Turbo Kid is finally riding onto Nintendo Switch, and it’s bringing an arsenal of absurd weapons, mutant gore, and BMX-fuelled chaos with it.
Launching August 5, the game drops players into a retro-inspired wasteland, playing as The Kid — a machete-wielding, bike-riding, Turbo Glove-toting survivor on a mission to explode everything in their path. It’s the game adaptation fans of the 2015 cult classic film Turbo Kid have been waiting for, and now it’s set to hit handhelds in style.
A BMX Metroidvania with bite
Turbo Kid is a proper love letter to 90s side-scrollers and Metroidvanias — only drenched in pixel guts and BMX stunts. You’ll ride, slice, blast and bike-boost your way through a mutant-infested world, unlocking weapons like electric gloves, saw blades, rockets, and even goo guns. Enemies don’t just fall — they explode in beautifully deranged bursts of pixel carnage.
With non-linear exploration, branching choices, quirky characters and no forced cutscenes, Turbo Kid lets you play your way — whether that’s slow and thorough or breakneck speedrun.
PC players aren’t left behind
Alongside the Switch launch, PC players are also getting a hefty update:
- Japanese & Simplified Chinese language support
- Buffed weapons (rockets now hit stuff, ooze puddles linger, lightning zaps properly)
- Major performance boosts for lower-end rigs
- Half-price secondary weapons — because chaos should be affordable
- Bug fixes and polish galore
From cult film to Kickstarter success
Originally funded via Kickstarter in 2021 (and smashed its goal in less than 24 hours), Turbo Kid launched on PC in 2024 and quickly became a hit among fans of retro carnage. Now it’s Switch players’ turn to discover the joy of BMX-powered destruction.
Turbo Kid launches August 5 on Nintendo Switch. The PC version receives a major update on the same day. Strap in. Ride hard. Explode everything.
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