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Nitro Kid

2022

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Engaging deckbuilding and tactical combat
  • Unique 80s retro-futuristic aesthetic
  • Excellent synthwave soundtrack
  • High replayability with multiple characters
  • Well-polished ui and gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Some balance issues with certain characters and enemies
  • Lack of controller support at launch
  • Short overall campaign length
  • Limited story depth and lore
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot

  • WitchHand

  • Castle Of Alchemists

  • Dungeon Clawler

  • Blood Card

  • Tower Tactics: Liberation

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Nitro Kid but with more leadership over others

  • Trash of the Titans

  • Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1

  • The Dungeon Beneath

  • Voidspire Tactics

  • Dark Deity 2

  • Seer's Gambit

Choose your own criteria ->

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Similarity map

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Nitro Kid: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026