Neon White
What to Know
Quick Facts
- Jun 16, 2022
- Ben Esposito
- Action, Shooter
- Jun 16, 2022
- Action, Shooter
Critics Consensus
# Reviews: 13
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Critic Reviews for Neon White
Critic Reviews
Distribution
13
Reviews
A stylish and brilliantly designed blend of first person shooter and platformer, which nails the compelling and addictive chase for the perfect run.
[T]he crux of Neon White is its speed. If nothing else it’s a school for learning how to speedrun – one that, if time permits me, I will genuinely try to learn how to run myself. In a way that’s the highest possible compliment I can give Neon White. It’s not a game for everyone, especially for those who like to take things slow. But for freaks like me, it’s something I can’t do without.
Neon White achieves everything it sets out to with remarkable success. Not only is it one of the most entertaining experiences I’ve played in years, but it also speaks to a highly specific audience many just don’t anymore. It’s for weirdos, misfits, and dorks. Neon White is one of the best games of the year, and it’d be a colossal mistake not to check it out.
GameCentral (Metro GameCentral)
8/10 - (Read Review)
A stylish and brilliantly designed blend of first person shooter and platformer, which nails the compelling and addictive chase for the perfect run.
Oisin Kuhnke (Eurogamer)
Recommended - (Read Review)
[T]he crux of Neon White is its speed. If nothing else it’s a school for learning how to speedrun – one that, if time permits me, I will genuinely try to learn how to run myself. In a way that’s the highest possible compliment I can give Neon White. It’s not a game for everyone, especially for those who like to take things slow. But for freaks like me, it’s something I can’t do without.
Blake Hester (Game Informer)
9.5/10 - (Read Review)
Neon White achieves everything it sets out to with remarkable success. Not only is it one of the most entertaining experiences I’ve played in years, but it also speaks to a highly specific audience many just don’t anymore. It’s for weirdos, misfits, and dorks. Neon White is one of the best games of the year, and it’d be a colossal mistake not to check it out.
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COGconnected | Jaz Sagoo | 85 / 100 | 06-15-2022 | Neon White takes elements of a range of genres and combines them to create a truly fascinating experience. Part hectic, card-based, FPS speedrunner and part visual novel, dating sim, the game manages to strike a perfect balance that successfully blends a multitude of strands. Due to its highly addictive and massively replayable gameplay, online leaderboards and secrets within, you’ll love each and every minute of this heavenly title. | Read review |
Digital Trends | Giovanni Colantonio | 4 / 5 stars | 06-15-2022 | Neon White swings for the fences with its card-based gun-platforming, but it pays off to create a wildly enjoyable action game. | Read review |
Eurogamer | Oisin Kuhnke | Recommended | 06-15-2022 | Neon White achieves everything it sets out to with remarkable success. Not only is it one of the most entertaining experiences I've played in years, but it also speaks to a highly specific audience many just don't anymore. It's for weirdos, misfits, and dorks. Neon White is one of the best games of the year, and it'd be a colossal mistake not to check it out. | Read review |
Game Informer | Blake Hester | 9.5 / 10 | 06-15-2022 | Neon White achieves everything it sets out to with remarkable success. Not only is it one of the most entertaining experiences I've played in years, but it also speaks to a highly specific audience many just don't anymore. It's for weirdos, misfits, and dorks. Neon White is one of the best games of the year, and it'd be a colossal mistake not to check it out. | Read review |
GameXplain | Adam Conner | Recommended | 06-15-2022 | Video Review | Read review |
God is a Geek | Chris White | 9 / 10 | 06-15-2022 | Neon White is as addictive as it is challenging, with plenty of replayability and varied gameplay, looking gorgeous at every step. It's a magnificent take on the FPS-genre, building complex and thrilling levels where simply pulling the trigger isn't enough. | Read review |
IGN Italy | Damaso Scibetta | 8.8 / 10 | 06-15-2022 | Neon White is everything you want from a speedrunning game: fast, super precise, well structured and built around short and various levels. This alone would be enough to recommend it, but the package is completed with a unique artistic style, a valuable writing and a clearly original and strange game design that mixes together visual novel, dating sim, first person shooter and platformer. Some very small technical uncertainty in the repetition of the attempts does not affect the overall quality. | Read review |
Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 8 / 10 | 06-15-2022 | A stylish and brilliantly designed blend of first person shooter and platformer, which nails the compelling and addictive chase for the perfect run. | Read review |
MonsterVine | Diego Escala | 4.5 / 5 stars | 06-15-2022 | If you’re looking for a game to scratch that adrenaline chasing itch, Neon White might just be the thing you’re looking for. | Read review |
Nintendo Life | Scott McCrae | 9 / 10 | 06-15-2022 | From its excellent writing, music, and presentation to its intense and satisfying core gameplay, Neon White is one of the most exciting things we've played all year, and it's a game we can't see ourselves putting down for a long time as we try to best our previous times. It successfully brings together elements from apparently disparate genres in new and exciting ways and seems poised to become the next great speedrunning title. It's one that action game fans and Switch owners in general won't want to miss. | Read review |
NintendoWorldReport | Donald Theriault | 8 / 10 | 06-15-2022 | Although it's coming out at a packed time of year, Neon White should definitely be on the radar of Switch owners. Whether trying to stay ahead of the story, ripping off a stage or two in between games, or trying to shave a few hundredths of a second off your level time to get up the leaderboards, there's always an excuse to shoot up heaven. | Read review |
Saving Content | Evan Rowe | 4 / 5 stars | 06-15-2022 | Stylish, beautiful, and frenetic, Neon White's unique blend of anime platforming FPS speed-runner is challenging fun you can't put down. | Read review |
Worth Playing | Chris "Atom" DeAngelus | 9 / 10 | 06-15-2022 | Neon White is an absolute delight of a speed-running game. It's easy to pick up and play, and it has enough bite that you need to master how to shave off a few seconds from your time to proceed. More importantly, it feels really good to do so. The plot is fun, if not groundbreaking, and the likeable characters keep you invested. Aside from some backtracking that I wasn't fond of, Neon White hits all the marks and hits them well. Just be prepared to start playing and discover that eight hours have flown by. | Read review |
Game Info
Neon White is a lightning fast first-person action game about exterminating demons in Heaven. You are White, an assassin handpicked from Hell to compete with other demon slayers for a chance to live permanently in Heaven. The other assassins seem familiar, though… did you know them in a past life?
RELEASE DATES:
DEVELOPER(S):
- Ben Esposito
PUBLISHER(S):
- Annapurna Interactive
GENRES:
- Action, Shooter
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- n/a
GAME MODES:
- Single player
GAME ENGINE:
- Unity
DLC:
- -
BUNDLED IN:
- -
DIRECTOR(S):
- -
PRODUCER(S):
- -
DESIGNER(S):
- Ben Esposito
PROGRAMMER(S):
- -
ARTIST(S):
- -
WRITER(S):
- Ryann Shannon
COMPOSER(S):
- Machine Girl
GAME MODES:
- Single player
GAME ENGINE:
- Unity
DLC:
- n/a
BUNDLED IN:
- n/a
DIRECTOR(S):
- n/a
PRODUCER(S):
- n/a
DESIGNER(S):
- Ben Esposito
PROGRAMMER(S):
- n/a
ARTIST(S):
- n/a
WRITER(S):
- Ryann Shannon
COMPOSER(S):
- Machine Girl
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