I’ve tried to estimate it in my head a few times‚ how many people or enemies of any other description I’ve killed in videogames over the years. If I start at around 1995‚ when I first got into games in a proper way‚ that’s 29 years of virtual combat experience. I must be into the high six figures by now‚ bodycount wise‚ if not over a million. Given how videogames normalize the act of shooting and killing someone‚ combined with just how long I’ve been playing these things‚ it’s not often that I actually stop to think about what I’m doing. But a new shooter‚ published by Hotline Miami‚ Cult of the Lamb‚ and Enter the Gungeon company Devolver‚ offers me pause for thought. Mixing the sniper challenge minigame of Hitman‚ the surreal‚ washed-out style of Hotline Miami‚ and the time-bending gunplay of Superhot‚ this is one of the most original new games I’ve played in years. Continue reading Hotline Miami publisher’s incredible new shooter is playable right now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games‚ Best FPS games‚ Best upcoming PC games