Redneck Rampage

Redneck Rampage is another Build engine shooter, this time offering a parodic take on rural America – the player takes on the role of one of two brothers, Leonard or Bubby, who set out to rescue their pig Bessie, abducted by aliens, gradually uncovering a conspiracy involving the alien cloning of the residents of the small town of Hickston. Instead of sci-fi bases or dark temples typical of other FPS games of the time, the locations consist of farms, trailer homes, strip clubs, a church, and country roads, giving the game an unmistakable, unapologetically kitschy tone with an openly parodic take on rural America.

The weapons match the theme – alongside a shotgun and a pistol, there is also a chainsaw, dynamite, bottles of moonshine, and even a live chicken used as a weapon, and the soundtrack consists of country and bluegrass tunes, which are completely unusual in the context of the FPS genre and give the game a distinct identity. Enemies were also accompanied by digitized voice lines with a heavy Southern accent, further underscoring the game's overall caricature-like tone. As in other Build engine games, the player could partially destroy the environment and take advantage of the vertical layout of the maps, but the graphics were somewhat simpler and more repetitive in texture compared to Duke Nukem 3D, reflecting the lower production budget.

Thanks to its exaggerated, parodic approach, the game built a small but loyal fanbase and is viewed today more as a curiosity and a product of the nineties FPS fever than as a technical or gameplay milestone. Nevertheless, it remains an interesting testament to the variety of genre variations the Build engine allowed at the time, and it inspired the sequel Redneck Rampage: Suckin' Grits on Route 66, which continued in a similarly parodic spirit along America's Route 66, further developing the same world of rural clichés and alien conspiracy.