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Part 1 of arcade epic 198X. A coming-of-age story told through multiple games and genres. Experience the thrill of shooting, driving, jumping, fighting and role-playing in 5 full-blown arcade stages – combined with cinematic pixel-art storytelling.

198X is a indie, retro and pixel graphics game developed and published by Hi-Bit Studios.
Released on June 20th 2019 is available only on Windows in 2 languages: English and Japanese.

It has received 2,055 reviews of which 1,560 were positive and 495 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified 198X into these genres:

Indie Retro Pixel Graphics 1980s Arcade Beat 'em up Great Soundtrack Short 2D Singleplayer Action Shoot 'Em Up

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Windows

OS *: Windows 8
Storage: 4 GB available space

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Feb. 2025

198X is a cute little narrative game with impeccable 80s vibes conveyed through the synth sound design and the outstanding pixel art. The game features a collection of mini games that you would expect to find in an Arcade during the period this game takes place in. Those mini games come from a variety of different genres - there's a dungeon crawler, a beat 'em up, a racing game and more. I definitely enjoyed the diversity of genres and each game had something in store for me. Depending on your preference in gaming, some mini games may click with you more than others though, so your milage may vary. The main plot of 198X is not really anything to write home about. It's a very traditional coming-of-age kind-of deal with all the typical themes and questions attached to that. It's not really all that interesting in my opinion and that's one of the main reasons why this game didn't really stick with me all that long. Nonetheless, if you have an afternoon to spare and want to spend some time in a nostalgic 80s environment while playing some banger arcade games, you can't go wrong with this one.

Jan. 2025

This game is a love letter to the 80's gaming with a touching story. Well worth the $10 and 2 hours.

Aug. 2024

This is a collection of 5 short games, connected together by a story that's honestly pretty boring, with some really cringy dialogue and it doesn't even have an ending (and probably never will). The games themselves are pretty fun with some great visuals and music, but it only takes about an hour to beat the whole thing, so I'd definitely wait for a sale before getting it.

July 2024

This is an absolute must-play for anyone who enjoys indy retro games! My only complaint about this game is that there was not more of it. I am hopeful for the sequels, mainly to expand on some of the enigmatic story elements that were hinted at. I am not sure if I would want to see more of the same mini-games presented here or new ones in the sequel, but I love what is presented so far, especially what seems to be a positive message about video games as therapy. Kudos, Hi-Bit Studios: if you ever come out with something new, its going in my library!

June 2024

It's a pity how some games fall into obscurity... For what it is... I love it, it's just so short, The gameplay, music and the story, everything is great, I hope something came from the developers, so it wasn't all for nothing... ---{ 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 10% 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

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9.99€

7.3

1,560

495

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Developer

Hi-Bit Studios

Publisher

Hi-Bit Studios

Release 20 Jun 2019

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