It now has 226 maps on which to kill and be killed.

Normally, having over 200 maps in a shooter might seem gratuitous.

But Straftat is all about quickfire rounds of random mayhem.

The player holds a pistol in a dusty desert map of adobe houses.

It’s a showdown on shuffle.

Sometimes you’ll race through a warren of complex tunnels, looking for a decent pistol.

Victory, a treat.

The player looks down a wide concrete corridor strewn with debris and rubble.

It’s a rich delicacy for fans of old-school multiplayer arena shooters in particular (ie.

millenials who played too muchQuake).

Its adrenal simplicity made it one of ourfavourite games of 2024.

The player holds a mace in a garden of grass and trellises.

Also: it’s fuckingFREE.

The player looks down at the blue tiles of an “aquatic” map, holding a shotgun.

The player wields a baseball bat while a car rushes past on a road.