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Nitro Kid

Nitro Kid

Synthwave roguelike deckbuilder set in the neon 80's. Pick your agent. Build your deck. Hit card combos and fight through the floors of INFINITY tower. Featuring 30+ fresh Synthwave tracks by LudoWic, Tonebox and Jules Reves.

Released Oct 18, 2022 Developer Wildboy Studios Publisher tinyBuild Platforms Windows · Mac IndieRoguelike DeckbuilderIsometric1980sMartial Arts
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

88.2%positive551 reviews
Recommended · 28 found this helpful

“One run turned into five before I noticed. At some point my deck suddenly started working exactly the way I hoped. Cards chaining into each other, enemies getting pushed around the room, and every turn feeling just a little stronger than the last. That’s the moment Nitro Kid…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“fun. quality over quantity with this one.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Approved. Deckbuilding, tactics, tight positioning, cool 80s visuals and soundtrack.”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

145all-time peak
0 50 100 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 68 avg · Oct 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

46achievements
10.2%median completion
0.9%rarest: Mission Impossible
76.2% of players 65.6% of players 45.0% of players 42.9% of players 42.7% of players 42.1% of players 39.2% of players 38.5% of players 37.7% of players 32.5% of players 32.1% of players 31.4% of players 31.3% of players 31.3% of players 30.8% of players 25.2% of players 25.0% of players 22.4% of players 21.2% of players 20.5% of players 16.5% of players 15.4% of players 11.5% of players 10.2% of players 10.0% of players 8.9% of players 7.1% of players 5.7% of players 3.9% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 0.9% of players 76.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
76.2%Nitro Kid — Rescue 1 Kid.
65.6%Mitts On — Unlock J4X.
45.0%You're Fired — Defeat the Founder.
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%Mission Impossible — Obtain all other achievements.
1.2%Bibliophile — Collect all Character archives.
1.3%Legendary Assassin — Beat Security Level 10 with K31.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-14
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 30, 2022
1.1.4 balance update is live!

Hello, agents! How are those runs going? We hope you have reached security level 10 and given hell to INFINITY! We've released a new update to fix some bugs and balance agents J4X and K31 ! Read the p

Nov 25, 2022
Cassette tape OST collectible now available!

Hey, agents! We have exciting news for you, retro synthwave lovers and collectors! If you enjoy Nitro Kid's Original Soundtrack, you're in for a treat. Nitro Kid has a physical version of its original

Nov 24, 2022
Nominate Nitro Kid for the Best Soundtrack for the Steam Awards 2022!

Dear agents, We've received a lot of love for Nitro Kid 's sweet synthwave soundtrack, and now we need your support to nominate it for the Best Soundtrack category for the Steam Awards 2022 ! You can

Nov 24, 2022
Nitro Kid is part of the Steam Autumn Sale!

Hey, agents! As you may have noticed, Nitro Kid is on sale for the first time during the Steam Autumn Sale until November 29th ! This is an excellent opportunity to get the game and the soundtrack wit

Nov 23, 2022
Nitro Kid is now fully compatible with Steam Deck!

Greetings agents! If you are a Steam Deck owner, you'll be happy to know that Nitro Kid is now fully verified for Steam Deck! Now you can sit down and relax while playing Nitro Kid from your favorite

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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.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsIndie · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Isometric · 1980s · Martial Arts · Deckbuilding · Sci-fi · Turn-Based · Atmospheric · Card Battler · Turn-Based Combat · Rogue-like (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Japanese
Achievements46
Official sitehttps://www.nitrokid.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space