Unfortunately, further development and updates to Dirty Bomb have permanently stopped. On the bright side, Splash Damage has still kept some servers up for anyone still wanting to play.

Here is my original review written back in 2017.

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Dirty Bomb has been a game I only played recently this year which I enjoyed a lot. It is an FPS where movement is key and aiming down sights is not very beneficial in many firefights. It may not be the best F2P game out there, but it fills a niche for old style FPS games with a blend of modern FPS mechanics.

No. You start out with two mercs Skyhammer (Fire Support who can provide ammo) and Aura (Medic) which I consider to be very versatile. After reaching level 3, you will be given 30,000 credits to purchase a merc (please don't instantly buy Vasilli). There are currently 21 mercs in total and the majority of the mercs will cost $5-10 with real money if you want them right away. However, it is possible to unlock the mercs with ingame credits and their pricing will range from 30k to 50k.

DB has a mission system where every 3 hours you are given 3 missions, which can reward you from 500-1000 credits each. Most of them boil down to "Earn X amount of XP in a certain mode" or "Earn X amount of Combat XP".

Because you can only bring 3 mercs in a game, chances are you are not going to buy every single merc. You will most likely buy 3-5 mercs you enjoy and alternate between each. The game also has a free rotation of 2-3 mercs every other week to let you try out certain mercs. Engineer mercs are considered a requirement and will always go on free rotation.

These are cards that determine what weapons and augments (like character upgrades that give you small boosts) you will have. The loadout cards that provide augments can all be bought with in game credits in the store. In addition, after a game, you may get a case drop which will give you a random loadout card for any merc. Hierarchy of cards by rarity are:
Bronze -> Silver -> Gold -> Cobalt -> Obsidian
Bronze cards can be purchased in the ingame store for real money or credits. These are the best cards that affect gameplay.
Silver cards and above are exactly the same as Bronze only with cosmetic changes.

Dirty Bomb currently has 2 game modes:
- Objective (Complete a set of objectives. If you complete all you win. If time runs out, you lose)
- Stopwatch (Basically Objective mode but you switch sides. Which ever team finishes the objectives the fastest wins)

Many maps have you plant C4 on an objective, stealing/delivering cores, or escorting a vehicle. Maps have "secondary objectives" that allow you to take alternate routes or restrict an enemy team from taking a certain path such as repairing/destroying generators and constructing bridges.

The time to kill is not very fast most of the time (encounters can last 2-4 seconds during most of my playtime) and as a result, the game becomes more of how good your aiming and tracking is. Instead of a fancy parkour system like Brink had, we get a easy to use "wall jump" that can be used to traverse different or higher areas of maps.

Personally, I love the gameplay as it encourages always being on the move and shooting. Yes, guns have movement inaccuracy, but it is much more beneficial to be strafing constantly than standing still to shoot. You can aim down sights which also gives you a "zoom" to see farther enemies clearer, but in close combat it's not really worth it. Even if you aren't an assault class, as a medic or engineer, you are still combat effective (just not at long ranges). In addition, every merc can do an objective and any merc can revive fallen teammates, but certain mercs can do the actions faster.

● Give ammo
If you are a fire support and you see an ammo icon above teammates' heads, it means they are running low. yes there are ammo crates in the maps but those take a while to resupply ammo.
●As a medic, charge down the defibs to revive teammates for more HP. Simply taping people with defibs only gives them a small amount of health.
●Stop repair stacking objectives
Meaning trying to have more than one person working on an objective. If you see "Faster Teammate Repairing" or you already see someone planting C4 (The game doesn't really explain this to players), it means an engineer or someone else is already working on an objective so cover them.
●Please don't immediately play ranked as soon as you are level 7
(I'll admit, I made this mistake)

Dirty Bomb does not really have a large audience and to be fair it is a rather niche FPS title. You may get stomped by a ton of veterans and given how it is a F2P game, it happens. If you ever wanted a "better version of Brink" or simply just a different FPS game from all of the military style games, I'd say give it a shot. I would encourage you to try to play more than 5-10 hours as early impressions of the game may not be great for everyone.

[b]Unfortunately, further development and updates to Dirty Bomb have permanently stopped. On the bright side, Splash Damage has still kept some servers up for anyone still wanting to play.[/b] Here is my original review written back in 2017. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [h1][b]Time to play Dirty![/b][/h1] [b]Dirty Bomb[/b] has been a game I only played recently this year which I enjoyed a lot. It is an FPS where movement is key and aiming down sights is not very beneficial in many firefights. It may not be the best F2P game out there, but it fills a niche for old style FPS games with a blend of modern FPS mechanics. [h1][b][u]Is it Pay-2-Win?[/u][/b][/h1] No. You start out with two mercs [u]Skyhammer[/u] (Fire Support who can provide ammo) and [u]Aura[/u] (Medic) which I consider to be very versatile. After reaching level 3, you will be given 30,000 credits to purchase a merc (please don't instantly buy Vasilli). There are currently 21 mercs in total and the majority of the mercs will cost $5-10 with real money if you want them right away. However, it is possible to unlock the mercs with ingame credits and their pricing will range from 30k to 50k. DB has a mission system where every 3 hours you are given 3 missions, which can reward you from 500-1000 credits each. Most of them boil down to "Earn X amount of XP in a certain mode" or "Earn X amount of Combat XP". Because you can only bring 3 mercs in a game, chances are you are not going to buy every single merc. You will most likely buy 3-5 mercs you enjoy and alternate between each. The game also has a free rotation of 2-3 mercs every other week to let you try out certain mercs. Engineer mercs are considered a requirement and will always go on free rotation. [h1][b][u]About Loadout cards[/u][/b][/h1] These are cards that determine what weapons and augments (like character upgrades that give you small boosts) you will have. The loadout cards that provide augments can all be bought with in game credits in the store. In addition, after a game, you may get a case drop which will give you a random loadout card for any merc. Hierarchy of cards by rarity are: [b]Bronze -> Silver -> Gold -> Cobalt -> Obsidian[/b] [u][b]Bronze cards[/b][/u] can be purchased in the ingame store for real money or credits. These are the best cards that affect gameplay. [u][b]Silver cards[/b][/u] and above are exactly the same as Bronze only with cosmetic changes. [h1][b][u]Gameplay[/u][/b][/h1] Dirty Bomb currently has 2 game modes: - [b]Objective[/b] (Complete a set of objectives. If you complete all you win. If time runs out, you lose) - [b]Stopwatch[/b] (Basically Objective mode but you switch sides. Which ever team finishes the objectives the fastest wins) Many maps have you plant C4 on an objective, stealing/delivering cores, or escorting a vehicle. Maps have "secondary objectives" that allow you to take alternate routes or restrict an enemy team from taking a certain path such as repairing/destroying generators and constructing bridges. [h1][b][u]Gunplay[/u][/b][/h1] The time to kill is not very fast most of the time (encounters can last 2-4 seconds during most of my playtime) and as a result, the game becomes more of how good your aiming and tracking is. Instead of a fancy parkour system like Brink had, we get a easy to use "wall jump" that can be used to traverse different or higher areas of maps. Personally, I love the gameplay as it encourages always being on the move and shooting. Yes, guns have movement inaccuracy, but it is much more beneficial to be strafing constantly than standing still to shoot. You can aim down sights which also gives you a "zoom" to see farther enemies clearer, but in close combat it's not really worth it. Even if you aren't an assault class, as a medic or engineer, you are still combat effective (just not at long ranges). In addition, every merc can do an objective and any merc can revive fallen teammates, but certain mercs can do the actions faster. [h1][b][u]Some quick tips for new players[/u][/b][/h1] ● [b][u]Give ammo [/u][/b] If you are a fire support and you see an ammo icon above teammates' heads, it means they are running low. yes there are ammo crates in the maps but those take a while to resupply ammo. ●[b][u]As a medic, charge down the defibs[/u][/b] to revive teammates for more HP. Simply taping people with defibs only gives them a small amount of health. ●[b][u]Stop repair stacking objectives[/u][/b] Meaning trying to have more than one person working on an objective. If you see "Faster Teammate Repairing" or you already see someone planting C4 (The game doesn't really explain this to players), it means an engineer or someone else is already working on an objective so cover them. ●[b][u]Please don't immediately play ranked as soon as you are level 7[/u][/b] [spoiler](I'll admit, I made this mistake)[/spoiler] [h1][b][u]Should you try it?[/u][/b][/h1] Dirty Bomb does not really have a large audience and to be fair it is a rather niche FPS title. You may get stomped by a ton of veterans and given how it is a F2P game, it happens. If you ever wanted a "better version of Brink" or simply just a different FPS game from all of the military style games, I'd say give it a shot. I would encourage you to try to play more than 5-10 hours as early impressions of the game may not be great for everyone.