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Black Future '88

Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of deadly traps, homicidal AI, crazed junkies and colossal Wardens standing in your way in a stylish alternative version of 1988. The world is reeling from a nuclear cataclysm, created by Duncan, the tower architect. The First of his bombs fell in the summer of 1988, and by December they had blacked-out the sun with endless rain. We decided to

Release date
November 21, 2019
Platforms
Windows
Developer
SUPERSCARYSNAKES
Publisher
Good Shepherd Entertainment
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★ 6.8/10GOG · 37 ratings
GOGLast checked November 1, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
Dark Future '88 is a visually spectacular roguelite sidescrolling platformer. Never has an epilepsy warning been more warranted in a game; you will be drenched…
★ 4 / 5
+From the music to the visuals it is a complete nostalgic future trip. +Great for short sessions. +Lots of perk+weapon combos to be discovered. -The…
★ 3 / 5
The game is overall pretty cool: aesthetically, it's close to a masterpiece. Graphics and sound are both amazing, and the narrator's voice is as cool…
★ 4 / 5
The game does a lot of things so so right: the style; the soundtrack; the brutally efficient world-building; the fast-paced kinetic gameplay; the satisfying hook…
★ 4 / 5
I wasn't sure what to expect from this game, but I picked it up on a sale and was pleasantly surprised. It plays a lot…
★ 3 / 5
Another twin stick run and gun rouge-like that doesn't really add much to whats already out there. Sure, the aesthetic is nice along with the…
★ 4 / 5
Great visuals, music, gameplay. I just wish there was more unique content.

Most recent8

★ 1 / 5
Despite my scoring, the game itself is pretty good. You'll see all of the content it has to offer fairly quickly, but it plays well,…
★ 2 / 5
This game ain't for me. I like options for easier difficulty to slow down after work, not to get pumped up in constant HC Mode…
★ 4 / 5
I wasn't sure what to expect from this game, but I picked it up on a sale and was pleasantly surprised. It plays a lot…
★ 1 / 5
Game never start. When launched, music starts to play but nothing happens. Sometimes screen gets black and thats it. Ripped off or scammed, money spent…
★ 3 / 5
Another twin stick run and gun rouge-like that doesn't really add much to whats already out there. Sure, the aesthetic is nice along with the…
★ 3 / 5
The game is overall pretty cool: aesthetically, it's close to a masterpiece. Graphics and sound are both amazing, and the narrator's voice is as cool…

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