A new free loot shooter attracted over 6,000 players on Steam but many are only after a specific loot.
Which game is being talked about? It refers to Terminull Brigade: A free shooter with a third-person view, where you shoot and loot through futuristic worlds solo or cooperatively. The game features heroes like in Overwatch or Marvel Rivals and Roguelike mechanics.
- Terminull Brigade was released on July 30, 2025, on Steam. There, the shooter reached its current peak of 6,219 concurrent players on August 2 (Source: steamdb.info).
However, if you look at the players’ reviews, it becomes apparent: Many of them did not come here for the game itself. They were on the hunt for something else.
You can watch a trailer for the game here:
“I didn’t play it at all”
What were the players looking for? Many of them stated that they were only after a special reward on Discord. There is a quest that rewards you with 700 Discord Orbs for playing Terminull Brigade.
You can exchange Discord Orbs in the shop for rewards like special badges or designs for your Discord profile. For 1,400 Orbs, you even get 3 days of Nitro credit. You earn these Orbs through quests you complete in certain games. In Terminull Brigade, you just need to play for 15 minutes while the Discord client is open. The promotion runs until August 8, 2025.
Many players apparently only got the new shooter for the Orbs, but didn’t really play it. Therefore, you often see Steam reviews like:
- “I installed the game just to sit in the EULA window while I slept and earned the 700 Discord Orbs. I didn’t play it at all.” (Star the Scolipede on Steam)
- “Thanks for the Discord Orbs. Uninstalled it after that. No gameplay, didn’t even accept the EULA.” (on Steam)
Many of them then leave a negative review – often without justifying their decision further.
Fun shooter experience with too much monetization
Other players criticize that the shooter hides too many contents behind a paywall:
- Steam user PiXL (ADEPT) had great fun in the beta but is now disappointed: “Everything that was supposedly supposed to be unlocked with the full release is actually just behind a paywall. Characters? Paywall. New weapons? Paywall.” (on Steam)
- “Game is fine, but please change pay-to-win for the other classes so that you can also unlock everything in the game by playing.” (normen1995.nfh on Steam)
Others do not understand all the negative reviews:
- CaptnBarbosa writes in his review on Steam: “Don’t listen to the haters about the 700 Discord Orbs. The characters have interesting abilities, and you can improve them in a rogue-like fashion. I unlocked two more characters within an hour. The boss fights are fun, even more so in a team.”
- “A fun, chaotic co-op experience with potential – worth a try if you like roguelikes and hero shooters. Just needs optimization and smart monetization to really shine. 7/10.” (Prince of Darkness on Steam)
The monetization was also a big topic of discussion for the anime MMORPG Blue Protocol. Now the developers are responding to the criticism and making changes to the model. You can read more about it in our article on MeinMMO: After heavy criticism, highly anticipated anime MMORPG adjusts monetization
