

GUN JAM
Jaw Drop · 2023 · Rhythm, Action, Music, Singleplayer, FPS
PC
Mixed41% · 37 📈 Making a comeback 59%
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About GUN JAM

Inspired by retro shooters and arcade games, Gun Jam is a fast-paced, energetic and over-the-top rhythm-action FPS, where players must shoot to the beat to survive.
Get into the groove of the music and shoot, dash, kick and rocket jump to fight off hordes of enemies coming your way and rack up the highest score possible.
Featuring an OST with 3 different genres, 4 battle arenas, an array of enemies, bosses and weapons, and a custom music importer to craft your own experience and play to your own beat. Get ready to turn it up to 11!
Key Features:
- Shoot, dash and kick to the beat to survive waves of attacking enemies
- Play to our OST or add your own music with our importer to create your own gameplay experience
- Experience four diverse and vibrant maps that sync to the music
- Defeat various enemies and challenging bosses, each with their own behaviours and attacks
- Play as different characters, with their own attributes and a unique Overdrive ability
- Master a variety of weapons, which each deal different damage

DEFEAT TO THE BEAT
Carefully match your shots and actions to the beat, fight off hordes of troopers and other enemies to survive and then take on the powerful bosses.
SYNC WITH THE SOUND OF THE CITY
FPS firefights are synced to our original, multi-genre soundtrack featuring EDM, TrapHop and Metal music. Immerse yourself in our art style and vibrant surroundings that react to the music.
PLAY WITH CUSTOM MUSIC
Shoot to the beat of your own soundtrack and customise your experience with our Custom Music Importer. Simply upload your music to generate a custom beatmap and play along to your own music in any of our maps. The game supports MP3s, WAVs, FLACs and OGGs.

BLAST BADDIES WITH VARIOUS WEAPONS
Use the Double Barrel Shotgun, Railgun, Rocket Launcher and Plasma Rifle to hit the hordes of troopers headed your way and deal out different levels of damage.
REBEL AGAINST THE SPEAKER
Welcome to the vibrant city of ‘Mubel’ where the omni-present ‘Beat’ means everything and music is used as a means of control. While city-dwellers dance to The Speaker’s ruling tune, you must rebel and break out of its hypnotic flow by force.

Wishlist the game for development updates and join the community in our Discord server!

Warning: Gun Jam contains flashing images. If you experience epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights, please immediately stop playing and consult a doctor.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The game is underwhelming, there's only 10 songs and 6 levels. Now 10 songs would've been alright had they all been of the same quality which in this case it isn't. Same with the maps, some are better than others. There's also a lack of song preview so you have to go through trial and error to get a feel for the song. Had there been a campaign style level select with a song made for that map it would've been better, since some songs are more difficult than others and will make or break a playthough of a map. I wouldn't recommend this game10 found this helpful
sadly i cannot recommend this game. level design is strange, obstacles are always in the way whenever you want to shoot something you have to fly jump around while trying to hit the beat... the only good that i can give this game is that you can play your own tracks... but i expected more. dont get blinded by the looks of this one.7 found this helpful
It's a neat idea, but it just doesn't really work for me. Or, anyone, evidently. I was drawn in by the concept. Rhythm-action FPS? Let's check it out! Unfortunately, there's just not much here, and what is here is fundamentally broken. I played 2 levels, finding that my attention was split between shooting on rhythm and running around the arena to shoot enemies. This split is fighting each other in a way that just isn't fun. I died both times, for unclear reasons. What, am I supposed to pay attention to a health bar too? Where even was that on the screen? Then, when the level ends it asks you to hit return to continue. For some reason, this changed my game from full screen to windows... and back again. Broken, as I said. Charging $20 for this is honestly a scam. I feel this concept - rhythm-action FPS - may work, but clearly not as an arena shooter. Probably better in an on-rails or wave shooter. Some way to fix the split attention problem.1 found this helpful
Gun Jam is an experimental first-person shooter that attempts to fuse two genres that rarely intersect: high-speed arena combat and rhythm-based gameplay. Developed by Jaw Drop and published by Raw Fury, the game positions itself as a bold genre hybrid, asking players not only to aim and move with precision, but also to internalize musical timing as a core survival skill. From the outset, Gun Jam makes it clear that success is not about raw reflexes alone, but about learning to think, move, and shoot in sync with a pounding soundtrack. The central mechanic revolves around shooting on the beat. Weapons are most effective when fired in rhythm with the music, rewarding players who synchronize their actions with the underlying tempo. Movement abilities such as dashing, jumping, and kicking are similarly tied to rhythmic execution, transforming combat into a kind of violent choreography. When the system works as intended, encounters can feel fluid and expressive, with players weaving through enemy fire while unleashing perfectly timed attacks that align with the soundtrack’s pulse. Combat unfolds in enclosed arenas filled with aggressive enemy waves that pressure positioning and aware…1 found this helpful
It is simply an unfinished product and I can't recommend it for that reason. There is no word on if the devs will continue to work on it, but what is there is a blast and so fun. If you want a fresh take on the rhythm shooter sub-genre with one of the best soundtracks I have ever heard, then give this a try. Just know it is an incomplete experience.1 found this helpful
I dont like this
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