While many praised the title, I preferred the staccato pacing of Neon Chrome and Jydge, rather than persistent intensity. Subsequently, 2018’s Tesla vs Lovecraft returned to the kind of enemy-filled arenas found in Crimsonland. One year later, Jydge tweaked the formula, trading its predecessor’s procedurally-generated stages for tense SWAT-like showdowns. By offering a drip-feed of augmentations and growth across each run, Neon Chrome keeps pushing players through the floors of its dystopian offices. 2016’s Neon Chrome garners distinction for its austere cyberpunk vibe, but it’s the weapon and character growth that make this rogue-like stand out. Instead, 10Ton went on to release some best top-down, twin-stick shooters on the market. Pleasingly, they haven’t returned to PopCap knock-offs. Unlike their comforting Zuma and Bejeweled clones, Crimsonland was a frantic, bloody, twin stick arena shooter.
While the Tampere, Finland-based studio got its start with casual titles such as Sparkle and Azkend, in 2003 the developers sharply shifted direction with the release of Crimsonland. When it comes to the twin-stick shooter, 10Tons is undoubtedly one of the best.
Whether it’s Polyphony Digital honing their automotive racing expertise across the Gran Turismo franchise or CAVE’s commitment to shooters that coat the screen with projectiles, commitment to a single genre often produces prodigious works. Specialization can be a successful approach for a developer. Platform: Xbox One and X/S, PlayStation 4 and 5, PC
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