Red Pistol

This is simply a bad game! It fails in almost every aspect what makes a good rogue like (I played the game for about 3 hours- 2 hours offline) 1. The progression system is a joke: there is only two updates (the most boring ones: xp-gain and health!) 2. There are 8 weapons that can be unlocked after a huge grind fest, and not for money but for bounty -money????-wtf 3. Its grindy as hell 4. The levels are boring and all look the same 5. Minor flaws: No map or minimap. + you cannot even read your health bar because it is too small 5. Most important: the gameplay: it simply consist of kiting mobs and going in circles for hours which is exactly as much fun as it sounds like I actually cannot understand the good reviews. Maybe those guys have never played good rogue likes like Binding of isaac or Nuclear throne?

I am a bit of a fan of these rougelike shooters. Whilst they got 'big' with Vampire Survivors, I've enjoyed some smaller, but niche titles. Red Pistol is one of those. With a Western / Vampire theme, you are rolling through four environments with incrementally stronger weapons and perks to get to the final boss. It's all been said before, you will need favourable RNG to get the build you prefer to take on the heavy hitters, but Red Pistol does this in a pixelated Wild West platform with a variety of undead foe. It can get hectic (and heavy on processing that leads to occasional stuttering) but it feels good mowing down the hordes. It asks for a dozen or so hours, which for the content is about right. I am slightly annoyed a couple of achievements won't drop (a known issue), but this in the end is a minor gripe. Again, a small team has made a game that's kept my interest longer than multi-million titles. Go figure.

https://youtu.be/03uEyr0Iux4 Combat is balanced for painfully spongey enemies and bosses that waste the players time as they plink away at them for ages to earn a kill.

I love Survivors game, but this isn't a good one. Poor gameplay, poor upgrades, enemies take forever to kill. Decent music and art, and I liked rescuing people to join your camp, but overall it's very dull.

Developed by Ace Horizon Studios and published by indie.io, Red Pistol delivers a stylish blend of roguelike action, bullet-hell intensity, and supernatural western storytelling. Rather than sticking to the familiar themes of outlaws and frontier justice, the game introduces a darker interpretation of the Old West where vampires, zombies, and other monstrous creatures have transformed the land into a dangerous battlefield. Players step into the boots of bounty hunter Reed Ransom, whose mission to track notorious criminals gradually evolves into a much larger struggle against an ancient evil threatening to consume the frontier. The combination of western atmosphere and gothic horror gives the adventure a distinctive personality that immediately separates it from many other entries in the roguelike genre. Combat is built around fast-paced twin-stick shooting where constant movement is just as important as accurate aim. Every encounter fills the screen with hostile creatures and deadly projectiles, requiring players to dodge, reposition, and retaliate without hesitation. While the action is demanding, it rarely feels unfair because progression is tied to an extensive upgrade system t…

Too simplistic and no challenge. Enemy AI is just move towards PC. As an example of the design issues, there are villagers that you can rescue on various screens and when you do, they all have the exact same three chunks of dialogue that you have to sit through.