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Redeemer is a top-down shooter video game developed by Sobaka Studio and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on August 1, 2017. Enhanced Edition will be published by Buka Entertainment for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on August, 2018.

Plot
Redeemer is a shooter game, where the player controls a former elite operative Vasily, who living in a mountain monastery together with other brothers-monks. One day, evil corporation discovers Vasily's location and tries to get rid of him using the local bandits. Almost all the monks living in the monastery are killed as a result, including old mentor, Vasily's best friend. So Vasily have only one way out — destroy evil corporation.

Gameplay
Redeemer offers a combination of exploration, stealth, and combat. Players move through rooms shooting waves of enemies while attempting. Power-ups and weapon upgrades are dispersed throughout levels. The game features three main types of weaponry and opportunities: heavy melee weapons, firearms, environment, rapid drumfire and other stealth elements. Vasily has other attacks such as throw enemies, grapple attack, and is able to perform a pounce maneuver on a nearby enemy. When encountering an enemy Vasily can attack or perform a one-button «quick kill».

Development and release
Ruiner was developed by Russian indie game company Sobaka Studio and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. The game was released for Windows on 1 August 2017  via Steam.

Enhanced Edition
On 17 July 2017, Sobaka Studio and Buka Entertainment announced an "Enhanced Edition" of Redeemer. It will be released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows on August 2018. All existing owners of Redeemer received free upgrades to the Enhanced Edition via Steam. Redeemer: Enhanced Edition added new content, including co-op mode, new balance, as well as a host of fixes to gameplay and the interface.

Reception
Redeemer received mixed reviews upon release, with score of 64 for PC version while user scores were higher with 7.1 for PC version respectively by video game review aggregator Metacritic. Cody Medellin of Worthplaying stated that «For the most part, Redeemer succeeds in delivering an action-packed beat-'em-up experience. Unless players are facing bosses or enemies who are immune to regular attacks, the combat is fast and visceral. The overall game length is good, and although some of the mechanics can be inconsistent, there's enough here to make the experience worthwhile». Justin Clark of Gamespot stated that «Redeemer's a game that clearly has its heart in the right place but feels the need to justify or enhance a genre that needs less to succeed than one might think».