Where we’re going, we’ll definitely need some chainsaw legs
Classically-styled shooters are about to dip into the neon future. Trigger Happy Interactive announced today that its high-speed shooterTurbo Overkillis sliding into Steam Early Access on April 22.
Inspired byDoom,Duke Nukem, andQuake,Turbo Overkillis part of what I’d call the retro-revival genre of first-person shooter. It’s clearly imitating the classic circle-strafing arenas and high framerate firepower of older games, but with many modern adjustments. Yes, there are pixel-y chunks blasting everywhere, but also more modern tools like a grappling hook and chainsaw legs.
Upgrade weapons over time, kill bosses for their augments, run on walls and fire mini-rockets from mid-air. Add on a cyberpunk neon sheen, and you’ve gotTurbo Overkill.
I played the demo forTurbo Overkillduring the recentSteam Next Fest, and can confirm that I was instantly reminded of classics likeQuake. As good as the gunplay is, I had just as much fun running around its arenas, sliding through enemies with my chainsaw legs. It reminded me a bit of sliding and kicking enemies inBulletstorm, in a very good way.
Turbo Overkillslides onto Steam Early Access with the first of its three planned episodes. That will have eight stages, with the number expected to triple on the way towards launch. As for the full 1.0 version, that’s expected sometime later in 2022. When it does launch in full,Turbo Overkillwill also be coming to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles.
you’re able to wishlistTurbo Overkillahead of its Early Access releaseon Steam here.
