Son of a Gun

4 out of 5
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A retro-inspired twin-stick shooter like they made back in the day. Guns, blood, and gore all in one nostalgia-looking package.
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About Son of a Gun

About this game

A retro-inspired twin-stick shooter like they made back in the day. Guns, blood, and gore all in one nostalgia-looking package.

Son of a Gun is an intense action packed top down shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns and grenades to fight swarming bugs, gigantic robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts. Select one of 6 characters and upgrade them while progressing through the single player campaign. Overwhelming enemies can be sometimes dealt with by the prototype time-bending device.

You are Son of a Gun - an interplanetary mercenary working for the Sons of a Gun organization. You’re called always when firepower matters and something needs to be solved by force. While being on a vacation on a tropical planet you’re just received a phone call from the SOAG Command Center…

You'll have plenty of guns in 7 different classes at your disposal. Grab pistols, shotguns, SMG's, rifles, plasma guns, sniper rifles, or rocket launchers - you're defining your own playstyle. Don't forget about grenades - gear up with your favorite grenade type - cluster, force, explosive, implosive…

You'll fight in the heart of the distant planets with versatile biomes. Each with their own unique environment and challenges - reach a target area, unlock base gates, download data from data-pylons or survive the horde's attack.

Face over 20 different enemy types with swarming bugs, zombie-like creatures, auto-turrets, gigantic robots, horrific degenerations, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.

  • Plenty of guns in 7 different classes - pick your shooting style

  • Use a time-bending device that will often save your ass

  • Play as one of 6 space mercenaries

  • Tactically push tactical explosive barrels to gain a tactical advantage

  • Use environmental hazards to kill enemies

  • Annihilate 8 gigantic bosses with unique mechanics

  • Experience full of tropes, sci-fi story :)

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
October 22, 2024
Developer:
Crank Goblin
Publisher:
Untold Tales
Supported Languages:
English
Genres:
Action
Top-Down Shooter

Shoot 'Em Up

Shooter

Twin Stick Shooter
Themes:
Old School
Sci-fi

Hand-drawn

Aliens

Destruction

Futuristic

Military

Retro

Robots

Space

Zombies
Play Styles:
2D
Top-Down
Features:
Singleplayer
Steam achievements

Partial controller support

Steam cloud

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS *: Windows 7 or newer
  • Processor: 2 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS *: Windows 7 or newer
  • Processor: 3.2 GHz Processor
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Son of a Gun User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 5 ratings
80% of users would recommend this.
4.0

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Recommended

ProGamer55
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Son of a Gun is simple, but incredibly satisfying to play. The shooting feels great, and the wide variety of weapons keeps things fresh and fun. The difficulty ramps up nicely, but it never feels unfair. I spent few hours beating all the missions, and it was time well spent - if you enjoy challenging old-school shooters with style, Son of a Gun is absolutely worth it.
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Recommended

Arficord
Verified purchase
Nice game for spending a couple of evenings killing everything that moves. ALWAYS HAVE A SHOTGUN.
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Recommended

tec
Verified purchase
Fun and intense top-down shooter. The gameplay is simple but really satisfying. There’s a noticeable difficulty spike on the 5th planet, but it’s still manageable. The weapon variety is great, and overall, it’s a solid little indie shooter.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7 or newer
  • Processor: 2 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7 or newer
  • Processor: 3.2 GHz Processor
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Son of a Gun was released on October 22, 2024
Son of a Gun is published by Untold Tales
Son of a Gun was developed by Crank Goblin
Fanatical users tagged Son of a Gun as Action, Top-Down Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up, and Shooter
Fanatical users tagged Son of a Gun as Old School, Sci-fi, Hand-drawn, and Aliens
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Son of a Gun as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Son of a Gun as Top-Down Shooter
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Son of a Gun as Shoot 'Em Up

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