This New Realistic Shooter Is On Another Level

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00:00I've spent the last few days playing an early build of Better Than Dead, and the best way

00:17I can describe it is this. A single player body cam style shooter that isn't trying

00:22to copy the usual tactical realism formula. It's aiming for something rougher, dirtier,

00:27more grounded, and a lot more personal. It's set in China, you're stuck in a collapsing

00:32criminal underworld, and the whole thing plays out, through this handheld jittery, almost

00:37documentary-like camera perspective that gives the game a sense of unease from the first

00:41minute. Because I was given exclusive access, I was able to dive into a version of the game

00:46that isn't public yet. Early, but far enough along to show exactly what the studio is trying

00:52to build. The first thing that hits you is the physicality. Every movement feels heavy,

00:56comfortable, and grounded. Leaning around corners isn't a smooth animation. It's something

01:02your body commits to. Sprinting feels messy and frantic. The camera shakes like you're

01:06really trying to maneuver through a cramped hallway, and reloading is slow and deliberate.

01:11Because the game wants you to feel vulnerable, instead of superhuman.

01:15What really sells the atmosphere though is this setting. Most body cam games right now take

01:20place in generic warehouses, back alleys, abandoned clinics, places you've seen a thousand times.

01:25Better Than Dead takes the opposite direction. The levels are cramped, Chinese apartments,

01:30broken down construction sites, half lit stairs inside grey apartment blocks, empty stores

01:35where everything is scattered across the floor, and tight streets with neon signs flickering

01:40in the background. The developers are clearly leaning hard into the location, instead of trying

01:45to hide it behind the usual sand-based shooter lighting. It feels lived in, stressed, chaotic,

01:51and that gives the game a sense of authenticity. And combat isn't the clean one-shot headshot

01:55everything you'd expect from a body cam shooter. You can't just walk into a room and expect

02:00to win. Enemies move unpredictably, some rush you in panic, some hide behind the half-broken

02:05desks or refrigerators, some shout warnings in Mandarin before opening fire. There's this

02:10constant feeling that the next corner could turn ugly instantly. The sound design helps a

02:15lot. Every gunshot echoes through hallways, bullets crack off metal door frames, and the smaller,

02:20quieter moments are just as tense as the firefights. One thing that caught me off guard was how

02:26brutal the game can be without resorting to cheap shock value. When an enemy gets hit,

02:31the reactions feel like real impacts, not canned animations. Bodies fall awkwardly, not

02:36cinematically. The blood effects are messy, but not exaggerated. It's violent, yes, but it's

02:41grounded in a way where the violence feels like a natural part of this chaotic crumbling

02:46criminal world instead of a spectacle. There's also a surprising amount of environmental interaction.

02:51Doors don't just open, sometimes you have to push them hard or kick them in. Debris shifts

02:56when you move through rooms. A poorly placed shot can break a light, and suddenly you're

03:00fighting in the dark with only the echo of your own breathing and footsteps. These little

03:04touches add more tension than any scripted jumpscare could. What impressed me most though

03:08is how much the game commits to the single-player-only identity. It isn't trying to be another extraction

03:14shooter, or a co-op survival experience. It's a solo, story-driven FPS that wants you to

03:20feel the weight of every corner you clear. There's no multiplayer meta to worry about,

03:25no grinding, no pointless progression systems shoved into the middle of the action. The developers

03:30seem to understand that the strength of this game is the atmosphere, tight spaces, real fear

03:35of being caught off guard, and the constant, desperate push to survive. Even in this early

03:40state, it already feels more cohesive than a lot of bigger, louder shooters. The pacing

03:45is slower and heavier. The difficulty is unforgiving. You're meant to feel like a normal person,

03:51navigating a violent situation that spirals out of control. And that approach makes the

03:56game more absorbing than I expected. The visuals help a lot. The lighting feels natural instead

04:01of stylized. Rooms aren't drenched in exaggerated bloom or neon Instagram filters. It looks like

04:06a real apartment at midnight. Flickering lights, dirty floors, shadows that swallow entire corners

04:12of a room. When the flashlight swings across a hallway, you can feel the weight of the moment

04:17because you know someone might be waiting there with a knife or a cheap handgun. From my early

04:22experience, there's also a clear focus on realism in weapon handling. The recoil is harsh. The muzzle

04:28flash blinds you in dark rooms, reloads force you to commit time, and sometimes you have to retreat

04:33instead of pushing forward. Because your character is simply not fast enough to tank a firefight.

04:39Everything pushes you to play methodically. And that's probably why people should pay attention to

04:43this game. It's not trying to be the next viral bodycam shooter, or the next photorealistic tech

04:49demo. It feels like a small team with a clear vision. It built a believable criminal underworld,

04:54wrap it in a gritty single player experience, and let players live through messy, brutal firefights

05:00that feel like they could go wrong at any moment. It doesn't rely on big AAA spectacle. It relies on

05:06tone, pacing, and tension. And honestly, that's a refreshing direction for the genre. Indie FPS

05:12developers have been carrying this entire space lately. And Better Than Dead is another great example

05:17of why smaller studios can take risks. They're not afraid to make something slower, uglier, more human,

05:23or more uncomfortable. They can build games that focus on atmosphere instead of mass appeal. And

05:29players who miss old school grounded shooters will absolutely appreciate that. Seeing what I've

05:33played so far, Better Than Dead has a lot of potential. Intimate environments, realistic movement,

05:39unpredictable encounters, and heavy, grounded firefights. It could easily find its place among

05:47the best single player bodycam shooters on Steam. And if the devs maintain the direction they're taking

05:52here, I think players who are tired of recycled multiplayer formulas will genuinely enjoy what's coming.

06:22to be the best!

06:23to be the best that I've played.

06:28to be the best in the game.

06:29to be the best in the game.

06:31All these normal situations have just been tired of them.

06:32Sometimes we need to think about a couple of days.

06:37After talking, the mood will be increased.

06:40We don't always have to go to the class.

06:43I remember that in the middle of the year,

06:45he liked to use the yellow color.

06:47And then he would use the card.

06:49And then he would always use the card.

06:51He would always use the card.

06:53Hurry up!

06:55We're always going to sit with each other.

06:57He's sitting on the left side.

06:59I'm going to go to the left side.

07:01No.

07:03I'm going to get her off!

07:04Get her off!

07:05Get her off!

07:06You're the only one!

07:07What are you doing?

07:09What are you doing?

07:11He's still learning.

07:12I have to go back to the left side.

07:15I lost his life,

07:17I lost his life,

07:19I lost his life.

07:21I lost his life here.

07:23I lost my life here.

07:25I got to go back to the left side.

07:27I lost his life,

07:30Oh

08:00Oh

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