Ghostrunner
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
First-person katana combat against human and cybernetic enemies who die in one hit; blood sprays and combat is fast and constant.
The sword slices enemies apart, leaving dismembered and mutilated bodies on-screen.
The story is set after a civilizational collapse and dwells on an oppressed underclass, authoritarian control, and forced bodily augmentation that strips away humanity.
Characters use coarse profanity in story dialogue.
A grim, oppressive atmosphere with tense stakes, but no monsters or scares beyond mood.
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What it is
Ghostrunner is a single-player first-person action platformer set in a cyberpunk tower after a global cataclysm. Playing as a sword-wielding cybernetic warrior, you wall-run, dash, and slide through vertical levels while fighting human and cyborg enemies. Combat is extremely fast and lethal: both you and enemies die in a single hit, and your katana kills with heavy blood, gore, and dismembered bodies shown in realistic graphics. The story deals with heavy dystopian material — the end of humanity, authoritarian rule, and an oppressed underclass — and dialogue includes coarse language. There is no sexual content, nudity, substances, gambling, or online interaction; the game is entirely offline with no purchases.
How it's framed
The game frames its violence as stylish, high-skill action, casting the player as a peacekeeping weapon fighting to topple a tyrant; killing is rewarded through progression, while the narrative treats the world's oppression and loss of humanity as bleak backdrop rather than something celebrated.
Details
- Developer
- One More Level
- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Released
- Oct 27, 2020
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