Deep modular gun crafting
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Borderlands hands you the complete guns, and that's all well and good. Mercenary Kings gives you the pieces and lets you experiment.”
Steam review · 20.5 h played ↗
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%Tribute Games Inc.2014Platformer · Shooter · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A slow, Monster Hunter-style 2D mission grinder with gorgeous pixel art and deep gun crafting, best in co-op. Skip it if you want a fast Metal Slug run-and-gun or hate grinding and timers.
Great for
Co-op players who enjoy gun crafting, loot grinding and Paul Robertson pixel art
Main risk
Repetitive grind on the same maps with timers, fleeing bosses and respawning enemies
What players love
Great co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Co-op gives a ton of fun and positivity.”
Steam review · translated · 9.4 h played ↗
Gorgeous pixel art and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“+Absolutely beautiful pixel art and animations.”
Steam review · 66.1 h played ↗
Great music and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the music is awesome i find myself listening to it all the time even well after i stopped playing this game”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗
Lots of missions and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“there are 112 levels with more than 12 unique bosses which should keep you busy for a decent amount of time”
Steam review · 68.7 h played ↗
Fun, humorous retro action
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“you can fight a mech operated by a tiny dog, and your weapon can be a toilet gun if you want”
Steam review · 24.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive grind on reused maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“You will repeat the same level over and over again ad nauseam, repeating the same uninspiring objectives.”
Steam review · 22.6 h played ↗
Clunky controls, no diagonal aiming
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“you can't shoot diagonally, jumps have this little split sec before and after the jump that pin you on the ground”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
Mission timers punish exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Massive levels with a time limit and you get NOTHING if you run out of time. Demented design.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Enemies respawn instantly
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Mobs respawn should you move screen even a little bit, meaning damage and bullets from the places that you thought you've cleared.”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Bosses run away mid-fight
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“the boss will likely walk off in the middle of the fight - leaving you no choice but to walk to the other side of the map”
Steam review · 16.2 h played ↗
Poor keyboard and controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Button assigment when using an Xbox controller sucks and these cannot be changed”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support300 MB
Minimum
OSVista or later
ProcessorIntel Core™ Duo or faster
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.0 compliant video card
Storage300 MB HD space
OSVista or later
ProcessorIntel Core™ Duo or faster
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.0 compliant video card
Storage300 MB HD space
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