Review Trost 5/5 · May 28, 2026
Uplink + Holtine Miami
There are like 12 classes in this game. And you can multi-class.
In my first playthrough I focused on hacking and necromancy skills. But there are also stealth, combat and spell focused classes.
So I could hack everything: computers, turrets and other security systems, other cyborgs (and control them), individual bullets (and return them to sender).
And since I was …
There are like 12 classes in this game. And you can multi-class.
In my first playthrough I focused on hacking and necromancy skills. But there are also stealth, combat and spell focused classes.
So I could hack everything: computers, turrets and other security systems, other cyborgs (and control them), individual bullets (and return them to sender).
And since I was a necromancer, I rarely had to risk my life, because I could raise dead enemies and control them instead of exposing myself.
Hacking is done as terminal commands (with autocomplete and command history for convenience). There is also a mouse based hacking UI in accessibility options.
Combat is very similar to Hotline Miami: almost everyone dies in 1-3 shots, but there is also slow-mo.
Overall I had a blast with the demo (yay, free demos!), but didn't finish the full game. Eventually, mission locations become bigger and have more enemies and it becomes easier to just go loud and kill everyone. But this is typical thing with games that try to balance combat and stealth, like Dishonored. I guess it makes sense that as a rookie it's better to stick to stealth, but as you gain skills and better armor - open assault becomes more effective.
