Bullet Noir is a new top-down twin-stick shooter from developer Wolcen Studio. It launches into early access on Steam on the 15th of April 2025 and has been described as “gritty” and “hyper-stylised.” It follows a rich story of four protagonists on a mission of vengeance and features a one-hit-kill mechanic to create “intense showdowns” with hordes of enemies.

“Bullet Noir is a love letter to the action and Noir canon, paying homage to titles like Hotline Miami, John Wick, Sin City and The Matrix,” said Bullet Noir Game Director Tavi Petre. “We wanted to create something fierce, kinetic, and oozing with style. And more importantly, we wanted to create a dedicated action game that offers players plenty of choice, ensuring that every second you’re making micro-decisions on how to tackle the ever-chaotic scenarios we’ve thrown at you!”

Bullet Noir is the first game as part of Wolcen Studio’s new “Indie Initiative”, developing in-house grassroots game projects into launchable titles. “Here at Wolcen, we believe it’s important to encourage our team members to pursue their indie development dreams, and Bullet Noir is the first title in our ‘Indie Initiative’ wherein we’re committed to delivering smaller-scale passion projects,” said Bogdan Oprescu, President of Wolcen Studio. “This really enlivens our team’s creativity and trains them to achieve the maximum result within a lot of constraints. It is very interesting to see how a small indie team can coexist within the same company with larger teams that are involved in larger-scale projects. We hope Bullet Noir is the first of many titles to come in our indie line-up!”