GUN KING

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Gun King feels like a knockoff 20 Minutes Till Dawn, copying not only the core gameplay (as a Vampire Survivors-like game, but you control shooting), but also copying the skill upgrade trees. Burn damage giving the player healing, frozen enemies shattering on death, summon damage builds, getting hit yielding permanent stat upgrades, passive aoe damage, pickup range, auto weapon reloading.. it's all here, just with minor changes. They're even presented similarly, as a diamond with four nodes (also similar to how upgrades are presented in Nova Drift, which is probably where 20 Minutes got it from). And if you thought Back 4 Blood has an issue with enemy silhouette readability, Gun King might have that game beat. 99% of the enemies you will be fighting in this game are pawns, and while different variations of this enemy do exist, they are far too visually similar to quickly identify. There's a slightly fatter pawn, a pawn with a few green pixels behind it, a pawn with a small plus drawn on it, a pawn holding a gun that is the same color as the smoke and bodies on the ground... Imagine playing Vampire Survivors and every non-boss enemy was just some variant of a skeleton with a few pixels changed, or imagine Nuclear Throne with every enemy being a Bandit holding a different weapon, but all the weapons look almost the same. It would get old. Real fast. I don't know why the game has a chess theme. Replace the chess pieces with literally anything else and the game doesn't change. In a different game like Shotgun King the chess theming actually plays a roll as the pieces on the board still move in (roughly) the same ways that they move in chess. But here? Replace the character with a blue circle and the enemies with red squares, call it "Shape King", and you would never know that at one point it was themed around chess. Wait a minute... shot... GUN King? Hmm..

Quickly unlocked all the upgrades in one run, the summons are just too op, especially with the fountain and regen upgrades and spawning summons every minute. Otherwise I see great potential in this game and I am looking forwards to see what will be added next. Also haven't seen the queen, if it's in the game or no? She could be used as like the reaper at the end in Vampire survivors, but that might me just too much similarity with that game. Would i recommend you play this game? Yes and no. The are plenty of bugs, I mainly encountered some with the weapon upgrades. If you are willing to wait a bit for more polished releases, then yes.

i wish i could inject gun king in my veins

fun chill and just always fun to make weapons oppppp

Mindless fun that tickles the brain just right. If you like bullet hells/heavens and thinking only just enough to dodge bullets while you unload on things, this game is for you.

A very fun, simple twin stick shooter with a chess theme that is progressing well during early access. The dev is quick to fix bugs and is taking suggestions for possible additions and improvements. The price is fair for what you get.

Great! Well worth the price and a few hours! Looking forward to updates also.