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The Hong Kong Massacre

A violent action filled top-down shooter set in Hong Kong. Inspired by classic Hong Kong action movies the game is filled with dual pistols, gun smoke and bloodshed

55 21 January 2019

The Hong Kong Massacre is an arcade developed by Vreski Games, released 21 January 2019 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What The Hong Kong Massacre is

The Hong Kong Massacre is an arcade game developed by Vreski Games and released in 2019. It was published by Untold Tales. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A violent action filled top-down shooter set in Hong Kong. Inspired by classic Hong Kong action movies the game is filled with dual pistols, gun smoke and bloodshed
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric 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

The Hong Kong Massacre holds a critic score of 55 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 14 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GB RAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Hong Kong Massacre launched on 21 January 2019, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, Slay the Spire and Apex Legends. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, Slay the Spire, Apex Legends.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

The Hong Kong Massacre — frequently asked questions

When did The Hong Kong Massacre come out?
The Hong Kong Massacre was released on 21 January 2019 for Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Hong Kong Massacre?
At minimum, The Hong Kong Massacre needs 2 GB RAM, 6 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Hong Kong Massacre?
The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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