Our Verdict Pragmata's confidence in its punchy shootouts and old-school cool pays off, and the two leads roved their way into my heart despite a predictable plot.
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When Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" starts playing, do you wince or start banging your head while applying extreme stank face? I think your answer will reliably predict how much you get out of Pragmata, a game that simultaneously manages to be a very familiar homage to Xbox 360-era linear third-person shooters and one of the most entertaining adventures I've played in ages.
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Like Capcom's other recent left-field one-offs, it feels like a cult classic in the making, and buddy, I'm jonesing for the Kool-Aid.Need to knowWhat is it? A dadcore third-person shooter set on a hostile lunar base that weaves rapid-fire puzzles into its actionRelease date: April 17, 2026Developer: CAPCOM Co., LtdPublisher: CAPCOM Co., LtdReviewed on: Windows 11, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, Intel Core i7-12700F, 16GB RAMSteam Deck: UnknownMultiplayer? NoExpect to pay: $60 / £50Link: Official siteYou play as Hugh, an astronaut stranded on a collapsing moonbase crawling with hostile robots, and Diana, a mysterious and powerful childlike android who doesn't remember why she was created.
Diana can remotely hack a heat-seeking bomb to fly back into the drone that shot it out, but doesn't understand stuff like birthdays and sunsets
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