Neon Blood

Try Hard GuidesErik Hodges

7/10

Neon Blood stands out for its art, featuring incredible environments, great pixel art, and incredible hand-drawn cutscenes. However, the rest of the gameplay and narrative features a disappointing lack of depth, preventing the game from reaching its full potential.

Gamer Social ClubDeMandre "LetalisVenator" Pressley

6.5/10

Although graphically impressive and it does manage to tell a decent story, Neon Blood’s gameplay may prove to be too lacking for any RPG fan. The game has the makings for a great adventure game if it were a couple hours longer perhaps but, it’s bare bones and unchallenging gameplay left quite a lot to be desired.

Adventure Game HotspotPascal Tekaia

64/100

Some very pretty and impressive visual production values can’t disguise the fact that Neon Blood’s narrative and gameplay feel far too anemic.

Capsule ComputersTravis Bruno

6/10

Neon Blood’s gorgeous presentation hides its lackluster combat and exploration. Its solid story lacks the length and details to maximize its setup and worldbuilding.

RPGFanAbraham Kobylanski

58/100

It’s disappointing to say that Neon Blood is dripping with unrealized potential. Clearly, the developers put effort into the impressive visuals and the quicktime events, but equal effort was not extended to the writing in a game that so heavily depends on its narrative. It’s not like there’s so much cyberpunk-style media that there isn’t room for more, so it’s too bad this one doesn’t come together. Maybe someday, someone will flesh out Neon Blood to make it as human as it is machine.

Checkpoint GamingLisa Pollifroni

5/10

Neon Blood has been a game that I’ve been keeping an eye on ever since it was announced in 2022, mainly because I am a sucker for anything cyberpunk and Neon Blood looked like it would be dripping in cyberpunk goodness. Developers ChaoticBrain Studio originally set out to make Neon Blood a JRPG, but now is a pixelated adventure game set in Viridis, a world littered with inequality and corruption due to the aftermath of WWIII. It is a world where implants are the norm and the dangerous green...

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

5/10

Neon Blood will likely grab you from the outset thanks to its interesting premise and attractive visual style. Unfortunately, poor localisation, unrewarding combat and some other issues pull the whole experience down.

GamereactorJoel Petterson

4/10

But still, I wouldn't say the game is all that bad. It may be rather thin and far too light, but when the world is so beautiful and overflowing with Easter eggs and homages to other cyberpunk classics, it still makes for a rather enjoyable journey. Neon Blood's short running time is an advantage because there is not enough content and ideas to fill more hours of entertainment. However, I wish Chaotic Brain had chosen to give the story more weight and a darker tone. They never managed to capture me and it feels like they themselves were lost and didn't really know in which direction they wanted...