Son of Perun Kharkiv

Son of Perun Kharkiv

Released Sep 2023

Son of Perun: Kharkiv is a first-person shooter in the setting of Kharkiv of the future and retrowawe.

90% positive · 105 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Steam $2.99
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Evaluation

Son of Perun: Kharkiv launched on September 1, 2023 and received a series of patches and feature updates throughout late 2023 and into early 2024. The most substantial post-launch update was a global graphics overhaul on April 25, 2024, which introduced CellShading technology and gave the game a comic-book visual style. Prior to launch, the developer noted in an August 22, 2023 post that "several finals are planned" and that the game "will continue to develop." However, this statement was made before the game even launched, and no subsequent posts have reaffirmed plans for branching endings or additional content. The last developer communication of any kind was the graphics update on April 25, 2024, and there have been no further announcements, patches, or roadmap posts since then. No unreleased DLC is listed on the store. Given the absence of any follow-through on the pre-launch content promises, no active update pattern since April 2024, and no developer communication in over a year (last post April 25, 2024), the game appears to have reached its completed state as of the final update.
Evidence
Global graphics overhaul update introducing CellShading technology — the last known developer communication as of this assessment
news post · Apr 25, 2024 source content shipped
high
Substantial feature update adding Poland localization, subtitles, and multiple AI and bug fixes
news post · Oct 19, 2023 source content shipped
medium

Media

Details

Publisher
Brenntkopf Publishing
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

2054. After the war, Kharkiv has changed its external accounting and become the "Ukrainian Detroit". You play as its resident, veteran Andriy Bondarenko, a detective in the Kharkiv Police Department, which is owned by a private corporation. Your task is to find the person responsible for the failure of the corporation's security systems.
What awaits you:
- A story that is a spin-off to "CosmoOdyssey" and has unexpected plot twists;
- A detective story in which you will be the main character;
- Kharkiv of the year 2054;
- 9 different locations in the city;
- The colorful atmosphere of the Slobozhanska capital;
- Original soundtrack by a Kharkiv rock band;
- Deep Lore.
You will play as a war veteran Andrey Bondarenko. He gained superpowers as a side effect of a recovery program and is a special agent for a large corporation. So your task is not only to find out who is responsible for the events, but also to find out his true motive. Along the way, you will have many enemies that you will deal with thanks to the power gained through the mistake.
Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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