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Agelvik · 2022 · Windows

Steam: 96 % positive of 1,611 reviews, as of Oct 28

GUN DEVIL is an explosive platformer about rescuing your kidnapped hell wife from Satan's child, the Caramelized Dumbass and his Pimp Legion.

24 games that play like Gun Devil and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Shotgun Cop Man, Bloody Hell and Enter the Gungeon.

Player tags

  • Side Scroller
  • 2D Platformer
  • Hero Shooter
  • Shoot 'Em Up
  • Precision Platformer
  • Bullet Hell
  • Platformer
  • Shooter
Map region: Arcade Shooters & Bullet Hell
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players overwhelmingly find this short, free run-and-gun platformer fun and polished, but they mostly wish it were longer, since it ends on a cliffhanger.

Many players praise the snappy, responsive shooting and movement, the challenging stages and bosses, and the bullet-hell-style chaos of enemy fire. Pixel art, bright colours and the crude, irreverent humour are frequently singled out as charming. Some players call the soundtrack forgettable but fitting. The most common complaint is length: the game takes well under two hours and stops without a final boss fight, which many reviewers find disappointing. Some players also mention repetitive dialogue, an awkward camera sway, a shoot button bound to the arrow keys that cannot be remapped to the mouse, and a shallow story. Recent reviews lean more negative, with one reviewer rejecting it as low-effort shovelware, while most recent positive reviews echo the same praise and hope for a full release.

Praised

  • Smooth, responsive combat

    Players say the movement and shooting feel tight and fluid, with controls that stay responsive even when the screen fills with bullets.

    Many players
  • Challenging, rewarding stages

    Players describe the levels and bosses as hard but fair, and say that finally clearing a stage feels earned.

    Many players
  • Humour and art style

    Reviewers enjoy the crude, irreverent humour, the colourful pixel art and the distinctive characters and enemies.

    Many players
  • Free and good value

    Players are impressed that such a polished game is free, and many say it is well worth trying despite its short length.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Too short, cliffhanger ending

    Reviewers say the game ends abruptly after a short run, with no final boss fight, leaving the story unfinished.

    Many players
  • Repetitive or crude writing

    Players find the jokes and dialogue juvenile or cringey, and say they repeat quickly.

    Some players
  • Shoot button and camera issues

    Players mention that the shoot button cannot be set to the mouse, and that the camera sways in an annoying way.

    A few players
Who it suits
Suits players who enjoy short, arcade-style run-and-gun games with tight shooting, tough bosses and crude humour, especially fans of retro shooters.
Who should skip it
Players wanting a long, complete campaign or a deep story should skip it, since it is short and ends unfinished.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with longer playtimes, who reach the late stages, more often ask for a conclusion and a final boss, while newcomers mostly praise the quick, polished action.

Summarised by AI from 62 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Gun Devil

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Gun Devil

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Downwell95 % positive of 7,942Shared: 2D Platformer · Shoot 'Em Up · Precision Platformer
  2. Exit the Gungeon72 % positive of 3,418Shared: 2D Platformer · Bullet Hell · Platformer
  3. My Friend Pedro95 % positive of 24,643Shared: Side Scroller · Platformer · Shooter
  4. Garbanzo Quest98 % positive of 669Shared: 2D Platformer · Bullet Hell · Platformer
  5. Guns of Fury87 % positive of 982Shared: Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Shoot 'Em Up
  6. Missing Banban92 % positive of 301Shared: Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Shoot 'Em Up
  7. Hyperhell97 % positive of 179Shared: Shooter · Pixel Graphics · Linear
  8. GundeadliGne82 % positive of 163Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter
  9. Tormentor❌Punisher92 % positive of 306Shared: Pixel Graphics · 2D · Action
  10. Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell89 % positive of 966
  11. Blaster Shooter GunGuy!48 % positive of 85Shared: Side Scroller · Precision Platformer · Platformer
  12. SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER96 % positive of 4,887Shared: Platformer · Action-Adventure · Pixel Graphics

By look

Looks like Gun Devil

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Samurai GUNN94 % positive of 355
  2. Shovel Knight Dig75 % positive of 830
  3. Kitsune Tails95 % positive of 840
  4. ScourgeBringer86 % positive of 2,661
  5. TowerFall Ascension94 % positive of 2,958
  6. Garbanzo Quest98 % positive of 669
  7. Nuclear Throne96 % positive of 15,109
  8. UFO 5093 % positive of 7,196
  9. Super Mombo Quest96 % positive of 806
  10. Babushka's Glitch Dungeon98 % positive of 264
  11. Underlevel93 % positive of 274
  12. SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER96 % positive of 4,887

At a glance

What games like Gun Devil have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Gun Devil: Bullet Hell (11 of 24), Shoot 'Em Up (11) and Side Scroller (9).
  • They came out between 2011 and 2026, 10 of them after Gun Devil (2022).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Bloody Hell (97 % positive of 7,115).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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