The Sublime Absurdity of Cruelty Squad

Cruelty Squad Steam page cover

Cruelty Squad has become a viral success in large part for its bizarre aesthetics and memetic potential. But there’s much, much more going on under its rotting neon surface than simple jpegs and irony: it’s the anxieties of decaying capitalism distilled into a video game.

Cruelty Squad has the potential to become a landmark title in video games moving forward. It’s a perfect encapsulation of the…