BRINK

BRINK

Splash Damage · May 10, 2011 · FPS, Action, Multiplayer, Parkour, Shooter

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Mixed63% · 8,18070Metacritic7playing now
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About BRINK

✦ AI summary

Fight for control of a floating city torn between Security and Resistance factions in this seamless blend of single-player campaign, co-op, and competitive multiplayer where your customized character progresses across all modes. Brink sets itself apart with its SMART movement system that intelligently handles parkour-style traversal and context-sensitive objectives that adapt to your role and squad needs in real-time.

Brink is an immersive first-person shooter that blends single-player, co-op, and multiplayer gameplay into one seamless experience, allowing you to develop your character whether playing alone, with your friends, or against others online. You decide the combat role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankind’s last refuge. Brink offers a compelling mix of dynamic battlefields, extensive customization options, and an innovative control system that will keep you coming back for more.

Brink takes place on the Ark, a man-made floating city that is on the brink of all-out civil war. Originally built as an experimental, self-sufficient and 100% “green” habitat, the reported rapid rise of the Earth’s oceans has forced the Ark to become home to not only the original founders and their descendants but also to thousands of refugees. With tensions between the two groups growing, Security and Resistance forces are locked in a heated battle for control of the Ark. Which side will you choose?

KEY FEATURES:

  • Not Just Another Hero – Brink's advanced player customization offers a near-endless combination of looks for your character – allowing for the appearance of your character to be truly unique. As you progress through the game and acquire more experience, you’ll have even more opportunities for customization.
  • Two Sides to Every Story – Choose to fight through the single player campaign as either a member of the Resistance or the Security and then take your same character online to play cooperatively or competitively against other players.
  • Blurring the Lines – Take your unique character online at any time you choose! Brink allows you to seamlessly move between your single player campaign, co-op with friends, and intense multiplayer action. Multiplayer takes the story online where you can play with up to seven other people (or AI characters) cooperatively as you take on the opposing faction or with up to 16 players competitively.
  • Play SMART – Brink uses the familiar shooter controls that you’re used to, without frustrating, artificial constraints and adds a new feature: the SMART button. When you press the SMART button, the game dynamically evaluates where you’re trying to get to, and makes it happen. Whether you’re a seasoned FPS veteran or someone just getting started, you’ll be able to make more intelligent decisions during the fast-paced action with SMART.
  • Context-Sensitive Goals and Rewards - Objectives, communications, missions, and inventory selection are all dynamically generated based on your role, your condition, your location, your squad-mates, and the overall status of the battle in all gameplay modes. You’ll always know exactly where to go, what to do when you get there, and what your reward will be for success.

BRINK — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Co-op
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 11, 2026
One of my childhood fps games ported to PC. You will need some additional setup by looking at youtube to unlock your fps for solo, otherwise have fun.
7 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 9, 2026
The game does not deserve the history it had... Actually a good shooter. Still a small active community today
5 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 17, 2026
This game might not be perfect but at least its better than most Multiplayer focused FPS games nowadays.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
It is not a good game, but its a guilty pleasure. It could have been good
Recommended Sep 25, 2026
Love this game very much used to play it when I was younger when it came out on the Xbox 360 glad to see its completely free on steam and can finally play the game again after so many years of being gone
Not recommended Sep 15, 2026
Great story in theory, they made it sound very interesting lorewise and i was very intrigued, I genuinely had high hopes when I heard a bit of the lore. First I tried out the multiplayer with friends and I actually did have fun with a group of friends but the game is 100% dead and it's only bots now but it plays similar to that of Team Fortress 2, identical really, but is was in fact fun but the guns are extremely inaccurate. Now my biggest gripe which is the only reason I bought the game, The campaign is extremely bad... it plays just like the multiplayer mode in every single way... you have 10 minutes to do an objective or so, you get a group of like 5v5 to try to get the mission done, its just TF2 style gameplay as the main campaign, this game was a major dissapointment especially with the world building lore the game set me up with. 2/10 fun if you can find multiplayer partners.

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