Game2016

Giants: Citizen Kabuto

ViolentActionAdventureRPG

Developer Planet Moon Studios

Giants: Citizen Kabuto is a third-person shooter video game with real-time strategy elements. It was the first project for Planet Moon Studios, which consisted of former Shiny Entertainment employees who had worked on the game MDK in 1997. Giants went through four years of development before Interplay Entertainment published it on December 7, 2000, for Microsoft Windows; a Mac OS X port was published by MacPlay in… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

798 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

94
LovedLoved

115 positive · 7 negative
95% range 89–97%

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Bluesky *2163572
Steam reviews11570
Lemmy *0011
Mastodon *009

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Very Positive
125 of 132 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

94% recommend · 117 yes, 7 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 124 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (204 of 215 positive).

Players praise the game's humor and unique blend of genres. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note technical issues on modern systems. [4][5][6] Many players recommend it for its nostalgic value and fun gameplay. [7][8][9]

Liked
  • Hilarious and witty writing with great voice acting. [1][3][10]
  • Varied gameplay across three different campaigns. [3][11][10]
  • Fun base-building elements in some levels. [1][2]
  • Nostalgic and holds up well despite age. [8][12][10]
Disliked
  • Technical issues on Windows 10/11. [4][5][6]
  • Some missions feel repetitive, especially the giant campaign. [2]
  • Graphics have aged poorly. [13][12]
  • Bugs like freezes and collision problems. [6][14]
Representative posts
  • [6]Steam user Steam user …6785Steam review · Mar 20, 2024 · Not recommended

    Absolute embarassment. It's criminal such a buggy game can be released on steam to be sold for money. I thought I would return to a childhood favorite for old times sake but boy oh boy bugs galore. Freezes constantly. Units would phase in and out of reality. I tabbed out and it somehow managed to stick my windows in x820 or some super zoomed in mode that does not go away after shutting off the computer. Don't ever …

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …4868Steam review · Apr 8, 2017 · Recommended

    I've played this game for 15+ years. One of the best shooters I've ever played and base building is a lot more fun than you would think. there's only 3-4 of those levels, but if you can get friends to play. This game is not only worth it for the campaign being funny as hell, but multiplayer is worth it with friends! If you wish to play with friends online download the 1.497 patch.

  • [3]Steam user Steam user …5552Steam review · Jun 27, 2022 · Recommended

    One island isn’t big enough for the three of them. > > > Pros, Cons, Issues, Fixes, Analysis and Verdict further down. 🟩 Pros 🟥 Cons - Three genre-shifting campaigns, the stories of which intertwines with one another. - An unparalleled sense of humor that really sets the tone and makes you root for the various characters. - Multiple ways you can tackle missions (either go at it with guns blazing or use a more …

  • [4]Steam user Steam user …4205Steam review · Oct 2, 2025 · Recommended

    If you have windows 10 or 11 the game wont work 100%. I had a lot of problems with textures and going fullscreen. Since I went linux, no matter if its X11 or Wayland this game will work flawlessly without any problems. It performce better than it ever did in windows back when it was released. Very happy. It will also work on steamdeck 100%. By the way, this was my husband's and my first game on pc and we are happy …

  • [10]Steam user Steam user …9811Steam review · Jul 2, 2019 · Recommended

    Played this back when it was released, almost 20 years ago. And plan on replaying it again as it really seems to have aged wonderfully. I've only replayed about 5 of the missions (I think there's about 30 in all) and I'm sure I can already recommend it, even after all this time. The main charm of this game is the fantastic writing and really funny script. It's chock full of British humor, and the voice acting is …

Summarised from 34 of the 357 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

Players who liked Giants: Citizen Kabuto talk about hilarious and witty writing with great voice acting; those who didn't talk about technical issues on Windows 10/11. Which matters more to you?

Critics, per Wikipedia

Planet Moon Studios' blending of two genres in Giants has earned the acclaim of reviewers. Game Revolution and GameSpot found the simplified real-time strategy task of resource gathering in Giants more interesting than tedious, and Troy Dunniway, Microsoft's Head of Game Design in 2002, commented that the real-time strategy elements enhanced the game's shooter aspect rather than making it a hybrid of two genres. Sci Fi Weekly was impressed that both styles of play never interfered with each other, which was complemented by the unique gameplay of each race. The Entertainment Depot, however, found the base building in several missions tedious; they said the player had to rebuild the base…

From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.

Reactions

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  • Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 28, 2024

    The 2-9 Giants vs the 4-7 Cowboys isn't the football game that America wants today but it is certainly the game that America deserves today.

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  • Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 27, 2025

    "The Giants win the game on a Little League home run. Tell me you've seen that one before." "Well, not since my oldest son was 10 years old." Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow react to the Giants beating the Rangers on a Little League home run from Heliot Ramos.

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  • 5thQuarterSports @5thquartersports.comBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    BREAKING: Giants QB Jaxson Dart takes a knee in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick at the start of tonight's Monday Night Football game.

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  • Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    Turned on Giants game. An ad for the sports gambling app that sponsors the broadcast, in which one of the ESPN talking heads is practically begging me to place a bet, comes on. This is insidious and must be outlawed…but I am not holding my breath.

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  • Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2025

    I cannot believe the Giants lost that game 😭😭😭

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  • Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2024

    Giants fans watching Nabers win this game

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  • Danny Heifetz @dannyheifetz.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 21, 2025

    Watching this hockey game thinking about how the Giants decided not to offer Saquon Barkley a contract and then he signed with the Eagles and immediately won the Super Bowl

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  • Mike Gianella @mikegianella.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2026

    not lost on a lot of us that someone got ejected from a game because of a hat that wasn’t violating any MLB rules while multiple Giants earlier this year did violate written MLB rules pertaining to uniforms and were allowed to stay in the game (and received zero discipline from the league later)

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  • just jonah @j-nametag.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    My sis: I'm at the Giants game, behind home plate. Me: That's not you. Wave. My sis:

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  • Aaron Rupar @atrupar.comBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    I am hanging with some Giants fans. Vibes were crazy as the game ended.

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  • Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 28, 2024

    Remember, the middle game on today's NFL slate is Cowboys-Giants, so be sure to time your nap somewhere in there.

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  • SFDB @sfdb.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2026

    September 29, 1954: “The Catch” Willie Mays makes the famous over-the-shoulder catch for the New York Giants in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series against the Indians.

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  • Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 10, 2025

    The best part of this game is Tom Brady boo-hooing about losing to the Giants.

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  • Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2026

    The Rams are actually going to stay in Melbourne all week and then land back in Los Angeles next Sunday, just one night before their Monday night football game against the Giants.

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  • Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2025

    Mikie Sherrill ad during the Eagles-Giants game! Not a bad one either!

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  • Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    Giants and Commanders has to be the most stupid football game ending of all time.

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  • Wendy Thurm @wendythurm.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 27, 2026

    It’s Pride Night at the Valkyries game. At halftime, the video board showed a fan with a sign that reads: “This is way more fun than a baseball game anyway.” The Giants are so screwed.

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  • Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.comBluesky · Oct 10, 2025

    Beginning to think the Giants should sacrifice one series per home game to Russell Wilson just to make Jaxson Dart even more popular

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  • Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    Sunday at noon, 23 days before Election Day -- it's time for me to get to work. Let me know if anything happens in the Giants game that is worth breaking for.

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  • Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2025

    I spent Saturday watching a bad football movie ("Him") and Sunday watching bad football (the Giants game). Maybe I should get into hockey. Or gardening.

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  • Moebius13 @moebius13.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2026

    The only early game that matters is ATL-NO so why isn’t it the national game? Why am I watching the Cowboys-Giants or Colts-Texans?

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  • Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    In fairness, neither the Giants nor the Commanders deserved to win that game

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  • Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 9, 2025

    One small thing that jeopardizes any claim NYC might have to the "Greatest City in the World" title is that there's both a Jets game and a Giants game on tv here every week for the entire football season.

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  • Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    The zoomers don’t know today’s Giants-Cardinals game is a classic NFC East showdown

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  • Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2025

    The audio on the Prime feed of the Giants-Eagles game is screwed up, slowing down and stuttering, which means it repeatedly sounds like Al Michaels is tripping balls.

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  • Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    Turned on the Giants-Commanders game and felt a sudden pang of sadness. It's their first game since my dad, a lifelong fan who watched every game, passed away. Who will I text now when the Giants inevitably choke?

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  • Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    The NFL confirmed today that line judge Jeff Seeman has been suspended for two games and referee Adrian Hill has been suspended for one game, each for an instance of unprofessional conduct toward a player in Sunday’s Arizona-New York Giants (Seeman) and Miami-Minnesota games (Hill).

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  • Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 18, 2025

    do you think they'll be able to extract Cam Skattebo from whatever wall he just butted his head through before the Giants game tomorrow

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  • Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.comBluesky · Dec 2, 2025

    Lot of thoughts. 1) Sometimes I wonder why the Giants keep waiting for Graham Gano to get healthy. This is why 2) Has that ever happened in a televised football game before 3) Can the Giants even attempt another field goal or extra point with Koo the rest of the way

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  • Benjamin Solak @benjaminsolak.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2025

    The Giants didn’t just lose this game. They scored ANOTHER TOUCHDOWJ AFTER THIS. And still lost this game.

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  • Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2025

    It appears as if the entire internet is tuned into this Giants-Dodgers game. My feed is filled with people saying "Giants lmao" or "holy hell Giants" like I've seen before. And they say baseball is dying!

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  • parker fleming @statsowar.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 28, 2024

    Giants-Cowboys is like a MAC game with better lighting

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  • Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2025

    All four of the Giants’ touchdowns so far this season have come in one game, which they also lost

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  • DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.comBluesky · Sep 28, 2025

    THE GIANTS WON A FOOTBALL GAME

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  • NY is Blue @nyisblue.nycBluesky · Jul 16, 2025

    I saw him at a Giants game in 2021! Sadly, he didn’t have the cap yet.

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  • William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2026

    Mr. President sir they’re saying you should attend every New York Yankees game where they play the Dodgers or Giants.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4868Steam reviews · Apr 8, 2017 · 2 h played

    I've played this game for 15+ years. One of the best shooters I've ever played and base building is a lot more fun than you would think. there's only 3-4 of those levels, but if you can get friends to play. This game is not only worth it for the campaign being funny as hell, but multiplayer is worth it with friends! If you wish to play with friends online download the 1.497 patch.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1213Steam reviews · Aug 18, 2018 · 10 h played

    A fantastic gem that nobody remembers

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  • Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2025

    it would rule if Kirk Ferentz took the Giants job immediately after this game

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  • Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 13, 2025

    The Dodgers/ Giants game is on Roku. Why is MLB allowing this

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  • New York Giants @newyorkgiants.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2024 · official account, not scored

    The Giants have the chance to draft a game changer in April

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  • Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2025

    Broncos LB Dre Greenlaw, just back from an injury, was suspended without pay for one game for unsportsmanlike conduct following Sunday’s game against the New York Giants.

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  • Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2025

    This could have been the Giants having this kind of game against the Dodgers. What a shame.

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  • feline foodie @felinefoodie.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2025

    The Giants haven’t won a game since this guy faceplanted THREE times while being a bigoted asshole.

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  • Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    Coach DeMeco Ryans just announced that WR Tank Dell is going to play on Sunday vs the Giants, his first game since December 2024.

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  • kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2025

    Nobody move. MLB is letting me watch a game in my blackout area (Giants and Mariners).

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  • Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.comBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    Giants, who couldn't close out games to save their lives last year, get a pick-six on the final snap of the game to beat the Cards.

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  • Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    The Giants have ruled out QB Jaxson Dart for the game because of a knee injury.

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  • DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.comBluesky · Jan 5, 2025

    I only have to watch one more New York Giants football game this season, god bless

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  • Steam user Steam user …8791Steam reviews · Aug 11, 2017

    One of my first ever online multiplayer experiences. And one of my favorites to this day! I've played the singleplayer over and over again when it first came out and really enjoyed it. I've owned the game all these years but just recently got to buy it on steam.

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  • DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.comBluesky · Nov 29, 2024

    Giants winning the long game by making it more likely Mike McCarthy stays employed

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  • JP Acosta @acosta32jp.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    This entire game has just been Davante Adams windmill dunking on the Giants' secondary

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  • Derrik Klassen @qbklass.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2025

    now why should we care about the game if the Giants don't

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  • Jimmy Kempski @jimmykempski.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2025

    Reliving the Eagles' NFC Championship Game win through the eyes of Cowboys, Giants, and Commanders fans 😡 www.phillyvoice.com/reliving-eag...

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  • Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2026

    watching a regular season Giants game

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  • McCovey Chronicles @mccoveychronicles.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2025

    CHRISTIAN KOSS READ A BANNED BOOK AND WIN THE GAME FOR THE GIANTS

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  • kwikpanik @kwikpanik.standingintheodds.comBluesky · Aug 28, 2026

    bro they had UMBREON at the Giants game!!

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  • South Side Sox @southsidesox.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2026

    Game Thread: Giants (7-2) at White Sox (7-4). Chicago looks to sink San Francisco after Cubbie beatdown.

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  • Danny Heifetz @dannyheifetz.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2024

    If the Giants win this game I’m walking into the sea

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  • Nick Piccone @piccone.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 8, 2025

    How it sounded on Giants TV when umpire Phil Cuzzi decided he was going to make sure the San Francisco Giants won this baseball game Disgusting stuff @mlb.com

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