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Neon Parasite

INFEST YOUR FRIENDS! Neon Parasite is a game of chaotic critter combat where you'll be hovering, shooting, and dashing your way around the competition to reign the most infested bug of all. This 4-player local party game boasts crazy strategic battles across a multitude of different arenas.

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November 13, 2020
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INFEST YOUR FRIENDS! Neon Parasite is a game of chaotic critter combat where you'll be hovering, shooting, and dashing your way around the competition to reign as the most infested bug of all.

  • This 4-player local party game boasts crazy strategic battles across a multitude of different arenas.
  • Battle it out accross 4 different worlds all with their own unique flavor of stage hazards

NEON PARASITE IS SIMPLE TO PICK UP BUT DIFFICULT TO MASTER
The combat is fast but strategic as you'll have to balance your energy between hovering and shooting, and balance your mobility between jumping and dashing.

SQUASH PUNY BUGS
Crush the mystical neon parasite to gain its effects, from bullet upgrades, to sneezes that launch you across the whole arena

IT'S NOT OVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
Play as your soul and Change the outcome by reflecting back bullets or dropping parasites on your rivals. Become a spectator by reacting with your soul or just causing mischief

INFEST YOUR FRIENDS!
There are 5 different types of neon parasite that will infest the players in different ways, giving (or removing!) different abilities for a short period of time. They will spawn naturally but can also be pooped out by the flying souls of dead players

Master the Art Of Reflecting Enemy Projectiles
Time a shot perfectly to reflect an enemy bullet back at them


Challenge the vicious Hydra in 8 different encounters by yourself or co-op with a buddy


Destroy the targets as quickly as possible in Target Smash mode


  • 2 to 4 PLAYER Local Multiplayer in Versus mode
  • Play online with friends using Steam Remote Play
  • Destroyed all your friendships? Bots will be your friends (or enemies) in Versus mode
  • Fight alone or with help in the fast paced Target Smash mode or strategic Hydra battles
  • Cause mischief when you're dead as a spectator soul