RetroWar: 8-bit Party Battle
Electron Studio · 2019 · Action, Indie, Early Access
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About RetroWar: 8-bit Party Battle
RetroWar is a collection of 8-bit retro style arcade games. Currently we are focused on single-screen multiplayer games that you play with your friends locally (i.e. sitting on the couch together.) Most of the games don't have single player mode (If you want single player mode then vote for it in the forums!)
Our UniBlaster game engine is designed with the specs of a 'fantasy' 1980s console, akin to an NES, but with modern standards for framerate, aspect ratio and controller input. It's easily extensible, so you can mod games, mash up different games, or even create your own.
We want feedback from you as to what you would like to play. None of these features are guaranteed, but we plan to work on the features you support.
Games
- Spaceships - vector thrust in the tradition of SpaceWar / Asteroids / Subspace.
- Droids - fast-paced twin stick shooter.
- Tanks - tactical sniping game .
- Bomb Bots - drop bombs to blow up your opponents, but don't get caught in the blast.
- Ghost Jumpers - platform race to be first while jumping over spooky enemies.
- SnakeEaters - the classic snake game.
- Balloonacy - mash buttons to fill your balloon.
Our UniBlaster game engine is designed with the specs of a 'fantasy' 1980s console, akin to an NES, but with modern standards for framerate, aspect ratio and controller input. It's easily extensible, so you can mod games, mash up different games, or even create your own.
Features
- Authentic: old school low resolution gaming - no mixing of different sized pixels here.
- Controls: modern controllers/keyboard/mouse, but still fully playable with a NES or SNES style controller.
- Music: authentic soundtracker mods and 8-bit chiptunes.
- Modable: change the music, graphics, rules, or write your own games.
- 16 local players
Early Access plans
We want feedback from you as to what you would like to play. None of these features are guaranteed, but we plan to work on the features you support.
- Steam Workshop (download games and mods made by fans).
- Online multiplayer.
- Linux and Mac support.
- JumpJet Troopers - run and gun game.
- Artillery game.
- Football mod for Droids.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise this retro multiplayer collection for its authentic 8-bit aesthetic, smooth gameplay, and excellent local co-op experience with support for up to 16 players and various CRT filter options. The main complaints are that some controls feel awkward, the game selection could be larger, and players are eagerly awaiting the promised online multiplayer feature to expand beyond local play.
Come on! Add more games! ;) Shared/Split Screen for life!3 found this helpful
Wow! If you like retro this is the place to come. If you love multi player and retro then it's a win win! The games are fun and easy to get to grips with, but with the added instructions you can't go wrong. The gameplay is nice and smooth, and the retro music is a blast Great fun had by all!2 found this helpful
Authentic old-school multiplayer fun (even down to the simulated CRT effect). All the games are local multiplayer with up to 16 players - I didn't even know that was possible! Sadly I don't have nearly enough controllers (or indeed friends) to really test that out. It also seems to be possible to mod the games if you can program, or even create new ones and they'll show up in the menus, which I think is a really nice feature. I might have to take some time out from gaming to try writing a pong clone or something. Pros: [list] [*] Authentic 8-bit look and feel [*] The games are fun and can get pretty hectic with >2 people playing [*] Quite a few different games included [*] Cheap price [/list] Cons: [list] [*] Controls can sometimes feel a little awkward (although this might be part of the authenticity, and it can add to the hectic nature when playing with friends). [/list]2 found this helpful
A really cool retro multiplayer game, with lots of classic retro minigames that are terrific fun with 4 players! The selection of games is pretty solid. Some I find more intuitive than others, but most are really good fun when playing with others (as the game is intended!). I haven't tried the modding yet, but I had a quick look at the code for one of the example mods, and it looks very accessible. It looks to be well documented as well. If you're looking to build your own retro minigames, this looks a good platform to build on! There's also talk of an online multiplayer coming soon which I'm quite excited about!1 found this helpful
A great multiplayer party game that really shines once you've got a group together. There are eight built-in games with "Droids" being my friends favourite, a frantic twin-stick shooter where it can sometimes feel like you're moving faster than you can think! Visually the game is incredibly authentic; letting you choose from many different CRT filters, or none at all if that's your style, and a variety of scaling & scanline options. The audio is equally great, perfectly matching the energetic nature that a lot of these games have. If you've got enough controllers and friends to get 16 player game going you've basically got no choice but to buy this game, the fact that RetroWar even supports that many players make it worth the price of admission alone. There's a whole modding side to RetroWar that I haven't even touched yet, with mods having their own option right on the start screen.1 found this helpful
This is great for couch co-op! The games are all really easy to jump in to and if you're even slightly competitive you'll have a blast. The developer has done a great job re-creating that retro vibe, it does feel like you're playing on an old Amiga. Looking forward to future updates :)
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