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SUPERHOT

February 25, 2016ShooterESRB T

Overview

About SUPERHOT

Superhot is an independent first-person shooter built around a single core mechanic: time only moves when the player moves. Without health regeneration or ammo drops, players must navigate through enemies using improvised tactics, grabbing weapons from fallen opponents, and carefully planning movements through slow-motion bullet trajectories. The game features a minimalist visual style using only white, black, and red to highlight interactive elements and threats. It originated from a 2013 game jam prototype that was later expanded through a successful Kickstarter campaign. Modes include a story campaign, endless survival, and challenge variations with specific restrictions.
Story setup
A fictionalized version of the player sits at a computer terminal when a friend sends them a cracked copy of a leaked game called superhot.exe. Upon launching it, the player finds themselves thrust into disconnected combat scenarios viewed from different perspectives, each centered on eliminating hostile red figures. After the program crashes, an updated version arrives. But as the player and their friend continue playing, it becomes clear that someone, or something, is watching. A presence calling itself ""the system"" begins issuing warnings, demanding the player stop. The system escalates its interference, manipulating messages and turning the player's friend against them, all while the player is drawn deeper into the game's violent corridors. What began as an innocent file share becomes something far more invasive, as the boundaries between the player, the character, and the system itself begin to dissolve.
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At a glance

Released
February 25, 2016
Platforms
Linux, Nintendo Switch, macOS, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres
Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Indie, Action
Play modes
Single Player
Age rating
ESRB T
Time to beat
~5 hours
Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for SUPERHOT.

Rushed
3hoursMain story only
Typical
5hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
1hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 7 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

SUPERHOT offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified SUPERHOT. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBPG
CLASS_IND12
  • Violência (Violence)
ESRBT
  • Drug Reference
  • Violence
GRACALL
  • Violence
PEGI12
  • Violence

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