Blazing Chrome
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with robot armies and local co-op
JoyMasher · Published by The Arcade Crew, CE-Asia · Released Jul 11, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 1,981
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 50% of 10 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Oct 15, 2019
Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)
What is Blazing Chrome?
In this side-scrolling run-and-gun game, a human soldier or rebel robot fights through post-apocalyptic stages to destroy an AI power plant. You run, jump, shoot robots, and battle bosses, with hoverbike and jetpack sections mixed in.
For you if...
- +you enjoy learning boss patterns through repeated attempts
- +you like pixel art modeled on older arcade games
Not for you if...
- −you prefer forgiving combat over frequent one-hit deaths
- −you want a long campaign rather than compact stages
What players say
87% of 1,981 reviews are positive · 50% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the fast shooting, boss fights, and local co-op. The most common complaint is that one-hit deaths make the difficulty frustrating; some also find the campaign too short.
How many players finish Blazing Chrome?
16% of Steam players have unlocked «Lieutenant», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Blazing Chrome system requirements
Minimum: HD 3870, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Blazing Chrome?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 32-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II X2 550
- Graphics
- GeForce 9600 GT or Radeon HD 3870
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II X2 550
- Graphics
- GeForce 9600 GT or Radeon HD 3870
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Blazing Chrome have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen; PvP split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Blazing Chrome run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 39
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.
Does Blazing Chrome use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Retro
- Action
- Pixel Graphics
- Side Scroller
- Indie
- Shoot 'Em Up
- 2D
- Arcade
- Local Co-Op
- Shooter
- Platformer
- Difficult
- Singleplayer
- Post-apocalyptic
- Co-op Campaign
- Robots
Recent updates
- Aug 12, 2019 · Untitled
- Aug 12, 2019 · Blazing Chrome - Update 021C
1 DLC available.
