Neon Striker

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Neon Striker is a single player and multiplayer casual shooter game. It was developed by Nickonhawk and was released on June 20, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Neon Striker is a roguelike top-down shooter where you pilot a ship that automatically fires attached weapons at enemies. Skillfully navigate through foes to position your ship and maximize weapon efficiency. Choose and customize ships with unique weapon setups, and team up with up to four players for intense cooperative battles.

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Audience ScoreBased on 73 reviews

music3 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Extremely fun roguelike with a variety of ships and weapon customizations, offering deep gameplay and replayability.
Passionate and kind developers who frequently update the game and listen to community feedback.
Great multiplayer experience that enhances the fun, making it enjoyable to play with friends.

Significant optimization issues, including lag and crashes, especially during multiplayer sessions.
RNG can lead to frustrating gameplay, with players sometimes receiving useless upgrades that hinder progress.
Lack of meta progression and player control over ship speed and firing can make the gameplay feel repetitive and unbalanced.

gameplay
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Gameplay is characterized by evolving mechanics that improve with player understanding, but it suffers from issues like high difficulty, poor balance, and repetitive components. While the core experience can be enjoyable, it is marred by frustrating elements such as missile mechanics and inconsistent upgrades, leading to chaotic encounters and occasional crashes. Overall, the game requires further refinement to enhance player engagement and balance.
- “The game mechanics get better the more you understand them.”
- “Most bullet heaven games in this genre require you to pay attention to enjoy the game, as there are many gameplay elements.”
- “Needs some polishing, but the core gameplay is fun.”
- “Core gameplay is a boring slog, undermined by high difficulty and bad balance.”
- “Players frequently fall out of sync, which leads to confusing skirmishes, broken gameplay states, and, at times, outright crashes.”
- “The gameplay revolves around moving your mouse so the main 'draw' of the game is how you put the components on your ship, but the problem is: the components are mostly the same.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is highly praised, with users highlighting its energetic soundtrack and strong sound effects. It contributes to the overall enjoyment and replayability, making it a standout feature.
- “The soundtrack rocks.”
- “Great build diversity, dope music, easy to learn, and tons of replayability.”
- “The music is amazing.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the humor in the game largely stems from the absurdity of their character builds, often leading to hilarious and unexpected outcomes during gameplay.
- “Runs frequently end in mad laughter at the overpowered builds I've created.”
- “The witty dialogue and absurd situations had me chuckling throughout the entire game.”
- “I love how the game doesn't take itself too seriously, making every encounter a hilarious experience.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players highlight the game's strong replayability due to its great build diversity, engaging music, and accessible mechanics. The concise nature of the experience enhances its replay value, making it enjoyable to revisit multiple times.
- “Great build diversity, dope music, easy to learn, and tons of replayability.”
- “I find it surprisingly replayable.”
- “The brevity of the experience truly adds another layer of genius to the game, making it both enjoyable and replayable.”
- “The brevity of the experience truly adds another layer of genius to the game, making it beyond savorable and replayable.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game somewhat tedious, particularly when it comes to clearing out minions, but they feel that the overall quality and quantity of content justifies the experience, especially given the low price point of $5. Some users also note that the user interface could use improvement.
- “Grinding can become tedious after a while, especially when cleaning up minions.”
- “The user interface could use some polish, which adds to the grind.”
- “While the game offers good quality and quantity for the price, the grinding aspect can feel repetitive.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is generally enjoyable and stylish, but users report that it has some bugs, particularly in multiplayer mode, which affects its overall stability.
- “A little bit buggy, but a lot of fun.”
- “Neon Striker review – stylish, fun, but buggy in multiplayer.”
optimization
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The game's optimization has been criticized for various issues, including balance problems, crashes, and significant multiplayer bugs, leading some users to recommend waiting for improvements before playing.
- “I would avoid playing until the game is better optimized for the content.”
- “There are optimization issues that can lead to balance problems, crashes, and some seriously weird multiplayer bugs.”
- “Would avoid until better optimized for the content in the game.”
- “Optimization issues, balance issues, crashes, and some seriously weird multiplayer bugs can and do occur.”
graphics
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The graphics are praised for their appealing neon art style and clean visuals, complemented by a solid array of upgrades and effective sound effects.
- “The neon art style is impressive, and there are a fair amount of upgrades available.”
- “The visuals are nice and clean, complemented by great sound effects.”