Neon White

"That misstep is surprising considering how perfectly calibrated the rest of the game is. Though Neon White’s heavenly setting encourages perfection and players are required to earn a certain number of Gold medals to advance the plot, those are attainable …"

"Neon White is therefore an absolutely unmissable video game, capable as few of paralleling a very precise, frenetic and totally skill-based gameplay and a narrative that embraces stereotypes to use them as a picket with which to dig into the …"

"Neon White is a tour de force, combining incredible level design, excellent storytelling, and brilliant mechanics."

"A speedrunner&s;s dream and an adrenaline junky&s;s delight, Neon White is a helluva game with top-shelf gameplay, impeccable voice acting, and outstanding visuals."

"Neon White, behind the sexy suitors and anime villains, underneath the storyline and relationship building, is a game about speedrunning. It’s about learning and replaying, and it’s about beating your friends. It’s a modern iteration of a classic, simple premise, …"

"Neon White achieves everything it sets out to with remarkable success. Not only is it one of the most entertaining experiences I&s;ve played in years, but it also speaks to a highly specific audience many just don&s;t anymore. It&s;s for …"

"Neon White is as addictive as it is challenging, with plenty of replayability and varied gameplay, looking gorgeous at every step. It&s;s a magnificent take on the FPS-genre, building complex and thrilling levels where simply pulling the trigger isn&s;t enough."

"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, …"

"Neon White gets its hooks in deep and fast. I knew within 10 minutes that I loved it, but I appreciated and enjoyed it more as I spent more time with it. My first playthrough was a blast as I …"

"Neon White is overall a very good, even exceptional game, with addicting, thrilling, and wonderfully crafted gameplay. The characters are all incredibly endearing in their own way, even if the overall narrative doesn&s;t break any molds. It&s;s easily one of …"

"Neon White is a ballet of bullets and death that always leaves you wanting just one more run. There are a ton of levels and powers to master, along with a witty and sincere story at the center. One of …"

"Neon White is going to make more than a few people realize they&s;re speedrunners at heart. Its brand of competition with the self is enthralling, and it&s;s lifted to greater heights by its presentation, music, and mechanics."

"As suggested by its tagline, ‘made by freaks for freaks’, this game might not win you over if you are not already interested in speedrunning, puzzle-shooters and/or anime-inspired visual novels but, if you even slightly happen to be, Neon White …"

"Sitting down for even ten minutes with Neon White makes me feel like I&s;ve gotten a lot of playing time in. Stages are fast, and replaying them when things don&s;t go your way doesn&s;t feel like a drag. The addictive …"

"Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding them back. Won&s;t astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash."

"Neon White swings for the fences with its card-based gun-platforming, but it pays off to create a wildly enjoyable action game."

"Game lead Ben Esposito has described Neon White as “for freaks, by freaks.” And yet, identifying as a freak isn’t a prerequisite for enjoying Neon White. The game’s greatest strength may, in fact, be how welcoming it is. Its difficulty …"

"Overall, Neon White is a fantastic game that pushes players to get faster and faster in a way that is addicting and supportive. Getting into the flow of a level feels empowering, and there are even a handful of boss …"

"In conclusion, Neon White is a great game that combines the first-person shooter with a gameplay of using skills with cards and a challenging platforming that can give a challenge to the most demanding and lovers of the genre and …"

"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 …"

"Fashionably two years late to its own Xbox debut party, Neon White doesn&s;t make as big of a splash as its original PC port and brings no noticeable gameplay or visual enhancements to the table. However, it remains a high-quality …"

"Neon White isn&s;t just a contender for the title of year&s;s best action game, but also a fascinating blend of genres, all mixed together to create a truly unique delight."

"Neon White is a stylish, unique title that’s sure to see a dedicated community of speed runners and action game fans alike flock to it. It’s like nothing I’ve played before, and I can’t stop thinking about its lucid but …"

"Part visual novel, part lightning-fast FPS platformer, Neon White&s;s angst-ridden assassins are unbearable but its airtight level design and fantastic sense of momentum ensure its gameplay is something to celebrate."

"Neon White is a love letter to turn-of-the-decade internet weirdos. It&s;s full of rule-of-cool anime nostalgia, ear-shredding electronic music, and dialogue ripped straight out of my group chats. It&s;s a genuine game made for an audience rarely prioritised, but even …"

"If I had to sum it all up into a single sentence, I&s;d simply say that Neon White is truly one of the most enjoyable and original feeling platformers that I&s;ve seen in a while, and one that&s;s well worth …"

"You might love or loathe Neon White&s;s willfully cringe anime storytelling, but these blistering platforming time trials are a heavenly delight."

"Neon White from developer Angel Matrix and publisher Annapurna Interactive is a unique and fluid speed-running shooter that uses gameplay elements methodically to create a game filled with strategy and fun."

"Neon White achieves everything it sets out to with remarkable success. Not only is it one of the most entertaining experiences I&s;ve played in years, but it also speaks to a highly specific audience many just don&s;t anymore. It&s;s for …"

"Playing Neon White is like being John Romero in 1993 in front of a machine running the original DOOM. The same need for speed, the same surgical precision, the same satisfaction in beating a level and getting the maximum score. …"

"Neon White&s;s story stumbles at times, but its slick, breakneck action is flawless and elevates it to be one of the year&s;s best games."

"A fast and frenetic slice of heaven, Neon White is a sublime combination of tasty gunplay, twitch platforming, and speed-running that&s;s unlike little else."

"A speedrunning fps with tight level design and satisfying movement."

"From its excellent writing, music, and presentation to its intense and satisfying core gameplay, Neon White is one of the most exciting things we&s;ve played all year, and it&s;s a game we can&s;t see ourselves putting down for a long …"

"This is a video game about flying around heaven, shooting and dashing through demons, flirting with your other neons, gathering cards that happen to double as weapons, and talking to angels that just so happen to be cats with comically …"

"Timing is all as you wake from the dead and race towards a heavenly finish line, slaying demons en route, in this chaotic yet ingenious anime-inspired game"

"The only major gripe we have is the severe screen-tearing. It&s;s present throughout, and an unfortunate blemish on an otherwise very sleek game. VRR or a 120Hz-compatible display may solve this, but without those options, it&s;s a slightly distracting technical …"