Hard Reset Redux similar games & best alternatives

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Hard Reset Redux

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.

What works

  • Fast-paced and satisfying old-school fps gameplay
  • Unique weapon upgrade and mode switching system
  • Immersive cyberpunk atmosphere and setting
  • Good optimization and performance
  • Environmental destruction and interactive levels

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal and predictable story
  • Limited enemy variety and repetitive encounters
  • Short campaign length
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Some bugs and occasional frustrating level design

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dread Templar

  • Valfaris: Mecha Therion

  • Painkiller: Black Edition

  • The Surge

  • Ghostrunner 2

  • METAL EDEN

More story-driven

Games that feels like Hard Reset Redux but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Dead Space

  • Batman™: Arkham Knight

  • Lies of P

  • Dead Space™ 2

  • BioShock™

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

More relaxing

Games that feels like Hard Reset Redux but with a more relaxing feel

  • High On Life

  • Luna Abyss

  • Ziggurat 2

  • ELDERBORN

  • Darksiders Warmastered Edition

  • AMID EVIL

Less exploratory

Games that feels like Hard Reset Redux but with less exploration of areas and secrets

  • Deadlink

  • Bright Memory

  • METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE

  • BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE

  • KIBORG

  • RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business

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Hard Reset Redux: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Story, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026