From Press Release:
PHILADELPHIA — October 16, 2026 — The radioactive purveyors of pixelated nostalgia at Retroware cracked open a fresh, festering 50-gallon drum of footage during today’s MIX Fall Online Showcase, debuting a brand new gameplay trailer for the studio’s highly anticipated beat-’em-up, Toxic Crusaders, which is slugging its way onto all modern platforms and PC via Steam soon.
The new trailer serves up a heaping helping of coin-op-inspired action, plucked straight from the most beloved brawlers of the 1990s. Watch as the Toxic Crusaders Toxie, Nozone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, Headbanger, Yvonne, and Mrs. Junko scrub Dr. Killemoff’s Radiation Rangers off the streets of Tromaville in the footage below.
Key Features:
- Unleash Co-op Carnage: relive the glory days of arcade beat-’em-ups and mop up Dr. Killemoff’s Radiation Rangers with up to four players simultaneously.
- Myriad Mutants: Take to the streets of Tromaville withseven playable pugilists, each with their own unique abilities, including Toxie, Nozone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, Headbanger, Yvonne, and Mrs. Junko
- A Saturday Morning Slugfest: Punch, kick, and mop your way through an all- new story crafted to continue the narrative of the 1991 cartoon series, which only aired for one season.
- Intoxicating Visuals: Vibrant backgrounds and eye-popping character sprites combine to bring Toxic Crusaders’ Saturday morning cartoon world to life.
Toxic Crusaders is coming soon to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC. You can wishlist your copy on Steam today. Players wanting to get their mops wet ahead of the game’s launch can download the Toxic Crusadersdemo.
More details are available on the game’s official site.
About Toxic Crusaders: The Toxic Crusaders are back to defend Tromaville against the evil Dr. Killemoff and his army of Radiation Rangers. With local co-op, you can grab up to four friends and take on the forces of Smogula across a variety of vibrant pixel-art levels. Choose from seven playable characters and dive into an action-packed, pun-filled adventure that’ll drag you through the wonderful world of Troma!
About Retroware: “We’re all about modern retro games. We develop, publish, make merch, and run arcades. Bringing you retro experiences with modern conveniences.”
