Daisen (v0.2.558)

Kyiv becomes a warped battlefield after a failed time experiment tears holes between reality and a hostile, non-Euclidean dimension. Playing as Emilia Svitanko, a rapidly mutating mercenary employed by the Daisen corporation, you enter glowing breaches on city streets to destroy anomalies, seal the damage, and eliminate anyone who knows too much. The mood is abrasive, surreal, and paranoid: corporate warfare continues beneath a cosmic catastrophe while impossible creatures bring their own strange convictions into a collapsing human world. Its retro-styled first-person action favors speed and pressure over cautious military simulation.

Raids revolve around aggressive arena combat, rapid traversal, and keeping unstable weapons usable under fire. Guns manufacture their own ammunition through radioactive internal systems, so traditional reloads disappear; instead, every burst raises weapon temperature, forcing you to rotate among up to three firearms or risk a sudden shutdown at the worst moment. Slides, jumps, and sustained momentum are essential for weaving through projectiles and carving openings in dense enemy groups, while defeated targets leave behind orange essence that powers the Mender healing device. Between expeditions, Emilia returns to a comparatively calm corporate office hub, spends earned hryvnias on new equipment, and prepares for the next dangerous assignment.

Daisen’s strongest idea is how it turns resource management into a kinetic shooter skill rather than a pause for inventory housekeeping. Heat replaces ammo counting, kills replace medkits, and movement is as important as aiming, creating a sharp loop that should appeal to players who enjoy the restless combat rhythm of DOOM, Ultrakill, or boomer shooters with modern mobility. Bloodstorm mode extends that loop into an endless survival arena, mixing enemy waves with disruptive modifiers such as blinding effects, toxic conditions, and randomized weapons, while allowing personal music playlists. Newcomers can grasp the basic goal quickly, but veterans seeking demanding movement, weapon switching, and a bizarre Eastern European sci-fi setting get the most from its escalating chaos.