The angriest gamer you’ve ever heard is gonna take you again to the previous… in two months… once more.
By the use of the MIX Fall Sport Showcase, the discharge date for Indignant Video Sport Nerd 8-bit has lastly been introduced. Developed by Mega Cat Studios and writer Retroware, AVGN 8-bit has its launch date set for Thursday October 23.
The final word nerd rage is again in Indignant Video Sport Nerd 8-bit, an all-new motion platformer recreation set within the AVGN universe! Play as The Nerd and blast your approach throughout a number of pixel artwork ranges crawling with zombies, mechanical skeletons, ghoulish reapers, and extra.
The trailer has the Nerd creator/actor himself James Rolfe narrating the entire approach. AVGN 8-bit, beforehand revealed in direction of the start of this yr, is a retro-styled 2D side-scroller the place gamers won’t solely encounter acquainted enemies, however may also characteristic dwell cutscenes that James teases to really feel like taking part in a Nerd episode. In reality, the sport was really teased just a few years earlier, in what grew to become the final episode of the now-shuttered Cinemassacre Podcast.
As one other fast sidenote, AVGN 8-bit was additionally promoted earlier this yr at MAGfest 2025 shortly after the sport’s reveal trailer was uploaded. James Rolfe introduced a re-creation of the Nerd Room as a sales space for followers to play an earlier construct of the sport. Along with his actual life dad making a visitor look, James talked about plans to have the Nerd Room sales space return to some capability for future conventions:
Indignant Video Sport Nerd 8-bit won’t solely be obtainable for present gen consoles and PC (by way of Steam), however may also launch on an precise bodily NES cartridge for classically educated players. Restricted Run Video games will proceed being behind the sport’s bodily launch, together with the aforementioned cartridge launch.
Whilst you can, the AVGN 8-bit demo remains to be obtainable to play on Steam. Additionally, Retroware continues providing the sport’s free posters, obtainable to order right here.
What do you assume? Are you excited to play AVGN 8-bit this October? Tell us under!
