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85% | Very Positive
4.5 out of 5
'Excellent'
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198X for every visit to the arcade – every game uncovered, every move mastered, every demon defeated – Kid grows stronger. And the lines between game and reality starts to blur…
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About 198X
About this game
Welcome to Suburbia, just outside the City, sometime in 198X. This is the journey of Kid, a teenager stuck between the limitations of innocent youth and the obligations of inevitable adulthood. The story unfolds when Kid discovers the local arcade – finding new worlds, and new meaning, in video games. For every visit to the arcade – every game uncovered, every move mastered, every demon defeated – Kid grows stronger. And the lines between game and reality starts to blur…
This is 198X – where a new life is just 1 credit away.
Estimated play time: 2 hours
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- June 20, 2019
- Developer:
- HiBit Studios
- Publisher:
- HiBit Studios
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Link:
- Genre:
- Beat 'em up
- Features:
- Partial Controller Support
Singleplayer
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 8
- Storage: 4 GB available space
198X Statistics
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8.33%
~1 Hour
41.67%
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41.67%
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8.33%
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>= 80 Hours
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Achievement Hunter?
0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
16%
Easy
40%
Just Right
28%
Tough
16%
Unforgiving
0%
Relax & enjoy! 40% of players consider this game to be Easy
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Play Behaviour
Tried It
10.34%
Played It
6.9%
Halfway
0%
Beat It
55.17%
Conquered It
27.59%
Completionist! 27.59% of players have Conquered It
198X User Reviews
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1 - 8 of 9 Reviews
ChrisL
Verified purchase
If you played games in the 80s and 90s, you will definitely recognize all the arcade games. The only real problem is that you might have forgotten just how tough some of those games were - you might need to spend countless tries to memorize a level in order to get through it, and I don't really have the time or patience for that again.
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Vigil
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Fun to play. Could be longer, especially the shmup section. You'd probably spend 2 hours or less completing the game.
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Cray
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I thought this was an excellent (but short) game. It oozes personality.
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Matt
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Runs on steam deck pretty well, if you were in the market
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DK
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Amazing game that takes you back to the great arcade games era.
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Love 80s
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It took me straight down memory lane. I really enjoyed playing different styles of 80s games. Music is on point, just an overall good game.
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Fanatical User
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Not bad. Brought Back Some Memories and was a quick play through. definitely a game to play if just wanting to chill or wind down for the night
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VideoGaming Father
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My Video Review can be found here:
https://youtu.be/uEqK-YVM09Y
198x is a really great tribute to the arcade games from the 80’s and early 90’s. It has many pros like interesting nostalgic story, mixture of genres in one game, retro atmosphere, challenging difficulty, easy accessibility, nice graphics, great ambient soundtrack and retro sounds along with great narration. There are also a few things that I dislike - all parts of the game are short and lack more complexity that it feels more like a demo than the full game and the absence of local multiplayer is almost crime here. Is it suitable for fellow Gaming Fathers and their families? I would say yes thanks to its short levels, easy accessibility and challenging yet not frustrating difficulty.
Pros:
- story
- atmosphere
- multi genre game
- difficulty
- accessibility
- graphics
- soundtrack
- narration
Cons:
- length
- complexity of games
- absence of local multiplayer
I have really enjoyed this nice nostalgic trip to the 80’s and thus I am giving 198x Thumbs Up and VideoGaming Father’s Index 7 out of 10 - recommended with some discount.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Relax and Enjoy! 56% of GameFAQs users said 198X is Simple or Easy. 28% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 16% of GameFAQs users said 198X is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ACB, 198X is suitable for players aged 15 and above.
Yes, 198X is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that 198X is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 8
- Storage: 4 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 2 hours.
86% of Fanatical users recommend 198X. The average review score is 4.2/5
198X was released on June 20, 2019
198X is published by HiBit Studios
198X was developed by HiBit Studios
Fanatical users tagged 198X as Retro, 1980s, Pixel Graphics, and Great Soundtrack
Yes, Fanatical users tagged 198X as Beat 'em up
Yes, Fanatical users tagged 198X as Retro
Yes, Fanatical users tagged 198X as 1980s
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