Explore a war-torn Eastern European country in this first-person shooter game, where you play as a special forces soldier fighting against enemy troops in the capital city.
Shadows of Kurgansk is a story-driven first-person shooter video game developed by Vanguard Studios and published by Atlon Games in 2021. It is set in the fictional war-torn Eastern European country of Kurgansk during a violent civil war.
In the game, players take on the role of Lucas Kovic, a hardened veteran and member of the special forces group known as Ronin Squad. After a failed mission that results in the deaths of his teammates, Kovic must return to the capital city of Kurgansk alone to carry out an assassination mission on a key rebel leader.
Fighting takes place from a first-person perspective across various urban environments like alleys, buildings, the sewer system, and more. Players have access to a wide range of real-world weapons including assault rifles, sniper rifles, explosives, and heavy weapons. The game features a gritty, realistic art style and physics-based damage modeling.
In addition to action-packed gunplay, the game has a strong narrative focus with well-developed characters and moral choices for players to make. Reviews praised Shadows of Kurgansk for its intense battlefield moments, impactful storytelling, and refreshing setting rarely seen in military shooters.