Fit check
Is Only Lead Can Stop Them worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of 1990s-style first-person shooters who want fast-paced combat
- Players seeking a shooter with three campaigns and 30 levels
- Players interested in Spanish Civil War settings mixed with supernatural enemies
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking slow, methodical combat rather than fast-paced action
- Players looking for an open-ended structure instead of three defined campaigns and 30 levels
- Players who do not want firearm combat against fascist and supernatural enemies
Our take on Only Lead Can Stop Them
The game’s alternate-1990s framing, broad weapon selection and supernatural enemies give it a wide retro-shooter premise. Its stated structure is more contained: three campaigns comprising 30 levels, with secrets and medals within those areas.
What is Only Lead Can Stop Them?
Take the role of a republican fighter in an imagined version of the Spanish Civil War.
Three campaigns comprise 30 stages, moving through wartime locations such as fortified ruins, underground passages, trenches, woodland and active combat zones. Each level contains hazards and hidden discoveries, with medals awarded for acts of bravery. Fighting relies on ten weapon classes, including rifles, automatic guns, shotguns, handguns, incendiaries and explosives. Opponents include over twelve varieties, from armed fascist troops to occult beings with supernatural abilities. The game uses pixel-art settings and foes, drawing on 1990s first-person shooters and their rapid pace. Missions also involve rescuing comrades and tracing the devastation left by fascist forces.
How Only Lead Can Stop Them plays
- 01Three campaigns
- The game contains 30 levels divided among three campaign episodes.
- 02Ten weapon arsenal
- The available weapons include machine guns, rifles, shotguns, pistols, flamethrowers and explosives.
- 03Mixed enemy types
- More than a dozen enemy types include armed fascist forces and supernatural occult creatures.
- 04Varied war settings
- Locations include castles, catacombs, trenches, forests and battlefield areas.
- 05Secrets and medals
- Levels contain secrets to discover, with medals awarded for heroic deeds.
Only Lead Can Stop Them compared to similar games
Only Lead Can Stop Them uses a 30-level, three-campaign FPS structure with ten weapons and Spanish Civil War combat. Hentai Vs Furries is a third-person shooter with quests, skins, five camera angles and multiple modes. Abyssus centers on multiplayer shooting in a roguelite format, with weapon modifications and hand-crafted levels.
Only Lead Can Stop Them: platforms & release
Is Only Lead Can Stop Them worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of 1990s-style first-person shooters who want fast-paced combat. Skip it if: players seeking slow, methodical combat rather than fast-paced action.
Where can I download Only Lead Can Stop Them?
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What platforms is Only Lead Can Stop Them on?
Windows only.
