Pavlov
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ActionIndieVRShooterMultiplayerFPSMilitary

18 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 69

Peak in the last 7 days: 107

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Game description

Pavlov is a multiplayer shooter in VR with heavy focus on community features. Realistic reloading features and fast paced combat as part of the core experience. Play the #1 most popular VR shooter on PC today.

Basic info

DeveloperVankrupt Games
PublisherVankrupt Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateDec 4, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64 bit
ProcessorQuad Core 3 Ghz+
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGTX 1070
Storage60 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 379 reviews from the past 1 year

68.6/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (89%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 23, 2026)

Fans remember Pavlov as a standout VR shooter with great gun handling, yet a shrinking player base weighs on it, and it scores 68.6.

👍 Strengths

126 reviews say they enjoy it or loved it in its prime, and some describe it as a tactical team shooter played in VR. 37 praise the controls and gunplay, with some saying every gun handles smoothly and reloads and recoil feel right. 29 like the visuals and audio, and a few point to detailed models. Gameplay ranks 682nd of 1396, and Visuals & Sound ranks 728th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 38% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1289th of 1399. 70 reviews fault developer support, with many saying a major engine update wiped out the custom maps and mods the game was built around. 53 describe a community problem, with some calling the servers nearly dead and others meeting the same small group of veterans in every lobby. 23 report netcode trouble, many naming servers that fail to load or connections that break, and a few say shots fail to register. Multiplayer ranks 555th of 642, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 977th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“loved the game and holds fond memories” · 126 reviews
“mods gone, players gone, only 25-30 sweatlords on three maps” · 53 reviews
“gunplay and maps still great” · 37 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +1.51 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “gunplay and maps still great” · 37 reviews
Negative “controller layout not properly configured for Pico 4, required manual setup” · 16 reviews

Progression 2% · Difficulty 4% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 5% · Strategy 5%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

World +2.40 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety +0.54 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Positive “many different game modes like DM, Infection and large weapon variety” · 5 reviews
Negative “Steam Workshop loss reduced map variety and activity” · 9 reviews

Volume 14% · Replayability 8%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.82 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “good graphics; gameplay is good; audio is very good; long playtime; easy to learn, hard to master” · 29 reviews
Negative “weapon visuals and animations are poor” · 1 review

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Community -1.82 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “mods gone, players gone, only 25-30 sweatlords on three maps” · 53 reviews

Playing together 21% · Servers & Connection 7%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Matchmaking -0.18 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times
Negative “less than 300 players monthly increases matchmaking wait times” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Pricing 10% · Balance 5%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.94 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “UE update wiped all custom maps and community mods without replacement” · 70 reviews
Positive “new updates and fixes coming, game seems to be reviving” · 1 review

Stability 9% · Performance 13%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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