Fit check
Is Anomalous worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy fast action shooters with pixel-art visuals
- Fans of dystopian industrial settings who want a story about fighting through a collapsing city
- Players seeking a shooter accompanied by heavy metal and techno music
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a slow-paced experience may find the fast action a poor match.
- Those seeking detailed, high-fidelity visuals may not enjoy the low-fidelity pixel-art presentation.
- Players looking for climbing puzzles may prefer Jusant, which focuses on climbing and route exploration.
- Those seeking multiplayer shooting may prefer Abyssus, which describes multiplayer action.
Our take on Anomalous
The focus on rapid combat and escaping a besieged city leaves little room for slower exploration or puzzle-solving. Its low-fidelity pixel-art presentation also sacrifices visual detail for a retro style.
What is Anomalous?
Anomalous is a fast-paced action shooter with pixel-art visuals and a low-fidelity style inspired by an earlier era of games.
It takes place in Kosolov, an industrial city controlled by a secretive authority. Experiments intended to revive the dead and create a controllable workforce have ended in disaster, producing mechanical, biological, and other horrors. As the city collapses, the player fights through it and attempts to escape while facing the monsters and the military authority trying to purge everything living. The game includes a heavy metal and techno soundtrack featuring music by BOD.
How Anomalous plays
- 01Experimental enemies
- Opponents include creatures resulting from mechanical implants, regenerative biomass, and other experiments.
- 02Heavy music soundtrack
- The soundtrack combines heavy metal and techno, with music by BOD.
- 03Industrial setting
- The escape takes place in Kosolov, where the authorities pursued experiments to support their military and workforce.
Anomalous compared to similar games
Anomalous centers on fast-paced combat through an industrial city, while Jusant focuses on climbing, stamina management, and exploring routes up a tower. Abyssus is also a shooter, but its description emphasizes multiplayer, hand-crafted levels, and weapons that can be refitted with ancient technologies.
Anomalous: platforms & release
Is Anomalous worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy fast action shooters with pixel-art visuals. Skip it if: players looking for a slow-paced experience may find the fast action a poor match.
Where can I download Anomalous?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Anomalous's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Anomalous on?
Windows only.
