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Game
Game2008
The Club™
Developer Bizarre Creations
The Club is a third-person shooter video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Sega. It was released for PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox 360 in February 2008. The story of the game centers on The Club, an underground blood sport controlled by a wealthy elite who place their bets on who will survive the gladiatorial-style combat. The game utilizes both racing and run-and-gun elements, where… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
114 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Sep 1, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
61
Fresh
69 positive · 44 negative
95% range 52–70%
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| Steam reviews | 69 | 44 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
1 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
121 of 201 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 114 · most liked firstIt’s kinda sad that a lot of people rated this game low just because they don’t get what it’s about. This isn’t some huge story-driven game with millions of missions. Here, you pick your character and try to get the best score you can. There are a bunch of fun modes, like defending your spot, running laps, or trying to find the exit before time runs out while waves of enemies come at you. The whole point is to replay the same level until you get really good at it. If you don’t like that kind of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For everybody who bought the game and couldn't get Games for Windows Live to work - therefore are unable to save their games - follow these steps: 1. Download this installer: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/LIVE/PC/DownloadClient 2. Go to Control Panel and uninstall all Games for Windows Live related programs (redistributables, Games for XBOX, etc.). 3. Run the installer you download in step 1. 4. Restart your computer. 5. Open the game, press your Home button and this should bring the GFWL overlay.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →False advertising. This version DOESN'T have local multiplayer as the store page says. Which is a shame because I remember liking this game on PS3.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Club is actually a really fun game. Many people describe it as a racing game with guns. Many of the modes have you run through a linear course, killing enemies, and racking up combos. You also have modes where you are put in a restricted area, and you have to kill waves of enemies in a set time limit. Its some of the most addicting, and intense games I've ever played, just topping Stranglehold for me. Even the online is very fun, with surprisingly competitive team based modes. The Club is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To be honest I think this game is not bad. If you go to the gunplay mode then create a huge playlist of various different events it can actually be very fun. I would say its a decent game for just passing the time on, the single player has enough to keep you going, I have never tried the multiplayer side, I also usually play this on Xbox 360 or PS3. Every time I play it on one of my gaming computers, I always seem to have a problem with the audio being very quiet, even if the volume is up full.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Somewhat of an underappreciated gem, The Club is a great third-person shooter that combines aspects of old-school arcade shooters with the modern TPS games that we see so much of today, and that alone makes it worth playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nope. Not unless you can get pass the Games For Windows Live issues. Specifically for me, it kept me from saving my progress cause I couldn't figure out how to sign in with my Xbox Live account. So I lost my patience with it and got my refund. Also it's another PC port where they took out the splitscreen even though the console version has it. That annoys the hell out of me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[For those who can't launch the game] Go to the game directory (steamapps\common\The Club) -> go to redistributables ->go to Games for Windows - Live -> double click the exe file and then try launching the game. Should be fixed. however i would not recommend buying this game except for cheap sales.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was always fascinated by this game growing up. Never got the chance to play it until today. Personally I don't recommend it at all. Can't play online due to GFLW's shutting down. So really the only chance to really play it is having an LAN party with mates. Even then the game isn't that great gameplay wise.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't know what this game is about but it generates a GFWL key therefore letting me log into GTA IV and play GFWL online. Probably cheapest way to get a key. This game goes really cheap on key websites.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game wrecked by the Games for Windows Live ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. A fast paced shooter with an arcadey feel to it. Simple and fun. Buy it on sale when it's $5 or less and spend the first 10-20 minutes (or more) going through the games for windows live crap and then give it a try. if you can get it to work. I couldn't
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Classic third-person arcade shooter.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Classic Third person arcade shooter.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a source of GfWL keys in 2026 works perfectly :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hello i play this on ps3 and was mega fun. but i buy on pc and it bad it a very bad port of the counsel versions the game is only viewable in a small rectangle and to even start up the game you need games for windows live. witch is no longer supported so you cant save your game or play online
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a nice game but GFWL on pc completely ruined it. Now that GFWL is no more and The Club DOESN'T use steamworks, there is no reason whatsoever to buy it on steam other than for collection. Pretty sad, since game won't even save your progress. As for game itself, 7/10 if singleplayer, can get up to 9/10 in multiplayer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't get the sound working 100% correctly in this game. The sound works for all the intro movies and cut scenes, but as soon as it goes into the actual game, no sound. Just too much of a headache trying to figure out a fix. I was hoping to give it a legitimate shot before GFWL bites the dust, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A mediocre arcade shooter with no campaign or plot of some sort. Also it has bugged Live achievements and disappearing saves. Considering this avoid this game at all costs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Needs GFWL which is dead, and the required redists aren't even installed with DirectX and OpenAL at the beginning of the game. Big oof. Also, Xbox controls are hardcoded so KB/Mouse is kinda hard. Big pass. It was fun back in the day but now...oof.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What this game lacks in story, it makes up for in decent gameplay. It runs well and all, however it does have a few issues: - You must sign into Microsoft's "Games with Windows Live" Sign-In App to be able to play the game with the save data of that said game. That is pointless and unfair because for most games on GOG, Origin and Steam; you don't need to sign into "Games With Windows" just to play a PC game. If I wanted to play a game on xbox, I'd go and do so. - There's no way to run the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you haven't already, do NOT buy this game. Firstly, you have to jump through hoops to get it to work (read the forums). Secondly, it is a bad port -- they leave the Xbox buttons in the UI instead of changing them for PC for example. Then, once you start playing it, you realize how lacking of substance it really is. One thing going for it is the character designs and the CG videos look good. If you're really dead-set on getting this game, read the forums first to evaluate for yourself if…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →YO FIFTY JUMP OFF THAT BIG-ASS RAMP Wait, this isn't that game? ♥♥♥♥. ♥♥♥♥. Uh, shoot stuff. No, shoot stuff faster. No, not with that gun. And do some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ rolls or something, christ. I TRY SO HARD, THE CLUB. I TRY SO HARD TO PLEASE YOU I SEE YOU DRIVIN' ROUND TOWN WITH THE GIRL I LOVE AND I'M LIKE, "YOU'RE AN INTERESTING GAME IN CONCEPT BUT I CAN'T HELP FEELING YOUR EXECUTION IS ONLY SO-SO"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The club is one of the games that should be left in the ashes. This game has eight campaings for eight charecters. All of them have a story why are they competing in the club but all of the campaings stay the same. That really wastes the potential that this game had but all it is just a boring shooter. The game has wonky controls that dont feel right, the aiming is off and its hard to aim for a headshot. This game has a sport element. Bassicly all you do is run around the levels try to rack up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not buy if you intend to play with M/KB. Aim mode moves faster than free aim. Cannot be changed in settings, like you can with controller. The game always shows xbox prompts, whether a controller is plugged in or not. Lazy, lazy port.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not buy this. The game might look appealing and it is pretty cool but it's also a terrible console port with GFWL garbage on top of it. There's about a 99% chance that you won't be able to play it properly. From technical difficulties in getting the game started to progress reset. If you want to play the club either find a way to play on console or just "legally" download it somewhere else, Bizarre Creation isn't getting any of this money anyway.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Club transcends video games. It is a global entertainment experience. Just as "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" and "Spiderman 3" brought to a close two of the most lucrative and epic film trilogies of all time, The Club brings to a close perhaps the most complete, engaging and downright fun video game trilogy of all time. There is absolutely no way any Club fan will be disappointed by this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game doesn't work without downloading a separate xlive.dill file and even then it won't save, unless you create a windows live profile. It does not recognise modern windows live. The actual game runs fine after putting in the xlive.dill file, but there's no point in playing the game with that looming sense that everything I'm doing to progress is pointless, because as soon as I stop playing, I have to start from the beginning everytime. Plus most of the content is locked behind online…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dont run on windows 7 or higher!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just bought because i loved this game so much when it was on xbox. But now? Don't bother.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I spent more time getting GFWL to work than playing the game. I had more fun getting GFWL to work than playing the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Club is, in a nutshell, Battle Royale meets the 100 Meter Dash. It's a third-person shooter where the point is to run from point A to point B as fast as possible while staying alive and killing as many enemies as skillfully as possible along the way. It's not big on depth, doesn't have a lot of multiplayer features, and you might get some mixed replay value out of it...but it's currently on sale for $2.99 and shouldn't be missed at that price. It's strangely unique, and if you're a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok so I was able to get this to work on an i9 Intel 13900K and 4090. You have to do the following as the reason this and some other older games wont open is due to Windows Live. Go to the game directory (steamapps\common\The Club) -> go to redistributables ->go to Games for Windows - Live -> double click the exe file and then try launching the game. This also support 4k resolution, v sync, and high anti aliasing so it's somewhat lit when it's on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →most kino 6 - 7/10 xbox 360 game I played a stupid amount as a kid with quite possibly the worst pc port I've ever played in my life ever
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a score-based arcade shooter which combines racing with shooting. I wish they'd add steamworks and achievements support.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GFWL won't even register cdkey, avoid
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A broken, messy game that's near impossible to play properly or with decent controls.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you enjoy running and gunning gameplay then this is the game for you. That is pretty much the whole point to the game. You run and gun to keep up your combo and to get the max score on the leaderboards. The gameplay is fun and keeps you moving the entire time. The thing that makes this interesting is the many gamemodes it has like survival laps, and race to the finish. On each map you get the same set of gamemodes for each map. The only difference is the location you are put on each map and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: A Good and fun arcade shooter game, but a bad port because GFWL. Summary: Previously played on Xbox 360, THE CLUB is an arcade shooter, emphasis on what the dev called "a racing game with guns". You have at least a total 8 roster in this game, with two being unlocked as your progress the game. Each "Club" characters have their highs and low on their stats, which may feel unique to each play style. PROS: It's an arcade shooting, which the goal is to kill as many enemies and achieved a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I LOVE GAMES FOR WINDOWS - LIVE
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fast crackhead shooter that still plays great. Shoot fast and survive; what could be better?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I sank hours into this game on Xbox when it came out. Copped a lot of flak when it was released but it's a really fun arcade shooter where you have to run through a course shooting grunts as skillfully as possible before your timer or combo meter runs out. Other scenarios have you surviving siege situations whilst trying to nab as many kills and targets as you can. There's plenty of levels and characters to play through. Each character is slightly different to play as and it's a fun challenge…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here you go, just to save you time if you dont want to read full review, look below if you want to read full review: " The Club is Fast paced , fun and chaotic 3rd person shooter. Its all about trying to get best possible score in level. Biggest problems this game has are GFWL and Somewhat repetitive gameplay. Could still recommend for people who like old-school games and want to try something new" General…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a nice game to break the monotomy of flashy multiplayer fests and singleplayer giant stories. It's simply you, a couple of guns and lots of mindless thugs to kill in speedruns to achieve the best score possible. Despite being flawed by a standard PC port and having lots of issues due to Games for Windows Live (you must install if you want to play it), it is a nice underrated game. For the price of 4,99€, it's worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly......this game isnt worth the time it takes to fix.......if it didnt take ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 2 hours to get to work it wouldnt be half bad. so if your considering to buy this. stop considering it. dont buy this game instead buy something else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a fun third person score oriented shooter. Fast paced, fairly simple (could add more ideas in the short run that it offers) but still worth one's time. Its immediately enjoyable, doesn't bog you down with story, no progression unlocks nor tie you down to a low difficulty level. Ideally the highest difficulty would be unlocked from the beginning.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33401179/]Follow my curator page for more recommendations! A tense arcade-y combination of score attack, racing, and third person shooter that's easily worth the $4 it's often on sale for. There are a few issues on PC to keep in mind. ADS sensitivity isn't separated from hip-fire sensitivity (if you have a Logitech mouse you can get around this with DPI shifting when you hold RMB), multiplayer surprisingly still works but uses GFWL so it takes some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved playing this when younger & after all these years its still good. Just sucks its a hassle to install & no 1s online, really needs a server update or something.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Poorly optimized for a PC in 2019; paired with dead features due to Windows Live results in a game to pass up. And don't even get me started on the sensitivity for mouse and keyboard.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved this game back in the day so thought I'd give it a go again on my shiney new pc. Game won't load constantly crashes . Followed every step given in the forums an on here. Shame
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →does not launch on linux.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Club: An Arcade Shooter Ahead of Its Time?? *note* I was able to get it working flawlessly on Steam Deck (Feb 2026) The Club feels like a game that released at the wrong time for me. Back then, I was more into story-driven games built around progression, so it never really clicked. I put a few hours into it when it first came out but didn’t fully understand or appreciate what it was trying to do. Revisiting it now, though, it’s incredibly fun and somewhat underrated. There’s no real…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know why on earth there's people who hold a torch for this thing. Within minutes of playing, the nauseating camera movement and poor aiming on KB&M was simply terrible. There are great arcade action games with scoreboards to compete on - this isn't one of them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good game, that requires a bit of technical tinkering to fully enjoy (Namely removing GFWL is highly recommended).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game was so good that i played for 12 minutes
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bizarre Creations made alot of junk, they made 3 OK titles: Project Gotham Racing, 007 and the Club.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An arcade shoot-em up stopwatch runner and a classic. Reminiscent of arcade cabinets shooters on rails, except it's not on rails. The difference is that time limitations are justified here and the story is more transparent. You know why you run. Even if it's just intro and winning cutscenes for each character, still good flavour. John Wick reminds me of the atmosphere. With it's gameplay and the overall vibe, secret super mafias, you know. Also every playable hero is an action movie stereotype.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Club is wrecked by the Games for Windows Live. Can't save the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The creators of Project Gotham Racing deliever a game a bit different to the games that gave them their reputation. The point of the game is to get through courses littered with traps, pickups and people keen to kill you in a good time. Timeliness and completion is not the only important part of the games completion though. Similar to their arcade racers, performing skills and combos is essential to getting anywhere. At the end of the level, your score is measured up against the other…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't waste your time. This is not a good game. Move along, move along....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From the creators of Project Gotham Racing. They bring quite an unorthodox video game. It's a game that your main focus is achieving the highest score rather than progressing through any form of plot. Except the characters' brief backstory, and an ending in the same shortness of earlier fighting games. 8 skilled killers have been taken into an organization called 'The Club'. Whether they wanted to be in it or not. They fight in several tournaments of ultraviolence to reclaim their freedom or…
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