Turbo Kid is an adventure developed by Outerminds, released 10 April 2024 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Turbo Kid is
Turbo Kid is an adventure game developed by Outerminds and released in 2024. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2021.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Turbo Kid is a gory homage to classic Metroidvanias of the ‘90s. Based on the cult post-apocalyptic film of the same name, the game serves as a bridge between the first film and the sequel which is in the works. The game is inspired by metroidvania/run-and-gun platformer classic like Super Metroid, Mega Man X, and Out of the World, with modern mechanics and storytelling techniques. The player will travel through five different zones in the order they see fit, meeting friends and foes along the way. They will have to defeat all the bosses in order to make it to the other side of the wasteland. Narrative elements are included, but are non-invasive, meaning one can skip them by simply not…
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 21 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Turbo Kid holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 9 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-550 or AMD FX-4100, 8 GB RAM and AMD Radeon HD 6950, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 3GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Turbo Kid launched on 10 April 2024, within three weeks of Stellar Blade, Dragon's Dogma II, Minishoot' Adventures and Rise of the Ronin. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 7 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Stellar Blade, Dragon's Dogma II, Minishoot' Adventures, Rise of the Ronin.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Turbo Kid yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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