Bodycam (video game)
| Bodycam | |
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| Developer | Reissad Studio |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | June 7, 2024 (early access) |
| Genre | First-person shooter |
| Mode | Multiplayer |
Bodycam is an upcoming multiplayer First Person Shooter video game being developed by indie company Reissad Studio.[1] The game was released as an early access title on June 7, 2024.[2]
The multiplayer game stands out for its near-photorealistic computer graphics and realistic animations,[2][3][4] leading the shooter to share characteristics with simulations and Tactical shooters. A distinctive feature of the game is that the faces of the player characters are pixelated.
Bodycam is not to be confused with the Roblox game Bodycam: SWAT Simulator.
Gameplay
Bodycam is a tactical shooter which is played from a first-person perspective. It features seven game modes: Body Bomb, Team Deathmatch, Versus, Hard point, Gun game, Deathmatch, Zombies as well as a training tutorial.[5][6]
An update scheduled for September 2026 will introduce FPV flying drones and ground drones (RC cars) into the gameplay as items of equipment or weapons.[7][8] When using the drones, players can choose between arcade-style handling and a driving or flight simulation mode.[9]
Development
Bodycam was developed using Unreal Engine 5 by two people from France named Luca and Leo who at the time were 17 and 20 years old, respectively.[10] The Multiplayer Zombie Mode update launched on November 8, 2024.[6]
In November 2025, an update to UE 5.5 overhauled shaders, lighting calculations, post-processing, fog, texture streaming, the UI frontend, and GPU/CPU utilization; draw calls were reduced, redundant sublevels were removed, and textures—around 90 percent of them—were converted to Virtual Textures with correct level-of-detail and compression settings.[11]
An update has been announced for September 2026 that will overhaul reload animations and ragdoll physics, as well as revise the sound design—including the addition of realistic acoustic pressure wave simulation and various movement sounds.[7][12]
Reception
Ranked as the best-selling game on the Steam platform during the first week of its early access release despite mixed reviews[13], the game sold 800,000 units in July 2024, generating sales of approximately €20 million.[14]
Bodycam has been praised for its realistic graphics, sound design, and gun play.[15] The game's graphics and environments have been compared to that of Unrecord (which, however, was never released (as of August 2026)),[4][16] as the two games have graphic elements in common.[1][16]
References
- 1 2 Papadopoulos, John (3 June 2024). "Unreal Engine 5-powered multiplayer body-cam shooter, Bodycam, hits Early Access on June 7th". DSOGaming. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- 1 2 Smith, Ed (2024-06-07). "Brutally realistic new bodycam game finally goes live, and you can play right now". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ↑ Shah, Saqib (2024-06-07). "Bodycam is an 'ultra-realistic' shooter with CoD in its sights". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- 1 2 Wilde, Tyler (2024-06-08). "Bodycam is out on Steam and feels more like a horror game than a competitive shooter". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ↑ Vaz, Christian (2024-06-03). "Bodycam release date, gameplay, and trailers". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- 1 2 Hou, Rita (2024-11-08). "Ultra-Realistic Multiplayer FPS Bodycam Launches Zombie Mode". 80.lv. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- 1 2 Bodycam: Official 'Road to Locked and Loaded' Dev Diary - IGN. 2026-08-18. Retrieved 2026-08-25 – via www.ign.com.
- ↑ "Bodycam v0.8 erweitert die Unreal-Engine-Pipeline" (in German). 2026-08-19. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "Bodycam v0.8 Devlog: Stress-Driven Reloads Lead Locked & Loaded Overhaul". Tech Times. 2026-08-19. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "Disturbingly realistic bodycam game has mixed reviews, lots of players". PCGamesN. 2024-06-08. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ↑ "Bodycam: Dickes Lebenszeichen vom ultrarealistischen UE5-Shooter". PC Games Hardware (in German). 2025-11-26. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ Bodycam Game (2026-08-21). This Is What a Gunshot Really Sounds Like | Devlog [2/4]. Retrieved 2026-08-25 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Yeah; Game, That's a Different (2024-06-08). "Bodycam, which seems to be ripping off another game, is getting hammered by early reviews". Windows Central. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ Richaud, Nicolas (July 30, 2024). "Bodycam : comment deux Français ont créé chez eux à Nanterre le jeu vidéo star de l'été". Les Echos. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ↑ Kong, Clark (2024-06-11). "Bodycam Review (Early Access)". game8.co. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- 1 2 Hoglund, Michael (2024-06-08). "Bodycam, which seems to be ripping off another game, is getting hammered by early reviews". Windows Central. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
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