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Ballistic.exe (Demo) Demo
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Game description
A smuggled segment of the despicably detailed shooting simulator wrapped in a declassified computer program. Three weapons, dozens of cartridges and attachments, and absolutely nothing supernatural.
Review Analysis Score
Based on 411 reviews from the past 1 year
Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 28, 2026)
This demo simulates every step of firing a gun, from loading rounds to aiming, and scores 89.9 from 411 reviews.
👍 Strengths
88 reviews praise the gun physics and handling, the most upvoted calling them excellent and satisfying. 42 like the visual style, simple yet refined, and Visuals & Sound scores +3.0. 40 enjoy the strategy of weapon customization, with plenty of options and playstyles to explore. Gameplay appears in 74% of analyzed reviews and scores +2.0. Some call it the purest shooting they have played, and a few say they have already marked it as a favorite.
👎 Where it falls short
47 reviews raise control issues, such as missing mouse sensitivity settings and ammo lost when dropped on the ground. 33 say new players struggle, citing a finicky starting air gun and thin tutorials. 20 find the difficulty harsh, with some calling the starting air gun's bullet drop unfair. A few also ask for more language options and clearer stat descriptions.
Representative reviews Original reviews ↗
“style simple yet exquisite, game is an experience” · 42 reviews
“many weapon customization options and playstyles to explore” · 40 reviews
“spooky horror moment with invisible man was unexpected and engaging” · 14 reviews
How it holds up
Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.
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Based on 411 reviews from the past 1 year
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By period
The overall score over shorter windows: has the game changed lately? A hollow grey point means fewer than 150 reviews in that window.
Since launch 411 reviews
Shorter windows appear once the game has been out for more than 3 months.
Steam review activity
Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by week. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive.
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Across 5 languages, players disagree most about Gameplay.
English
Review Analysis Score
Based on 343 reviews from the past 1 year
Russian
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Based on 25 reviews from the past 1 year
Chinese
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Based on 13 reviews from the past 1 year
Spanish
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Based on 6 reviews from the past 1 year
Japanese
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Based on 6 reviews from the past 1 year
25 indicators · 522 review reasons · 5 languages · data as of Oct 27, 2026
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