The Surge

Name: The Surge
Rating: 6 (12295 reviews)

Developer: Deck13 Interactive

Publisher: Focus Entertainment

May 15, 2017

Visual

realistic
third person
3D

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
boss gated
Has Hub
Semi-Linear

Combat

action

Features

equipment
leveling

Themes

gore
post apocalyptic
Sci-Fi

Sub-Genre

RPG
Souls-like

Summary

Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- Demo
PlayStation
- PS4
Xbox
- One

Resources

Links

IGDB

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Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware

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Very Positive

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MV Temperature
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- Has Hub
- action
- equipment
- gore
- leveling
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- Souls-like
- 3D
- Differences
- item gated
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- corpse run
- fantasy
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Publisher: The Council

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MV Temperature
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- action
- equipment
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- Differences
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- pixel
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Publisher: THQ Nordic

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79%

Mostly Positive

20,806 reviews

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- interconnected map
- realistic
- third person
- Has Hub
- action
- equipment
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- Differences
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Developer / Publisher: Jrago Studios

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82%

Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- exploration
- interconnected map
- Has Hub
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- equipment
- RPG
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- Differences
- ability gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- difficulty options
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Very Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- exploration
- interconnected map
- boss gated
- action
- equipment
- leveling
- RPG
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- ability gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- fantasy
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Publisher: Another Indie, Another Indie Studio

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86%

Very Positive

3,655 reviews

MV Temperature
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- Demo Available
- exploration
- interconnected map
- boss gated
- Has Hub
- action
- equipment
- gore
- leveling
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- ability gated
- item gated
- non linear
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- side scroll
- fast travel
- stamina system
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- skill tree
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Publisher: Maple Whispering Limited, Mirari&Co

2022

78%

Mostly Positive

752 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- boss gated
- equipment
- gore
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- Souls-like
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- Differences
- ability gated
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Publisher: Capcom

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77%

Mostly Positive

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MV Temperature
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- Has Hub
- action
- equipment
- post apocalyptic
- Sci-Fi
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
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- pixel
- side scroll
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Publisher: Sega

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MV Temperature
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- boss gated
- Has Hub
- action
- equipment
- leveling
- RPG
- Differences
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- pixel
- side scroll
- fantasy
- proto-MV
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Publisher: Atlus, Namco Bandai Partners, Sony Computer Entertainment

2009

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- realistic
- third person
- boss gated
- Has Hub
- action
- equipment
- gore
- leveling
- RPG
- Souls-like
- 3D
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- item gated
- corpse run
- parry
- stamina system
- stealth
- character creation
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- cosmetics
- fantasy
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- medieval
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- discrete levels
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Mostly Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- action
- equipment
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- item gated
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- fantasy
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Publisher: Graffiti Games

2023

75%

Mostly Positive

823 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- Has Hub
- equipment
- gore
- leveling
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- ability gated
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- character creation
- fantasy
- gothic

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