Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is an adventure developed by Mega Cat Studios, released 23 October 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is
Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is an adventure game developed by Mega Cat Studios and released in 2025. It was published by Retroware. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Entertainment System and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming from a corrupted monstrosity.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 19 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-4300 or equivalent, 4 GB RAM and Integrated Graphics. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit launched on 23 October 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 and ARC Raiders. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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