Showgunners
Artificer · 2023 · Turn-Based Tactics, Turn-Based Combat, Turn-Based Strategy, Tactical, Action
PC
Very Positive93% · 1,61175Metacritic
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About Showgunners
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Battle through a dystopian reality show as Scarlett Martillo, using turn-based tactical combat against armed psychopaths and deadly traps across hand-crafted arenas while recruiting allies and upgrading skills. A mischievous show director dynamically alters each level's challenges, and Twitch integration lets your audience directly influence the battlefield in real-time.
In a dystopian future where corporations rule, a brutal reality show is the hottest entertainment property in town! You play as Scarlett Martillo, a contestant out for revenge. To win, you must navigate dangerous urban arenas packed with lethal traps and face off against hordes of heavily-armed psychopaths.
Each stage in Showgunners has been hand-crafted to create a curated, turn-based tactical gameplay experience, heightened with the inclusion of a diabolical show director that can hinder Scarlett or help her opponents depending on your performance. This dynamic level design ensures that no two levels play the same way and keep players thinking tactically. Showgunners has been built to challenge and delight players, whether they’re a turn-based tactical game initiate or a long-time fan of the genre!
Scarlett won’t be fighting alone. As the story progresses, players will recruit new partners that can turn the tide of battle in all kinds of exciting ways. Upgrade your characters by spending talent points in their unique skill trees and outfitting them with weapons bought at a shop or earned during battle. Hidden challenges within each chapter can unlock more allies, legendary weapons, and helpful items, so be sure to keep an eye out!
Players will need to navigate an obstacle course of deadly traps and lethal puzzles in real-time, but be prepared for an ambush at any corner. Psychopathic enemies like the Ogre and the Ronin aren’t the only deadly elements you’ll need to overcome. Combat scenarios are peppered with unique environmental hazards, from ticking time bombs to runaway trains. There is never a dull moment in Showgunners!
Gain fame by avoiding death, surviving rounds, and eliminating your enemies with gruesome panache. The more you succeed, the more fans you earn; your growing fame will yield increasingly beneficial sponsorship deals.
Streamers, rejoice! Use the native Twitch integration to keep audiences engaged by letting them control the direction of each level. They can add more enemies, change the terrain, add or remove obstacles, or send useful items, all from chat.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Still better tv entertainment than the last season of Love Island. Showgunners is a game that pretty much delivers exactly what it says on the tin, a mix of Running Man and X-Com dipped in cyberpunk aesthetic and sensibilities. Combat is pretty standard fare for any fans of squad based tactics games but frames it in a rather quick, linear and satisfying way. Not many bells and whistles but what the game offers is very satisfying. Combat is quick, intuitive, not too heavy on the RNG and delivers bloody results pretty much instantly. Outside of this the game succeeds at always making you feel on the backfoot and pay attention to details or else you fall prey to the traps, which sadly only really work in one direction. There is very little character or skill customization but what is there makes every character unique and valuable to have. Enemy variety is pretty good as it throws the usual array of cyberpunk goods, freaks and robots at you. In terms of tech I did not have any crashes, bugs or any other glitches. The game only really slowed down once when there were 20+ enemies to keep track of. Overall a fun little game for fans of Wasteland 3 or Mutant: Year Zero.
it is fun. X COM series is serious hard this one its just fun, same game play with some diferences. I have played in normal dificult. not a lot of dialog, graphics not great. its a short game my 70 hours its most AFK, from one to another. this game could and in like 10 hours.
short and sweet review here. solid short tactical turn based game with reat visuals and decent voice acting. I beat it in 21 hours and have no regrets. I recommend this game if you want a tactical game that is not too long set in a running man ish universe.
AWESOME GAME! Graphics - Not the most realistic or refined, but they are good enough for me. The blood and gore work great. The character models are nice. The best part of the graphics is the world building. A lot of attention and care were put into this game's background Combat - Has the tactical elements of xcom mixed with the old movie "Running Man." If you like tactical games, this is definitely for you. They add enough characters and enemies to keep the matches fresh. Gameplay - When you are not in combat, you are thrust into a world of traps and an announcer. The traps require fast movement and timing, the puzzles require brain power. Story - Basic story. Could be better or more in depth, but it gets the job done and it was not the focal point of the game. Negatives - These are less negatives and more "If they did this, it would be better." A more in depth skill tree because the ones they have are pretty basic. Add more custom modeling. Increase Fame rewards. All together, this is one of the best tactical games I have ever played! Definitely recommend if you like tactics games and/or puzzles.
Cool game - similar mechanics to x-com games.
Great
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