Action · April 5, 2016

Enter the Gungeon (2016)

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Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past. Select a hero [or team up in co-op] and battle your way to the bottom of the Gungeon by surviving a challenging and evolving series of floors filled with the dangerously adorable Gundead and fearsome Gungeon bosses armed to the teeth. Gather precious loot, discover hidden secrets, and chat with opportunistic merchants and shopkeepers to purchase powerful items to gain an edge. The Gungeon: Enter the Gungeon – a constantly evolving bullet hell fortress that elegantly blends meticulously hand-designed rooms within a procedurally-generated labyrinth bent on destroying all that enter its walls. But beware – the Gungeon responds to even the most modest victory against its sentries and traps by raising the stakes and the challenges found within! The Cult of the Gundead: The Gungeon isn’t just traps and chasms – calm your nerves and steady your aim as you face down the gun-totting Cult of the Gundead. These disciples of the gun will stop at nothing to put down the heroes in their tracks and employ any tactics necessary to defend their temple. The Gungeoneers: Choose between one of several unlikely heroes, each burdened by a deep regret and in search of a way to change their past, no matter the cost. Filled with equal parts courage and desperation, these adventurers won’t hesitate to dive across flaming walls, roll through a wall of bullets, or take cover behind whatever is around to make it to their goal alive! The Guns: Discover and unlock scores of uniquely fantastic guns to annihilate all that oppose you in the Gungeon – each carrying their own unique tactics and ammunition. Unleash everything from the tried and true medley of missiles, lasers, and cannonballs to the bizarrely effective volley of rainbows, fish, foam darts, and bees! Yep, bees. The Enter the Gungeon: Collector's Edition includes the game, the soundtrack, the digital comic, and an instant unlock of the Microtransaction Gun. Owners of the base game can upgrade to the Collector's Edition for the difference in price.

Action releases from 2016

168 Action titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume85.6k Steam reviewsTop 8% in Action
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Metacritic84/100Genre average 77 — top 22% of Action titles
Concurrent peak1.2k playersTop 9% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours34 h averageTop 12% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Bullet Hell · 3.5k
  • Action Roguelike · 2.0k
  • Rogue-like · 2.0k
  • Pixel Graphics · 1.8k
  • Difficult · 1.4k
  • Dungeon Crawler · 1.3k
  • Indie · 1.1k
  • Local Co-Op · 1.0k
  • Multiplayer · 988
  • Twin Stick Shooter · 919
  • Co-op · 869
  • Action · 861
  • 2D · 857
  • Top-Down · 777
  • Shooter · 749

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 85.6k reviews

81.3k positive · 4.3k negative

Metacritic

84/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.0/10

Curator recommendations

77.4k

Peak concurrent players

1.2k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“A hallmark of excellence.” 9.5 / 10 – Destructoid “Enter the Gungeon's roguelike elements and vast array of crazy weapons keep it entertaining for the long haul.” 8.5 / 10 – IGN “Enter the Gungeon is an absolute masterpiece of the genre.” 9/10 – EGM Now

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

34h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

4h

Current engagement

Achievements

54

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 5, 2016
DeveloperDodge Roll
PublisherDevolver Digital
Base price$4.49 -70%
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Enter the Gungeon