The general sentiment suggests that while the game may not be worth its full price to some, it is considered a good value when discounted. The mentions of specific price points like 1.5 euros, 2 dollars, and 6 dollars help to frame the perceived value range.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 3.0h
  - Story completion: 3.0h
  - Session length: 0.5h
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provided includes direct mentions of playtime and completion. The first quote suggests that the game has around 3 hours of content, which can be interpreted as the time needed for game completion. The second quote indicates that the reviewer has played enough to beat the game at least once, implying a sense of story completion. The third quote mentions 30 minutes of gameplay, which could be interpreted as a session length. The fourth quote indicates that the reviewer beat the game, supporting the idea of game completion time.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: Players generally find Hatred fun once they get past the initial edgy content and understand the gameplay, but the fun drops off quickly due to repetitiveness and lack of depth.
  - Stance: Fun then drops
  - Anchor: Understanding the gameplay mechanics and getting past the initial shock value.
  - Time to anchor: 0h 30m
  - Friction: Repetitive levels; Simplistic objectives; Lack of narrative depth; Boring and repetitive gameplay; Edgy content that wears off quickly
  - Unlock drivers: Satisfying combat; Destruction physics; Understanding the gameplay mechanics
  - Conditions: Short play sessions; Using mods
- Player Archetypes:
  - Postal Fan (sale)
    - Motivation: Nostalgia and similarity to beloved classic games.
    - Playstyle: Enjoys top-down shooters with a focus on violence and chaos.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Postal fan; old-school player
    - Reference games: Postal; Manhunt
  - Stress Reliever (sale)
    - Motivation: Stress relief and relaxation.
    - Playstyle: Casual play focused on unwinding and relaxation.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: stress reliever; casual player
    - Reference games: N/A
  - Flaw-Acknowledging Enthusiast (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Appreciation for unique aesthetics and gameplay despite flaws.
    - Playstyle: Enjoys the game for its unique visuals and chaotic gameplay, despite its issues.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: enthusiast; aesthetic appreciator
    - Reference games: N/A
  - Casual Time-Passer (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Passing time and casual enjoyment.
    - Playstyle: Casual and occasional play for brief entertainment.
    - Experience: newcomer
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: casual player; time-passer
    - Reference games: N/A


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Fun and relaxing experience (weight 0.55): Players find the game fun and relaxing, making it a good stress reliever. It is often described as enjoyable for short periods and effective for unwinding.
- Highly praised destructible environments (weight 0.47): Players frequently highlight the quality and enjoyment of the game's destruction physics and destructible environments. The environmental destructibility is noted for its depth and realism.
- Solid and enjoyable gameplay (weight 0.43): Many reviews mention that the gameplay is solid, enjoyable, and fun. Players find it challenging and engaging, contributing to a positive overall experience.
- Unique black-and-white visual style (weight 0.33): The game's black-and-white visual style, accented with red, is frequently mentioned as unique and enhancing the horror atmosphere. Players appreciate the artistic direction.
- Enhanced experience with mods (weight 0.3): Players enjoy the game with various mods, particularly the first-person mod, which enhances the gameplay experience. The game's mod support is also appreciated.
- Similar to and improves upon Postal 1 (weight 0.24): The game is often compared to Postal 1, with players noting that it is a well-developed and improved version. It is recommended for fans of the original Postal game.
- Good value for money (weight 0.24): The game is considered worth the price and a good value for the time spent playing. Players recommend buying it, especially on sale.
- Dark and gritty atmosphere (weight 0.18): The game's dark tone and atmosphere are frequently mentioned, contributing to its unique and intense experience.
- Emotional and authentic experience (weight 0.17): The game provides an emotional and authentic experience, with players finding the protagonist relatable and charismatic.
- Funny and unique character (weight 0.17): The game features a unique and darkly humorous character, adding to its edgy and intense style.
- High-quality sound design (weight 0.14): The sound design is praised for its high quality and ambiance, contributing significantly to the game's atmosphere.
- Engaging storyline and characters (weight 0.14): The storyline and characters are found to be engaging and intriguing, adding depth to the gameplay experience.

Common complaints:
- Repetitive gameplay mechanics (weight 0.39): Many players found the gameplay to be monotonous and repetitive, with level design and overall mechanics contributing to a lack of variety.
- Lack of meaningful story (weight 0.33): The game lacks a detailed and compelling story, with many players noting the absence of a coherent plot and meaningful character development.
- Poor optimization and performance (weight 0.32): The game suffers from optimization issues, leading to poor performance and gameplay experience on various platforms.
- Enemy swarming and behavior (weight 0.26): Enemies swarm in large groups and exhibit aggressive behavior, often knowing the player's location and shooting accurately, even through obstacles.
- Poor controls and aiming (weight 0.24): The controls, particularly for aiming, are considered poor and difficult to manage, affecting the overall gameplay experience.
- Collision and movement issues (weight 0.21): Players experience collision issues, with characters getting stuck or encountering movement bugs, affecting gameplay.
- Limited weapon variety (weight 0.19): Players have noted that the game offers a limited arsenal, which contributes to the monotonous gameplay experience.
- NPC behavior issues (weight 0.16): NPCs exhibit unpleasant and unexpected behavior, including spamming and poor AI interactions.
- Camera and lighting problems (weight 0.16): The game has issues with camera angles and lighting, affecting the overall visual experience.
- Game physics and mechanics (weight 0.15): The game's physics, such as hair physics and character inertia, are criticized for being poorly implemented.
- High and unbalanced difficulty (weight 0.14): The game's difficulty is perceived as very high and unbalanced, making it challenging for many players.
- Excessive violence (weight 0.13): The game features extreme and mindless violence, which some players find unenjoyable and overly aggressive.
- Survival mode issues (weight 0.13): Survival mode is criticized for becoming boring after several levels and having issues with enemy spawning.
- Unappealing theme and color scheme (weight 0.1): The game's theme and color scheme are found to be unappealing, contributing to a less enjoyable experience.
- Game becomes boring over time (weight 0.08): Players find that the game becomes repetitive and boring after a few hours of gameplay.
- Frequent bugs and glitches (weight 0.08): The game is noted for having frequent bugs and glitches, affecting the overall gameplay experience.
- Game lacks depth (weight 0.08): The game is criticized for lacking depth in both its mechanics and storytelling, leading to a less engaging experience.
- Level design issues (weight 0.08): The level design is criticized for being boring and repetitive, contributing to the overall monotonous gameplay.
- Enemies are bullet sponges (weight 0.08): Enemies are criticized for having too much health, making them difficult to defeat and affecting the game's balance.
- Isometric view and camera issues (weight 0.08): The game's isometric view and camera angles are flawed, leading to a less enjoyable visual experience.
- Disappointing overall experience (weight 0.08): Players find the overall game experience to be boring and disappointing, with various aspects contributing to this sentiment.
- Game is unfun (weight 0.08): Players find the gameplay to be unfun and unsatisfying, contributing to a negative overall experience.
- Short campaign (weight 0.07): The game's campaign is noted for being relatively short, leaving players wanting more content.
- Game becomes cringy and tiring (weight 0.07): The game is criticized for becoming cringy and tiring after some time, affecting the overall enjoyment.

Gameplay feedback:
- Varied shooter perspectives (weight 0.37): The game offers different shooter perspectives, including isometric, top-down, and third-person views. This variety adds depth to the gameplay experience.
- Engaging and tactical gameplay (weight 0.25): The game offers a fun and challenging experience with a strong focus on story-driven and tactical gameplay. Players appreciate the cool game mechanics and the overall engaging nature of the gameplay.
- Violent and chaotic gameplay (weight 0.25): The gameplay is noted for being violent, straightforward, and chaotic. Players engage in intense and often chaotic combat scenarios.
- High difficulty levels (weight 0.25): The game is noted for its high difficulty settings, which can significantly increase the challenge. Players appreciate the variety of difficulty levels available.
- Realistic and varied locations (weight 0.21): The game features realistic locations such as streets, residential buildings, and trains. These settings contribute to the immersive and atmospheric gameplay.
- Frustrating enemy waves (weight 0.2): Players find the enemy waves frustrating due to the high number of enemies and their swarming behavior. This can make the gameplay challenging and sometimes overwhelming.
- Unique and controversial concept (weight 0.16): The game's concept is unique and pushes moral boundaries, offering a non-standard gaming experience. It involves significant violence and stealth mechanics to avoid scaring civilians.
- Variety of weapons (weight 0.14): Players have access to a wide variety of firearms, grenades, and other weapons. This diversity in weaponry enhances the gameplay experience.
- Execution mechanics (weight 0.11): The game includes execution mechanics, where players can perform execution cutscenes. These executions can sometimes be used to restore health.
- Mods for enhanced gameplay (weight 0.11): The game supports a variety of mods that can enhance the gameplay experience. Players can use these mods to customize and improve their gaming experience.
- Top-down shooter mechanics (weight 0.11): The game combines top-down shooter mechanics with elements like positioning, cover, and mandatory executions for health. This blend adds a unique twist to the gameplay.
- Different game modes (weight 0.1): The game offers different game modes and levels, providing players with a variety of gameplay experiences and challenges.

Performance notes:
- Poor optimization and performance (weight 0.31): Many players report that the game has poor optimization, leading to performance issues on various PC configurations.
- Frequent bugs and glitches (weight 0.15): Players encounter various bugs and small visual glitches throughout the game.
- Sound design issues (weight 0.08): Several reviews mention bad sound effects and overall poor sound design.
- Mouse and keyboard issues (weight 0.08): There are problems reported with mouse and keyboard inputs, including delayed inputs.
- Graphics and engine issues (weight 0.05): There are general complaints about the graphics and engine performance.
- PC reboot requirement (weight 0.04): Some players report needing to reboot their PCs to resolve certain issues.
- Graphics driver issues (weight 0.04): There are reports of problems related to graphics drivers affecting gameplay.
- Technical issues overall (weight 0.04): Some players describe the game as technically poor, indicating various technical issues.
- Poor visibility due to dark graphics (weight 0.04): Players have complained about poor visibility due to overly dark graphics.
- SDR screen brightness problems (weight 0.04): Players have noted issues with screen brightness in SDR mode.
- Steam Deck compatibility (weight 0.04): Some feedback mentions the game's performance and compatibility with Steam Deck.
- Inconsistent destructibility (weight 0.04): Players have noted inconsistencies in the destructibility of objects within the game.
- Resolution technical issues (weight 0.04): There are technical issues reported with the game's resolution settings.
- Ultrawide mode problems (weight 0.04): Players have encountered issues when using ultrawide mode.
- Collision problems (weight 0.04): There are reports of problems with collision detection in the game.
- Graphical problems in first person (weight 0.04): There are specific graphical issues reported when playing in first-person mode.
- Game launch issues (weight 0.04): Some players report that the game did not launch for them.
- Game crashing with 12th Gen CPU (weight 0.04): There are reports of the game crashing specifically with 12th Gen CPUs.
- Game feel issues (weight 0.04): Some players mention issues with the overall feel of the game.

Recommendations:
- Highly recommended game (weight 0.21): The game is highly recommended by many players for its unique experience and overall quality.
- Recommended for specific audiences (weight 0.2): The game is recommended for specific types of players, such as those who enjoy intense violence or have a particular taste in games.
- Suggestions for improvement (weight 0.16): Players have suggestions for improving the game, such as adding more content, guns, or new modes.
- Unique experience (weight 0.15): Players appreciate the game for its unique experience, making it worth playing.
- Recommended for fans of specific genres (weight 0.11): The game is recommended for fans of specific genres like isometric shooters, satire, or similar shooters.
- Alternative game suggestions (weight 0.09): Some players suggest playing other games like Hotline Miami, Dark Souls 3, or Trepang 2 instead.
- Good for stress relief (weight 0.08): The game is seen as a good way to relieve stress and pass time.
- Technical and artistic merit (weight 0.08): The game is noted for its technical and artistic merits, making it a case study for interactive media.
- Recommended for casual play (weight 0.08): The game is recommended for casual play and achieving goals, offering harmless fun.
- Not recommended due to theme (weight 0.04): Some players do not recommend the game due to its theme.
- Educational potential (weight 0.04): There is a suggestion to add educational content, such as schools to teach children about kindness and creation.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.16): Players are frustrated primarily due to the game's difficulty, which is often perceived as unbalanced or unfair. Additionally, repetitive gameplay, poor controls, and various technical issues such as bugs, camera problems, and performance issues contribute significantly to this frustration.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.15): Players enjoy the game for its fun and relaxing gameplay, which includes destructible environments, driving mechanics, and a variety of weapons. The game's visuals, atmosphere, and the ability to mod also enhance the overall enjoyment.
- Disappointment (weight 0.09): Players express disappointment due to the game's lack of depth and repetitive gameplay. Additionally, the game's lack of realism, limited content, and unmet expectations contribute to this sentiment.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.09): Players feel satisfied with the game's quality, plot, and its ability to relieve stress. The game's destructibility, variety of weapons, and the support from developers also contribute to this satisfaction.
- Excitement (weight 0.07): Players are excited about the game's unique and immersive gameplay mechanics, including its detailed and intense combat, as well as the potential for mods and future sequels.
- Appreciation (weight 0.04): Players appreciate the game's unique style, atmosphere, and artistic direction. The game's handling of social issues and its boundary-pushing nature are also highly valued.
- Amusement (weight 0.04): Players find the game amusing due to its over-the-top dialogue, humorous tone, and ridiculousness. Comparisons to other characters and the game's edginess add to the amusement.
- Interest (weight 0.03): Players are interested in the game's unique concept, dark atmosphere, and provocative nature. The game's modding potential and exploration of societal issues also piques their interest.
- Joy (weight 0.02): Players experience joy from the game's overall gameplay, destructibility, and the time spent with family. The game's fun mechanics and mod support contribute to this joy.
- Frustration (weight 0.02): Players express frustration with the game's difficulty in final missions and survival mode, as well as various bugs and gameplay issues. Problems with enemy visibility, AI behavior, and the game's length also contribute to this frustration.
- Positive (weight 0.01): Players have a positive experience with the game, finding it calming, fun, and relaxing. The game's theme of friendship and its suitability for all ages are also appreciated.
- Love (weight 0.01): Players love the game for its overall enjoyment and amazing qualities. Despite some disappointments, the game's unique features and gameplay are highly loved.
- Engaged (weight 0.01): Players are engaged by the game's detailed narrative, intense gameplay, and the need to adapt to its mechanics. The game's brutal and interactive gameplay keeps players engaged.
- Relaxation (weight 0.01): Players find the game relaxing due to its calming atmosphere and soundtrack. The game helps in relieving stress after a hard day.
- Engagement (weight 0.01): Players are engaged by the game's immersive and authentic experience, as well as its engaging narrative and character motivation. Personal connections to the game's themes enhance this engagement.
- Appreciation (weight 0.01): Players appreciate the game's dark nature, survival mode, and artistic design. The isometric view, black and white filter, and destructibility are also highly appreciated.
- Admiration (weight 0.01): Players admire the game's bold exploration of dark themes, unique art style, and functionality. The game's unapologetic approach to controversial content is also admired.
- Frustrated (weight 0.01): Players are frustrated with optimization issues, initial adaptation difficulties, and poor gameplay experiences. Camera issues and difficulty in configuring settings also contribute to this frustration.
- Immersed (weight 0.01): Players feel immersed in the game's realistic and familiar setting, as well as its dark and atmospheric environment. The game's soundtrack enhances this immersion.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.01): Players feel nostalgic about the game, especially when playing it after many years or following its development. The game's unique features and memories associated with it evoke this nostalgia.}