Neon Inferno

Item: Neon Inferno
Rating: 91
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-23

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Summary

Brilliant action-platforming with smooth gameplay blend.
Gorgeous pixel art and striking cyberpunk aesthetic.
Features an amazing and diverse soundtrack.
Controls and core mechanics often feel clunky.
Game is short with limited replayability.
Punishing checkpoint placement creates difficulty spikes.

Emotions

Satisfaction32%Excitement11%Appreciation11%Disappointment10%Enjoyment7%

Reviews (sample size): 110
Helpful reviews: 79%
Unhelpful reviews: 20%
Protest reviews: 1%

91%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
9%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 448
Negative points: 133
Gameplay points: 97
Perf. points: 7
Rec. points: 61
Misc points: 49

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts

Bucket	Neg	Pos
≤ 2h playtime	21.7% Avg playtime 0.6h	3933.3% Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime	43.4% Avg playtime 3.3h	7261.5% Avg playtime 4.8h

Velocity

review pace

Avg/day	39.5 rev/day
Last 30d	3.9 rev/day
Quarterly	0 rev/qtr
Days covered	3 days

Point	Description	Importance
Brilliant Action Platforming & Blending Description Players highly praise the game's tight, responsive controls and engaging run-and-gun action, drawing strong comparisons to classics like Contra, Metal Slug, and Wild Guns. The gameplay offers intense, dynamic scenarios, a satisfying combat system, and a perfect mix of retro challenge with modern flair. Importance 99%	Players highly praise the game's tight, responsive controls and engaging run-and-gun action, drawing strong comparisons to classics like Contra, Metal Slug, and Wild Guns. The gameplay offers intense, dynamic scenarios, a satisfying combat system, and a perfect mix of retro challenge with modern flair.	99%
Gorgeous Pixel Art & Cyberpunk Description The game is consistently lauded for its absolutely stunning and immaculate pixel art, animations, and overall visual design. Its neon-drenched cyberpunk aesthetic is considered top-notch, with meticulous detail and beautiful character designs that significantly enhance the game's appeal. Importance 39%	The game is consistently lauded for its absolutely stunning and immaculate pixel art, animations, and overall visual design. Its neon-drenched cyberpunk aesthetic is considered top-notch, with meticulous detail and beautiful character designs that significantly enhance the game's appeal.	39%
Fair Difficulty & Replay Value Description The game offers well-calibrated difficulty options, making it accessible for new players while providing a challenging and satisfying experience for veterans. The challenge is consistently described as pulse-pounding but fair, encouraging replayability through high-score chasing and mastery. Importance 31%	The game offers well-calibrated difficulty options, making it accessible for new players while providing a challenging and satisfying experience for veterans. The challenge is consistently described as pulse-pounding but fair, encouraging replayability through high-score chasing and mastery.	31%
Amazing & Diverse Soundtrack Description Reviewers rave about the game's exceptional and diverse soundtrack, featuring a surprising blend of genres from electronic and club to jazz, opera, and heavy metal. The music perfectly complements the action, enhances emotional involvement, and is enjoyable even outside the game. Importance 24%	Reviewers rave about the game's exceptional and diverse soundtrack, featuring a surprising blend of genres from electronic and club to jazz, opera, and heavy metal. The music perfectly complements the action, enhances emotional involvement, and is enjoyable even outside the game.	24%
Tight Controls & Bullet Deflection Description Players praise the game's tight, responsive controls, which contribute to a fluid and engaging combat experience. A standout mechanic is the innovative bullet deflection system, allowing players to parry projectiles, control their trajectory in slow-motion, and use them against background enemies, adding strategic depth. Importance 22%	Players praise the game's tight, responsive controls, which contribute to a fluid and engaging combat experience. A standout mechanic is the innovative bullet deflection system, allowing players to parry projectiles, control their trajectory in slow-motion, and use them against background enemies, adding strategic depth.	22%
Authentic Arcade Nostalgia Description The game successfully captures an authentic arcade feel, delivering doses of adrenaline and nostalgia for players who grew up with '90s arcade classics. It evokes a sense of simpler, carefree times, making it appealing to both old and new gamers seeking that arcade glory. Importance 22%	The game successfully captures an authentic arcade feel, delivering doses of adrenaline and nostalgia for players who grew up with '90s arcade classics. It evokes a sense of simpler, carefree times, making it appealing to both old and new gamers seeking that arcade glory.	22%
Solid Cyberpunk Narrative Description The game's story, though brief, is considered enjoyable and solid, fitting well within the cyberpunk genre. Its dystopian narrative and aesthetic are likened to works like Blade Runner, providing a compelling backdrop for the intense action. Importance 11%	The game's story, though brief, is considered enjoyable and solid, fitting well within the cyberpunk genre. Its dystopian narrative and aesthetic are likened to works like Blade Runner, providing a compelling backdrop for the intense action.	11%
Enjoyable Co-op Mode Description The inclusion of a co-op mode, supporting both local and remote play, is well-received. Players appreciate the added frenzy and coordination required, enhancing the overall fun for those who enjoy playing with a friend. Importance 9%	The inclusion of a co-op mode, supporting both local and remote play, is well-received. Players appreciate the added frenzy and coordination required, enhancing the overall fun for those who enjoy playing with a friend.	9%
Great Value for Money Description Players consistently state that the game is well worth its price, offering good value for the experience it provides. Many feel it's worth every cent, especially when purchased at a discounted rate. Importance 7%	Players consistently state that the game is well worth its price, offering good value for the experience it provides. Many feel it's worth every cent, especially when purchased at a discounted rate.	7%
Memorable Boss Battles Description Boss fights are highlighted as a standout feature, praised for their multiple phases, interesting designs, and memorable encounters. They are considered a "delicious" part of the game, requiring pattern learning and offering a significant challenge. Importance 5%	Boss fights are highlighted as a standout feature, praised for their multiple phases, interesting designs, and memorable encounters. They are considered a "delicious" part of the game, requiring pattern learning and offering a significant challenge.	5%
Varied Vehicle Chase Stages Description The game introduces variety through unique vehicle-based sections, including motorcycle and jet ski chases. These sequences throw players between different modes of action, keeping the pacing fresh and exciting. Importance 5%	The game introduces variety through unique vehicle-based sections, including motorcycle and jet ski chases. These sequences throw players between different modes of action, keeping the pacing fresh and exciting.	5%

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