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Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Science fiction
As a contestant on a brutal reality game show of the future, you must survive a deadly urban environment packed with lethal traps, confounding puzzles, and murderous, heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
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Unpretentious, plot-driven, clear and raw.
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GamesCreedRexifirus NightshadeMay 20235/5Showgunners is showing massive potential to shake things up in the turn-based strategy genre while maintaining a great story to keep you coming back. You’ll be made to think on your toes and sometimes outside the box, though this is also what makes it such a great game. The voice acting, visuals and general challenges in Showgunners pull it all together for a game that can appeal to everybody, making it well worth the time.
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Checkpoint GamingLisa PollifroniMay 20238.5/10Showgunners creates a bombastic, colourful, chaotic world that incorporates elements of reality TV, turn-based combat, dystopian energy and characters that grow alongside a strong narrative. All of these elements combined could have made the game a messy experience, but the story kept me engaged, and I felt intrinsically motivated to conquer Homicidal All-Stars so that Scarlett can finally find peace. Showgunners is a successful mash-up, and Artificer's inclusion of various intertwining gameplay features make the game an ever changing, fun ride that made me excited along each step of the way.
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God is a GeekMick FraserMay 20238/10If you like the genre you'll find Showgunners a worthy inclusion, despite its no-frills approach. Just go in with the right expectations.
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Metro GameCentralMay 20236/10A pared back turn-based strategy that successfully replicates the action of XCOM but is so lacking in originality and variety it feels like half the game it could have been.
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Try Hard GuidesErik HodgesMay 20237/10If you’re a fan of the XCOM style of games, you’ll find a lot to enjoy in Showgunners. Though lacking some polish in the mechanical side of things and not straying far from a tried and true formula, the game is still solid and has a ton to offer with its style and setting.
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IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 1 ratings.
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