Right on cue, the other player tumbled into view and shredded me with an AK.

The player I met in my second match was more forgiving.

“I honestly think the characters need more HP,” they said, generously.

A view of a concrete city in FPS Straftat, with the Wishlisted mascot in the bottom right

My wrists need more HP, actually.

My eyes and reflexes need urgent patching.

And so does Straftat, though it casts a wider net and seems more happy-go-lucky in its referencing.

Cover image for YouTube video

You get 25 maps in the demo, with 100 in the full release on 24th October.

So far, they are all surprisingly non-throwaway.

Everything looks sordid and rundown and unliveable, and I love it all to bits.

Some can be dual-wielded, others allow aiming down the sights.

Is that the sawed-off shotgun you just pinched?

You bastard, that’s the only gun I can actually hit anything with.

Oh lawks, you’re behind me, aren’t you.

Go on,try the Steam demo.

I’m sure your ping is better than mine.

Everybody’s ping is better than mine.