Nitro Kid

Buy88%

Very Positive · 552 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Wildboy Studios · Indie · Oct 18, 2022

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
46
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Nitro Kid?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 108 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 552 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise27% are divided9% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
108 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
NK relies on its gameplay mechanics as the bulk of its entertainment.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On top of it all, the card designs are fantastic and the soundtrack is a damn banger too.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I found the graphics to be fine and the card text clear.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The different « agents » (playable characters) are also unique and come with their own specific skill sets that are loads of fun to learn and experiment with.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This makes it so that he's one of the easiest characters to progress through the levels of difficulty at first.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The tile-based effects reminiscent of Into the Breach are also well executed and add a depth of strategy to play with in combat encounters.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay108 reviews
Audio77 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Characters36 reviews
Difficulty30 reviews
Combat27 reviews
Steam Deck16 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
92% still recommend
Monetization
100% still recommend
Interface
80% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
82% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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