Rip off the oil industry in this arcade platformer with high hopes and no jump button!
HELSINKI – Oct. 9, 2023 – Rev your engines and embark on a wild, retro-style adventure like no other with the new free demo for Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (real name), available on PC today during Steam Next Fest! This 3D platform-arcade-collectathon game is a love letter to the classics, from the legendary Super Mario 64 to the adrenaline-pumping Crazy Taxi.
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom tells a tale of ecological redemption as you save people from the wicked oil company with your wind-up spring instead of a gas tank. Vroom to your destination utilizing the surrounding ramps and hills to your advantage. Venture vertically to uncover hidden gears, crucial for unlocking new stages, and unearth secret routes and treasures. Help an elderly lady cross the street, discover why there are screams coming from pizza boxes, or join a group of old people watching a construction site.
Made with Italian passion and pixel-perfect precision by the very talented team at Panik Arcade and published by Those Awesome Guys, Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom brings back the good old days of gaming with a spring-powered twist. You’ll be hooked from the start with its fast and exhilarating gameplay, featuring wacky characters, hilarious dialog and unusual mechanics.
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom is expected to launch in 2024 on PC via Steam. To keep up with the latest news and updates from the game, follow along on Twitter and Discord.
About Panik Arcade
Panik Arcade is the neon-coloured brainchild of Matteo and Lorenzo, two Italians raised on pizza, comics and Nintendo 64 nostalgia. After hitting first place with their prototype during the Brackeys Jam 2020, the indie duo decided to go bigger, brighter and bolder, transforming what was at first a fun take on the games of old into their first commercial title as a studio. Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom is planned to release on Steam in 2024, and yes, that is really the game’s name.
About Those Awesome Guys
Based in Bucharest, Romania, Those Awesome Guys is a fiercely independent video game development and publishing studio formed out of people from all around the world. After the launch of the hit success Move or Die, the studio branched out to publishing with the release of Monster Prom and Deepest Chamber. The team is now prepping the launch of the upcoming titles Super Mini Mart and Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom.
