Agents of Mayhem

Agents of Mayhem PC is a single-player, open-world third-person shooter from Deep Silver Volition, the studio behind Saints Row. Its current Steam storefront name remains Agents of Mayhem, with no verified rebrand or replacement edition. You lead a rotating squad of eccentric operatives through futuristic Seoul, switching between three agents during combat to dismantle LEGION and its Ministry of Pride.

How the Mayhem squad plays

The central idea is simple but distinctive: choose three agents from the wider roster, deploy them into Seoul, and swap between them instantly whenever the situation changes. Each character brings a different weapon, movement style, special ability, and Mayhem attack, so a good squad is built around complementary strengths rather than a single universal loadout.

Hollywood is a direct assault specialist with heavy firepower, Fortune combines dual pistols with drone support, and Rama provides precision damage from range. Other operatives expand the roster with stealth, explosive, defensive, or close-quarters options. A wounded agent can be rotated out while another takes over, making on-the-fly agent switching useful for both survival and damage control.

Combat is fast, arcade-like, and deliberately exaggerated. Enemies include LEGION soldiers, specialized units, armored targets, and named villains connected to Doctor Babylon's organization. The game is played entirely from a third-person perspective, with firearms, abilities, environmental movement, and squad composition carrying more weight than cover mechanics or realistic weapon handling.

Progression, upgrades, and the ARK

Agents of Mayhem is structured around a campaign supported by character missions, unlock missions, open-world activities, enemy outposts, and repeatable contracts. New agents are earned through dedicated missions, while personal missions provide additional context for individual operatives. This gives the roster a practical gameplay purpose instead of treating characters as cosmetic alternatives.

Each agent has a skill tree and can be improved with upgrades, gadgets, and equipment. These choices can emphasize damage, survivability, crowd control, or a character's defining ability. The ARK headquarters acts as the agency hub, where you manage the squad, improve agency facilities, adjust loadouts, and prepare for the next operation.

Gremlin Tech adds another layer of utility. These consumable devices can create unusual battlefield effects, including the series' trademark ability to transform enemies into explosive cabbits. The result is a progression loop built around unlocking specialists, enhancing a preferred trio, and gradually expanding the agency's capabilities.

Seoul, LEGION, and the campaign structure

The open world is a stylized version of Seoul divided into districts controlled or influenced by LEGION. Missions send your squad through city streets, enemy strongholds, underground facilities, and villain-focused scenarios. Outside the main objectives, you can attack outposts, complete contracts, collect resources, and respond to changing enemy control across the map.

The story follows MAYHEM, a privately controlled agency fighting the global threat created by LEGION after the events of Devil's Night. The tone is closer to an irreverent Saturday-morning spy cartoon than a serious military thriller, mixing supervillain theatrics, pop-culture jokes, profanity, and Saints Row-style absurdity.

Players looking for a tightly authored shooter should know that the game repeatedly returns to familiar mission patterns and interior combat spaces. Its strongest variation comes from changing the active trio and learning how each agent handles specific enemy types, rather than from radically different mission rules.

Content model and available editions

The PC version is sold as a paid base game, with optional add-ons available through the Steam storefront. The listed content includes three agent packs for Safeword, Johnny Gat, and Lazarus, plus several cosmetic packs and multiple versions of the Legal Action Pending DLC.

The base game already contains the main Seoul campaign, the core agent roster, the ARK progression systems, open-world activities, and the squad-switching combat loop. The additional packs expand the playable cast or provide skins and bonus content; they are not required to understand the main campaign.

The Total Mayhem Bundle groups the base game with the available add-on content. Because the Steam listing still presents the product as Agents of Mayhem rather than a remastered, definitive, or renamed edition, players searching for a current PC version should use the original title.

PC features and practical platform details

Steam lists Agents of Mayhem as a single-player game with Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, captions, and Remote Play on TV. The storefront also identifies controller support, making a gamepad a natural option for players who prefer analog movement and quick agent swapping.

There is no campaign co-op, split-screen mode, or conventional competitive multiplayer listed as a playable feature. The squad is controlled by one player, and the three-agent format should not be mistaken for online team play. Steam also requires agreement to a third-party EULA, while the storefront does not identify a separate launcher or anti-cheat requirement.

Interface, subtitles, and audio support vary by language. English includes full audio, interface, and subtitles, while French, Italian, German, Spanish from Spain, Polish, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Japanese are listed with interface and subtitle support. Captions are available for players who want dialogue and sound information presented on screen.

Who should play Agents of Mayhem?

Agents of Mayhem suits players who enjoy solo hero-shooter mechanics, open-world crime-action games, colorful science-fiction settings, and experimenting with character roles. The instant swap system rewards players who like building a small team with distinct functions instead of committing to one protagonist for the entire campaign.

It is less suitable for anyone specifically looking for online co-op, a deep stealth sandbox, realistic gunplay, or a highly reactive open world. The humor is broad, the mission framework can become repetitive, and the campaign's squad concept is entirely designed around AI-controlled teammates rather than human partners.

Similar PC games and genre context

Players who want a more realistic open-world shooter with solo and cooperative options may prefer tactical third-person operations like Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint, although Breakpoint emphasizes stealth, positioning, and military systems rather than rapid hero switching.

For a broader urban sandbox with driving, character switching, and mission-based criminal mayhem, open-world action experiences such as Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced offer a different kind of variety. Agents of Mayhem is more combat-focused and more deliberately cartoonish, with its roster and abilities replacing the conventional single-protagonist structure.

Agents of Mayhem FAQ

Is Agents of Mayhem still called Agents of Mayhem on PC?

Yes. The current Steam listing uses the original name Agents of Mayhem. No verified storefront rebrand, definitive edition name, or replacement PC title was found.

Is Agents of Mayhem single-player or multiplayer?

It is a single-player game. You control a squad of three agents and switch between them during missions, but there is no campaign co-op or split-screen multiplayer.

How does agent switching work?

You select three agents before entering the field and can switch between them during combat. The mechanic lets you bring the right weapon and ability to each encounter, recover a damaged agent, and combine different Mayhem attacks.

How many playable agents are included?

The original game is built around a roster of twelve playable agents, with additional characters available through the Safeword, Johnny Gat, and Lazarus agent packs listed on Steam.

What DLC is available for Agents of Mayhem?

Steam lists three paid agent packs, several cosmetic skin packs, a free Franchise Force Skins Pack, and the Legal Action Pending DLC in Day One, Digital, and Retail versions. The base game remains the foundation for the campaign and open-world content.

Does Agents of Mayhem support controllers on PC?

Steam lists controller support, along with Steam Cloud, captions, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing, achievements, and trading cards. The game is designed around third-person movement and rapid squad switching, so controller play is a supported way to approach its combat.