Necromunda: Hired Gun
Necromunda: Hired Gun is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Streum On Studio. It centers on combat encounters, collection and development goals, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.9 / 10
About this game
Necromunda: Hired Gun is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on combat encounters, collection and development goals, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 5AI review
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Enjoyable mobile shooting with substantial usability friction.
Wall running, sliding, grappling and slowing time can be woven into gunfire, giving combat room for expressive movement. Weapon modification and bounty jobs provide goals, but predictable enemy arrivals and repeated industrial spaces reduce surprise. Underdeveloped characters and quiet dialogue also make the narrative less engaging than the setting suggests. In the documented PS5 test, selecting abilities through a radial menu leaves the player exposed, while companion commands become unreliable around obstacles. These usability problems matter more to the experience than visual detail alone. It suits players willing to accept rough edges for mobile shooting. Subtitles and familiarity with the ability wheel help, and the dog should not be treated as a reliable answer to elevated enemies.
Strengths
- Traversal combines with attacks.
Weaknesses
- Awkward abilities, dog commands and dialogue mixing.
Who it is for: Fast-shooter fans comfortable with rough edges.
Play notes: Uses the June 2021 PS5 test, not a claim that later patches retain these defects.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Upgrade goals cannot fully overcome predictable encounters. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Movement combinations make shooting expressive. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Industrial identity is weakened by repetition and quiet dialogue. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Ability selection and companion commands interrupt combat flow. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Streum On Studio
- Publisher
- Focus
- Release date
- Jun 1, 2021
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- InvestigationStory-drivenSlow Burn3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyExplorationReal-time CombatCollection-richScience FictionLinear LevelsThird PersonMain Story 10–20 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideJun 1, 2021
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