Instinct

Military horror shooter about a covert mission overtaken by infection

Newtonic Studio, Digital Spray Studios · Published by Strategy First · Released Oct 17, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 129
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Oct 24, 2024
Minimum PC: FX 5700; 0.5 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Instinct?

Instinct is a single-player, first-person shooter set in a North Korean complex where an experimental virus escapes containment. You play as three separated American special operatives, moving through linear levels and fighting enemy commandos and infected people.

For you if...

+you prefer straightforward solo campaigns over open-world exploration
+you enjoy military settings mixed with zombie horror

Not for you if...

−you expect smooth movement and tightly controlled gunplay

What players say

73% of 129 reviews are positive

Players praise the ragdoll physics and infected animations during firefights. Recent reviews frequently report crashes and bugs that block progress; some also criticize weak weapons and enemies that take too many hits.

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Instinct system requirements

Minimum: FX 5700, 0.5 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 2000
Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2.4 GHz, Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 or ATI Radeon 9700 with 128 MB of VRAM
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Instinct have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Instinct run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: Russian, German, Czech. Text only: English, Polish.

Does Instinct use AI-generated content?

Steam's data marks it as containing AI-generated content, but its Steam page had no statement from the developers when we checked it.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam