John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando casts players as commandos fighting the Sludge God and its undead horde. The premise is built around cooperative survival: up to four commandos can form a squad, with online play offering a way to join fellow players. The game also lists single-player, so its format includes more than one way to approach the fight.
Combat centers on guns, grenades and powerful abilities as infected attack in relentless waves. Staying alive involves more than firing: teammates can revive fallen squadmates, share ammunition and cover one another. That emphasis on mutual support gives the action a squad-focused character, even as the horde presses from every direction.
The semi-open maps add vehicles to the mix. Players can search the wasteland for rides with different strengths, including firepower, special abilities or practical tools such as winches, then drive through the infected.
