SUPERHOT

SUPERHOT: Innovative Time Manipulation First-Person Shooter

Experience the thrill of SUPERHOT, a first-person shooter where time moves at your pace. Discover its unique gameplay mechanic and minimalist art style that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

What is SUPERHOT?

SUPERHOT is an independent first-person shooter video game developed and published by Superhot Team in 2016. It is most notable for its unique gameplay mechanic where time progresses only when the player moves. This creates intense, strategic gunfight scenarios where the player must carefully plan their actions to take down multiple enemies.

In SUPERHOT, the player battles enemies in sparse, minimalist levels. The enemies are crystalline humanoid figures, and the player must punch, shoot, slice or otherwise destroy them to progress through the levels. The player can also grab objects like bills, bottles and knives to throw at enemies. The game is presented in a crisp, clean art style consisting of white environments and enemies with glowing red accents.

The unique time manipulation gameplay is the standout feature of SUPERHOT. Normally in shooters, enemy bullets fill the air as the player frantically tries to dodge them while returning fire. But in SUPERHOT, time is almost frozen, moving forward frame-by-frame each time the player moves their body. This creates tense scenarios where the player can carefully plan their next move, choreographing bullets and throws to set elaborate Rube-Goldberg-esque traps. It leads to extremely cinematic, satisfying gameplay sequences.

SUPERHOT debuted as an entry in the 2013 7 Day FPS Challenge, where developers created short demo FPS games in a week. The unique time manipulation mechanic made it an indie hit, and an expanded version was later released on Xbox One and PC, followed by PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch ports. The game has been widely praised for its innovative mechanics and intense gameplay.

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