Turbo Overkill Reviews

I bought this game as I just wanted a bit of a casual boomer shooter to jump in and out of. I was pleasantly surprised and this was just so much fun! Your character is very versatile and one can upgrade him depending on your play style. There's loads of weapons to choose from and the levels are well designed. The levels were massive and I was surprised that the three episodes were really lengthy and kept me busy for ages. Loved the whole cyber punk aesthetic as well! Well recommended.

Basically one of the best movement/arena shooters in past few years. Environment is great. Combat is satisfying. All weapons feel good. Augments and weapon upgrades are good. game allows you to slide chainsaw and get kills and then dash and jump and do chainsaw slide again and again. Carnage never ends. This is pure power fantasy arena shooter experience. Soundtrack is amazing. Your AI companion SAMM is well written. Rest of the game is NOT well written. But after all, who comes to arena/movement shooters for story and writing? Game is literally about turbo overkilling enemies. And it delivers what it promises.

Turbo Overkill is one of the greatest fast-paced first person shooters of all time. The weapons are amazing and each one feels great to use, the enemies are varied and interesting to fight, and the vehicle sections are some of the best I've ever seen in an FPS. The game's pacing is great and practically every level is better than the last. A full playthrough of the story will take roughly 10 hours to complete, but the game still felt extremely fun when replaying it on higher difficulties or for secret hunting. Turbo Overkill is simply a must-play game for basically any FPS fan.

Good fast game, only problem I had with the game is that it wouldn't let me connect the audio to my headphones, so the in game audio was just stuck on my speakers

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☑ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☑ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10

Of all the retro boomer shooters I've played in the last couple of years, Turbo Overkill is one that is well balanced in pacing and difficulty. A game in which the story isn't the main focus but the gameplay and flow of combat. I enjoyed that the most, just mission to mission, running through arenas and enjoying the feel of the game. Best experienced in bit sized chunks. This is the type of game that you open on one screen, and on the second screen you have some interesting youtube video playing. That's the best way to play. Just set aside 2 hours a day and you will have it done in a week, you will be satisfied and you will have your money's worth. I won't play it again for sure but it was worth the playthrough considering the price and design of the game. This is a boomer shooter that in my opinion puts all the best game mechanics of old boomer shooters. And if this matters to you or not, I do have to say, I enjoyed this game at least 3x more than I did playing Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal! P.S. YES I PLAYED THESE 2 DOOM GAMES BACK TO BACK IN THE BEGINNING OF 2025, I WAS LATE TO THE PARTY.

[h1]Review[/h1] I recently saw a friend playing this game and was interested in the mix between boomer shooter and modern elements gameplay. I bought it on a whim without any research or reading about it which is often something that bites me back. [u]Gameplay[/u] Turbo Overkill feels like someone had ideas from any modern game imaginable and threw them into this game to see what sticks. It has a short sprint, upgrades, cinematics, tons of weapons, grappling hook, wall running, lock on rockets etc. Does it all work? No. The wall running becomes almost obsolete when you get the hook. A lot of the upgrades are useless, while others are a must have. The lock on rockets almost one shot all stronger enemies and the bullet time ends up killing the rest which makes some encounters in the late game too easy. All weapons have a secondary firing mode. For example, the Shotgun can be overcharged and shoot an AOE bullet that makes the weapon not useable for a few seconds. This one is so good, i used it more than the main mode. The MG can turn into a flamethrower which I found useless, the dual UZI can be changed into a single one to use less ammo and have more precision (although this weapon uses the same ammo as the MG and is an inferior version of it) of the around 9 weapons in the game I basically only used 3-4 of them. Especially weird was how useless the double barrel shotgun was or the plasma rifle compared to the sniper rifle which uses the same ammo. Although i quickly realized which weapons are bad and which aren’t, the gameplay just worked. It was fun to see what comes up next, which upgrade, vehicle I can drive, level idea, weapon and so on. One of the gimmicks is having a slide mode where you gain much more speed than walking for a few seconds while also turning your leg into a chainsaw. This can be upgraded, making you heal when damaging enemies. I mainly used it later to nuke strong enemies with the extra damage and healing upgrade. Insane. [u]Story[/u] Im surprised that it actually had an overarching plot that while it wasn’t really serious, tried to be in one or two moments. General storyline is to defeat an evil AI that mutates and changes people’s bodies. Each level follows a small plot that mostly starts and ends with a different cutscene. [u]Sound[/u] Just banger after banger included in this game. Every level has its own track, which all range from good to something I would download and listen while driving or hitting the gym. Weapons have for the most part a decent punch to them, although it lacks enemy hit feedback, especially for bigger enemies. [u]Graphics[/u] The game decided to use a mix between pixelated models and 3d environments. The pixel artstyle is something you only really notice when you take a closer look at objects. The game is also full of neon lights and bright colours while also changing the environment a lot. There are some scenes that look absolutely awesome, like a recreation of Matrix 3 mech fight. [u]Conclusion/TL;DR[/u] While I like boomer shooter like any other guy, the influx of them is quite heavy. There are doom clones, quake clones or more modern take on a classic fps experience. Turbo overkill is exactly this, having a gameplay focused experienced yet being a modern take to the genre. The weapon balancing is off, only half of your weapons are useful. Game felt to the end a bit too long yet it kept introducing new things every couple of levels which kept me hooked. Definitely recommended.

Just finished Episode 2 and this game is just about perfect on whatever difficulty I'm play on, I think it was "Serve Me Pain" but I can't remember. Things are hard enough that I can't just cruise through without being punished for complete carelessness, but not so hard that I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall apart from maybe the boss fights, but this is typical of the genre and I'm OK with it to a certain extent. The boss fights can feel daunting until you figure out a strategy that seems to be viable and after that you're just trying to play right and maybe get a little lucky. Beating the bosses feels like a real win.

Cocaine makes you feel like you are on this game Objectively one of the best indie boomer shooters you can play, its basically extremely bright cyberpunk colors and ultraviolence at 10000 kph and will stimulate the most autistic of brains

[h1]Turbo Overkill – Neon-Soaked Mayhem at Its Peak[/h1] [b]Graphics & Aesthetic: 8.5/10[/b] [i]Turbo Overkill nails that grimy, pixel-sharp cyberpunk vibe. It’s not about photorealism — it’s about attitude. The VHS-filtered environments, neon-drenched skylines, and fast-moving effects turn every level into a hyper-violent music video. Despite being an indie game, it knows exactly what aesthetic it’s selling and delivers with confidence. Runs flawlessly on most systems, no bloat, no stutter.[/i] [b]Gunplay & Mechanics: 9/10[/b] [i]This is where the game shines. You don’t walk in Turbo Overkill — you slide with a chainsaw leg, wall-run across neon walls, and paint the screen red with fast-paced, DOOM-style mayhem. Every weapon has weight, every dash feels earned. It’s a fluid, adrenaline-fueled loop of kill-dash-slide-reload that feels right. It's not overcomplicated, just mechanically tight and raw.[/i] [b]Combat Flow & Challenge: 8/10[/b] [i]It’s got that classic arcade FPS rhythm — enter, clear, move fast, repeat. Think DOOM meets Ghostrunner with less polish but way more freedom. However, it can get repetitive in longer sessions. Lack of varied enemy behaviors or game-changing upgrades does flatten the curve a bit. Still, bump up the difficulty and you’re in for a true mechanical skill-check.[/i] [b]Soundtrack & Audio: 9/10[/b] [i]Aggressive, electronic, and chaotic in the best way possible. The soundtrack bleeds into your veins and pushes you forward — it’s one of those rare games where the music actually accelerates the way you play. Every reload and chainsaw slice is matched by explosive sound design. No complaints here — it keeps your heart rate up where it belongs.[/i] [b]Story & Immersion: 6.5/10[/b] [i]There’s technically a plot, but let’s be honest — no one’s playing Turbo Overkill for storytelling. You’re here to erase cybertrash from a corrupted city, and the game wastes no time getting you into it. If you're expecting complex narrative arcs or deep lore, this isn’t the place. But if you want 30 seconds of plot followed by an hour of destruction, it delivers.[/i] [b]Replayability & Value: 8.5/10[/b] [i]For its price tag, this is a no-brainer. Solid replay value especially if you’re chasing scores, playing harder difficulties, or speedrunning levels. It's lean, efficient, and gives more than what you’d expect from a sub-AAA indie shooter. There’s no filler here — just content that respects your time and reflexes.[/i] [b]Stability & Optimization: 10/10[/b] [i]No bugs. No performance issues. No bloated launchers or DRM drama. Turbo Overkill boots fast, runs smooth, and delivers a clean experience front to back. In an era where most indie shooters launch half-broken, this one’s surprisingly polished.[/i] [h1]Final Verdict[/h1] [i]Turbo Overkill is a distilled shot of FPS adrenaline with a cyberpunk edge. It’s not perfect — lacking depth in story and long-session variety — but it doesn’t care. It knows what it is: a fast, brutal, stylish shooter that goes straight for the jugular. For fans of old-school arena shooters with a modern pulse, this game absolutely earns a spot in your library.[/i] [b]Score: 8.7/10★[/b] [i]An unapologetically aggressive retro shooter with killer vibes and chainsaw legs. Highly recommended for speed freaks and pixel-punk addicts alike.[/i]