- Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Action
The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming from a corrupted monstrosity.
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Unpretentious, plot-driven, nostalgic and resolved.
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemplativerelentless
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Gaming AgeChris DunlapOct 202510/10The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit is a love letter for fans of the AVGN series and character.
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GameGrinAlana DunitzOct 20259.5/10Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit is a must-play title for fans of the series, or for 2D action platforming fans who don't mind a bit of colourful language and shenanigans.
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CGMagazineJordan BiordiOct 20259/10Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit is both a charming love letter to the AVGN series and a challenging retro sidescroller that is immensely fun.
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Cubed3Coller EntragianMar 20265/10Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit should have been more than a Mega Man knock-off with fewer features. It aims unbearably low and is content to dangle member berries to past episodes of a YouTube series that has become past due. A true successor to The Angry Video Game Nerd: I & II Deluxe should have been bolder and mixed genres or even gone full 3D. The only claim to fame 8-bit will ever have is that it's functionally a lost episode to the series due to the original footage used for the FMVs.
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EntertainiumEduardo RebouçasOct 20253/5 starsThe Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is a new entry in the surprisingly still active series starring the old school YouTube sensation.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Mega Cat Studios
- Publisher
- Retroware
- Released
- October 23, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- GameMaker
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 2 h main story · 4 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.2/10 from 1 ratings.
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