Endless replayability and secrets
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the amount of unlockables and the like in this game is crazy.”
Steam review · 167.6 h played ↗
Enter the Gungeon
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Dodge Roll2016Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Roguelike
The verdict
A polished, very replayable bullet-hell roguelike packed with guns, secrets and humor. Skip it if you want permanent upgrades, online co-op or a forgiving difficulty.
Great for
Skill-driven players who like difficult bullet hells, gun variety, secrets and hunting unlocks
Main risk
Weak RNG-dependent loot, no stat progression and a steep difficulty can make runs feel pointless
What players love
Huge variety of guns, items and synergies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Insane variety, gleaming polish, intense combat that will make you itch to play over and over.”
Steam review · 145.4 h played ↗
Great art, music and pop-culture humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Amazing game amazing soundtrack, especially the Oubliette.”
Steam review · 53.4 h played ↗
Satisfying, addictive bullet-hell combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“One of the best out in bullet hell genre with satisfying combat and gameplay loop that demands you to play more”
Steam review · 33.7 h played ↗
Fair, skill-based challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“it feels VERY fair, and skill based, nearly every single run”
Steam review · 289.8 h played ↗
Great value for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“so cheap for so much insane content and gameplay.”
Steam review · 757 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak guns, heavy RNG, no real progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“for a game about guns i only found like a third of the guns i had to be actually fun and or useful.”
Steam review · 34.8 h played ↗
Runs feel repetitive and samey
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“This game might have hundreds of guns, but I am hardly seeing any of them”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
No proper online co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“there is no multiplayer, label is incorrect, you have to use steam's remote play”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Too hard, with no easy mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“3 hours later you still can't get past the first floor because you can't beat any of the bosses the game throws at you.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Controller input drops, freezes and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“The game seems to drop controller inputs every now and then, which is super annoying.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
No save and quit; progress can be lost
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“A game that doesn't let me interrupt a gaming session and come back to it, a.k.a. a game without "save and quit", is an instant nope for me.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E6320 (2*1866) or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 7600 GS (512 MB) or equivalent
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E6320 (2*1866) or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 7600 GS (512 MB) or equivalent
Storage2 GB available space
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