

198X
Hi-Bit Studios · June 20, 2019 · Indie, Retro, Pixel Graphics, 1980s, Arcade
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198X price by region
198X costs £0.39 in the United Kingdom, €0.44 in Europe (EUR), $0.78 in the United States, zł2.44 in Poland, R$4.54 in Brazil, $9.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$11.49 in Canada, NZ$12.39 in New Zealand and A$14.50 in Australia right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £0.39 −95% | £7.19 | £0.39 | 6 | |
| €0.44 −96% | €9.99 | €0.44 | 7 | |
| $0.78 −92% | $9.99 | $0.78 | 7 | |
| zł2.44 −93% | zł35.99 | zł2.44 | 4 | |
| R$4.54 −78% | R$20.69 | R$4.54 | 3 | |
| $9.99 | $9.99 | — | 2 | |
| CA$11.49 | CA$11.49 | — | 3 | |
| NZ$12.39 | NZ$12.39 | — | 2 | |
| A$14.50 | A$14.50 | — | 3 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About 198X
198X follows a teenager discovering an arcade in the suburbs where mastering video games mysteriously makes them stronger as the boundary between the digital and real world begins to collapse. This stylish indie adventure blends retro arcade nostalgia with a coming-of-age narrative where each game holds deeper meaning in Kid's struggle between youth and adulthood.
This is 198X – where a new life is just 1 credit away.
Estimated play time: 2 hours
198X — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Player modes
- Single-player
- Controller
- Partial controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players appreciate the strong art style and music, but feel frustrated by the game's structure and execution. The main complaints center on excessive, unskippable dialogue and cutscenes that interrupt gameplay, uneven and shallow mini-games that feel more like padding than content, and poor quality-of-life features like missing volume controls and slow exit animations. While some players find the arcade-style challenges engaging enough for the short playtime, most feel the story is pretentious or underdeveloped, and the overall experience doesn't justify the price despite its stylistic strengt
"Speed Limit" is doing this better. Also, it is an unfinished game, around 1 hour long, 2 if you suck, like me. Sadly, the story is nonsense, and part 2 will never come.3 found this helpful
its good, but not for the price. only like an hour of gameplay, and theres no way to replay games once you pass them without starting the story over again,also the credits are longer than the game itself.1 found this helpful
Great game. You'll feel you're living in the eighties playing this.
So i came across this game on X as i was doom scrolling as usual and picked it on a whim and all i can say is wow. This was such an awesome love letter to classic arcade games and the story being told in the background has me hooked and i cant wait to see even more of this series hopefully. I would recommend this for anyone looking for a fun about 2 hour experience and grew up in this golden age of gaming.
Great game, I bought it on a whim and went in blind. I really liked the variety of gameplay, art style, and music. When it came down to shadowplay level, I can not get past it for the life of me. IDK why that level is so difficult for me....
it's a short yet really fun game. There's a nice story and in between the story you get to play cool nostagia-inducing arcade-style games. Each mini-game was different and they were all super fun. I do wish we got to see more of that beat-em-up at the beginning, it was cut super short by a pretty boring and long cut scene. I'm glad I stuck around because it does get better after that. The art style is really beautiful. I especially found myself admiring the background passing me by during the driving mini-game. However, I really didn't appreciate that the story was left on a cliffhanger with "to be continued" but it's been 7 years with no sign of anything being continued. The story was just getting started and it was abruptly cut off just like that beat-em-up mini-game. It felt like I played a demo rather than a full blown game, especially with how short it is and because the story never goes anywhere.
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