Necrodome

It looked fun, however the problem I am getting is I cant enter inside the heavy loaded vehicle no matter what key I press or which side I try. It makes the game Necrodome unplayable so I have to give it a thumbs down. For what I play the concept is unique here you use a heavy loaded vehicle with multiple weapons and drive around and then also you can get on foot. I just like I mentioned try to get inside the vehicle but it does not work which makes the game not playable for me. I wish it worked and I can further play it as the concept itself its good I just could not.

Terrible controls and outdated UI

WARNING!!!: for me at least, this game was crashing within 1 second every time I tried to launch it. There is a fan patch you fan find through PCGamingWiki that will fix this, as well as improving mouse controls and audio, plus includes some shareware levels. That being said, this game is not very fun to play, and it makes me pretty upset to say that. It's a great novelty for retro shooter enthusiasts, but at it's core it's a shooter where you attempt to use a slow-turning car (that only shoots in the direction it's facing) to fight reactive on-foot enemies. They had an incredibly promising concept here; the car's pivot function, the ability to switch to on-foot controls or aim the car's turret manually, and the array of items you can find make this feel like a game that should be great, but the choice to pit you against on-foot enemies rather than other vehicles ruins the entire experience. The devs were definitely too ahead of their time with this one, and the potential got wasted on a mediocre product.

Necrodome, developed by Raven Software and later re-released by SNEG, is one of those mid-90s titles that feels like a bold experiment caught between ideas and execution. At a time when first-person shooters were still defining their identity, the game attempted to merge vehicular combat with traditional on-foot action, all within the framework of a dystopian arena sport where survival is broadcast as entertainment. It’s an unusual premise that immediately sets it apart, even if the experience itself doesn’t always fully deliver on that ambition. The core gameplay revolves around controlling a heavily armed vehicle as you navigate open arenas filled with enemies and hazards. The primary objective typically involves capturing a flag and returning it to your base, but the path to that goal is rarely straightforward. What makes the experience distinctive is the flexibility in how you approach combat. You can remain inside your vehicle, switch to a turret mode for more precise targeting, or exit entirely to fight on foot. This layered system introduces a level of tactical variety that was quite forward-thinking at the time, allowing players to adapt to different situations rather than…

Necrodome is a killer concept from the boomer shooter era - held back by controls that fight you every step of the way. For its time, this was a genuinely fresh twist on the formula, throwing you into tank-like vehicular combat (very Twisted Metal vibes) before kicking you out on foot when your ride inevitably gets wrecked. It’s a cool loop - blast enemies in your vehicle, scramble to survive on foot, then fight your way back to a vehicle respawn - but actually controlling that vehicle is where things fall apart. Even with keyboard and mouse, movement feels janky and unintuitive, making what should be chaotic fun feel more like a wrestling match with the controls. I’m sure you could adapt and master it, but it demands more patience than I’m willing to give. Still, the idea is awesome, and for fans of retro shooters, it’s a fascinating and creative spin on a classic formula.

great classic, i or someone needs to create an xbox controller template maybe ill get around to it