Neon White

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 165 Ratings

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  1. juanmanuelarb17
    May 30, 2023
    10
    One of my favorite games ever: it is very fun game, the story is okay but the gameplay is completely wonderful. You can play it the whole day and won't get bored. wonderful game.
  2. sooalm
    May 12, 2023
    10
    Awesome game, cant say much. Scenario is also very good some people doesn't like it, but they are just stupid gay-american
  3. noncepunch
    Apr 25, 2023
    1
    Most fun game I've ever played, and that says a lot. Story is decent as well
  4. Heraldrick
    Apr 22, 2023
    10
    Neon White is a masterpiece. It expertly paces itself between the dopamine rush it grants from completing a level with better and better times, to easing up and exploring each level looking for the collectible hidden within, before finally letting you cool off by chatting with the cast of goofy and fun characters. It is a thoroughly enjoyable experience that caused me to range from havingNeon White is a masterpiece. It expertly paces itself between the dopamine rush it grants from completing a level with better and better times, to easing up and exploring each level looking for the collectible hidden within, before finally letting you cool off by chatting with the cast of goofy and fun characters. It is a thoroughly enjoyable experience that caused me to range from having a small smile creep into my focused expression to a big goofy smile with genuine laughter at the dialogue and characters.

    To heap more praise onto this title it is highly accessible to those not the best with FPS titles, has amazing music, and perfect visual clarity. I am terrible at aiming due to my lack of experience with FPS titles but I was able to land the shots I needed to while speeding through the level to get the "Ace" timing on all of them (I also never got frustrated with the level where I hate most games that score your performance/speed or puts them on a leaderboard.) Part of this was just due to it being crystal clear what you need to shoot at, what you need to ground pound/dash through, and what one needs to avoid. Lastly, I would be doing the title a disservice if I didn't compliment the sounds of the title whether it be the music that perfectly matches the atmosphere of each level and never gets tiring or repetitive, or how the voice cast that did a perfect job of bringing the script to life.

    Neon White is my 2022 title of the year for what I will argue are good reasons and I give it a hearty recommendation to anyone where even just 1 aspect of the title piques your interest.    … Expand
  5. egrade
    Mar 26, 2023
    10
    un juegazo el mejor del 2022 fue injusto que ganara stray debió ganar neon white como mínimo debió ser nominado a juego del año valieron la pena los 1000 pesos que me costo el juego
  6. Hyperfailure
    Mar 23, 2023
    8
    Absolutely amazing and addicting gameplay. The story and characters are a little too anime, but it doesn't take away from the experience too much. Great Stuff.
  7. george_bondo
    Mar 13, 2023
    8
    the game is beautiful, fast, skillful, stylish, with perky music and a surprisingly not bad plot, but my nerve cells are not restored and the game practically does not forgive mistakes, which is a small minus
  8. Traxillion
    Feb 25, 2023
    10
    One of the best games I have ever played, everything it tries works out perfectly.
    There aren't a lot of mechanics but what this game tries it PULLS OFF. There is zero bloat in the entire game and everything is just incredible.
    The gameplay is buttery smooth and flows incredibly alongside the near-perfect level design. The art style is gorgeous and the soundtrack is one of the best I    One of the best games I have ever played, everything it tries works out perfectly.
    There aren't a lot of mechanics but what this game tries it PULLS OFF. There is zero bloat in the entire game and everything is just incredible.
    The gameplay is buttery smooth and flows incredibly alongside the near-perfect level design.
    The art style is gorgeous and the soundtrack is one of the best I have ever heard in a videogame.
    The story is hit or miss because I do understand it won't be for everyone but I absolutely loved it, the characters, the banter the dialogue, and just the general story itself were really great in my opinion.
    An absolute masterpiece and I see this as someone who doesn't really like speedrunning.    … Expand
  9. Zombie-Slime
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    This is the most best video game of all time nothing will ever top this ever. Everyone should play this as soon as they possibly can
  10. Xenshin1231
    Jan 30, 2023
    9
    Speed, accuracy, precision, big guns, and **** anime clichés are everything Neon White is about. Neon White is a level based speedrunning game where the goal is to kill all the demons and get to the end of the level. This is done with the gun cards which are found throughout the level. Each gun card has a special ability that can be used when the gun is discarded. While beating each levelSpeed, accuracy, precision, big guns, and **** anime clichés are everything Neon White is about. Neon White is a level based speedrunning game where the goal is to kill all the demons and get to the end of the level. This is done with the gun cards which are found throughout the level. Each gun card has a special ability that can be used when the gun is discarded. While beating each level is important, there is a time based scoring system for each level. There are different medals based on the completion time of the level, and you need a certain amount of gold medals in order to progress the story. This makes it so you may have to replay levels in order to get a better time. While many levels have an obvious set path on how you should beat the level, there are many tips and shortcuts you learn throughout playing Neon White that will help improve your times. The game even has a shortcut hint feature which can guide you to a shortcut in order to help you get the best time possible. The story is just an average anime with your basic anime characters. The story and characters really only hinder the game from being an all time great. But the gameplay feels so fluid and being able to figure out the shortcuts then be able to actually perform it is amazing. After a session of playing Neon White my hands might be hurting as in some parts I would be putting in way more different inputs than I would any other game. Overall great game and one of my favorites of the year.… Expand
  11. decumon
    Jan 27, 2023
    9
    Игра про спидран звучит круто, еще и сюжет довольно хороший с интересными персонажами. Но спидраны начали надоедать, решил ради галочки допройти все-таки игру на все ачивки+побить рекорд разраба на всех уровнях. Но ачивки на красные медали не оказалось, зато оказались ачивки на "гонки по уровням", которые оказались очень нудными, особенно после красных медалей на всех уровнях, чтоИгра про спидран звучит круто, еще и сюжет довольно хороший с интересными персонажами. Но спидраны начали надоедать, решил ради галочки допройти все-таки игру на все ачивки+побить рекорд разраба на всех уровнях. Но ачивки на красные медали не оказалось, зато оказались ачивки на "гонки по уровням", которые оказались очень нудными, особенно после красных медалей на всех уровнях, что огорчило, их я уже не потянул.… Expand
  12. BugagaTV
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    The best speedrun game for those who don't like speedrun games.
    Excellent pace of gameplay and a good combination of genres.
  13. fransfakta
    Jan 14, 2023
    7
    Generally an overrated game but the soundtrack by Machine Girl is absolutely banging (almost worth the game in itself). It does however become repetitive after a while because the game never lets it unfold totally.
    The gameplay is weirdly addictive and intuitively fluent in a way that most speedrunners can only dream of. Not a speedrunner kind of gamer, but this game has unlocked the    Generally an overrated game but the soundtrack by Machine Girl is absolutely banging (almost worth the game in itself). It does however become repetitive after a while because the game never lets it unfold totally.
    The gameplay is weirdly addictive and intuitively fluent in a way that most speedrunners can only dream of. Not a speedrunner kind of gamer, but this game has unlocked the magic behind it somehow.
    Worst is the story and the acting; a horrible cringey visual novel style voiced over by actors that clearly have no idea what a normal human conversation sounds like and can be skipped without loosing any valuable gameplay knowledge. It's too bad - If some decent animators, actors and script-writers could have assisted in forming the story, the premise of the game along with some traditional animation sequences could have lifted it to another level.    … Expand
  14. TitaniumDragon
    Jan 14, 2023
    8
    Neon White is a first person platformer/speedrunning/FPS game. You play as the epooymous Neon White, a sinner who has been brought to Heaven along with a bunch of other sinners to kill demons for ten days. Whichever of these sinners – called Neons – gets the highest rank at the end of the ten days gets to stay in Heaven, while the rest are cast back out once more.

    Neon White has lost    Neon White is a first person platformer/speedrunning/FPS game. You play as the epooymous Neon White, a sinner who has been brought to Heaven along with a bunch of other sinners to kill demons for ten days. Whichever of these sinners – called Neons – gets the highest rank at the end of the ten days gets to stay in Heaven, while the rest are cast back out once more.

    Neon White has lost his memories, but other sinners who knew him in life – Yellow, Red, and Violet – are all also competing to stay in Heaven as well, and may be taking advantage of his lack of memories for their own ends.

    Over the course of the game, you uncover what is really going on, your relationship to the other neons, befriend some angels, and gather gifts during levels to give to people back in the home base to level up your friendship levels, unlocking conversations, additional secret levels, collectibles for your room, and eventually memories of your interactions with them in life.

    Overall, the plot aspect of the game is not particularly good – it is very anime (despite not being made in Japan) and the characters are fairly simple and archetypal, and don’t really feel much like they were assassins in live (with the exception of Violet) as they ostensibly were. My favorite character was Mikey, an angel who looks like a cat with a cigar and a hard-bitten voice.

    But that’s not really what you’re here for. The plot is mostly just an excuse for the action, and the core gameplay of this game is quite good.

    The game’s central premise is that you need to beat the levels as fast as possible for medals. Traversing these levels, you have the standard running and jumping, but you also get guns – these can be shot to kill demons or interact with some environmental objects, or can be discarded to give you a traversal power, like jumping, air-dashing, a mid-air rocket, a grappling hook, or a ground slam. Each weapon corresponds to a different secondary power, and there are six weapons in all in the game. Most of these weapons can’t break barricades with their normal shots, so you usually have to use the damaging traversal powers to break them down or bypass them.

    You have to kill every demon in most of the levels, so when you are trying to find a more efficient route, you need to be able to kill all the enemies even if you are cutting off big chunks of the levels in terms of traversal.

    This leads to an interesting core gameplay loop of going into a level, learning its layout, then mastering it, figuring out what routes you can take to save time and how to kill demons that are “off route” without going near them. It works really well, and the game has a fast pace and solid level variety, finding a good number of ways to show off the game’s mechanics and create interesting platforming experiences.

    The game gives out four ranks of medal at the end of each level – bronze, silver, gold, and ace – and there’s a fifth, hidden red rank that is not needed for 100%ing the game. Acing the levels takes some doing, but isn’t prohibitively difficult; getting those red medals, however, is a very difficult challenge indeed.

    The game also has built-in level rush modes which you unlock when you beat all the levels in the game, with internal leaderboards that both show how well your friends did on them, as well as how well you rank globally.

    The game also has a hidden gift in almost every level, which you can collect to give to characters; some of these require you to notice them in unusual places, while many are difficult to reach and require you to use your resources cleverly and efficiently to get to them.

    All of this combines to create a quite solid gameplay experience. If you like the idea of speedrunning, this game has fun with the idea, and the movement of the character through the levels is a lot of fun.

    All in all, I’d recommend this game to more mechanics-focused players who enjoy speedrunning/beat the clock, but people who are more story/narrative focused are likely to be disappointed.    … Expand
  15. churros
    Jan 7, 2023
    9
    Pros:
    + addictive gameplay
    + level design
    + gun variety
    + bite-sized levels
    + good amount of content
    + great presentation
    + distinct art style

    Cons:
    - poor music variety
    - some rocket launchers stages are not good
  16. Lukrejshyn
    Jan 2, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Neon White is a thrilling ride that combines fast, adrenaline pumping gameplay with visual novel storytelling. It also stands out because of it's unique card system which encourges the player to experiment on their own.

    I really enjoyed Neon White. First of all it's a very complete game. There clearly was a vision of what the devs wanted to create. A fun game based on unique systems which strangely work with each other and really make this game unique. Content wise it is complete although I wouldn't mind jumping into it again if there were any dlcs to come.

    Gameplay is fast, based on movement and unique cards which you can either shoot with or discard to use a special ability. It sounds strange but it works very well. Levels are designed beautifullly and flow extremely well. The game kept me going for all of the 25 hours I've spent within it but I would totally understand if someone would've been over the repetetive nature of the game within first 5 hours or so. Also around 7th mission the levels start to feel a bit uninspired when it comes to skips. By that I mean levels rely more heavily on the "main" paths the dev team created and finishing them quickly rather than looking for a way that would shorten the time to the end of a level.

    The music really blends in well with the game. It's a real stand out and brings a lot of character to the game. None of the tracks feel generic or like they don't fit. They always seem to hit the right spot based on what area you are visiting and what the current tone of the story is.

    The story is a bit cliche but it has it's moments. There are genuinly moments that surprised in a good way but also a lot in which I knew what would happen 5 hours before it happend. It has it's ups and downs but mostly it feels pretty ok and more like an addition to the amazing gameplay. The both endings are really satisfying and really go well along with previously established motives.

    The characters even although they in many ways are very stereotypical. Play off of each other very well and thanks to the amazing work of voice actors really take the spotlight. There's a one main character which was annoying to me but they are killed off rather quickly and there are almost no mentions of them for the rest of the game.

    In conclusion Neon White might not be for everyone but I certainly recommend everyone at least giving it a try. It's a game definitely worth playing at least for it's gameplay.    … Expand
  17. GVB
    Dec 20, 2022
    3
    A fast-paced game with nothing new on the menu. I don't like thedesigns of the characters, the scenarios are all more or less the same, and the plot... well, let's say that it is plain and too simple.

    In one word? Meh.
  18. Vankip
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    Just play it! Top contender for Indie of the Year. I advise everyone without exception
  19. gauzy
    Nov 22, 2022
    6
    not poggers.

    it was a overall okay game with cool gameplay
    story was one of the stories of all time
  20. jeffthekiller13
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    Fun speedrunning fps puzzle game. not much else to say other than that it's a fun concept that's executed well. I also like the dialogue but that's just because I love stupid things and the dialogue is super cringy but in a sweet endearing way if you know what I mean.
  21. lessacebola
    Nov 17, 2022
    6
    O jogo é legalzinho e pode até ser divertido, mas a história é bem chatinha.
  22. Claver316
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    Most fun game I've ever played, and that says a lot. Story is decent as well
  23. superbanne
    Oct 2, 2022
    8
    neon white is fast and addicting. story is ok, nice manga-style drawings here and there + voice over. the soundtrack is really nice! but the gameplay is the heart of this game: an addicting rush of speed with cards, crazy gameplay idea.
  24. solokuhn
    Sep 16, 2022
    9
    One of the most exciting indie games I've played this year, the game is focused on tight FPS platforming with guns that can be discarded to give you a particular boost: double jump, forward boost, directional boost. These mechanics are polished almost to perfection making you look for the fastest way through a level whilst mowing down all the demons as fast as possible.

    The gameplay is    One of the most exciting indie games I've played this year, the game is focused on tight FPS platforming with guns that can be discarded to give you a particular boost: double jump, forward boost, directional boost. These mechanics are polished almost to perfection making you look for the fastest way through a level whilst mowing down all the demons as fast as possible.

    The gameplay is intense, and you find yourself looking after the next shortcut or perfecting your mechanical skills, but unfortunately the only thing to balance this level of intensity is poorly written dialogue between characters and meaningless rewards for collectibles.

    If the dialogue was better, and the characters were better written out this could have easily been a masterpiece, but unfortunately the lack of contrast to an exciting and demanding gameplay is non existent and it hurts the overall experience.    … Expand
  25. Figomor
    Sep 12, 2022
    8
    Great example of the speedrun game, made by the fans of speedrunning. Not exactly my type of game, but what it does it does right...
  26. ch4raf
    Sep 11, 2022
    9
    bruh this site want to put to much words just imagine i said something cool guys , anyway this game is good .-
  27. bluebullet
    Aug 29, 2022
    10
    Is 10/10 too high of a score? No, no it's not. Best game I've played in years. The gameplay is great, the music is great, the style is great even the self-aware cringe writing is great, though I'm sure some people will see that as a negative. There wasn't a single moment where I didn't have fun in this game. It is addicting trying to get the best time and going back to find out how toIs 10/10 too high of a score? No, no it's not. Best game I've played in years. The gameplay is great, the music is great, the style is great even the self-aware cringe writing is great, though I'm sure some people will see that as a negative. There wasn't a single moment where I didn't have fun in this game. It is addicting trying to get the best time and going back to find out how to reach the gifts. This is thanks to how well the game handled the card uses and the environment for traversal. There's no other feeling like finding a shortcut in a level that shaves off a few seconds. This game for sure won't be for everyone. It's for freaks like they said in their marketing, so if you're not a freak.... Well, I'm sorry for your loss. The story is interesting enough, nothing amazing but still entertaining and offers a nice break form the gameplay. The characters are super stereotypical, but... in a good way? Don't really know how to explain it, but it works. Just don't take the story too seriously, because it sure doesn't take itself seriously. It's just not a story driven game, the story is there to give you a break form the speedrunning and entertain you which is nice. I should warn you though, the writing may be too much for someone weaker than I, so go ahead and skip the cutscenes if you want but make sure you give the characters gifts. It'll unlock some fun levels.… Expand
  28. ya_popa
    Aug 26, 2022
    8
    бцбцбц, нереальный темп
    не хватило темпа в начале, только под конец начался нереальный движ
  29. Celox
    Aug 25, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it was a nice game with a nice knowlege and perfect game-play graphic and other stuff i would definitely prefer this game… Expand
  30. pieddanstaface
    Aug 23, 2022
    8
    Neon White is really a good game, it learns little by little its mechanics to in the end chain them in fast and well mastered levels
    for me the only problem is the story which intervenes every five levels and which can sometimes seem useless
    And I prefer not to talk about the golden tickets you get after all 10 levels
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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. GameStar
    Jan 25, 2023
    83
    Neon White has perfected its simple and unique shooter concept. It won't win any awards for its story.
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  2. GameCritics
    Aug 12, 2022
    100
    The art and music are dripping with style, the mechanics are easy to learn and offer enough wiggle room to be challenging without demanding perfection, and the story is full of heart — if a bit corny at times. If this game looks even remotely interesting, don’t sleep on it.
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  3. Giant Bomb
    Jul 19, 2022
    100
    It gets its hooks in deep and fast, but the true fun and challenge in Neon White becomes apparent the more you play it.
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