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MADNESS: Project Nexus

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MADNESS: Project Nexus

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September 29, 2021
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

MADNESS: Project Nexus scores a 0/10 woke rating as a pure run-and-gun action game with no identity options, romance, or social messaging—just brutal combat and story.

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Detailed Analysis

MADNESS: Project Nexus is a pure arcade-style action game centered on run-and-gun and beat-'em-up combat against hordes of enemies, with an 8+ hour story campaign involving infiltration, bandit fights, and uncovering Project Nexus secrets alongside established Madness Combat protagonists like Hank J.

Wimbleton, Sanford, and Deimos. The combat-only premise contains no romance, relationships, or identity arcs of any kind.

Character creation in Arena mode is limited to skill tiers, weapons, and skins with no gender options, body-type sliders, pronoun selection, or identity customization. The premise, themes, and gameplay deliver traditional brutal entertainment without any social commentary, systemic oppression narratives, or critiques of norms. Established characters from the long-running Madness Combat series remain unchanged for any diversity considerations.

There are no developer statements on DEI, representation, or activism, and no consultancy involvement in the project. Reception has been overwhelmingly positive at 96-97% on Steam, with player feedback focused solely on gameplay and gore and zero political backlash or discourse surrounding the title.

Key Factors

  • Combat-only premise with no romance, relationships, or identity arcs
  • Established male-presenting characters from the long-running Madness Combat series unchanged for diversity
  • No developer statements on DEI, representation, or activism; no consultancy involvement
  • Overwhelmingly positive reception (96-97% Steam) focused solely on gameplay and gore, zero political backlash or discourse

Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.

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Is MADNESS: Project Nexus Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on MADNESS: Project Nexus and scored it 0/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in MADNESS: Project Nexus?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into MADNESS: Project Nexus's overall score.

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We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →

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