A 2080 Tokyo where robots start doubting themselves, and so do you.

Binary Domain's profile is that of a game with nowhere to hide. On the desert island question it sits ahead of 82% of titles, surprisingly high for a nearly forgotten squad shooter. The rest holds a solid line without ever exploding: rediscovery ahead of 65% of games, sound ahead of 62%, controller feel just above average. Only attachment really slips, ahead of barely a third of titles. On this few votes these are trends rather than verdicts, but the shape is already readable: a game you'd happily take along, not one you hold close.

Among the cover shooters of the early 2010s, Binary Domain is a genuine oddity. Sega and the Yakuza studio slipped in a trust system between squadmates and real-time moral choices, while the competition was happy with chest-high walls and enemy waves. That explains the all-round solidity with no single peak.

So who's it for? For you if you like sci-fi shooters that ask a real question under the explosions, and overlooked curiosities. Much less so if you're hunting the game that will mark you for life.