Turbo Overkill
Release Date: August 11, 2023
Action, FPP, cyberpunk, science fiction, FPS, indie games, shooters, very brutal, boomer shooter, singleplayer
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The debut game of Trigger Happy Interactive. Turbo Overkill stars Johnny Turbo, a cyborg mercenary returning to his hometown of Paradise, tasked with eliminating the AI controlling the city.
Turbo Overkill is a first-person shooter and the debut project of Trigger Happy Interactive. It stars a cyborg living in a cyberpunk-inspired dystopia, tasked with destroying the artificial intelligent controlling his hometown.
Plot
The game is set in a dystopian, cyberpunk future. Its protagonist is Johnny Turbo, a cyborg mercenary returning to his hometown of Paradise. Once there, he finds the city taken over by an AI called Syn, which possessed the citizens and implemented a reign of terror using its cybernetic army. In desperate need of money, Johnny accepts the seemingly suicidal job to destroy the AI, facing off against its minions and rival bounty hunters.
Mechanics
Turbo Overkill is a first-person shooter inspired by such series as Doom and Quake. The player must fight their way through hordes of enemies using various weapons and special abilities. The game heavily emphasizes mobility. Johnny can use a grappling hook to draw himself closer to surfaces, run at extreme speeds, wall jump and slide into enemies, slicing them open with his chainsaw leg. Killing enemies grants money, used to upgrade the character and his weapons.
The firearm roster is vast and diverse, including dual revolvers with homing bullets, a shotgun with a grenade launcher attachment, a sniper rifle that teleports Johnny to where the bullet hit, ripping the enemy to shreds from the inside, and many others. There are also special weapons players can install in Johnny's body, such as an arm-built rocket launcher. Upgrades can be purchased or taken from defeated bosses.
Game modes
Turbo Overkill features a singleplayer campaign with over twenty levels, many secrets and optional challenges.
Technical aspects
The game's visuals and audio are both very impressive. The smooth gameplay, lighting and artstyle portraying a futuristic dystopia are all very appealing.
Videos and Screens
[1:44] Turbo Overkill - Console Launch Trailer
[1:37] Turbo Overkill trailer #3
Destructoid: 7.5 / 10 by Zoey Handley
Turbo Overkill loses itself in its constant push for escalation. It’s often not as clever as it thinks it is, and there’s a real sense of quantity over quality. Packing in more mechanics is certainly a type of progress, but a better focus on fewer concepts probably would have elevated the game as a whole. As it is, it’s still a perfectly fun time, and I’d be completely willing to revisit it in a sequel, but it just doesn’t quite climb to the lofty top of the retro-inspired scrap heap.
Nindie Spotlight: 8.1 / 10 by Justin Nation
While it can be rough around the edges at times, there’s no question that this retro shooter has panache
Eurogamer: 5 / 5 by Rick Lane
Absurd, unrelenting and endlessly creative, Turbo Overkill is a masterfully composed symphony of violence.
Turbo Overkill Summary
Early Access:April 22, 2022
Platforms:
PC / Windows August 11, 2023
PlayStation 5 January 29, 2025
Xbox Series X/S January 29, 2025
Switch January 29, 2025
PlayStation 4 January 29, 2025
Xbox One January 29, 2025
Developer: Trigger Happy Interactive
Publisher: Apogee Entertainment
Age restrictions: 18+
Turbo Overkill System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Quad Core 2.0 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon R9 390X or better, 5 GB HDD, Windows 7
Recommended: Octa Core 3.0 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce RTX 3050 / 4 GB Radeon RX 6500 XT or better, 5 GB HDD, Windows 10
Turbo Overkill Release Date of Version 1.0
Trigger Happy Interactive has decided that after several months of early access, cyberpunk shooter Turbo Overkill is almost ready for its full release. It's going to be a real no-holds-barred ride.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
June 18, 2023