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Huntdown

2020
GenresAdventure, Indie, Action, Science Fiction and Futuristic, Platformer, Shooter, Old-School Style, Side View Perspective, Single Player, Multiplayer
AvailableMay 12, 2020
PlatformPC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
DeveloperCoffee Stain Studios, Easy Trigger Games
Overview

Challenge yourself in this hard-boiled arcade shooter. Choose from 3 different bounty hunters in this classic arcade setup. Run, jump and take cover in a futuristic city environment. Haul bullets at your enemies with a great variety of guns. Keep your cool while planning your advancement as objects around you shatter into pieces from explosions and bullets that whistle over your head. Kill the minions, then go after their leaders. Collect your bounty. Make a healthy living — by making living unhealthy.

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47 reviews found

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The Indie Game Website

PC

Jun 1, 2020

AI-generated summary • May contain inaccuracies • See full review for precise details

The review states that Minecraft Dungeons is a lot of fun, but lacks depth and is short. It is recommended as an introduction to the genre.

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TheXboxHub

Xbox One

May 24, 2020

Huntdown on Xbox One is a game with immense personality and presentation, featuring a 2D action campaign that is built around memorable boss encounters, and plenty of them too. With so many games out at the moment it’s easy to let things slip by, but don’t let Huntdown go under your radar, lest there’s a bounty on your head for doing so.

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Daily Star

Nintendo Switch

May 12, 2020

Huntdown stands as a neon-drenched monument on how to make a contemporary retro game. You might come for its highly stylised 16-bit aesthetic, but you’ll certainly stay for its authentic arcadey mechanics, amusing comedic overtones and unique boss battles. Despite being released long after its ancestors, Huntdown can stand tall within its genre, knowing that in reality, it probably holds more true to your nostalgic memories than what you actually played back in the day.

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95

Digital Chumps

PlayStation 4

May 28, 2020

Not only is Huntdown one of the best games I have played this year, it’s one of the best retro-inspired pieces of entertainment released. Think of how Shovel Knight captured the feeling of a Nintendo adventure game or how Super Meat Boy invigorated grueling action platformers. Not only does Huntdown excel at its ability to invoke a time, place, and feeling, it is damn fun. Few games manage to bleed creativity with such purpose across every corner of its programming, but Huntdown is truly a winner and a perfect time capsule.

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Noisy Pixel

PC

May 12, 2020

Huntdown takes you back to the days of classic arcade 2D action games but utilizes modern tools to perfect the genre. From the beginning to the end, this game is an absolute thrill. The attention to detail in the environments and the ever-changing rollout of enemies play a huge part in keeping each moment of gameplay fresh with a high level of intensity. You might lose track of character once or twice in the carnage and die, but that just means you get to go back to the nearest checkpoint and destroy everything again. This post may contain Amazon affiliate links.

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Xbox Tavern

Xbox One

May 26, 2020

Outside of some cheap boss battle tactics that arbitrarily crank the difficulty up, Huntdown is an excellent retro styled action game. The combat is fun, brutal and often funny, the visuals and audio are top notch and each stage is just short enough to keep us feeling like we’re moving along nicely. This game was reviewed based on Xbox One review code, using an Xbox One console.

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ZTGD

Xbox One

Jun 12, 2020

If classic run and gun games are something that piques the interest, Huntdown is a must buy. I am glad the amazing trailer was for a fantastic game. A throwback that doesn’t reinvent the wheel but works out some of the finer kinks of the genre.


90

Finger Guns

PlayStation 4

Aug 10, 2020

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Game Rant

PlayStation 4

May 14, 2020

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Hardcore Gamer

PC

May 26, 2020

Huntdown is awesome, plain and simple. The action is intense and extremely fun, with big, superb levels, tons of firepower to work with, and a cavalcade of amazing enemy encounters and even more amazing bosses. Huntdown is an extremely enjoyable romp that does its coin-op predecessors proud when it comes to satisfying gameplay and perfectly-executed graphics, earning its spot alongside the other retro indie greats…or just alongside other great action games, period. If you’re reading this, then just go and buy it. You will most assuredly not be disappointed.

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