8BitBoy is an indie developed by AwesomeBlade, released 1 April 2014 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What 8BitBoy is
8BitBoy is an indie game developed by AwesomeBlade and released in 2014. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Big classic platformer with tons of power-ups and 12+ hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration. 8BitBoy is a tribute to all the greatest platformers of the 80s and 90s and a symbol of my endless love and passion for gaming.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
8BitBoy holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual Core AMD or Intel / AMD E-350 APU, 1 GB RAM and Intel HD 4000 / Radeon HD 6310. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
8BitBoy launched on 1 April 2014, within three weeks of Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls and Titanfall. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Titanfall.
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