Nitro Kid
Fair · Roguelike · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $19.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 6.8h 53h to 100%
- Value
- $2.94/hr
- Reviews
- 88% of 553 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Synthwave roguelike deckbuilder set in the neon 80's. Pick your agent. Build your deck. Hit card combos and fight through the floors of INFINITY tower. Featuring 30+ fresh Synthwave tracks by LudoWic, Tonebox and Jules Reves.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 42 discounts in the 4 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 33 percent on value. It is pricier than 80 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 70 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Fights in Tight Spaces ($24.99, scores 73) beats it on value, while it beats Deep Sky Derelicts ($2.99, scores 35).
More about Nitro Kid
This site sampled 345 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written October 2022 to August 2026.
HowLongToBeat players log 6.8 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 53, 7.8 times as much.
At 6.8 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
76% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Good deck building analog of Fights in tight spaces, but with its own mechanics. Mostly focused on card combo than tactical movement and positioning (because most of the enemies either turn to you or move to you automatically). Great pixel art cyberpunk setting with beautiful synthwave music. Fully worth its price on sale.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
In short: this game is a thousand times better than I expected. Since I installed it, I've made it a habit to never go to bed without playing it a little beforehand. It has become a ritual.
Not feeling this game at all. Art design + mechanics with cards gives me an icky feeling.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Nitro Kid scores 61/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1709050/nitro-kidReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.