New Retro Arcade: Neon

New Retro Arcade: Neon

Steam Deck Verified

Digital Cybercherries · Simulation · Aug 1, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

79%
Mostly Positive
629 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 629 player reviews · updated 10 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals (after you figure out how to set the resolution in the settings) look pretty good.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
There's a ton of support for LaserDisc Records, Niky Nine, Robert Parker, Absolute Valentine, and the entire atmosphere encompasses so many elements of what's come to represent synthwave in sound and design.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The other games bowling, basketball, darts, airhockey, whack-a-thing, skeeball, and the various instruments could have been optimized to actually hold the attention of those trying to use them.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics31 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Optimization4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer46 reviews
70%
Controls36 reviews
58%
Interface13 reviews
54%
Story and characters12 reviews
58%
Co-op3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes24 reviews
50%
Bugs21 reviews
57%
Performance7 reviews
86%
Difficulty5 reviews
20%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
21
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.