Kero Blaster

Kero Blaster is a platform video game created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. It was released in 2014 for PC and iOS and is the first major project of Pixel since Cave Story in 2004. The game lays a heavy emphasis…

76 11 May 2014

Adventure Arcade Indie Platform Shooter Action

Kero Blaster is an adventure developed by Studio Pixel, released 11 May 2014 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android and iOS. The main story takes about 2.1 hrs to finish.

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What Kero Blaster is

Kero Blaster is an adventure game developed by Studio Pixel and released in 2014. It was published by PLAYISM. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kero Blaster is a platform game created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya released in 2014 for Windows and iOS. It was the first major release from Pixel since Cave Story in 2004.

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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. There are 10 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Kero Blaster holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 2.1 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for CPU 1.2GHz, 1 GB RAM and 800 x 600 VRAM 256MByte. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Kero Blaster launched on 11 May 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Transistor. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Kero Blaster yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Kero Blaster — frequently asked questions

When did Kero Blaster come out?

Kero Blaster was released on 11 May 2014 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Kero Blaster?

At minimum, Kero Blaster needs CPU 1.2GHz, 1 GB RAM, 800 x 600 VRAM 256MByte graphics, 50 MB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Kero Blaster?

The main story of Kero Blaster takes around 2.1 hrs.

How many GB is Kero Blaster?

The PC version needs about 0 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("50 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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