Dear friends, I never thought I'd be writing a review of a game I once loved. But it's still worth it. I'll say right away that this is MY opinion and it may not coincide with yours. I don't care how many hours you've played this game or what your prestige level is on each Mana or Marmot. I've played this masterpiece for 1012 hours. For some, that's not enough, but believe me, it's far from it. And yes, I'll go into detail here, not just say "the game is crap - don't buy it." You'll have to spend some time reading my review. But trust me, it's worth it.

What's good about the game? Almost nothing. Maybe just the licensed characters and various events. That's all there is to it.

So, what's bad about this game? Well, let's go in order. From the most important to the secondary:

- The balance in this game "went for bread" and never came back.

Survivors win games solely thanks to second chances. And maniacs thanks to "Eater." Yes, this game has a lot of builds and playstyles. But in 9 out of 10 games, you'll encounter "crutches" for Survivors, and one-shots from Manas.

- The ping bounces like a boxer on a jump rope.

There's no stability, but your nerves burn reliably every game.

- Hit boxes from a parallel reality.

Man-o-War punches through windows, textures, pallets, and at a range any sniper would envy. You get hit two meters away from the model, and the server is like, "He hit, trust me, brother!"

We've covered the main issues, now let's move on to the secondary ones:

- Gameplay.

Let me say right away that at the time the game was released, the gameplay was truly unique and unusual. However, in 2026, it's no longer "fresh." Besides, when you've already got 1k hours, the gameplay gets so boring, so ingrained, that it's simply ridiculous. You log into the game just to hold down the left mouse button for 10 minutes, watching the generator bar crawl. A failed mechanic simulator whose only break is to run around a pallet for five minutes and then lie down. Variety? No, never heard of it! Yeah, someone might say something about events. Like, there's a "blood moon" and the like. But it doesn't really affect the gameplay. Just different ways to manipulate genes. Ridiculous!

- "Toxic community" is this game's middle name.

This game is a rabble of the most vile and toxic players. Trust my gaming experience. I thought Dota or CS were unmatched in toxicity until I played this "miracle." Survivors will flash their flashlights in your face and write "GG EASY" after the game. Manas will stand right under your nose, hooked, and just hit you. So what if they just write "GG" after the game? No, they won't. They'll start explaining who you are and what you are. Who your parents are and where they took them for walks. Hell, if I collected all the comments that were directed at me, I could open a small cemetery. And by the way, that's not all. If you think all the insults are only in the post-match chat, you're wrong. My advice to you: close access to the comments. Because you'll see so much information about yourself there that no KGB can match. No one comes here to have fun, everyone comes here to ruin each other's mood.

- Bloodweb = endless grind.

In 1000 hours, I spent a week just clicking circles in the menu to level up my character to level 3. This is the worst progression system in the history of mankind. Pointless grinding for the sake of grinding.

- The maps are random garbage.

On one map, you have 50 pallets in a row (hello Gideon). And on another, there's an empty field where you die simply because that's how the map was generated. Victory depends not on your hands, but on where the game spat out a shack and a hut. Moreover, you can't choose the maps. Whether this is bad or not is up to you to decide. Personally, I think it's absolutely essential to have the option to choose which map to play in online competitive games. It can be described like this: Tired of playing Ormond or don't want to play Raccoon City? Ormond is yours. Yes, I know there are map offerings. However, that's nonsense. The chance of getting the map you want is 20%. So, if someone else takes a map offering, you'll need to be a shaman and have a tambourine to get yours.

- A conveyor belt of paid skins.

"The developers are marketing geniuses. The game's sounds, hitboxes, and servers are broken, but the store reliably drops a new skin once a week for 10-15 bucks. Are you serious? You can't fix hit registration, but you've designed a new skirt for Feng Min?" The priorities are clear: screw the gameplay, the main thing is to squeeze the last bit of money out of fans for cosmetics that won't even be visible in this mess.

- DLC as a natural way to survive.

The game costs money, but that's just the entrance ticket to the circus. Want decent perks? Pay for the DLC! Want a new mana? Pay! This isn't a game, it's an endless donation pass. If you want to be competitive, open your wallet, otherwise you'll be running around with basic junk and sucking your paw.

- It's monotonous to the point of nausea.

The gameplay hasn't changed one iota in 1,000 hours. You either hold down one button on the generator or run around the same texture. That's it. No new mechanics, no fresh modes (except 2v8). It's pure Groundhog Day: start, run, hang out, repeat. If it weren't for the thrill of "will my ass burn today or not," there'd be nothing to do in this game after 50 hours.

- Optimization by God.

The graphics in this game are a separate kind of perversion. You set the settings to "Ultra" and your system unit starts simulating a rocket launch into space, heating up to the temperature of the sun, although the picture doesn't change at all. You set the settings to low, just to see the marmots in the bushes, and welcome to Minecraft! And even Minecraft's graphics aren't that bad. Everything turns into a pixelated mess, where the character models look like logs chopped with an axe. How they could make a game so ugly and so heavy on the hardware is the mystery of the century.

So, that's all. If you're not lazy and have read this far, then congratulations, you've saved yourself at least 1,000 hours of playing this nonsense. It's up to you to decide. Suffer or save your hard-earned money and buy something useful. But I definitely wouldn't recommend this game. Even for free. And even if someone gives you this game as a gift, just thank them by spitting in their face.