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Nitro Kid

Nitro Kid

Released: 10/18/2022

ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER MEETS GRID-BASED COMBAT – Craft a deck of synergized abilities, moves, and skills – Slide around enemies, perform combos, and use the environment to your advantage – Adapt your playstyle with card upgrades, game-changing infusions, and agent patches ORIGINAL SYNTHWAVE SOUNDTRACK 30+ new tracks from the talents of the Synthwave and Darksynth genres. Composed exclusively for Nitro Kid. OST is available for purchase separately or in the Turbo Bundle with Nitro Kid. RETROFUTURE ESSENCE It has everything we love about the ’80s with cyberpunk, retrowave, and classic action movie references. Can you catch all the easter eggs we hid? THREE UNIQUE AGENTS Pick your special agent. Every one of them has a unique set of cards, abilities, and playstyles. L33 — Fluid fighter dedicated to martial arts and the power of the elements. When Kung fu isn’t enough, you ignite in fury, burning enemies down (quite literally). J4X — Heavy-hitter thinking like a chess player. Tank with the unique ability to counter-attack during enemy turns. Build up Combo and Pressure points for devastating knock-outs! K31 — Professional assassin, the best at tech and weaponry. Possessing two different stances for ranged and close combat. Each stance comes with unique perks and limitations. Use your ammo wisely! 10 SECURITY LEVELS FOR A REAL CHALLENGE Every time you clear INFINITY tower – a new Security Level is unlocked. Each of them brings tougher challenges your way. Will you make it to the mysterious Creator? NITRO KID FEATURES - 3 unlockable Agents - 250+ Cards - 3 unique Acts (stages of INFINITY tower) - Security Levels for difficulty progression - 50+ Unique Enemies - 50+ Events - 30+ Infusions

ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER MEETS GRID-BASED COMBAT – Craft a deck of synergized abilities, moves, and skills – Slide around enemies, perform combos, and use the environment to your advantage – Adapt your playstyle with card upgrades, game-changing infusions, and agent patches ORIGINAL SYNTHWAVE SOUNDTRACK 30+ new tracks from the talents of the Synthwave and Darksynth genres. Composed exclusively for Nitro Kid. OST is available for purchase separately or in the Turbo Bundle with Nitro Kid. RETROFUTURE ESSENCE It has everything we love about the ’80s with cyberpunk, retrowave, and classic action movie references. Can you catch all the easter eggs we hid? THREE UNIQUE AGENTS Pick your special agent. Every one of them has a unique set of cards, abilities, and playstyles. L33 — Fluid fighter dedicated to martial arts and the power of the elements. When Kung fu isn’t enough, you ignite in fury, burning enemies down (quite literally). J4X — Heavy-hitter thinking like a chess player. Tank with the unique ability to counter-attack during enemy turns. Build up Combo and Pressure points for devastating knock-outs! K31 — Professional assassin, the best at tech and weaponry. Possessing two different stances for ranged and close combat. Each stance comes with unique perks and limitations. Use your ammo wisely! 10 SECURITY LEVELS FOR A REAL CHALLENGE Every time you clear INFINITY tower – a new Security Level is unlocked. Each of them brings tougher challenges your way. Will you make it to the mysterious Creator? NITRO KID FEATURES - 3 unlockable Agents - 250+ Cards - 3 unique Acts (stages of INFINITY tower) - Security Levels for difficulty progression - 50+ Unique Enemies - 50+ Events - 30+ Infusions

ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER MEETS GRID-BASED COMBAT – Craft a deck of synergized abilities, moves, and skills – Slide around enemies, perform combos, and use the environment to your advantage – Adapt your playstyle with card upgrades, game-changing infusions, and agent patches ORIGINAL SYNTHWAVE SOUNDTRACK 30+ new tracks from the talents of the Synthwave and Darksynth genres. Composed exclusively for Nitro Kid. OST is available for purchase separately or in the Turbo Bundle with Nitro Kid. RETROFUTURE ESSENCE It has everything we love about the ’80s with cyberpunk, retrowave, and classic action movie references. Can you catch all the easter eggs we hid? THREE UNIQUE AGENTS Pick your special agent. Every one of them has a unique set of cards, abilities, and playstyles. L33 — Fluid fighter dedicated to martial arts and the power of the elements. When Kung fu isn’t enough, you ignite in fury, burning enemies down (quite literally). J4X — Heavy-hitter thinking like a chess player. Tank with the unique ability to counter-attack during enemy turns. Build up Combo and Pressure points for devastating knock-outs! K31 — Professional assassin, the best at tech and weaponry. Possessing two different stances for ranged and close combat. Each stance comes with unique perks and limitations. Use your ammo wisely! 10 SECURITY LEVELS FOR A REAL CHALLENGE Every time you clear INFINITY tower – a new Security Level is unlocked. Each of them brings tougher challenges your way. Will you make it to the mysterious Creator? NITRO KID FEATURES - 3 unlockable Agents - 250+ Cards - 3 unique Acts (stages of INFINITY tower) - Security Levels for difficulty progression - 50+ Unique Enemies - 50+ Events - 30+ Infusions

Critics
68
Steam
89

Score Breakdown

67.5

Critic Average

4 reviews

89

Steam User Score

541 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-21.0
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-21.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (25%)2 launch window (50%)1 late (25%)