Superhot is a first-person shooter game, created by Superhot Team.The gold of the game is that player has to take out enemy targets using guns, swords and other weapons.Time withing game only progresses when player moves.This gives the player the opportunity to assess their situation and respond appropriately, making the gameplay similar to strategy-based games. The game is presented in a minimalist art style, with enemies in red in contrast to white and grey backgrounds.

Superhot was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on 25 February 2016, with an Xbox One version anticipated in March 2016; the Superhot Team has also stated plans to support virtual reality devices. The game was met with positive reception, with reviewers considering the title to be a fresh take on the first-person shooter genre.

Gameplay

Superhot sets the player in a minimalistic environment, taking out hostile attackers that are trying to kill them. Weapons picked up by the player have limited ammunition, requiring the player to rely on defeating enemies to get more ammo, or making melee kills. Taking a single hit from an enemy bullet kills the player, requiring them to restart the level. Though the game mechanics are typical of most shooters, the distinguishing feature is that time only moves forward at normal speed when the player performs an action like moving or firing a gun, otherwise time moves very slowly; this is described in the game’s tagline “Time Moves Only When You Move”.This gives the player the opportunity to alter their actions as to avoid the path of bullets or to better assess their current situation.

One significant change from the earlier prototype is that the player does not automatically pick up a weapon when they pass over it but must enact a specific control to do so, enabling the player to selectively choose and use weapons, or grab weapons as they fall out of opponent’s hands. The full version the game also enables the player to jump and as long as the jump button or key is held, the player can slow down time to plan out and perform actions, enabling aerial gunplay.

In the last portion of the campaign, the player also becomes able to “hotswitch” into an enemy’s body; this moves the player’s perspective permanently into the target, and kills the previous body. The manoeuvre allows the player to escape projectiles that are too close to dodge, but has a cooldown timer that prevents repeated use, and the new body also drops its weapons upon switching.

In addition to the campaign mode, the full release of Superhot includes an “endless” mode where the player survives as long as they can against an endless stream of enemies. A “challenge” mode allows players to replay the campaign mode levels but under specific restrictions or requirements, such as completing the level within a limited amount of time or only using a specific type of weapon. The final game also includes replay editor to allow users to prepare video clips to share on social media websites.