198X

Name: 198X
Brand: 8-4, Hi-Bit Studios
Rating: 85 (596 reviews)

2019· 8-4, Hi-Bit Studios· Shooter, Racing, Role-playing (RPG) · PC / PS / Xbox / Switch

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Time to Beat ~2h

85%

Very Positive 596 reviews

IGDB 30 ratings

Tags

Shooter Racing Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure Indie Arcade Action Fantasy Science fiction First person Bird view / Isometric Side view

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"The game is set in Suburbia, just outside the City, sometime in 198X. It follows the journey of Kid, a teenager stuck between the limitations of innocent youth and the obligations of inevitable adulthood. The story unfolds when Kid discove...

198X is not just a beat ’em up, a shoot ’em up, a racing game, a ninja game and an RPG. This is a love letter to the golden age of arcade games – yet with a scope that was never possible in the actual 1980s. It’s a story about finding yourself – and your self-confidence – in the world of video games. A coming-of-age story told through multiple game genres, worlds and characters. Feel the sensation of fighting, shooting, driving, jumping and role-playing – combined with emotional, cinematic storytelling. And what happens when the line between reality and game starts to blur…?