Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Dec 19, 2019

  Great game, worth the buy, but the devs seriously need to remove the time limit on missions or add in an endless/sandbox mode or something. The time limit can really get annoying. EDIT The time limit has since been removed. Missions are a lot more fun now that they don't abruptly end when the time limit is up. An endless mode has also been added. Thanks, devs!
• gamedeal user

  Aug 13, 2020

  AFTERBURN is a strange game, in the same vein that it's an incredibly fun one with a nostalgic feel to it. Do you remember the arcade cabinets of the days of yore that had those old joystick dogfighting games? Do you remember that one Tom Clancy arcade cabinet where you climbed into that ball and it'd shake and move around as you flew your fighter jet all over the place? AFTERBURN does a good job at bringing some of those feelings back. While it might not have music or any proper soundtrack to speak of, I'd say one of the biggest strengths is being able to put your own playlist on and sit down for a 30-45 minute session. The game will hold your attention for a few runs instead of the majority of the day, but I'd say that's a strength. AFTERBURN is what I'd qualify as a painkiller, a game you sit down and boot up when you need a quick distraction or just want to forget about things... ...And I'll be damned if it isn't fun. You've got three jets to choose from, each with different weapons and characteristics, you've got a simple roster of recurring enemies to deal with that are easy to memorize and fun to fight against, and most importantly, responsive but simplistic controls mean it's a game you can (literally) play with just your mouse. Want to try and get your name up on the daily leaderboard? Play through the six daily missions and see how much of a high score you can get. Want to see if you can set a record or just want some quick fun? Boot up Endless mode and see how long you can last. It doesn't matter whether you want to be a traditional dogfighter equipped with a pair of 30MM cannons or a hotshot ace slinging heat-seeking missiles, the game supports a wide variety of tactics and playstyles, and the only limit on your capabilities is how far you're willing to experiment with them. For its price tag? I'd say AFTERBURN is well worth it, considering how I've clocked 40+ hours on it so far and occasionally add another one or two to it each time I boot it up. The fact that it apparently has a planned sequel in the works leaves me thinking there's going to be even more to enjoy in the next game, and I'm all for that happening. So, in conclusion?: Painkiller game, well worth the pricetag, absurdly fun to play when the mood hits you. Had a rough day? Sit down, put your headset on, pull up the Top Gun OST or whatever suits you at the time, grab the joystick or the mouse, and get to flying.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 19, 2019

  I think this game has potential to a really fun arcade shooter. There is definitely some initial fun from first couple of missions. Probably things that could change are the design choices for the different fighter types as they look virtually identical with only slight colour palette swaps. Another thing would be changing keybindings. Most of the controls are mapped to the mouse, which can make maneuvers such as 'rolling' fickle to execute. All in all, I believe that with some more content and some changes to the design, the game will be a fun experience that can get very positive feedback.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 7, 2019

  Another arcade style game ruined by: * essentially only rewarding a tedious playstyle with high scores * a lack of precision of player control (3 different control input styles, each of which do something badly) and predictability to enemy behaviour * extremely little variety in enemy waves and attacks and gear for you to employ against them * essentially random hit probability If those sound like problems, I would by far recommend House of the Dying Sun or Sky Rogue to you over this if this looks fun.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 7, 2022

  Afterburn is a behind the aircraft shooter. Sporting frequent new missions to play against other players in a race for the highest score. You are rewarded for your flying expertise. With the ability to apply some miner adjustments to your craft to help suit your playing style. Graphics are very good and apparently a little blocky to reflect older games look and feel. Audio is very good, with satisfying explosions letting you know that you scored a kill. The destruction of cargo ships is especially appealing. All in all I recommend this game. It is very fun.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 12, 2019

  Had early access to the game, the dev was, and is, active and receptive to input. Afterburn is focused and simple. A fun, chaotic, arcade combat flight game. You take out targets quickly while performing daring maneuvers to rack up the most amount of points. Points reset every 24 hours giving you chance to prove yourself "Top Dog" A bit of a difficulty spike as you get swarmed by targets in later missions, but manageable. Don't expect this to be Sky Rogue 2.0, this game was intended to be a straight-forward experience that is easy to get into and challenging to master. There are weapons and skins to be unlocked for each of the planes giving you more options to tackle missions. Each mission (of which there are 6) consists of 1-3 waves with a final challenge mission at the end. 10/10 - Great straight-forward arcade game. Fast, fun and challenging.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 12, 2019

  A small, but very solid Flight Combat game similar to games such as Star Fox, but most obviously the old Sega arcade game "After Burner". The visuals are really nice considering the game is only 15 MB, and the controls are fluent, but takes time to feel accustomed to. There are some nice unlockable Aircrafts, varients, and weapons, that change up the gameplay and makes the game more enjoyable to play. The game has nice sounds, but does not have any music as of the 1.0 version of the game, I recommend playing some music. The missions can sometimes feel drawn out with the long lasting waves, but this game has a lot of potential, as it had just gotten out of Early Access the day I am reviewing this.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 22, 2021

  Very limited game. Gets very unforgiving in the campaign Only 3 Jets with 3 skins with 3 weapon types. Not enough content. Good for burning through a lunch break.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 26, 2022

  This game is witchcraft. It's only 45 MB. No not GB, MB! And yet it looks really good, even if it's simplistic, and it's actually rather fun. It's not trying to do a million things at once, it's just a simple game, very straight forward and accessible, though plenty challenging. You know how games once were simple, small and fun, and now many games cost 100 euro/dollar if you want all the content, they take up 150GB of hard drive and do a million things, but it takes a super computer to run it (a PS4 has more TFLOPS than the strongest supercomputer in 1997 and the PS5 has more than the strongest supercomputer in 2000). They aren't very fun anymore, they have a whole big story that doesn't really mean anything, and the actual gameplay is really not that great... Well, let's just say it's very refreshing that this developer is still making the games like the ones that were great when I was young (I'm 32, so it's really not that long ago...). 45MB, 5 euro (on sale) and it does 60 fps very easily on Steam Deck, with the GPU on a lower percentage than I've ever seen. Don't mind the emotional nostalgic rant. Just buy this game and have some old fashioned fun.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 10, 2021

  Decent arcade air combat game with colorful graphics. Played fine for me using a x360 controller. Sadly there are only 6 missions available. The first 5 missions are rather easy and can be finished within the hour. The last mission is a huge increase in difficulty, and I gave up after many tries because of the ridiculous amount of enemies that suddenly appear around you. Worth it for an hour of fun but nothing more.