- Shakedown: Hawaii Update v1.1.7 - 5 December 2025
Update Notes v1.1.7 - December 5th, 2025 A new Shakedown: Hawaii update is now live! This quality-of-life update focuses on UI refinements, bug fixes, and optimizations. Many improvements that made their way into the game when it was ported to mobile have now been brought over to the PC version. Most notably, mouse controls have been improved throughout the UI, minigames, and map screen (thanks to refinements made for touch screens). Thanks, again for playing! I hope this update makes the game an even smoother experience for all of you. -Brian, Developer of Shakedown: Hawaii
- Shakedown: Hawaii Update v1.1.6 - 18 November 2024
Update Notes v1.1.6 - November 18th, 2024 The CEO's order of office supplies has just arrived... which means he's got a few new toys to play with! His idea of a "letter opener" might be a bit much, although his research lab's brand new lightgun makes that look downright medieval. That's right! A new update for Shakedown: Hawaii is now available. The "Pen vs. Sword" update adds new weapons, challenges, styles, a multiplier assistant feature, and more. Here's a quick rundown... New WeaponsSword & ShieldPenLightgun! New Arcade ChallengesA challenge for each new weapon. Adds a Multiplier AssistantYou can now max out your revenue with a single click. Adds Masks to the Costume ShopYou can now choose a new mask for your disguise. DirectX RendererFixed re-initialization errors that could occur when switching modes. Button IconsAlthough the game auto-detects most popular game controllers, you ca…
- Shakedown: Hawaii Update v1.1.5 - 8 December 2022
v1.1.5 (PC) - December 7, 2022 The new v1.1.5 update is now live! This update fixes issues related to sound volume resetting and volume settings not being saved correctly. Thanks so much for playing! I hope these improvements make the game even better for you. If you discover any game bugs or issues, don't hesitate to email support.
- Shakedown: Hawaii Update v1.1.4 - 8 February 2022
Update Notes v1.1.4 (PC) - February 8, 2022 The new v1.1.4 update is now live! New audio engine: Replaced DirectSound with XAudio2 for increased performance and compatibility. Fixed screen clipping when playing in 3.75:3 aspect ratio. Fixed bugs in various missions and shakedowns. Misc. other bug fixes. Thanks so much for playing! I hope these improvements make the game even better for you. If you discover any game bugs or issues, don't hesitate to email support. For more information on the previous update, check out this post (v1.1.3).
- Shakedown: Hawaii Update v1.1.3 - 16 December 2020
Update Notes v1.1.3 (PC) - December 15, 2020 The new v1.1.3 update is now live! Added more achievements! Vehicle nitro flames now set NPCs on fire. Delivering a tank to the export garage will now reward you with one of every weapon. NPCs taking selfies now react to photobombing. Misc. bug fixes. Thanks so much for playing! I hope these improvements make the game even better for you. If you discover any game bugs or issues, don't hesitate to email support. For more information on the previous updates, check out this post (v1.1.0), this post (v1.1.1), and this post (v1.1.2).
- Shakedown: Hawaii Update v1.1.2 - 31 October 2020
Update Notes v1.1.2 (PC) - October 31, 2020 The new v1.1.2 update is now live! Added PS5 DualSense controller support. PS4 controllers can now use R2 as an alternate fire button. Added new polished pixel art for the circuit board shakedown minigame. The "daily revenue" icon now shows both corporate and protection revenue, not just corporate. Enemy AI improved in the "Catch a Break" shakedown mission. Enemies in missions "Ceramic Parable" and "Clean Sweep" now attack more aggressively if the player tries to use a vehicle to take them down (when playing under normal difficulty). Fixed a shakedown bug which caused some missions to be stuck in a "Mission Failed" loop. Adjusted the car export garage's max cars per week to 5. Fixed some visual glitches in 1X zoom mode. Fixed a map zoom bug. Misc. optimizations for low end PCs. Misc. minor bug fixes and improvements. Thanks so much for playing…
- Shakedown: Hawaii Update v1.1.1 - 24 October 2020
Shakedown: Hawaii Update Notes v1.1.1 (PC) - October 24, 2020 Gloves have been added to various shops, so you can now "customize" your character's hands. Check out the mall (second floor) or large department store on the west side of the map (among other places) to grab some. During the "Territory Takeover" shakedown missions, enemies will now more fiercely counter vehicle attacks (level 3 onward). This encourages players to engage in combat and use a more strategic approach. The "Live Broadcast" boss AI has been improved and made slightly more challenging (particularly under normal difficulty). Tweaks were also made to improve the experience under 3X zoomed-in mode. The "Lost Locks" shakedown now lets you clear the security guards by cutting their hair too. This provides players with an alternative approach to get rid of them. Tuned "Ballistic Pick Pocket" Arcade Challenge. Chase missi…
- Shakedown: Hawaii arrives October 20th! - 15 October 2020
Shakedown: Hawaii is coming to Steam on Tuesday, October 20th along with a 25% off launch discount! The Steam version brings the entire game to your PC, along with controller, keyboard and mouse support, leaderboards, achievements, trading cards, badges, and community emoticons. It also supports displays from 21:9 and 16:9 to 4:3 (of course!). It also comes packed with the latest big game update, launching first right here on PC. The update adds a whole new difficulty mode, new types of shakedowns, a quick menu for upgrades, and much more. The new normal setting boasts new and more difficult enemy types across the story missions, sidequests, and shakedowns, plus fewer health drops. New bulletproof and even fireproof enemies appear as the game progresses, necessitating the use of more varied attacks. When they arrive, you'll need to up your dodge game! You'll have to jump stomp, melee, o…
- Shakedown: Hawaii breaks onto Steam this August - 28 June 2020
After a year of tearing up the same turf, it’s time to take the shakedown to another store. Following last year’s debut on the Epic Games Store, Retro City Rampage follow-up Shakedown: Hawaii is bringing its playful, parodical GTA-esque sandbox to Steam this August. But first, developers Vblank Entertainment are once again taking a brief detour towards some rather unexpected ports. (more…)
- Shakedown: Hawaii review - crime and capitalism in a sunny open world - 8 May 2019
Shakedown: Hawaii is the latest game from Brian Provinciano, whose previous work, Retro City Rampage, de-made GTA for the era of 8-bit consoles and then loaded its open-world with topical memespeak gags and labour-of-love gimmicks. Shakedown: Hawaii is more of the same - more open-world crime, with 16-bit graphics this time, as a trio of characters rebuild a decrepit business empire using deeply questionable tactics. But as well as being a game about stealing cars, running people down, and shooting everyone you meet to pieces, it's also a bit of a clicker. The more you play, the more you earn. And the more you earn, the more of the map's businesses you are able to buy up, and benefit from their daily revenue. After one real-world day of playing, I owned a fairly small proportion of the map, and I was making about half a million every in-game day. The following afternoon, when I finally…
- Shakedown: Hawaii is out now and all about the Benjamins - 7 May 2019
Shakedown: Hawaii may be a bloodless 2D parody of Grand Theft Auto with nary a swear or drug reference in sight, but it’s still a deeply cynical game from the hour or so I’ve played so far. Out today, it’s the sequel to Retro City Rampage, developer Vblank Entertainment’s earlier joke-a-minute GTA parody. This time they’ve traded in the pseudo-NES sprites for SNES era colour and definition, although the game’s story of an ’80s corporate head trying to stay relevant in the day of gamer-branded soft drinks and VR arcades is as contemporary as it gets. See the launch trailer below. (more…)
- Retro City Rampage follow-up Shakedown: Hawaii finally has a release date - 23 April 2019
Developer Vblank Entertainment has announced that Shakedown: Hawaii, its long-awaited Retro City Rampage follow-up, will be coming to Switch, PlayStation 4, Vita, and PC on 7th May. Shakedown: Hawaii, which was initially due to launch in April 2017, picks up the action 30 years after the events of Retro City Rampage, rejoining that game's protagonist (now a big-shot CEO, rather than a small-time crook), for more open-world shenanigans - albeit ones that trade the original game's 8-bit trappings for more of a 16-bit flair. There's more to the experience than a mere visual upgrade, however; corporate domination is the name of the game this time around, as players complete missions and indulge in "property acquisition, shakedowns, sabotage, market manipulation and collateral 're-zoning'". And there's a lot more ground to cover too, with the new map - incorporating the city, suburbs, beache…
- Shakedown Hawaii cuts a deal for an Epic launch this spring - 5 March 2019
Shakedown Hawaii – the much-delayed sequel to Vblank Entertainment’s grand GTA parody Retro City Rampage – is nearly here, and will be making its debut on the Epic store later this spring. The scope of the game seems to have grown a bit since I last looked. It now blends its pseudo-16-bit aesthetic with the 80s trappings of GTA: Vice City and the character-hopping story of GTA 5. In-between running around and causing the usual urban chaos, there’ll be mini-games and even some property management. Take a peek at the weirdly informercial-ish trailer below. (more…)
- Epic Games store nabs Shakedown: Hawaii as a timed PC exclusive - 5 March 2019
The next game from the developer of Retro City Rampage makes its PC debut first on the Epic Games store. Shakedown: Hawaii, from developer Vblank Entertainment, comes out this spring. It combines 16-bit open world action and empire building. You build an ostensibly legitimate corporation by completing missions and acquiring businesses, while sabotaging your competitors and shaking down shops for protection money. The trailer is below. Read more
- New Shakedown: Hawaii Trailer & Livestream - 22 December 2018
A new trailer for Shakedown: Hawaii has just landed! But wait, there's more! I'll also be doing a gameplay livestream tomorrow at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern, on the Vblank YouTube Channel. See the game in action -- Sunday, December 23rd at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern! In the meantime, watch the new trailer, here: https://youtu.be/z4o9oQ8op8U Also, if you missed it, watch the deep gameplay overview trailer, here: https://youtu.be/o5-om0n537Q Thanks for watching!
- Shakedown: Hawaii - New Gameplay Overview Trailer - 19 October 2018
16-Bit open world empire building is coming to Steam, Q1 2019! Watch the new SHAKEDOWN: HAWAII trailer now: https://youtu.be/o5-om0n537Q This new trailer dives deep into the game -- revealing the world, story, business acquisition, characters, and customization. It's the biggest trailer yet! For even more, watch the gameplay live stream at 4pm PT / 7pm ET: http://youtube.com/vblankentertainment Plus, huge reveals and much more available at vblank.com, here: http://vblank.com/20181019_sh_trailer.php https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33107531%2F5b4ab8ca2927794bd7e1b4f2c4db5192fa608ced.pnghttps%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33107531%2Fa2a93e308829a0bfa17b92df9e359d7759fed930.png https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33107531%2Fa63135e825dc099cffb027b3b0617b8a354611b9.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/s…
- New Teaser Trailer & Details! - 6 September 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F4140259%2F323a6b5cea4724f10aa929f240cf2ca5983ec4c4.png Vblank Entertainment's latest open world adventure is still on the way. Shakedown: Hawaii just finished a great PAX showing! Check out the update along with its new teaser trailer to fill you in on the details. Be sure to add it to your wishlist, here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/598730/ DESCRIPTION From the boardroom to the streets, build your corporate empire and destroy the competition. Welcome to Shakedown: Hawaii, Vblank Entertainment's latest open world adventure. Shakedown: Hawaii parodies mega corporations, white collar crimes, and the most comically egregious business practices that go alongside. It playfully satirizes business that's so ballsy, you'll be left saying, "I'm not even mad, that's amazing!". Build a "legitimate" corporation via open world mi…
- Long-awaited Retro City Rampage follow-up Shakedown: Hawaii gets a new trailer - 3 September 2018
Developer Vblank Entertainment has released a new teaser trailer showcasing its long-awaited retro-styled open-world adventure Shakedown: Hawaii - alongside a brief update on its development. Shakedown: Hawaii, the follow-up to Vblank's 8-bit-inspired Retro City Rampage, brings back its predecessor's protagonist (albeit now a big-shot CEO, and 30 years older) and once against sets players rampaging through the gloriously 2D city streets - this time to build their corporate empire and destroy the competition. This is done, says Vblank, by completing missions, and through "property acquisition, shakedowns, sabotage, market manipulation and collateral 're-zoning'". The new trailer below offers an updated look at the ensuing carnage. And speedboats! Read more…
