Kusan: City Of Wolves Channels Some Serious Hotline Miami Vibes On Switch Today
Kusan: City of Wolves has launched on the Nintendo Switch eShop, offering a fast, violent top-down shooter strongly reminiscent of Hotline Miami. Players control Jin, an ex-soldier and anthropomorphic big cat who must fight through a hostile tower block to protect a girl whose powers could destroy the city.
The game features 54 hand-crafted stages, boss battles, weapons including the War Hand and Quantum Knife, and an upgrade system called Techtrix for customising builds. Its neo-noir pixel-art setting, comic-panel story scenes and soundtrack by hip-hop artist Loptimist support its gritty tone; a Push Square review awarded it 7/10, praising its challenge while noting control and narrative problems.
In short
- Kusan: City of Wolves is now available on Switch.
- It is a violent top-down shooter with Hotline Miami-style gameplay.
- The game includes 54 stages, bosses and customisable upgrades.
Explained simply
Kusan: City of Wolves is a top-down shooter video game available on Nintendo Switch. It has drawn comparisons to Hotline Miami, a cult game that combined fast-paced violence with pixel-art graphics and a gritty tone. Similar in style, Kusan features rapid gunplay set within a dark, neo-noir world.
The player controls Jin, an ex-soldier who is an anthropomorphic big cat. He must fight through a tower block to protect a girl whose destructive powers could endanger the city. The game contains 54 hand-crafted stages, boss battles and a weapon upgrade system called Techtrix.
The game uses pixel-art graphics and tells its story through comic-panel sequences, accompanied by a soundtrack by hip-hop artist Loptimist. Reviews praised its challenging gameplay, though some critics noted problems with controls and narrative, with one review giving it a score of seven out of ten.
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