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PowerBots Retro · LUDEX

Browse PowerBots franchise

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Platform Role-playing (RPG)Adventure

PowerBots Retro

Nonage

Thursday, September 30, 20214.9 years ago

Release

Thursday, September 30, 2021

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Platform families

1

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Inside PowerBots Retro

What it is

PowerBots Retro is a pixelized metroidvania game full of challenging levels, powerups, and secret passages. Battle enemies to level up, team up with friends to beat bosses, or fight against players to get ahead!

The premise

You've been recruited by a group of instructor robots for the new human assistance program: Project RETRO. Join other PowerBots in helping the Power Town inhabitants escape from rogue robots and haunting souls.

Play styles

Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative

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Perspective

Side view

Themes

Action

Languages

1 supported

Cinematic archive

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4 assets

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PowerBots RETRO Trailer

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Who made it

Nonage
Developer · Publisher

Built with

Java

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Themes & modes

ActionSingle playerMultiplayerCo-operative

Tags

retro
16-bit
metroidvania
robots
leveling
pixelated
pixel art
pixel graphics
8-bit
bots

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS *: Windows 7 or newer • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: If you can run paint, you should be good. • Network: Broadband Internet connection • Storage: 100 MB available space • Sound Card: Any • Additional Notes: Needs Java installed (installation included in game build)

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Details

Released: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Developer: Nonage
Publisher: Nonage
Franchise: PowerBots
Engine: Java
Perspective: Side view
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Multiplayer: Online co-op · Drop-in
Languages: English
Also known as: PowerBots, PowerBots 2D, PowerBots RETRO

Platforms

PCPC

Where to buy

Steam

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Genres

Platform Role-playing (RPG)Adventure Indie