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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!","115486\u002Fco92ag_webp","115486\u002Fscui7i_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F-tXBjDuORl8","2025-11-20",77.73,322701,"neon-inferno",2957720,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Zenovia",true,false,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Retroware",[28,29,30,31,32,33],"Shooter","Platform","Hack and slash\u002FBeat 'em up","Adventure","Indie","Arcade",[35,36,37,38,39],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Nintendo Switch","PlayStation 5","Xbox Series X|S",[41,57,73,88,102,117,131,144,159,173,188],{"id":42,"author":43,"outlet":46,"summary":52,"review_url":53,"review_date":54,"original_score":55,"normalized_score":56},1981825,{"id":44,"name":45},2657,"Casey Scheld",{"id":47,"logo":48,"name":49,"website_url":50,"score_format":51},25,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamersheroes-logo.jpg","Gamers Heroes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com","100","Arcade legends who cut their teeth on run-and-gun greats shouldn’t hesitate to join the Family for Neon Inferno’s new-school, old-school thrills.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com\u002Fhonest-game-reviews\u002Fneon-inferno-review-welcome-to-the-family\u002F","2025-11-17","90",90,{"id":58,"author":59,"outlet":62,"summary":68,"review_url":69,"review_date":70,"original_score":71,"normalized_score":72},2235047,{"id":60,"name":61},17821,"Matthew Powers",{"id":63,"logo":64,"name":65,"website_url":66,"score_format":67},156,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fnintendowire.jpg","Nintendo Wire","https:\u002F\u002Fnintendowire.com\u002F","10","Contra. 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What else would anyone even be able to do with such a premise? Not only that, but that would eventually result in a LOT (and I do mean, a gigantic LOT) of games following the same premise. Nowadays, how to even make a cyberpunk-themed game stand out? 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It has a lot of enemies you can shoot at, and with good visual design, you can understand how to react to everything on screen.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theouterhaven.net\u002Fneon-inferno-review-pc-classic-shoot-em-up\u002F","2025-12-18","4.0\u002F5",{"id":132,"author":133,"outlet":136,"summary":141,"review_url":142,"review_date":129,"original_score":143,"normalized_score":56},1581374,{"id":134,"name":135},5576,"Dominic L",{"id":137,"logo":138,"name":139,"website_url":140,"score_format":67},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","If you’ve been gaming for as long as I have, there’s now a period of your gaming life that falls into the ‘classical’ era. The 8-bit and 16-bit consoles forged gaming as we know it today, with 2D sprites and burgeoning 3D techniques transporting us to worlds we’d previously only imagined. Zenovia Interactive want you to remember those days, with their latest title, Neon Inferno, set to revitalise the 2D run ‘n’ gun genre, while leaning on modern technology to make this one of the best-looking side scrollers of recent years.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F18\u002Fneon-inferno-review-the-new-run-n-gun-king\u002F","9",{"id":145,"author":146,"outlet":149,"summary":154,"review_url":155,"review_date":156,"original_score":157,"normalized_score":158},1346011,{"id":147,"name":148},3988,"Garri Bagdasarov",{"id":150,"logo":151,"name":152,"website_url":153,"score_format":67},62,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPlaystation-Universe-Logo.jpg","Playstation Universe","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002F","Neon 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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002Freviews\u002Fneon-inferno-review-ps5-stunning-pixel-art-in-an-infuriating-2d-shoot-em-up\u002F","2025-11-24","5.5",55,{"id":160,"author":161,"outlet":164,"summary":169,"review_url":170,"review_date":171,"original_score":172,"normalized_score":87},1211260,{"id":162,"name":163},3497,"Jaz Sagoo",{"id":165,"logo":166,"name":167,"website_url":168,"score_format":51},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","Neon Inferno is a brilliant run-and-gun shooter that not only captures the essence of its influences but builds upon them to create a remarkable, retro-inspired adventure. Its deep mechanics lead to fierce shootouts where bullets fly from every direction, testing your reflexes as you dodge and retaliate. Paired with its stunning visuals, it’s an incredible experience that fans of the genre simply can’t miss.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fneon-inferno-review\u002F","2025-11-10","85",{"id":174,"author":175,"outlet":178,"summary":183,"review_url":184,"review_date":185,"original_score":186,"normalized_score":187},1288449,{"id":176,"name":177},3110,"Jaimie Ditchfield",{"id":179,"logo":180,"name":181,"website_url":182,"score_format":67},63,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPush-Square-Logo.jpg","Push Square","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002F","Some games embrace their inspirations in an obvious display of affection, which is exactly what developer Zenovia Interactive has done with Neon Inferno.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002Freviews\u002Fps5\u002Fneon-inferno","2025-11-18","6",60,{"id":189,"author":190,"outlet":193,"summary":198,"review_url":199,"review_date":185,"original_score":200,"normalized_score":56},1288673,{"id":191,"name":192},3920,"Richard Seagrave",{"id":194,"logo":195,"name":196,"website_url":197,"score_format":67},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","With its fantastic visuals and thrilling gameplay that tasks you with dealing with enemies in both the background and foreground, Neon Inferno is a run-and-gun shooter that's not to be missed.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2025\u002F11\u002Fneon-inferno-review\u002F","9\u002F10",11,0,[26],[21],[]]