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Nitro Express
Nitro Express is a 2D side-view gun action game where cute pixel-art girls shoot assault weapons with 360° free aiming in the streets of Japan!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“Short, but fun game. Entertaining characters and a variety of cool guns to keep you occupied for the runtime. Soulful tm.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Pros: -Fun Metal Slug-esque shoot em up. -Side mission system is encouraged for bonus cash to purchase new weapons or upgrade your unlocked arsenal. -Despite all being royalty free to use, music is charming and energetic. -References, when used, are a nice touch, and don't…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“While having many enjoyable aspects, there are glaring issues that lead me to not reccomend the game. 1. 30 FPS frame rate lock 2. Jarring snapping back and forth of where your character is looking 3. Incredibly short, entire experience can be had in 2 hours. 4. Controls feel a…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Ver.1.02 Update
Hello everyone, Thank you for playing Nitro Express. Today, we have updated the game to Ver.1.02. Ver.1.02 Bug Fixes Adjusted the timing and content of radio comms. Fixed a bug where dying in Story: C
Ver.1.01 Update
Hello everyone, Thank you for playing Nitro Express. Today, we have updated the game to Ver.1.01. Ver.1.01 Bug Fixes Fixed a bug where pressing the F8 key in-game would reset the game's data. Fixed a
Nitro Express is Out Now!
The 2D side-view gun action game Nitro Express is out now! The game is now having a launch sale at 10% OFF for 2 weeks! Welcome to Nitro City, Tokyo Special Administrative Region! The metropolis of To
Nitro Express to be Released on May 19, 2025!
The 2D side-view gun action game Nitro Express will be released on May 19, 2025! We've also updated the game's key visual and made a new trailer, so please check it out! Welcome to Nitro City, Tokyo S
Concerning the Nitro Express Demo
In the demo released for Steam Next Fest in February 2025, there was an issue where certain enemies that should only have moved when the player display area approached them became active from the star
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Shooter · Runner · Beat 'em up · Arcade · Platformer · Female Protagonist · 2D · Cute · Mechs · Tanks (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://playism.com/game/nitro-express/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Storage: 500 MB available space