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PowerSlave Exhumed
Developer Nightdive Studios, Lobotomy Software
PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions From the Steam store page
233 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
163 positive · 31 negative
95% range 78–89%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 163 | 31 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
607 of 688 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 161 yes, 31 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 192 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (844 of 951 positive).
Players praise the remaster for combining the best parts of the Saturn and PS1 versions. [1][2][3] Many note the Metroidvania-style progression and level design as a standout feature. [4][5][6] Some criticize the difficulty, confusing maps, and lack of modern conveniences like quick saves. [7][8][9]
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- [12]
Never played the original and picked this up hoping for a first-person metroidvania experience. Firstly, regarding the port, it runs perfectly at 4k@120, feels smooth to play and looks good. One complaint is that they didn't add subtitles to the FMV or dialogue. I get that games of this era often didn't have subtitles, but this is exactly the kind of thing I'd expect to be fixed in a remaster. As for the game …
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Powerslave Exhumed. It's my favourite game in four areas: My favourite game ever made. My favourite game on the Sega Saturn. My favourite game on a Sega console. My Favourite shooter from the mid-90's. This remaster, Powerslave Exhumed, is the best of both worlds because it has the best parts of my beloved Sega Saturn version with the best parts of the PS1 port in the mix. This is basically a hybrid of the Saturn …
- [4]
You’re a special forces badass dropped into Karnak, Egypt, to deal with aliens, undead horrors, and probably some ancient curse you definitely didn’t read the fine print on. It’s pulpy, it’s loud, and it leans all the way into its “sci-fi Tomb Raider but you have a flamethrower” energy. Gameplay: This isn’t your typical ‘90s corridor shooter. There’s actual level progression, power-ups that unlock new areas (hello, …
- [11]
Compared to other classic shooters made around the same time, Powerslave is quite unique. It's ancient Egyptian setting and Metroidvania-esque level design & progression stand out a lot, and though I personally found the combat somewhat lacking, the weapon selection itself is super cool. This is a hidden gem from the PlayStation and Sega Saturn libraries, and this remaster is by far the best way to play it now. The …
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Powerslave (Always, Exhumed to me). This is, the definitive version. I think I first came across this project on an obscure website a long time ago and quietly hoped it would come to fruition. I have thoroughly enjoyed this game and nostalgic reliving of, one of my favourite Sega Saturn titles. I still have a Sega Saturn with Exhumed and, I 100% approve of this version. I sincerely thank the Team behind this. Thank …
Summarised from 34 of the 232 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
84% of the 192 Steam reviewers we collected recommend PowerSlave Exhumed. The complaint that keeps coming up: very difficult with confusing map design. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 233 · most liked firstI think one of the best cases for a remastering treatment is something a bit more literal, where different ports/conversions of an old game have pretty clean cut pros & cons that can be compiled into one thing like Nightdive did for Powerslave Exhumed. Many such possible cases.
positive · AI labelView post →Other Greatest game of years 90s But very hard! i mean the map design is complex and some parts are confusing, you will need follow some youtube gameplay of it and need backtracking a lot, i know it's annoying but dont fail for it, the game have very potential and as long you get new powers and weapons you will become good and better in this great game it's really very good and worth the bought, the only little problem that you can and yet NightDrive Studios dont fixed it its the crash, i…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Game Bundle] Fully Loaded: Nightdive FPS Remasters. $5: | Game | Steam Link | |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| | Blood: Fresh Supply | https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010750/Blood_Fresh_Supply/ | | Turok |…
neutral · AI labelView post →Never played the original and picked this up hoping for a first-person metroidvania experience. Firstly, regarding the port, it runs perfectly at 4k@120, feels smooth to play and looks good. One complaint is that they didn't add subtitles to the FMV or dialogue. I get that games of this era often didn't have subtitles, but this is exactly the kind of thing I'd expect to be fixed in a remaster. As for the game itself, it's OK-ish. The early game is a bit dull, midgame has some great…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nightdive studio head when Trump was pew pew'ed said that supporters deserved it too. This rhetoric is disgusting, abhorrent, and indicative of The Rot festering in far too many minds of people in our society.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Powerslave (Always, Exhumed to me). This is, the definitive version. I think I first came across this project on an obscure website a long time ago and quietly hoped it would come to fruition. I have thoroughly enjoyed this game and nostalgic reliving of, one of my favourite Sega Saturn titles. I still have a Sega Saturn with Exhumed and, I 100% approve of this version. I sincerely thank the Team behind this. Thank You, guys. One Team Doll left. I missed it :( haha
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →accurate representation of egypt
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tell me why I had to be a powerslave I don't wanna die, I'm a god Why can't I live on? When the life giver dies All around is laid waste And in my last hour I'm a slave to the power of death
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The head of Nightdive Studio is disgusting for suggesting Trump supporters deserved to be murdered. I'm sorry I ever gave this studio my money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The new modern FPS games are so detailed, hyper realistic and very cinematic. But I still occasionally comes back to the retro ones. Back to the pioneers of FPS games. Lots of them. Including this one. I love the simplistic gameplay, pixels galores, Intuitive plot. Yes I love them all. But mostly? The (bleep!) soundtracks! This one delivers excellence. So new and modern ones may come and will always does. But nothing can beat the classics and they (modern games) won't ever be made nor exist,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So i cant really blame anyone but myself for this experience so far but I am too far into the game at this point to want to restart. Aesthetically its cool, always like an egyptian theme, guns can feel pretty good, has metroidvania like aspects. However the ammo and health system is dreadful, drops for health or ammo are really low so your struggling to feel powerful, enemies hit like a mac truck and can kill you in a second, the checkpoint system is not great and what i wouldnt give for a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Powerslave Exhumed is like 5$. It's been a huge influence in the development of my game so check it out if you haven't. store.steampowered.com/app/1678430/...
positive · AI labelView post →In theory it's a super fun game — FPS with strong Metroidvania elements. In reality it's an old game that aged poorly. It's difficult and you'll die a lot. But not because you need to git gud, but because your hitbox is obnoxiously large and the game puts you into many scenarios where it's almost impossible to dodge. And then you have jumps with difficult timings and other frustrating platforming elements, lack of clear direction and levels filled with "here you have to blow this wall, it's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I was a teenager I used to replay the demo of PowerSlave over and over, and then i had it on PS1. Feeling the thrill as I wandered through those ancient Egyptian halls, fighting off monsters, always on the edge of discovering what lurked next. Now with a more polished version of the game I can say it delivers much of what drew me in back then, with more polish and depth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRTzuwkNG_o&list=PLGsOL4SfL-mPE1jEpa5BD5_pRbezTRIp3 In PowerSlave Exhumed you take on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After a while of playing I stopped and said "Am I having fun" and the answer was no. The small annoyances piled up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's really mid. Too many fireball and lava evasion setpieces, too few enemy types. Instead of challenging, the game grows just annoying. Special regards to the homing snake staff, where the snakes keep targeting walls instead of enemies directly in front of them. Build Powerslave was better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Powerslave Exhumed. It's my favourite game in four areas: My favourite game ever made. My favourite game on the Sega Saturn. My favourite game on a Sega console. My Favourite shooter from the mid-90's. This remaster, Powerslave Exhumed, is the best of both worlds because it has the best parts of my beloved Sega Saturn version with the best parts of the PS1 port in the mix. This is basically a hybrid of the Saturn masterpiece and the parts which the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You’re a special forces badass dropped into Karnak, Egypt, to deal with aliens, undead horrors, and probably some ancient curse you definitely didn’t read the fine print on. It’s pulpy, it’s loud, and it leans all the way into its “sci-fi Tomb Raider but you have a flamethrower” energy. Gameplay: This isn’t your typical ‘90s corridor shooter. There’s actual level progression, power-ups that unlock new areas (hello, Metroidvania vibes!), and secrets hidden behind secret walls that are hidden…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First, no quick saves. At all. Second, you CANNOT continue from a checkpoint if you decide to take a break, exit the game and get to it later. That's a BIG no from me, so I'm not going to play any further. An on top of all that, NO SUBTITLES. I understand that it is a remake of an old game, but some minimal effort would be nice.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played some retro stuff Breakdown - Namco, OG Xbox, first person brawler/shooter. Team obsessed with animation, not great Gunvalkyrie - SEGA, OG Xbox, bug killing game. Only inverted, not great Resistance Retribution - Bend, PSP, prob better in 2009 Powerslave Exhumed - Nightdive, very good
positive · AI labelView post →Cool shooter with interesting mechanics and maps.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beyond the initial nostalgia of it being a PSX game and a few first decent levels, around Amun Mines level the game starts to drag on. Some pros, some cons. Pros: - Egyptian atmoshpere, it's good - music is decent - first few hours can be charming - level design is mostly good... Cons: - until it's not and some levels start to resemble convoluted labyrinths with way too many corridors and backtracking - weapons - M60 becomes a staple weapon for most of the game, bombs are utility mostly,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was surprised to discover that in 1996 someone tried to save Egypt from aliens even before Sam Stone did.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I gave up somewhere around the lava monsters, and I stuck around till then mostly thanks to the sunk cost fallacy. This game is interesting and unique in places, but it feels like they were trying to be as tedious and annoying as possible. The list of "why did they design it that way?" is quite long and ridiculous. Why did I need to revisit the exact same levels multiple times? Why is my hitbox this idiotically wide in a game where I'm expected to dodge projectiles in tight spaces? What’s up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like Boomer Shooters I like Metroidvanias But I dont like having to return back to previous stages and recomplete them as if I never completed them, all over again to make a little progress because I have a new ability to move further in it. Imagine if in the original Doom, everytime you beat a couple maps, you'd have to go back to one of the previous 3 maps and start it all over again as if you never completed it, all enemies and items respawned and doors reclosed because you now have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a new player, I feel the remastered version is made for returning players than newcomers. The trailer and store page screenshots look exciting, but the actual gameplay suffers from poor level design. Unless you’re familiar with the original game, it’s natural to get stuck. The jump length is set longer than in most FPS, but it’s not intuitive. In a level I scoured every corner, unsure how to reach a higher platform, only to realize I just need to do a long jump. But the platform’s design…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So... things can get a little confusing, hear me out. This is the "PowerSlave Exhumed", formerly known as "PowerSlave" or "Exhumed" in Europe region, Whole series was made in years 1996-97 by Lobotomy Software, studio known later for unique Sega Saturn ports of Quake and Duke Nukem 3D, both made on developed by themselves SlaveDriver engine. Due to the difficulties of creating ports studio actually code three different games for PC, Playstation 1 and Sega Saturn. What you looking at…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Power slave otherwise known as exhumed or i knew it from playing it on my sega saturn is a 90s metrovania fps game which is vastly different to the pc port which ran on the build engine this is a remastered version of the console version remade from nightdive studios and it is amazing it brought back so many good memories for me. The plot. You play as a unnamed solider part of an elite squad sent to investigate the strange happenings in the Egyptian city of Karnak your'e chopper gets shot…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Damn, those alien bastards are gonna pay for stealing the mummified corpse of King Ramses!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, Bsky. What's everyone currently playing? (Doesn't matter if it's new game, daily grind/multiplayer game or something you went back and played again.) #gaming #videogames I'm currently playing - 🍯 Elden Ring - 🐍 Valorant - 🧟 Walking Dead: Final Season - 🚗 Old School Rally - 🔫 PowerSlave Exhumed
neutral · AI labelView post →is this what bruce dickinson experienced while writing 2 minutes to midnight?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good entertaining oldschool shooter but holy hell getting 100% or the good ending without a guide is impossible those secrets are not humanly possible to be found on your own
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nightdive has done something really special here, and it's something I wish we'd see more often with ports and remasters. They have taken a fragmented game that in it's true form was stranded on consoles for the longest time, and pieced together the best parts of each and made the absolute definitive version of it here. No more Build Engine "port" that is actually just a completely different game, now you can play the real version of it on PC. And the game itself is fantastic too, feeling like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As usual, Nightdive Studios did a great job with the Remake. I just don't think PowerSlave is a very good game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Compared to other classic shooters made around the same time, Powerslave is quite unique. It's ancient Egyptian setting and Metroidvania-esque level design & progression stand out a lot, and though I personally found the combat somewhat lacking, the weapon selection itself is super cool. This is a hidden gem from the PlayStation and Sega Saturn libraries, and this remaster is by far the best way to play it now. The Iron Maiden album it's named after is good too, by the way.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't even leave reviews. As a fan of classic shooters, I picked this up on a whim, and after completing it, I'd place it just below Doom on a tierlist. Yes, above Duke, Quake, Wolf, Blood, Hexen, Marathon, Turok, Goldeneye.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Horribly aged game... The port/remaster itself is fine, nothing wrong by NightDive. But oh boy, the core design of this game is so damn a** backwards. Where do I even begin? The player hitbox is atrocious, way too big to be playable. 90% of damage you take will be you thinking you dodge an enemy's projectile, only to realize it still hit you, because you have a stupidly big hitbox. It's constant tedium to deal with, especially in the tighter corridor areas, making it almost impossible to dodge…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →and july in the nick of time, Powerslave Exhumed! Really surprised how much I liked this? I do not 'do' FPS games usually, but adding a Metroid-esque aspect did a lot for me? It made traversal genuinely interesting and it being a PS1/Saturn game originally did a lot to make the gunplay lenient
positive · AI labelView post →One of my personal all time favorites. Bit of a hidden gem as far as im aware. Far less popular than it would deserve. Basically a good old honest shooter like doom,duke,heretic,hexen,quake,wolfenstein, and co. Except the keys arnt blue/green/red. But the content recycling is definately good old timey. Fight your way thru a map, solve riddles, kill monsters etc. And once you can swim, jump higher, dive longer, fly, blow up walls etc. you can return each time to find more and more new areas…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended but it's a so-so. It's an adequate Steam Deck experience if you can overlook dated level design which seems to be centered around instadeaths and replaying parts of the levels with additional gear. I generaly love FPS' from that era but this one is not that great, just ok.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed PARTS of this game. I feel like it starts out really strong, but drops off a cliff towards the end. The Kilmaat section of the game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ SUCKS. It's just mass amounts of enemies that have a lot of health and do so much damage. They were really the only thing that made me struggle with Pharaoh difficulty. Kinda dumb the game doesn't give you the "Beat the game on Hard" with beating it on Pharaoh. Not gonna get all the achievements on this game as the dolls are gonna be rough…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The terrible ammo system and tiny amount of enemy/weapon variety make playing this game feel like a chore. The way the levels are laid out also discourages exploration (no secrets, nothing big to find), and you have to repeatedly play through them fully despite them being completely linear. I have much more respect for the original Shadow Warrior after playing this ugly, clunky game. It is surely the worst Build Engine game you've never heard of, with its floaty jumping, lame weapon selection,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I recently finished Dragon Age Inquisition, and then started Powerslave: Exhumed. I never played any of the original versions so it’s a completely new experience for me. Enjoyable so far - it’s an interesting historical link between classic metroidvania and 90s FPS, like a proto-Metroid Prime in some ways. I do wish they’d added a quick save button to this modern version, though.
positive · AI labelView post →FPS platforming while dodging constantly shooting slow projectile traps in awful, bland, samey levels with sh♥t music, underwhelming weapons and lots of tiny enemies. Miss me with that. F♥ck you devs for that last sequence in Amun Mines, putting an enemy after a frustrating platforming & dodging sequence right behind a door where I have to blow myself up to get past the door and then switch to another weapon before said enemy tears me to shreds. I had to do that sh♥t like 20 times. F♥ck you.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heya folks, here's a 1st set of screenshots featuring Powerslave: Exhumed. I finished around 4 or 5 levels in the game so far, but the level I left off on is proving pretty tough since I'm low on both health and weapon power. #powerslaveexhumed #videogames #retrogames #fps #screenshots
neutral · AI labelView post →Heya folks, here's a 1st short featuring Powerslave: Exhumed. This is the first time I've ever played this game, since I didn't own a PS1/Saturn back in the day. It's honestly quite fun so far. A lot more platforming than I was expecting too. #powerslaveexhumed #videogames #retrogames #fps #shorts
positive · AI labelView post →Great game! Played it way back when, and Nightdive has done the game justice. A classic Boomer Shooter every fan of the genre must play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flawed gem. Love the Metroidvania spin and some of the level design and map layouts are really intuitive and fun for the time, great arsenal of weapons too that all serve a purpose. That being said enemy variety and design are this games sore spot. Very heavy over reliance, particularly in the middle of the game on enemies with really really harsh homing projectiles at least on Pharoh difficulty. Compounded with a player hitbox that is for no reason extremely large and dodging these projectiles…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another fantastic Nightdive release and appreciation for a game unappreciated in its time. Powerslave is an FPS with Metroidvania gameplay (a year before SoTN, no less) and it plays out almost flawlessly. This is really a chimaera of the Saturn, Playstation 1, and a little bit of the MS-DOS Build release. The loop is like any Metroidvania: Kill things, find upgrades, finish levels, find more upgrade, return to levels, find things you couldn't access before. The levels aren't massive,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved this game.I am really surprised about the lack of Metroid Primes on PC. This is no clone as it came out long before Metroid Prime. Exploration and movement is superb, better than Doom Eternal (why is more a Devil May Cry FPS). You have lots of powers in this game and in the end can move almost anywhere. The Egyptian feel is unique. Played to completion and big pity there is no Mod Level Edit scene. Play this game if you like Metroid Prime with a fast arcade feel. Running around is great
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stopped before finishing. Plays pretty well for an older game and was mostly enjoying it. It plays a bit like Hexen and Hedon Bloodrite but with a level select screen. You backtrack to previous levels as you find new upgrades. This sort of level-based metroidvania is sometimes referred to as a crest-like (which comes from the game Demon's Crest). Backtracking is kind of annoying after getting a new power if you don't just use a guide to tell you which level to revisit because you're…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun retro shooter with good level design, cool weapons, and an interesting progression system (you can return to previous levels at will and use new abilities to reach previously inaccessible areas and unlock new levels). My favorite aspects of the game were probably the exploration and the movement abilities you gain through artifacts. My only real complaint is that your character's hitbox is waaay too wide, which sometimes makes it impossible to dodge projectiles in narrow corridors.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the setting, cutscenes, designs and presentation. But it really isn't fun to revisit and recomplete the same levels over and over again just with 1 small change in order to progress such as a section being closed off since you need a longer air supply or a high jump so you need to complete different levels until you find that item, return to the level that needs you to use the item to pass it then eventually you'll hit another road block and need to repeat the same steps mentioned above…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved the game back on the Sega Saturn when it first came out managing to get all dolls and completion. When I saw this on sale I had to snap it up. Its as good as I remember
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it was never a great game it was 1996 okay on saturn cause saturn has no better games but even as a psx release it wasnt that great. besides its clear visuals of the time it adds nothing where i would say YES this game has to be played.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've heard this described as "Metroid Prime before Metroid Prime" several times which had me interested. I think that's overselling it quite a bit, but you can definitely see the Metroid influences. Lots of "get an upgrade, go to the place where it would be useful" going on here. Not so much "super strong atmosphere and impressive storytelling," but it doesn't really need that. It's an interesting take on the classic shooter formula and I can recommend it for sure. FYI, there is a checkpoint…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𝄞 𝄞 𝄞 Here they come as the models and machines and SEE the dolls twist inside of their dreams... 𝄞 𝄞 𝄞 Basically, what I mean is: 𝄢 𝄢 𝄢 I'll see the puppets, whisper with manic tongues... 𝄢 𝄢 𝄢 What I'm trying to say is: 𝄡 𝄡 𝄡 Feel it! Scream it out from the top of your lungs! 𝄡 𝄡 𝄡 𓂀 Forget it. You wouldn't get it. ☥
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have no idea how I finished this game on PS1. This game is unrefined torture on harder difficulties. Good times. Post lobotomy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Long ago, in ancient times of old, someone once asked: what if we made a shooter without a shotgun? Or better yet, what if we made one with no satisfying weapons at all? And, for some reason, rather than throw whoever asked those stupid questions out of the nearest window, they instead got to work. This was their first mistake as unfortunately the stupid questions did not stop. What if pots could contain ammo and health or instant death for the player? How much can we ♥♥♥♥ up something…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's always a risk playing these revived / remastered old games: Because preserving the gameplay is so crucial to the integrity of a 'remaster', a lot of old, junky, and annoying mechanisms that were Darwin-ed out of game development come back to haunt us. SUMMARY: I can only recommend this to people who have played (and loved) PowerSlave back in the day. There are far too many annoying mechanisms to make it enjoyable to the uninitiated. THE GOOD ------------ Neat artifacts +…
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