The Mutational

The Mutational

DinjaStudios · February 10, 2020 · Free to Play, Indie, Casual, Strategy, Action

The Mutational is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

PC
Mostly Positive75% · 32 📉 Recent reviews down 63%
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The Mutational price

The Mutational is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About The Mutational

Fight your way through the endless waves of enemies with the weapon of your choice. Build all kinds of turrets, drones, traps and barricades to survive as long as possible. Unlock new perks and take the top positions on the world leaderboard.

Multiplayer


Each level can be played online with your friends (up to 4 people) or with a random person with our matchmaking system. In the CO-OP mode you try to survive as long as possible with your teammate(s). Together nothing will stop you!

Building


With the money you earn during a game you can build a huge amount defensive buildings against the enemies attacking you, such as:

- Turrets
- Shields
- Mines
- Barricades
- Drones
- Traps

Perks


After completing a level you unlock one or more perks that can be equipped for next that you play a game. There are over 20 perks available to choose from, each one adding a unique twist to the game.

The Mutational — game info

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

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

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

Not recommended Feb 20, 2026
"The Mutational" is an unusual 2.5D arcade shooter where you just run around and twin-stick shoot stuff, but you can also drop a couple of turrets and stuff. There's nothing amazing here, it's a bit of an obsolete genre. The game lacks polish and there's a few problems getting it to launch, then it runs your system up to 100% (I don't think this is malicious, it's just not optimised). There's a 1990's era military action film kind of look to this but that feels just like a skin on a basic shooter engine. The graphics in this game are passable, but could be better. And while it's vital for any game to have impressive visuals (gaming is a visual medium, after all), there's more to a game than just the graphics. To be worth a gamers time, the game must match top tier visuals with top tier gameplay, and that's not happening here. This game is fairly dated at 6 years old... and even back then it looked old and busted compared to contemporary, professionally made 3D games of the same period. It looked bad then, it looks worse now. Now on to pricing and value for gamers. They have their hand out for a $3 USD "donation" for this as you're expected to give them money from buying …
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 23, 2022
I had a lot of fun playing this with my dad it was so much fun, despite the graphics, it's a very beautiful game.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 1, 2026
this is such a broken mess LOL
Recommended Nov 4, 2025
Игра "The Mutational" зацепила своим мрачным сеттингом постапокалиптического мира, где выживание зависит от мутаций. Сюжет, хоть и не блещет оригинальностью, держит в напряжении благодаря интересным персонажам и моральным дилеммам. Механика мутаций реализована неплохо – выбор влияет на геймплей и внешний вид персонажа, предлагая разные стили прохождения. Боевая система, к сожалению, немного однообразна, но компенсируется необходимостью тактического планирования. Графика, выполненная в мрачных тонах, отлично передаёт атмосферу безысходности. Минусы игры: некоторые миссии повторяются, а прокачка может показаться затянутой. Тем не менее, "The Mutational" - достойный представитель жанра, предлагающий интересный опыт выживания в мире, где мутации - единственный шанс. Любителям постапокалипсиса и игр с элементами RPG однозначно стоит попробовать.
Not recommended Apr 30, 2023
Downloaded, tried, wouldnt let me play the game. waited a day, still wouldnt let me play the game. uninstalled and reinstalled, still wouldnt let me play the game. i understand sometimes game servers go down, so i went to the support webpage.... wouldnt let me brows the page...
Recommended Oct 20, 2021
Very entertaining.

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