198X

198X

Hi-Bit Studios · June 20, 2019 · Indie, Retro, Pixel Graphics, 1980s, Arcade

Buy 198X from Eneba at $0.78 — the cheapest of 7 stores we compare.

PC
Mostly Positive76% · 2,15963Metacritic
Best price 69 Great deal
$0.78-92%
lowest tracked $0.55
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Where to buy 198X — official stores

Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$9.99
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GOG
GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
$9.99
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Fanatical
Standard Edition · Steam
$9.99
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Cheapest 198X keys — keyshops

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Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.88
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Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.78
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Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.08
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CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.80
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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$4.57 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.

Cheapest 198X offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.39 −95% £7.19 £0.39 6
Europe (EUR) €0.44 −96% €9.99 €0.44 7
United Statesyour region $0.78 −92% $9.99 $0.78 7
Poland zł2.44 −93% zł35.99 zł2.44 4
Brazil R$4.57 −78% R$20.69 R$4.57 3
Georgia (USD) $9.99 $9.99 — 2
Canada CA$11.49 CA$11.49 — 3
New Zealand NZ$12.39 NZ$12.39 — 2
Australia 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

✦ AI summary

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.

Welcome to Suburbia, just outside the City, sometime in 198X. This is the journey of Kid, a teenager stuck between the limitations of innocent youth and the obligations of inevitable adulthood. The story unfolds when Kid discovers the local arcade – finding new worlds, and new meaning, in video games. For every visit to the arcade – every game uncovered, every move mastered, every demon defeated – Kid grows stronger. And the lines between game and reality starts to blur…

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
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

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

Not recommended Jul 31, 2026
"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
Not recommended Sep 2, 2026
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
Recommended Aug 3, 2026
Great game. You'll feel you're living in the eighties playing this.
Recommended Jul 30, 2026
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.
Recommended Jul 19, 2026
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....
Recommended Jul 19, 2026
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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