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Hard Reset Extended Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2012

Should you play it?

Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.

What works

  • Fast-paced and challenging combat
  • Impressive cyberpunk atmosphere and graphics
  • Weapon upgrade and environmental interaction system
  • Good optimization and performance
  • Engaging old-school shooter gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign length
  • Minimal and confusing story
  • Limited enemy variety
  • Frustrating checkpoint system
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

  • Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

  • Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

  • Hard Reset Redux

  • Bloodhound: First day in hell

  • Dead Space (2008)

More expressive

Games that feels like Hard Reset Extended Edition but with more self-expression and customization

  • KIBORG

  • The Surge

  • Forgive Me Father 2

  • Lies of P

  • Dead Space™ 2

  • Bleak Faith: Forsaken

More relaxing

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

  • ELDERBORN

  • Luna Abyss

  • Ziggurat 2

  • SPRAWL

  • Batman™: Arkham Knight

  • BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Hard Reset Extended Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026