Retrograde Arena is a neon-filled, arena-styled twin-stick shooter brought to you by Neon Doctrine. Adjust your eyes for the glare in this game of bullet hell where players are pitted against each other for the ultimate game of survival. Unleash an arsenal of bright light as you do your best to push the adversary to the brink of destruction. Weave your way through the chaos and mayhem but watch out for the deadly borders that surround you and your opponents.

The core gameplay of Retrograde Arena is quite interesting and unique in the shooter genre. Although you and your enemies will be constantly shooting at each other, you will not actually destroy each other with bullets. Instead, it is the environment and walls that will do the job. Basically, it is a race against time to see who can blast the other into the environmental objects, or even launch those objects with your bullets to crash into your enemy. In this game, physics is king, so you will have to be extra cautious of how your weapon’s recoil works, and how the objects in the environment react when blasted with different kinds of weaponry.

There are various aspects as to why this game is as unique as it sounds. You can deflect enemy bullets with your own well-placed shots, use the recoil of your own weapons to evade and move at a faster pace, and even body slam an opponent beside you. A whole arsenal of fun weaponry awaits your perusal, so try them all out. On the other hand, you also have diverse arenas and game modes to try out, each with its own special layout and quirks that you have to learn for yourself. Away from the hecticness of the arena, you can also customize your drone with various unlockable patterns, particle effects, and thrusters.

To sum it all up, Retrograde Arena is a cool-looking, extremely fun arena PvP shooter that is currently free to download from Steam. It also features local multiplayer alongside the online one, so you can grab a bunch of friends and connect multiple controllers to the same PC to have a good time.