NEON WHITE

Neon White  is a  first-person shooter  and  puzzle-platforming  game developed by Angel Matrix and published by  Annapurna Interactive .  The game was released for  Microsoft Windows  and the  Nintendo Switch  on June 16, 2022.It was released on  PlayStation 4  and  PlayStation 5  on December 13, 2022. Designed to focus on  speedrun -style of gameplay,  Neon White  has the player in the role of a Neon, a demon hunter in heaven, clearing all the demons on a given level in the fastest time possible. The game uses playing cards that represent weapons which can be discarded to perform special moves like double-jumping. The game was written by Ryann Shannon, writer for  OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes ; and Aevee Bee, writer for  We Know the Devil . The game is composed of several missions each consisting of multiple levels. To complete a level, the player must defeat all the demons present and reach a goal, which additionally grants the player experience which can unlock the ability to see alternate routes and hidden items in levels. The player traverses the level through running and jumping, and collects Soul Cards lying about in the open or obtained from defeating demons. Soul Cards can be used as weapons with each card having a standard firing mode and an alternate special ability that is activated by discarding it. For example, the handgun card can be discarded to perform a double jump. They player-character can die if they take too much damage from demons or fall into bottomless abysses, requiring them to restart the level. Once the player completes a level, they are awarded a medal based their time to complete, ranging from Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Ace. In-between levels players can interact with NPCs on the world map who give insight and details about the game's story. Players can also enter relationships with the NPCs during this section of the game. Progressing onto new missions may also require the player to have earned a specific neon rank, reflecting the number of levels the player has obtained a gold or better time medal on. Players can return to any previous level to try to earn better time scores.