Blazing Chrome received generally favorable reviews from critics, being frequently compared to the Contra games.

[10] The Arcade Crew released a gameplay preview on June 28, showing two players riding hoverbikes and fighting enemies on a train.

[11][12][13] Blazing Chrome was released on July 11, 2019, for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One,[14] and later for Amazon Luna on November 19, 2020.

Developer Danilo Dias, a fan of the games, wanted to combine the mechanical bosses of Metal Slug and the "speed and frenetic style" of Contra.

[17][18][19][20] Alex Santa Maria of GameRevolution praised the game's challenge and presentation, but criticized the "unforgiving" difficulty curve and "outdated" control scheme.

[5] Nintendo Life's Ollie Reynolds agreed that the game's difficulty was "brutal", though he praised the gameplay, visuals, and "spectacular" boss battles.

[6] Push Square's Jamie O'Neill gave the game 8/10 stars, lauding the art, unlockable characters, and set pieces, but also wrote that the difficulty of the genre "may be off-putting".

[2] Windows Central reviewer Asher Madan described Blazing Chrome as "one of the best" of its genre, praising the visuals, controls, and level variety.

Borger concluded his review by calling Blazing Chrome a "loving tribute" to the Contra and Metal Slug games.

[22] Neal Ronaghan from Nintendo World Report gave Blazing Chrome an 8/10, positively comparing it to Contra while praising the style and feel of the game.