Pariah

About

Pariah is a first-person shooter from 2005 that lets you play solo or team up locally via split screen. It runs on PC and Xbox, using a tweaked Unreal engine with Havok physics for basic environmental interactions. The single-player campaign follows a standard military sci-fi story, while multiplayer focuses on straightforward combat modes. Controls and gunplay feel familiar to mid-2000s FPS conventions with no major surprises. Split-screen co-op is its strongest feature, letting two players share a controller or screen. Critics were divided, with some praising the action’s pacing and others pointing to bugs or underdeveloped systems. It holds a 6.5/10 on Metacritic, reflecting its dated but functional design. For fans of early 2000s shooters with local multiplayer, it’s a niche curiosity more than a standout entry.