Turbo Overkill
Turbo Overkill is a fast-paced single-player first-person shooter by Trigger Happy Interactive and Apogee Entertainment. As the cybernetically enhanced bounty hunter Johnny Turbo, you combine chainsaw slides, wall runs and a wide arsenal of weapons. After the 2022 PC early access and the August 2023 version 1.0, native versions for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and Switch followed in 2025.
- Developer
- Trigger Happy Interactive
- Publisher
- Apogee Entertainment
- Genre
- Action, Arena Shooter, Shooter
- Game modes
- Singleplayer
- Game series
- Turbo Overkill
- Steam user reviews
- 94 % positive · 7,552 reviews
- At Steam
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What is Turbo Overkill?
Turbo Overkill is a fast-paced first-person shooter from Trigger Happy Interactive, published by Apogee Entertainment. The campaign takes the player through the futuristic city of Paradise and combines movement, new abilities and a large arsenal.
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Release
The PC early access began on April 22, 2022. The full version came out on August 11, 2023. On January 29, 2025, separate console versions followed for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The original PC version and the later platform launches therefore have different release dates.
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Platforms
Turbo Overkill is released on Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Sony lists PS4 and PS5 separately, and Xbox lists Smart Delivery and Series X|S enhancements. A version playable through backward compatibility does not automatically mean a separate native version. A standalone Switch 2 release is not confirmed in these details.
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Gameplay
The game is built around fast switches between movement and attack. Around two dozen stages combine fights, hidden paths and optional arenas. The campaign is a single-player experience. Collectibles can unlock extra challenges and special rule variants, so familiar stages can be played in different ways.
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DLCs and expansions
Alongside the main game, Apogee sells supplementary digital materials. On Steam, these include a soundtrack, the Art of Paradise artbook and the Original Syn prequel comic. The Xbox Ultimate Edition bundles the base game with selected extra materials. What you get depends on the edition and platform, and the extras are not an additional story campaign.
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System requirements
For Steam, the listed minimum is at least four CPU cores at 2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, a GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390X, and 5 GB storage. The recommendation lists eight cores at 3 GHz, 16 GB RAM and an RTX 3050 or RX 6500 XT. Valve also notes that since 2024 the Steam client requires newer Windows versions than the older game minimum suggests.
The details apply to PC (Steam).
Minimum
- CPU
- 4 cores at 2 GHz
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390X
- Speicher
- 5 GB
Recommended
- CPU
- 8 cores at 3 GHz
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Graphics
- GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Editorial details
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- Offizielle PC-Systemanforderungen auf Steam store.steampowered.com
Wall running, grappling hook and slow motion
Johnny Turbo switches between sprinting, dodging, wall running and a grappling hook. A mechanical leg allows especially fast slide attacks. The Turbo Time ability affects the pace of individual combat situations. The result is a shooter whose movement system is just as important as choosing the right weapon.
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Equipment and upgrades
Dual pistols with target lock, a shotgun with an extra function and an unusual sniper rifle are part of the arsenal. Equipment can be expanded through upgrades. Within the campaign, money is spent on new abilities and technical upgrades; defeated bosses can also expand the available room to manoeuvre.
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Paradise and the AI Syn
The story is set in the futuristic city of Paradise. Johnny Turbo returns there and takes on Syn, an out-of-control artificial intelligence. Other bounty hunters pursue the same goal. The story connects the campaign's locations and explains the different enemies and technical abilities.
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Level editor and Steam Workshop
The PC version on Steam supports a level editor and Steam Workshop. The store also lists achievements, leaderboards and cloud saves. These features should be considered separately from the console versions. The default feature listed for Xbox is single player; a cross-platform multiplayer campaign cannot be inferred from that.
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Game series
Trigger Happy Interactive developed Turbo Overkill, and Apogee Entertainment published it. The game takes classic fast first-person shooters as its starting point and adds expanded air movement and abilities. The separately available companion materials deepen the game world but do not form a sequel of their own.
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