Backfire is an indie developed by Joel Rochon, released 30 August 2025 on iOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Backfire is
Backfire is an indie game developed by Joel Rochon and released in 2025. It is available on iOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Take control of an exorcist on a mission to cleanse an ancient curse. Your only tool: a ship that fires from the back. THIS GAME IS CURSED. Install Backfire and your soul will be bound within the machine. Only total victory will release you— until then you will be damned. Innumerable foes will block your path, ancient demons will stand against you, and death will come, again and again. Only with skill and perseverance can you purify the curse and save yourself. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Backfire launched on 30 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us and Cronos: The New Dawn.
Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us, Cronos: The New Dawn.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 4 videos →
Screenshots
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