Neo Geo Homebrews

Xeno Crisis

Xeno Crisis
Release Date: 2019 (Neo Geo)
Genre: Run and Gun / Arena Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Developed by Bitmap Bureau, Xeno Crisis is one of the most successful modern Neo Geo homebrew releases. Inspired by Smash TV, Alien Breed, and classic arcade shooters, players control hardened marines exploring a research outpost overrun by hostile alien lifeforms. The game features procedurally arranged rooms, multiple weapons, and intense twin-stick-style action adapted for Neo Geo controls.

Co-op Experience - Two players battle simultaneously through the entire game, working together to clear rooms, conserve ammunition, collect upgrades, and defeat massive alien bosses. Cooperative play is central to the experience and significantly improves survivability.

Final Vendetta

Final Vendetta
Release Date: 2024 (Neo Geo)
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Originally released in 2022 for modern platforms, Final Vendetta received an official Neo Geo homebrew release in 2024. Inspired by arcade classics such as Final Fight, Streets of Rage, and Vendetta, the game features hand-drawn pixel art, fast-paced combat, and a soundtrack influenced by underground dance music. Players choose from three distinct fighters as they battle through the streets of London against the Syndic8 crime organization.

Co-op Experience - Two players can fight side-by-side through the entire campaign. Players can juggle enemies together, coordinate crowd control, and combine attacks against the game's large roster of street gangs and bosses.

Vengeance Hunters

Vengeance Hunters
Release Date: 2024 (Neo Geo)
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Vengeance Hunters is a newly completed beat 'em up originally designed during the Neo Geo era but never commercially released. Decades later, the game was recovered, finished, and published for Neo Geo hardware. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, players choose from a roster of unique fighters and battle gangs, mutants, and criminal organizations across detailed stages inspired by classic arcade brawlers.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the entire campaign together, combining attacks, managing crowds of enemies, and taking down large bosses. The game closely follows the cooperative arcade beat 'em up formula that made the Neo Geo famous during the 1990s.