I See Red

RPG· Twin Stick Shooter· Action· Futuristic

Released Oct 2022

Matthew Taurus, after losing everything in a horrifying event, turned from honorable policeman into vengeful outlaw. Get ready to rage through dangerous spaceships in this frantic twin-stick shooter roguelite, where you must find your enemies and destroy them.

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All announced content has been released

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All announced content has been released

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Evaluation

I See Red launched on Steam on October 24, 2022 and has received consistent post-launch support through patches and updates. The developer parted ways with publisher Gameforge in August 2023, but explicitly stated at the time that they were continuing to work on future updates and new platform releases — which they followed through on. The Nintendo Switch release arrived on March 7, 2025, accompanied by a major optimization patch, representing the most recent significant milestone for the game. The most telling signal comes from a February 28, 2026 post in which Whiteboard Games announced their next project — Beat The Champions, a licensed arcade football game — describing it as "a huge milestone that helps shape the future of the company." This post makes no mention of planned future content for I See Red, and instead positions the studio's attention squarely on their new title. The announcement of a bundle (Red Grinder) pairing I See Red with another game further suggests the game is being treated as a finished, packaged product rather than one receiving ongoing content. Looking at the full post-launch history, the studio shipped four major content releases and maintained regular patches, but the cadence of meaningful updates slowed significantly after the Nintendo Switch launch in March 2025. The last developer communication of any kind was on February 28, 2026, and it was focused on announcing a new game — not teasing anything for I See Red. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmap, and no outstanding commitments. The game's sole DLC is a soundtrack pack that shipped on launch day. Taken together, the evidence points to I See Red being a complete product. The Nintendo Switch release on March 7, 2025 appears to be the final major milestone the developer had been working toward since parting with Gameforge, and the studio's public focus has since shifted entirely to their next game.

Evidence

Whiteboard Games announced their next game, Beat The Champions, describing it as a major milestone for the company's future. No future content for I See Red was mentioned. A bundle pairing I See Red with another game was also announced, treating it as a finished product.

news post · Feb 28, 2026 source development ending

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I See Red released on Nintendo Switch — the platform release the developer had been working toward since parting with Gameforge in 2023. Accompanied by a major optimization patch. Described as 'its second largest release since arriving on Steam.'

news post · Mar 7, 2025 source content shipped

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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

I See Red - Soundtrack DLC

Oct 2022

Media

Details

Developer

Whiteboard Games

Publisher

Whiteboard Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

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About this game

In I See Red, you are an outlaw traveling through the infinite black space in search of the person who subjected you to unspeakable pain. You are so focused on your quest that you stopped paying attention to anything else, making your surroundings look muted: your targets, however, are clearer than ever, constantly glowing in RED.

Hell-bent and corrupted on the inside, find out what they did to make you this way.

Vengeance, Violence and Pain

Adapt your strategies to your opponents and develop a destructive fighting style.
Experience fast-paced gunfights, destructible cover and a variety of deadly weapon types.
Unleash your fury and use your grappling hook to put an abrupt end to your enemies.
Make use of the numerous passive skills which turn every playthrough into a unique experience.
Return after your death as a clone, grow stronger each time and bring doom upon your tormentors.
The game’s unique look always allows you to see everything important at a glance and draws you into dark spaceship levels.

A Frantic Twin-Stick Shooter that Embraces Destruction

I See Red offers a frantic gaming experience, allowing you to wreak utter havoc and bring entire ships to their knees. Everything you can interact with, you can destroy. Every cover and detail can explode into a thousand pieces. Use this to your advantage and expose your enemies. You can also brutally execute your foes with your own, bare hands.

A Never-Ending Roguelite Journey

Fight your way through the entire galaxy, invading spaceships manned by Humans, Robots or Aliens, each with their own weaponry, augments and more. Every time you begin a new playthrough, you will be able to complete challenges to experience new unexplored paths, more powerful skills, fearless enemies you’ve never seen before, the most incredible abilities and more. Make your runs more diverse every time you start anew and find innovative ways of completing your quest for vengeance!