A solid, generous run-and-gun, juiced by the foreground-background switching and co-op. Without reinventing the genre, it serves a dose of snappy, stylish arcade action, ideal for two on the couch.
Your verdict
Category
Action2 players12+
Co-op
Description
A hybrid retro run-and-gun published by Retroware on Switch in 2025, pitched as a cross between Contra and Wild Guns. You shoot in the foreground and background, deflect projectiles on the right timing and commandeer vehicles, in a dystopian gang-war New York. Polished pixel art and two-player action forge a snappy homage to 2D arcade shooting.
Neon Inferno review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
The fun arises immediately from the style: dazzling neon, fast action and infectious energy. The game asks for no adjustment time, it throws you straight into the fray and delivers that raw retro-arcade fun that hooks from the first credit.
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾1,2 GB📅20/11/2025
Published by Retroware
Neon Inferno (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
The bosses punctuate the action with their imposing silhouettes and sprays of neon. Their readable patterns reward memorization, and their retro-futurist staging, all luminous pixels, gives the game its finest moments of bravura.
Better with friends
The game takes on a new flavor in co-op: two players synchronizing their fire in a deluge of neon. Sharing the screen and covering each other's blind spots adds a fine dimension of mutual aid to this already demanding retro-arcade action.
Is Neon Inferno still worth playing in 2026?
Released in late 2025, Neon Inferno is a still-hot retro-arcade newcomer, appealing with its dazzling neon style and snappy action. Its energetic staging and spectacular bosses make it an immediate pleasure, ideal for lovers of pixel art and scoring. Enjoying a recent title people are still talking about also means joining an active community around the leaderboards. On Switch, its short, intense runs replay perfectly on the go, to beat your own record.
