Schwarzerblitz v1.7

"Schwarzerblitz shows love to early polygonal fighters" - Siliconera

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Schwarzerblitz is a deliberate, affectionate throwback to the low-poly 3D fighters of the early 1990s. It wraps a chunky, nostalgia-rich visual style and arcade sensibilities around a modern, technical fighting system: five-button controls, fluid chaining between moves, ring-outs, and a trigger mechanic that both opens and breaks combos. The game pairs fast, physical encounters with a campy, sci‑fi story set in 2065-where a mysterious black lightning disaster links a secret government project to a much larger conspiracy-delivered across a roughly five-hour story mode with several CG cutscenes.

Gameplay is approachable at first glance but offers depth for players who want it. Most attacks can chain into others for long strings; impact attacks can send opponents flying and lead to satisfying ring-outs on border stages; and the trigger system uses a bullet counter to let you break guards, increase hitstun for follow-ups, or, defensively, cancel incoming hitstun and turn the tide. Movement is full 3D with 8‑way freedom, and the training mode provides frame advantage data, tutorials and trials to learn timings and combos.

The tone leans playful and sometimes absurd-expect a drunken shark-man, a politically incorrect robot, and even an Aussie raptor with a minigun-while the game supports local multiplayer (including split-keyboard), extensive move lists, moddable content via Steam Workshop support, and flexible input options for keyboard and various gamepads. Schwarzerblitz can be downloaded on Steam.

Key features
- 28 playable characters with extended movelists listing every possible chain
- Over 100 skins (around 4 per character)
- 40+ stages with animated backgrounds and ring-out mechanics
- Five-button system: Guard, Punch, Kick, Tech and Trigger
- Fluid combo system where most attacks chain into each other
- Impact attacks that can send opponents flying and cause ring-outs
- Trigger attacks (bullet counter): break guard, increase hitstun, enable huge damage
- Trigger guard / combo breaker: use the bullet counter to cancel hitstun and counterattack
- 5-hour story mode tying together multiple arcade endings, with CG cutscenes
- Arcade, survival, time-attack modes and an arcade ending theater
- Extensive training mode with frame advantage data, tutorials and trials
- Local multiplayer (joypad or split-keyboard), full 3D 8-way movement
- Moddable engine with Steam Workshop support
- Fully remappable controls; supports XInput and DirectInput controllers
- Varied soundtrack across different genres
- Gallery mode and additional unlockables for completionists
- A drunken shark-man, a politically incorrect robot, and yes, a friggin’ Aussie raptor with a minigun

If you enjoy tight, combo-friendly fighting systems wrapped in retro 3D visuals and quirky characters, Schwarzerblitz offers both an arcade feel and enough depth to keep practice meaningful-and it’s available to download now.