Hot on the irradiated heels of The MIX Summer Game Showcase, Philadelphia-based indie game publisher and developer Retroware has released a Troma-tizing new trailer for Toxic Crusaders, coming to consoles and Steam in Q3 2025.
The latest footage showcases nearly a minute and a half of mutant mayhem. In it, we get an up close and personal look at brawler’s arcade-style melees, its colorful cast of playable pugilists, and new gameplay features, such as the character-switching ability, which allows you to seamlessly swap between two Crusaders and pile on the punishment.
Watch as the Toxic Crusaders take to the streets of Tromaville and other locales to battle Dr. Killemoff and his Radiation Rangers across 10 Troma-inspired stages. Watch as Toxie, Headbanger, Major Disaster, Yvonne, Nozone, Junkyard, and Mrs. Junko lay toxic waste against the forces of Smogula in the trailer below.
Like Retroware’s upcoming release Neon Inferno, in addition to releasing digitally, Toxic Crusaders will also receive a simultaneous physical release courtesy of Limited Run Games.
For more on Toxic Crusaders, don’t miss San Diego Comic Con’s Troma panel on July 26, 2025, where Retroware will be making a major announcement about the game.
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!
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 with seven 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 launches on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC in Q3 2025.