So, what to say here?

It's more Survivor Squad. If like myself you enjoyed the original then this holds plenty of promise with the focus on community created content. Fairly barebones right now, a few Gauntlets created by the Dev, two of which are variants on the free Gauntlet DLC for the original game.

To address the elephant in the room: Yes, this is at the core a map editor. Even in this basic state though it seems like a fairly in depth one. If you enjoyed the original game and have a creative streak this will likely be worth your time.

Visually and mechanically the game remains the same as the original, though so far the ability to level your squad is missing. Hopefully that will be added at a later date, either persistent or during each level. The ability to share and download another players idea of hell is something I look forward to.

TL:DR - If you liked Survivor Squad, its a good bet you'll like this too. If you didn't then wait a while longer to see what comes in future updates.

What I liked:

• The story missions are great, wish there were more.
  
• Love the line of sight and scavenge mechanics
  
• Being able to make your own maps, so if you don't like one find another one or make your own

What You Need to Know:

• AI pathing is still not great. I always will have a guy get stuck on corners or will hit lasers instead of going around
  
• Most of the developers levels were great, and balanced. Communities not so much.
  
• There is no progression or survival mechanics like the first game :(
  
• This game has the problems to the old game ( ai that doesn't shoot when getting hit from behind, or not shooting higher priority zombies over trash ones)
  
• Hope a third one comes out and goes back to the survival and progression based gameplay of the first game
  
• Not many levels to play. Sadly because the commmunity is too small

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Paid: Gifted by developer
Main reason for dislike: Made the game more shallow than first game

Games similar that are better:

• Darkwood
  
• Subterrain
  
• Teleglitch: Die More Edition

A clever little tactical game. At first I was a little concerned that the control scheme wouldn't be quite poewrful enough to pull off all moves with all the finesse I was hoping for, but I was pleasently surprised: The controls are exceedingly simple and easy to use, but powerful enough to give you as much control as you need over your little Zombie killers. Add on top of that one of the best implementations of user generated content I've ever seen, and you've got some twitchy-tactics to keep you busy for a good long time.

As a fan of the original Survivor Squad I was very excited to see Survivor Squad: Gauntlets being released in Early Access.
Gauntlets is essentially a newer, better version of the original Survivor Squad. The gameplay stays true to the original where you have four controllable characters and the aim is to survive by crafting, killing and ultimately staying alive.
The newest standout feature is the ability to create, play and upload your own Gauntlets/Maps. The map creator is somewhat easy to use and not overly time consuming allowing you to create quick and fun maps for you to play and for the community to enjoy also.
The game is in a very barebones state but the potential, as with many Early Access games, is amazing. If you liked the original Survivor Squad then it's almost impossible to go wrong with Gauntlets, but don't expect a full game yet. Currently there are a few good maps made by the developers and a couple made by the community so there is something to do in the game but it's not fleshed out at all yet. Most of the levels are simple and quick to play through but as more people buy the game the levels available will surely increase because as I said before, creating your own gauntlets is not that difficult. There is currently no crafting implemented, or any kind of level structure (I am unsure of the developers plans to add these, I am hoping they do) but there are still new features in the game such as locking your characters to only attack in the direction you've set them to look instead of any in their range which allows you to hold strategic positions better than in the original Survivor Squad, in turn making the game a little more strategy than luck. There is also a new levelling and XP system that allows you to level up as you play through various gauntlets (though as of yet I am not sure where they plan to go with this feature, possibly in the direction of unlocking new weapons/items over time) which is something to look forward to.
If you were a fan of the original Survivor Squad or you enjoy creating levels for games you play then you will 100% enjoy this game, just don't invest yet if you're not willing to wait a while for a game that feels a little more whole. The concept is there and as Endless Loop have proven with the first game, the idea works. I can see this being a very enjoyable game once it's complete and the feedback from the community should help shape this game into something brilliant, but right now the main feature is the map editor which is most likely what you'll spend most, if not all, your time messing around with right now whilst the game is in Alpha.

What a buggy mess. I loved the first one, but it's really frustrating when you ufind a bug in every level.

This is basically an extension of Survivor Squad with the ability to customize missions (gauntlets) to test yourself.

I sort of, kind of enjoyed the original, but this really just feels like a lot of extra work on top of what was only a mediocre game to begin with and at a higher price tag.

I don't hate the game, I've got the free time to waste on it, but it's really hard to recommend to anyone else, especially due to the lack of quality control and numerous bugs.

If you are getting this super cheap or included with a bundle you might find some fun with it, but I would not go out of my way to buy this or at full price.

I honestly wish they would have taken the time spent making this and instead invested into making Survivor Squad better, instead they ended up with two "OK" games instead of one good game, and this being the weaker (and yet more expensive) of the two.
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1.What is this game about?

This game is about commanding a squad of people trough a level killing zombies and trying to reach a helipad from an upside down view

2.How much content is there?

The great thing about this game is that evry level is different, you will need to overcome different senarios to proceed to the next, some maps are really big and some are small and if you dont like any of them you can make your own.

3. Is there replay vallue?

yes nothing is the same

4. Is there coop/multiplayer?

No, at this moment you can only play levels created by other people wich can eb very good made.

5. How is/are the developer(s)

Very active they like to hear feedback about there game and want to do anything to improve it, they regurly make updates with more stuff added to the game

6. Is the price suitible for the amount of content?

Its not a big game, thats why it isn't a high price

7. Is the game challanging?

You can make it as challanging as you want it to be.

8. Are there already pre made developer maps?

yes.


This game is very unique and there aren't much like this, The only thing you will do in this game is killing zombies,pushing buttons and getting rescued. but how you do those 3 things can vary in many different way's. Its a small fun game to spend your time in.

rating:

9/10

Gauntlets is a massive step forward for the Survivor Squad titles. The handcrafted levels built by the developer are well made, and the 'build a level' challenges are an inspired way of helping the community provide more content for the game. There's a lot to see and to explore, and a number of interesting challenges to play through. Levels can get a little grindy, and the developer-made campaign is not a 'casual' experience, some levels will take over an hour to complete.

This is a good game; there appears to be a fair amount of enjoyable content.

\"So, Y U No recommend?!?\"

I can\'t play it; I\'ve managed 8 minutes, but every time you shoot the screen judders like a toddler in a trampoline factory and I simply can\'t look at the screen while it\'s shaking around like that. I emailed the developer some months ago asking them to add an option to disable the screen juddering but didn\'t receive any reply. :-(

the game's concept, and idea was great. Love the game, BUT, man, there are SOOOO many bugs in this game, its basically unplayable. I thought it would be fixed over time, and i'm back months later, and still no fix.

Wish i could play more, but the game was half assed, and despite it sold a bit, they decided not to fix anything. Not a good thing to do to customers. Willl not buy from them again until game is fixed.