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NEON

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35%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
35% User Score Based on 54 reviews

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NEON is a single player casual platformer game with horror and science fiction themes. It was developed by lognablue and was released on February 6, 2026. It received negative reviews from players.

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35%Audience ScoreBased on 54 reviews
humor6 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • The grapple hook mechanics and movement system are enjoyable and add fun gameplay elements.
  • The game has an interesting blend of Portal-inspired puzzles with some mascot horror and SCP elements, giving it a unique concept.
  • The developer's voice acting and some humor/references in the narrative provide charming moments and entertainment for some players.
  • The game is plagued with bugs, softlocks, and poor optimization that result in frequent crashes and frustrating gameplay interruptions.
  • Controls and movement are clunky and unintuitive, with issues like excessive friction, lack of communication about mechanics, and poor physics implementation.
  • Puzzle design is inconsistent, unintuitive, and sometimes frustrating, with inadequate guidance, poorly balanced difficulty, and tedious filler such as an unpopular maze segment.

  • gameplay

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The gameplay is widely criticized for being clunky, inconsistent, and riddled with major softlocks and bugs that hinder progress and enjoyment. While some players find it fun and appreciate its indie nature, many find the mechanics frustrating, bland, and poorly polished, with minimal impact from certain features like gambling. Overall, the gameplay feels more like an early, unrefined build than a finished product.

    • “Do not listen to the negative reviews; I personally loved the game and the gameplay is so fun. It's just some people don't realize this is an indie game!”
    • “There is no need to crouch, hide, or engage with any stealth mechanics at all. In fact, if you just zig-zag left and right you can completely avoid all damage.”
    • “There is a gambling mechanic present, but it has virtually no impact on gameplay.”
    • “The mechanics are clunky and inconsistent, making basic gameplay frustrating instead of fun.”
    • “These are not obscure edge cases, I had roughly 5 major game-breaking bugs and softlocks during my gameplay that forced me to quit and play again, and the game does not save; you have to do everything again.”
    • “There is no need to crouch, hide, or engage with any stealth mechanics at all; in fact, if you just zig-zag left and right you can completely avoid all damage.”

  • graphics

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are widely criticized for being low-quality, with untextured or poorly textured assets and inconsistent art style, leading to a visually unappealing experience worse than early Roblox standards. While there has been a recent update improving textures, the overall design is still regarded as basic and lacking polish.

    • “Now, the level design and the overall aesthetic of the game.”
    • “The game has recently gotten a graphical update, with better textures and all that.”
    • “- The art style has some cohesion but there are parts that clearly look different or unsimilar to one another, which struggles to keep the game looking clean.”
    • “The art style is also nonexistent; the entire game's levels are made up of untextured default cubes, and any original assets the developer actually made themselves are barely textured as well.”
    • “Graphics make my eyes bleed; there is no realism at all, worse than 1990s Roblox graphics.”
    • “The graphics look like something made by a 12 year old, and the developer doesn't realize that criticism is just a desire for a better product.”

  • story

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    13% positive mentions, 49% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The story is largely criticized for being incoherent, unoriginal, and nonsensical, often feeling like a confusing blend of plot elements from other games. Writing is described as awkward and disengaging, failing to evoke player interest or seriousness. However, there is a minority view finding the story somewhat interesting.

    • “The story is completely nonsensical, combining Portal's plot beats into an incoherent, unoriginal, and uninteresting narrative that is hard to even call a story.”
    • “There are basically zero options and no story beyond what seems like ARG bait that fails to engage or inspire any care.”
    • “The writing is awkward and fails to be taken seriously, with too many moments that undermine the plot and lead the player to not care about what is happening.”

  • humor

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is largely seen as weak and forced, often undermining tension and horror rather than enhancing the experience. While some find the quirky, internet-style jokes and voice acting amusing, overall the comedic elements feel disconnected and detract from the game's intended atmosphere.

    • “The voice acting was cool and I liked the funny references!”
    • “I know making stealth elements in a game is difficult, but seeing the drones just shoot over my head was both hilarious and sad at the same time.”
    • “The humor weakens any sense of tension, and the horror lacks impact because the game has spent so much time convincing the player not to care about what is happening.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, -34% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The music in the game receives mixed feedback; while the main menu music is praised as enjoyable and amazing, some users find certain in-game sounds like the car alarm-like music to be unpleasant or ear-piercing.

    • “I really enjoy the grapple movements, and the music in the main menu is amazing to listen to!”
    • “As soon as I opened the game, my ears perked up at the car alarm-like music.”
    • “As soon as I opened the game, my ears perked at the car alarm-like music.”
    • “I wondered who made the decision to put ear-piercing music into this game, but again, I saved my true inner critic for the gameplay itself.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent bugs and softlocks that hinder progression, making puzzles frustrating and often unsolvable. Its instability and reliance on trial-and-error significantly detract from the overall experience.

    • “If you like buggy, incomplete, nearly unsolvable puzzles, this game may be for you.”
    • “Not that good to be honest, with poor graphics and very buggy. It softlocks on literally every single part; certain sections are unprogressable, making it too much trial-and-error.”

  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the emotional experience frustrating due to poor movement mechanics that halt progress abruptly, diminishing their willingness to continue or support the game.

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from poor optimization, with frequent lag and performance issues even in visually simple sections, significantly detracting from the overall experience.

    • “Weirdly bad performance in some sections, which shouldn't happen when everything is just a white block.”
    • “Optimization is terrible, with constant lag and performance issues that ruin any immersion.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is generally dull and frustrating, hampered by an annoying announcer, unintuitive puzzles and controls, and frequent softlocks, all contributing to a discouraging gameplay experience.

    • “Dull atmosphere, announcer quickly got annoying, zero checkpoints, unintuitive puzzles and controls and several strange softlocks that can occur for seemingly no reason.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is hindered by tedious and unnecessary sections, such as the maze, which contribute to a frustrating experience. Additionally, certain mechanics like the rocket launcher can be exploited or cause game-breaking issues, leading to potential softlocks and forced restarts.

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Play Times

2h Median play time
2h Average play time
2-2h Spent by most gamers
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NEON is a casual platformer game with horror and science fiction themes. Common tags for NEON include science, first-person, futuristic, 3D, indie and others.

NEON is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing NEON.

NEON was released on February 6, 2026.

NEON was developed by lognablue.

NEON has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked NEON for its humor but disliked it for its gameplay.

NEON is a single player game.

Similar games include Hello Neighbor, While 1: [WIP], The Forgotten Ones, Face It - A game to fight inner demons, Magnetic: Cage Closed and others.