You clear short, violent levels in a single hit, either you kill everyone in the room or you die instantly and restart. A short slow-motion ability helps you plan the order you take enemies down in, and after clearing a level the game replays your run like a movie. Each level demands trial and error, so it suits players who do not mind repeating short sections many times.
Gameplay video
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Screenshots & review notes
The short version
Devolver keeps finding these tightly-focused gems, and this one nails its neon-noir mood as well as any game on the system. Short, sharp, and confident in exactly what it wants to be.
In the hands
The one-hit-kill puzzle structure turns every level into trial-and-error choreography, which sounds tedious but instead feels exhilarating once a clean run finally clicks into place.
Look and sound
Its glitchy VHS aesthetic and synthwave soundtrack do enormous work selling the tone, and the writing has a nihilistic edge that sticks with you. Runs without a hitch on Switch.
The long haul
It's over quickly, which is the main knock against it, but what's there is dense with style. A great pick for fans of tight action games who don't mind a short runtime.
Frames captured from the gameplay video above; notes are our own take on the game.
What it's like to play
A neo-noir samurai game where you and every enemy die in one hit, turning each room into a lethal puzzle of slashes, rolls, and slow-motion planning. The instant restarts make the high lethality addictive rather than frustrating, and clearing a floor flawlessly feels like choreography. Traversal tools like throwable items and deflectable bullets keep the toolset tight but expressive.
The story of a traumatized assassin and his mysterious medication is genuinely gripping, with dialogue choices and a bartender framing device that hide real surprises. The synthwave soundtrack drives the action perfectly. A hard mode and speedrun options extend the short campaign.
At four to six hours it is brief, and the promised free DLC has been long in coming. The difficulty is manageable but the later levels spike. It is a tight, stylish classic of the indie wave, and one of the best action games on the eShop.