Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit

Released: 10/23/2025

The ULTIMATE NERD RAGE is back in Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit - an all-new action platformer set in the AVGN universe! Play as The Nerd and blast your way across a host of pixel art levels crawling with zombies, mechanical skeletons, ghoulish reapers, and more!

Critics

Steam

Score Breakdown

81.6

Critic Average

19 reviews

Steam User Score

143 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-1.6

Metacritic Disparity

N/A

Combined Disparity

-1.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

10 early (53%)8 launch window (42%)1 late (5%)

Review summary

Updated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 19)

A.J. MaciejewskiviaVideo Chums
Jan 7, 2026Late review
82/100View review
Steam 83.2/100 · -1.2 pts
Sadegh Shojai FardviaCriticLenz
Nov 16, 2025Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 83.2/100 · -13.2 pts
Francis ParcoviaSmash Jump
Nov 11, 2025Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 83.2/100 · -3.2 pts
Alfonso JimenezviaComunidad Xbox
Nov 5, 2025Launch window
78/100View review
Steam 83.2/100 · -5.2 pts
Alissa WorleyviaBioGamer Girl
Nov 4, 2025Launch window
85/100View review
Steam 83.2/100 · +1.8 pts