Hatred (video game)

Hatred
Box art depicting "The Antagonist"
Developer(s)	Destructive Creations
Publisher(s)	Destructive Creations
Director(s)	Jarosław Zieliński
Designer(s)	Jakub Stychno Arkadiusz Filip
Programmer(s)	Piotr Bąk Tomasz Widenka
Writer(s)	Herr Warcrimer
Composer(s)	Adam Skorupa
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s)	Windows, Linux
Release	June 1, 2015
Genre(s)	Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player

Hatred is an isometric shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Destructive Creations that was released on June 1, 2015, for Microsoft Windows. The player character is a misanthropic mass-killer referred to as "The Antagonist", who begins a "genocide crusade" to kill as many human beings as possible.^[1] The developer described Hatred as a reaction to video game aesthetic trends such as political correctness, politeness, vivid color, and games as art. Its October 2014 announcement trailer was characterized as "controversial" by multiple video game journalists.^[2][3] The game was shortly removed by Valve from their Steam Greenlight service due to its extremely violent content but was later brought back with a personal apology from Gabe Newell.^[4] It was greenlit for a second time on December 29, 2014, and released on June 1, 2015.

Upon release, Hatred received generally negative reviews in video game press. Critics panned the game for being repetitive and lacking variation, criticizing its violent and controversial nature, although some minor praise went towards its gameplay mechanics.