The neon-colored, battle-dome arena shooter featuring vehicles themed around 1980s car-combat films has launched on Steam for $12.99. The game is being called a modern love letter to classic vehicular combat games, paying homage to the 3D classics like Vigilante 8 and Twisted Metal.

According to the game’s producer, Radek Smektala, the idea was to make something that we no longer get to play in today’s generation, as opposed to trying to completely reinvent genre, saying…

“With Nightwolf, our prime directive was to create the kind of game we miss playing. We weren’t interested in reinventing the wheel, focusing instead on recreating the kind of unbridled fun that we first experienced playing fifth and sixth gen console games, back when things like GaaS and loot boxes didn’t really exist.”

That brings a manly tear to my eye.

You can see what Nightwolf looks like in action with the gameplay video below from KyoKat.

The vehicles are all based on classic properties like Mad Max and Knight Rider. There’s also some light vehicular damage where parts and pieces will fly off the car as it takes damage. It’s obviously not as in-depth as a game like Wreckfest, but it’s decent enough.

Visually the game has the Night City vibe from most cyberpunk fanfare, with the high contrasts between the bright lights and the dark concrete buildings surrounding the arena. A synthwave soundtrack accompanies the action as you speed around, taking down enemy waves and attempting to survive each match.

For now the game is a single-player affair but maybe we’ll see more modes in future updates? For now the game is focused on providing gamers with a healthy single-player experience with a variety of weapons, unlockable vehicles, and arena-based gameplay. It’s truly a throwback to a bygone era, with the exception of infrequent releases like Gaz Guzzlers Extreme.

You can check out Nightwolf: Survive the Megadome right now over on the Steam store for just $12.99.