| Neon White | |
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| Developer(s) | Angel Matrix |
| Publisher(s) | Annapurna Interactive |
| Designer(s) | Ben Esposito |
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| Composer(s) | Machine Girl |
| Engine | Unity[1] |
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| Release | Windows, Switch June 16, 2022 PS4, PS5 December 13, 2022 Xbox One, Series X/S July 11, 2024 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter, puzzle-platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Neon White is a first-person shooter and puzzle-platforming game developed by Angel Matrix and published by Annapurna Interactive.[2][3] The game was released for Microsoft Windows and the Nintendo Switch on June 16, 2022.[4][5] It was released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on December 13, 2022,[6] and it was also released on July 11, 2024 for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.[7]
Designed around speedrunning, Neon White puts the player in the role of a Neon, tasked with clearing all the demons within a level in the fastest time possible. The game uses playing cards to represent weapons, which can be discarded to perform special moves like double-jumping and dashing. The game was written by Ryann Shannon, writer for OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes;[4] and Aevee Bee, writer for We Know the Devil.[8]
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- ^ Walker, Alex (February 18, 2021). "Neon White Might Secretly Be Today's Coolest Game". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Esposito, Ben (December 1, 2022). "Neon White is coming to PS4 and PS5 December 13". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ Spurr, Megan (July 2, 2024). "Coming to Game Pass: Neon White, Flock, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, and More". Xbox Wire. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Gray, Kate (February 18, 2021). "Donut County Dev Is Now Working On Neon White, A First-Person Action Game About Killing Demons". Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 12, 2023.