Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition

Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition

Monster Bath Games Inc. · 2024 · Action, Arcade, 2D, Shoot 'Em Up, Retro

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Very Positive84% · 12081Metacritic
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About Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition

DEATHWISH ENFORCERS SPECIAL EDITION

Take the trash to the curb!

It's 1969 and an evil crime syndicate is trying to take over the streets of San Francisco.
As part of the city's elite police force, the “Deathwish Enforcers”,
it is your duty to bring down the scum that litter your
streets in any way possible! And take the fight back to
the syndicate's leader: Big Boss X! Venture though drug filled streets,
tame undead filled cemeteries, take on biker gangs
and beat the crap out of suspects for power ups!

· 7 levels of arcade shooting mayhem!
· 5 elite squad members to choose from!
· Power up your weapon or destroy enemies with a special!
· Interrupt a porn shoot!
· Up to 4 player local co-op!
· Simplistic Pick up and play arcade action!
· Get funked by the master of retro audio, Gryzor87!!
- New Character Maxwell Bondage!
- Gameplay sped up to match a certain other arcade classic ;)
- Sexy new title screen :O
- A Parody of beloved classic Sunset Riders and many action heroes and movies!

A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains.

Deathwish Enforcers...

There's gonna be hell to pay!

***Warning - this game is short and is meant to be played multiple times -it's an arcade style game ~40-60 minutes to complete on easy***

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jun 4, 2026
In all my years in this vital industry, that's the first time that's ever happened. I have never seen a worse case of UX. It is not just bad, it feels intentionally designed to spoil the game. - The default buttons are setup for 4 people to share a single keyboard. - You have 1 keyboard and 1 XInput gamepad? Want to play local coop (irl or remote play together) with a friend (the most common scenario, btw)? Nope, you can't. Player 1 is Keyboard AND XInput_0. - Want to reassign the controllers? Sure, but not the START keys. They are hardcoded at 1, 2, 3, 4 (not numpad). And any players on keyboard that want to join must specifically press those keys. This is not disclosed anywhere, btw. - Just in case, you had second controller to fill the 1st player slot? So your remote-play-together friend can join on keyboard and you stay on the gamepad? Nope. Can't change the order of the controllers. You're forced to play on your worst gamepad. - Want to reassign buttons all at once? Nope. Gotta click 1 by 1 with the mouse and not only once. Click the command >> Click "Reassign" >> Wait for 2 stupid loading rings >> Press the button on the specific gamepad. You have to do that for every button…
8 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 24, 2026
Sunset Riders, but the Western has been replaced with gritty 1970s action. This is a fun game that's as entertaining for its references and low-brow humor as it is for its gameplay. It's a rather short game that needs to be played with more than one person to be fully appreciated. Unless you have up to three friends (and not more), I'd recommend getting this on sale.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 23, 2026
A janky Sunset Riders homage. But ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the bike levels are terribly designed: you can be too close to an enemy and your bullets will go right through them and jumping on a bike has this atrocious delay and you're required to jump to hit some of the enemies. My patience with this game has finally ran out on the 6th level boss. Being required to bait a boss into whiffing a melee combo only to counter with your own close-range attack is not something that I want from a run'n gun. This might be an OK game to play in co-op, because a coordinated team should make the bike levels trivial. But playing solo? ♥♥♥♥ this.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 9, 2026
Fabulous game! Give it some time, like an hour or so, it will grow on you.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 2, 2026
Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition is a retro-inspired run-and-gun shooter that proudly embraces the spirit of arcade classics while injecting its own blend of explosive action, dark humor, and over-the-top style. Developed and published by Monster Bath Games Inc., the game places players in the role of an elite squad tasked with dismantling the criminal empire of the notorious Big Boss X. Rather than focusing on an intricate story, it delivers a straightforward premise that serves as the foundation for nonstop action, outrageous enemy encounters, and a fast-paced experience that pays tribute to the golden age of side-scrolling shooters. The campaign takes players across seven distinct stages, each featuring its own atmosphere, hazards, and memorable boss fights. The environments range from crime-ridden city streets to cemeteries crawling with undead, biker hideouts, and other exaggerated locations that feel inspired by classic action films and arcade adventures. Every stage introduces new enemy patterns and creative scenarios, preventing the gameplay from becoming repetitive despite the relatively short campaign. The game's design philosophy clearly values quality and replayabil…
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 10, 2026
this is a really great game and i would love to recommend it, but like others have said the control options are a nightmare. i dont need to repeat the other reviewer, just know that in july 2026 it is still awful. i love love LOVE this game and beat it in one sitting at 80mins or so alone. it is sunset riders Florida cousin and thats a great thing! if you could please please fix the menus and options i would absolutely rate this higher and tell anyone to play it. as it is i could not get two or three controllers to work together. couldnt figure out how to press start in game on any controller and no one here wanted to use keyboard. so i played alone a game that is intended for up to 4 players and it was a fun challenging and rewarding experience rivaling arcade classics, but with a buddy it would be so much better and we all know guests and remote guests dont want to wait ages while you fiddle around with pc settings we used a bunch of controllers, but only one would work at a time, not knowing where "start" was on any of them.. sometimes "select" worked for start, we tried: xbox series x - meh.. 8bitdo SN30pro - pretty good Buffalo SNES Classic Pad - great! [turbo button heave…

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