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Is Night Slashers: Remake worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Beat 'em up fans who want side-scrolling stages with boss fights
- Groups seeking local multiplayer for up to four players
- Horror fans who enjoy supernatural enemies and cartoon-style gore
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking branching progression or a story-led adventure rather than repeated combat stages
- Players who prefer slow-paced exploration, character development, or combat with limited enemy waves
- Solo players looking for a primarily cooperative experience
Our take on Night Slashers: Remake
The remake foregrounds its horror setting and expanded character roster, but its core structure remains a straightforward arcade beat 'em up: move through stages, clear enemy groups, and defeat the boss. The custom modes add rule variations rather than changing that central loop.
What is Night Slashers: Remake?
Night Slashers: Remake is a horror-themed side-scrolling beat 'em up set during a supernatural apocalypse.
Players move from left to right through seven stages, clearing enemy waves before the screen can continue scrolling. Each stage ends with a boss encounter, and the remake includes one secret stage. Four playable characters offer different movesets, while local multiplayer supports up to four players. Combat includes combos, jumping attacks, grapples, running strikes, character-specific special moves, and attacks that clear enemies from the screen at a health cost. Enemies include zombies, mutants, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures, with bosses such as Dracula, mummies, golems, and Frankenstein's monster. Custom modes add rule changes such as time limits and exploding corpses.
How Night Slashers: Remake plays
- 01Seven Main Stages
- Progress through multiple sections in each stage, with enemy encounters blocking forward movement until they are defeated.
- 02Four Playable Characters
- The remake adds one fighter to the three characters available in the original game.
- 03Four-Player Local Mode
- Cooperative play allows up to four local players to control different characters.
- 04Expanded Combat Moves
- The fighting system includes combos, aerial attacks, grapples, running strikes, and special abilities that consume health.
- 05Custom Rule Modes
- Optional rules include time limits and corpses that explode.
- 06Horror Enemy Roster
- Opponents include undead creatures, mutants, werewolves, and horror-themed bosses.
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Night Slashers: Remake: platforms & release
Is Night Slashers: Remake worth it?
It is worth it if: beat 'em up fans who want side-scrolling stages with boss fights. Skip it if: players seeking branching progression or a story-led adventure rather than repeated combat stages.
Where can I download Night Slashers: Remake?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Night Slashers: Remake's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Night Slashers: Remake on?
Windows only.
