Nitro Express
Grayfax Software · 2025 · Side Scroller, 2D Platformer, Shooter, Beat 'em up, Runner
PC
Mostly Positive77% · 1,127
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About Nitro Express
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Join the Atypical Vehicle Disposal Squad and blast waves of rogue autonomous drones across a neon-soaked Tokyo using an arsenal of 12 gadgets and guns with positioning-based accuracy mechanics. This top-down shooter emphasizes tactical weapon selection and careful aiming to take down armored threats, with fully optional story delivered through police radio comms.
Control Settings
This game was made in Pixel Game Maker MV and runs at 30 FPS. Game language, screen size, screen shake, and key config settings can be accessed by pressing the F1 key on your keyboard. Other settings can be changed in the OPTIONS menu in-game.Mysterious T.O.K.Y.O.
Welcome to Nitro City, Tokyo Special Administrative Region! The metropolis of Tokyo is a bit different from what we know, but the streets are just as nostalgic, or, depending on where you're from, they're just as good as the place you've always wanted to visit.Companions / Atypical Vehicles
Autonomous drones, affectionately called "Companions", have been integrated into daily life, but in cop terms, they're referred to as "Atypical Vehicles".When they pose a significant threat to society, it's time for the Atypical Vehicle Disposal Squad (AVDS)—a special unit of the Nitro City police force—to commence their mission to destroy all rogue vehicles!
Shoot 'Em Up!
Good news: you can bring as much ammo as you want... and that includes grenades!After just a little bit of cooldown, the lightning bolt of destruction will return to your hands. Ah, how wonderful! Just like magic!
Gadgets and Gizmos
Tired of traditional grenades? Why not try out the EMP, damage-dealing radio-controlled drones, auto-firing turrets, flamethrowers, anti-tank missiles, and more? There's sure to be at least one out of the 12 different cool gadgets that'll catch your eye.Understand Your Guns
By assuming a more stable shooting position, your bullets will hit targets more accurately and deal more damage.You can shoot some guns like SMGs while walking without caring about that, since they're for close-range anyway, but the bigger the gun, the more it's affected by your positioning. Stand still and aim carefully to use them properly.
Large Armored Targets
Oh no! We're under attack by tanks and helicopters! Whatever can we do~?!Rifles and SMGs don't do much to armored targets. You could totally stick with them and show them your perseverance, but you could hit them harder where it hurts with more powerful firearms and gadgets.
Radio Comms
Story dialogue in stages are all contained in the police radio comms, which can be accessed at anytime and are completely optional. Which means you can ignore them completely if you want.Great for multiple playthroughs, or for people who think the story sections of video games are basically the same as the instruction manual of an electric toothbrush.
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There's more fun where that came from!What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Players praise the game's exceptional art style, animation, and retro arcade aesthetic reminiscent of classic 90s side-scrolling shooters like Metal Slug. However, common complaints center on the 30 fps frame rate cap, occasional control quirks, difficulty spikes that some find excessive, and execution issues like unreliable dodge-rolling that can lead to unexpected deaths in hectic moments. The short campaign length and occasional flat story elements are minor drawbacks for what many consider a charming, personality-filled shooter that delivers solid fun despite its rough edges.
A charming Metal Slug-lite, done in a cute pixel anime style. The variety of enemies isn't very high, but the game gives you an impressive & entertaining variety of weapons to try out on them. The characters and the plot are done in the classic moé anime style, like if you combined Lucky Star and an unused Richard Donner script. If you like Metal Slug and you like cute anime girls, give this game a look.1 found this helpful
Its price is a little steep but its a charming game for all of its thorns, a good game to snag on sale and play for a few sessions for ten or twenty hours. The characters and art are very cute, the story is pretty decent and had a strong ending, the gameplay is pretty decent with a decent amount of variety in weapon/gadget loadouts and unlockables. The soundtrack is BANGIN. There's a handful of touchy issues you should be aware of: [list] [*] Framerate locked to 30 FPS makes the action a little chunky and difficult to follow sometimes. [*] Identifying where your character is in the chaotic mess of everything exploding can be a challenge. The game's art direction does a pretty decent job of distinguishing most things at a basic level, but areas can get extremely busy and hard to follow. [*] Controls and responsiveness could have used some work. Jumping and landing has a recovery period that can make it awkward to cleanly dodge things. Rolling is tied to crouching and moving in any direction, which can be problematic when trying to jump a specific direction from a roll. Gadget slots are tied to weapon slots which was not immediately apparent and makes it rather clunky to use the…1 found this helpful
In a world where the Japanese metropolitan police have infinite money use lasers, rifles and an RPG we got off the Yakuza to destroy rogue robots and save the citizens of Tokyo and decimate the local fish population (this is a fishing minigame with guns and it's actually quite good Anyway, good little game can't recommend more
I really liked it nice little run and gun
An excellent game for the Steam Deck. Gameplay is split up into short chapters with main story and side missions, each somewhere in the 5 to 10 minute range. Completing all the content took me about six hours. It will go by fast if you play in one sitting. It's best played in small bursts on a lunch break or waiting for laundry/dinner/whatever to finish.
I love this game. highly recommended steam deck
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