Symbiont / The Swarm (2008) PC

Symbiont is the eighth project of the Russian gaming studio Targem Games from Yekaterinburg. The setting of the game is based on the acquisition of new abilities by the hero by introducing the genes of the killed aliens to his own DNA. By the way, they have completely captured the planet, and only a handful of survivors are trying to fight the occupier, and some people are silently waiting for their fate.

One in the field warrior

A former special forces officer, hardened in hot spots, a certain Russian foreman Vanka, became a guinea pig of an alien life form, but survived and got out to freedom. He has nothing to lose, and the thirst for revenge rules the soldier. And several years have passed since the attack of the "Swarm", which subjugated the entire planet, and the hero's body is mutating - mutating. The skin turns green, overgrown with scales, like a reptile.

Setting

Mutagens affect the hero in a positive way. He, fueled by the genetic material of the dead, receives incredible abilities from them:

• can become invisible;
• chitinous claws grow, with which it is convenient to tear aliens;
• able to surround himself with a force field for protection;
• sees in very low light in the middle of a moonlit night.

Each skill can be upgraded by absorbing those very rare cocoons with genes. Moreover, pumping turns into a mini-game like a mosaic, where due to the obtained DNA, you need to rebuild the chains of the hero's genes. Most cocoons contain first aid kits and energy, and the blue ones contain exclusive information that can be used to gain advantages in battle.

Among the tools for turning enemies into minced meat are:

• grenades;
• firearms;
• cold steel.

Who was he taking revenge on?

In the denouement, we will find out why some earthlings consciously wanted to destroy the protagonist, who really experimented on the Rnim and why aliens came to this planet, so poor in the resources they needed. This information will turn the soldier's whole idea (then he will be 100% a mutant who has