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Set in an alternate steampunk version of the United States where one powerful and corrupt industrialist controls everything, you play as Rourke, a leader of a resistance group fighting to restore freedom. Damnation is a steampunk-themed shooter featuring vertical gameplay as one of its core elements, with large and open environments where the player can jump, wall jump, and shimmy or crawl around. The game combines third-person perspective gunplay with 3D platforming in vertically expansive levels, geared for fast-paced, frantic action with no sticky cover system, allowing the hero to climb ladders, ropes, and pipes, and leap, shimmy, and flip across towering structures.

Steam-powered vehicles can be ridden on the ground and on some walls, running over enemies as you go. Rourke gains the ability to use Spirit Vision during the game, allowing the character to locate all enemies in the area. The game features 4 online multiplayer modes including deathmatch, team deathmatch, king of the hill and capture the flag, requiring players to scale vertical levels to gain advantage and capture objectives.

Verticality differentiates Damnation from many other games in the genre. Rather than relying on cover-based mechanics common to contemporary shooters, the game emphasizes mobility and environmental traversal as core survival tools. With up to three hours of actual gameplay stretching out per level, players need more than just muscle power to get across each level safely. The game features several multiplayer modes including two-player co-op with one player controlling Rourke and the other controlling Zagato.

Damnation appeals to players seeking a third-person shooter that prioritizes acrobatic movement and vertical exploration over traditional gunplay mechanics. The game's emphasis on parkour-style navigation and environmental puzzle-solving through verticality offers a distinct approach to the action-shooter genre, though its execution received mixed critical reception.