- Shooter, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, relentless and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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TheSixthAxisDominic LeightonDec 20259/10If you're a fan of old-school 2D gaming, but you hanker to see what a truly modern take on it would be, look no further than Neon Inferno.
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Netto’s Game RoomBenjamin BellNov 20255/5 starsNeon Inferno is a vibrant throwback to the classic run-and-gun shooters that defined the '80s and '90s. While it perfectly captures the nostalgia one might crave, the unique shooting gallery mechanics put a fun spin on the genre, and it is an absolute joy to play—if you can handle the difficulty.
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CompletexboxDan BoiseNov 202595/100Neon Inferno is an excellent game which offers a nice unique twist on the 2D run and gun genre. The mix of both genres works out surprisingly well. The game will keep players on their toes with its addictive and solid gameplay. The different levels of difficulty will keep players busy for sometime. While there are some minor nuisances such as too much at once and not buying able to move while shooting in the background, these things are easy to adapt to and are parts of the game’s charm. Neon Inferno is one of the best games I’ve played in recent memory and deserves your time and money. Don’t believe me? Try the demo for yourself.
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Metro GameCentralNov 20255/10Some of the best 2D artwork ever seen in a video game, married to a spitefully difficult game whose main gameplay gimmick only manages to make it more frustrating to play.
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PlayStation UniverseGarri BagdasarovNov 20255.5/10Neon Inferno looks and sounds great, and while it plays well enough, its biggest flaw is leaving you for dead just for trying to take down a foe in the background. It would have been great to see some additional game modes, but as it stands the two-hour campaign and the hardcore difficulty, even played on the game's easiest setting, make it just too hard to recommend.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Zenovia
- Publisher
- Retroware
- Released
- November 20, 2025
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Unity
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 1 ratings.
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