Toxic Crusaders Review 2025: Retro Beat 'Em Up Revival - Is It Worth Buying?

Toxic Crusaders full review: Relive 90s arcade action in this modern beat 'em up remake with co-op chaos, mutant powers, and Toxic Avenger mayhem.
Toxic Crusaders Review 2025: Retro Beat 'Em Up Revival - Is It Worth Buying?
Toxic Crusaders, developed by Saber Interactive and published by Limited Run Games, launched fully on December 3, 2025 across PC (Steam), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch after years in development hell. This faithful remake/reboot of the 1992 NES beat 'em up based on The Toxic Avenger comic/Troma Films universe brings back Toxie and his mutant allies in 4-player local/online co-op glory. Players bash pollution-spewing enemies, unleash special powers, and save Tromaville from Apocalypse Inc. in arcade-style levels packed with gore and humor. At $29.99 with Deluxe Editions offering comics and soundtracks, does this nostalgic revival deliver modern polish or feel like dated cash-grab nostalgia? What is Toxic Crusaders About? Set in the polluted hellscape of Tromaville, you control Toxic Avenger (Toxie) and unlockable allies like Nozz-A-La, Major Disaster, and Headbanger as they battle Apocalypse Inc. —a mega-corp dumping toxic waste to mutate citizens into monsters. The story …