The WhatsNext verdict
Savage Halloween is a charming, compact pick for fans of old-school Contra-style shooting, Halloween pixel art, and local arcade co-op. Play it for the seasonal style and weapon-fueled action, but expect occasional difficulty spikes.
What it does best
A richly themed pixel-art Halloween world
A lively retro run-and-gun with satisfying weapon variety
Bosses deliver memorable old-school pattern battles
What might put you off
Difficulty spikes and harsh restart rules
Co-op off-screen deaths
The setup
What you are walking into
In Savage Halloween the world is taken over by monsters from the afterlife who were trapped in the Earth after a Halloween party, and now they have decided to make their new home here.
Where it lives
PlayStation 4LinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)MacXbox OneNintendo Switch
Genre
ShooterPlatformAdventureIndieArcade
Vibe
ActionFantasy
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