Supergregg has released a beta demo of NEON, an Atari STE rail shooter inspired by Rez and Tempest 2000. It requires at least 1 MB of RAM and combines wireframe 3D graphics with Soundtracker music, raster effects and dot effects.
The demo appeared on 23rd October 2026, ahead of a planned full release by the end of the year. Supergregg has not set a specific launch date and describes the available build as a beta rather than the finished game.
Dynamic music, additional options and a multiplayer Duel mode feature in the development plans. These additions remain part of the proposed full release, so the current download provides a preview of a project still taking shape.
For its demonstration soundtrack, NEON uses cTrix’s 2009 module ‘House My Kolsch Up’. Supergregg identifies the track as temporary demonstration audio, with the planned dynamic music system still to come.
The two named influences place NEON between different approaches to abstract shooting. Jeff Minter’s Tempest 2000 updated Atari’s geometric arcade game for Jaguar with polygons, visual effects and a techno soundtrack. Meanwhile, Sega’s Rez paired rail shooting with electronic music and changing abstract environments on Dreamcast.
NEON takes inspiration from those games for a new STE release. Its announcement focuses on wireframe graphics and arcade action, alongside the raster and dot effects familiar from computer demos.
The downloads include GRID3D_DEMO.PRG, listed at 210 kB, and a 360 kB disk image named neond.st. Both sit on a name-your-own-price page, with no compulsory payment for the beta.
You’ll find both files and the creator’s development plans on Supergregg’s NEON page.
