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Enter the Gungeon
Developer Dodge Roll
Enter the Gungeon is a 2016 bullet hell roguelike video game developed by American studio Dodge Roll and published by Devolver Digital. Set in the firearms-themed Gungeon, gameplay follows several player characters called Gungeoneers as they traverse procedurally generated rooms to find a gun that can "kill the past". The Gungeoneers fight against bullet-shaped enemies, which are fought using both conventional and… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
470 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
85
LovedLoved
257 positive · 44 negative
95% range 81–89%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 257 | 44 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 32 | 6 | 73 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Mastodon * | 6 | 3 | 15 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
42,390 of 44,584 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
85% recommend · 202 yes, 37 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 239 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (85,567 of 89,987 positive).
Players praise the game's addictive gameplay, vast content, and fair challenge. [1][2][3][4] Some find the difficulty punishing and the RNG frustrating, especially for new players. [5][6][7][8] A few reviewers note the lack of meaningful progression and repetitive runs. [5][7][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
This game is 100% style over substance. It's neither a good roguelite nor a good bullet hell, yet somehow the worst of both worlds combined. It's an completely unbalanced mess with extremely slow and tedious meta progression, no character building whatsoever and 99% of all items/guns are trash. The dodge roll mechanic goes against everything any real bullet hell shoot em up teaches you and does ultimately more harm …
- [4]
One of the greatest roguelike bulletfrenzy ever made, hardcore bullethell!
- [6]
Probably the steepest learning curve I've ever seen in a video game. It's just downright obscene how unforgiving this game can be for new players. Not just the bullet hellish combat that has you dodging 100s of projectiles on the screen, but also how cryptic the game can be at times. Items have vague descriptions that may not make it clear as to what they do, then you use it and summon a bunch of enemies. The game …
- [14]
I LOVED this game, but not in the way I loved most roguelikes. What makes ETG stand out to me, is that, it feels VERY fair, and skill based, nearly every single run. It's like resistance training in a way. You start out small, maybe even pathetic in terms of progress and gains. But then you get your first newbie gains, aka you consistently start reaching floor 4 or 5. Then you meet your first real obstacle, dragon …
- [1]
i like this game but i do NOT like it enough to have 3000 hours. i LOVE this game though especially because my computer will blue screen if this game is not running i am not joking so thank you enter the gungeon. it's a pretty good game too though. i haven't actually played 3000 hours of this.
Summarised from 34 of the 387 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
85% of the 239 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Enter the Gungeon. The complaint that keeps coming up: very steep learning curve for new players. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to the review aggregation website Metacritic, Enter the Gungeon received generally favorable reviews from critics. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received "mighty" approval, being recommended by 88% of critics. Critics frequently compared the game to The Binding of Isaac, and Nuclear Throne. Destructoid drew comparisons between the dungeons of Zelda and the difficulty of Nuclear Throne, saying "While it doesn't totally reinvent the twin-stick shooter, it has all but perfected it." Game Informer recommended the game to fans of both roguelikes and twin-stick shooters, saying it exceeded both The Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne. Nintendo Life called it…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 470 · most liked firstWhy I'll always defend the Steam bargain bin. Yesterday, I shared how—this month—I bought 226 PC games for $135. Generally speaking, there were three responses to that post: 1. “Wow, that’s a ton of games for so little!” 2. “Will you ever actually play all of those?” 3. “That’s gotta be pure slop.” Fair questions. So here’s some context. Back in 2015, I had a dumb-but-sincere goal: to collect every budget game on Steam. At the time, it felt doable. But then came the deluge—more games…
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam Deck / Gaming News #9. This week’s interesting bits and pieces in Steam Deck / Linux and general gaming that I have found is a *lighter* version. Just a small handful of things I found and wanted to share here. So don't judge me too harshly! As is now tradition (signed in blood) each time I swear this will become a weekly event, it is only a handful of days between it and the next! So as always, this is just the bits and pieces of news I’ve spotted that made me smile, or made me…
neutral · AI labelView post →#454 (2017-01-18). [🔗](https://www.exocomics.com/454/) ::: spoiler Title text it doesn't smell cursed... ::: Author comment: > Jordan and I have been a bit addicted to Enter the Gungeon recently so I made some [fan art](https://twitter.com/Exocomics/status/821089810802561024)! It’s such a hard game
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam Deck / Gaming News #9. This week’s interesting bits and pieces in Steam Deck / Linux and general gaming that I have found is a *lighter* version. Just a small handful of things I found and wanted to share here. So don't judge me too harshly! As is now tradition (signed in blood) each time I swear this will become a weekly event, it is only a handful of days between it and the next! So as always, this is just the bits and pieces of news I’ve spotted that made me smile, or made me…
neutral · AI labelView post →Does it get better?. I've tried switching to Linux from Windows 10 twice now. The first time went wonderfully (on Mint) until I found out that secure boot was stuck in the enabled mode and I had to completely reinstall my bios. This was absolutely necessary as everything was unbelievably slow, especially gaming (on a decent laptop). I understand this is totally my fault as almost every Linux guide says to make sure secure boot is disabled. After fighting with that for literal days, I finally…
neutral · AI labelView post →Enter the Gungeon is $1.49 on Steam buff.ly/Os8uKf2 Deck verified also on PS+ Extra/Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →i like this game but i do NOT like it enough to have 3000 hours. i LOVE this game though especially because my computer will blue screen if this game is not running i am not joking so thank you enter the gungeon. it's a pretty good game too though. i haven't actually played 3000 hours of this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun. Would be awesome if it was possible to co-op online, where each player has their own screen and both players can use mouse and keyboard.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Entering the Gungeon was the best decision of my life. I would never want to Exit the Gungeon.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I play indie games a bunch, here's my shortlist: * Factorio (factory builder) * Enter the Gungeon (bullethell top down shooter) * Slay the spire (rougelike deckbuilder) * Subnautica (underwater exploration/survival/base building) - nr 2 is in early access, publisher deal with Krafton so good for the devs they fucked up trying to get out) * Megabonk (rougelike auto-shooting, 3d vampire survivors type) * Outer Wilds (space mystery exploration) * Chants of Senaar (language decoding) *…
neutral · AI labelView post →I pirated this game, uninstalled it, then bought it during summer sale and platinum'd the game. It's as addicting as walter white's meth.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enter the Gungeon is now available on iOS and Android! 🐏Cult of the Lamb crossover 👥Online co-op 👉Touch friendly controls 🎮Gamepad support Exit the Gungeon also out! Try both FREE with no ads! If you like it, one-time purchase to unlock full game and Gungeon forever.
neutral · AI labelView post →New Xbox Game Pass Games: March 3 - Monster Train March 5 - Galacticare (Standard) March 6 - One Lonley Outpost March 11 - Enter the Gungeon March 13 - Mullet Madjack March 18 - 33 Immortals news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →[Steam Keys Giveaway] Please turn my poor financial decision into your holiday fun!. I bought another Fanatical mystery pack when I was there getting Wildermyth. >_> This was actually not a terrible pack for $4 and change, though it was all cheap indie titles. For anyone curious about the pulls, I kept The Crackpet Show (splashes of Happy Tree Friends and Enter the Gungeon) and Tallowmere (a low-budget, goofy but somehow intriguing roguelike side-scroller). The other ones don't seem like my…
neutral · AI labelView post →For the first time in years, I'll be leaving a game unfinished. After 13 or so hours, I can safely say the rogue-like genre isn't for me. I enjoyed a few runs here and there, but the lack of permanent upgrades, as seen in a rogue-lite, and the emphasis on horizontal progression, reduced my enjoyment on each subsequent run. This isn't to say the game is awful, I actually think it's great. The sheer amount of content alone is impressive. Each character felt unique, and I know there's a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enter the Gungeon (Switch) digital release is 80% off on US eShop: bit.ly/4snrDTL $2.99 lowest price ever on Switch game is a ton of fun if you haven't played it you should check it out
positive · AI labelView post →A game so good I continued playing it after Silksong Update after nearly 200 more hours: the game is still good, but the grind for the last character is ruining my life Aother update: literally the next run was so insane that I beat the final boss in less than a minute and I'm freeee
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the absolute goat Enter The Gungeon that made yonger me realise that there are other games out there besides AAA titles and that roguelik(t)es exist and that I REALLY like them first game that I wanted to 100% cuz I loved it so much
positive · AI labelView post →I love how this is everyone’s takeaway from the direct despite them revealing: -Mario Kart World -Enter the Gungeon 2 -ELDEN RING!!! -Kirdy Air riders -Cyberpunk 2077 -A NEW 3D DONKEY KING GAME -AND A NEW FROMSOFTWARE GAME EXCLUSIVE TO SWITCH 2!!! 😭😭😭
neutral · AI labelView post →Shmups on Bandcamp. Artwork from [Art of Atari](https://archive.org/details/art-of-atari_202302/page/25/mode/1up) # SHMUP SOUNDTRACKS ON BANDCAMP Friday, 2 October is [Bandcamp Friday](https://isitbandcampfriday.com/) again! Add the albums below to your wishlist and send some love to the shmup music makers... - [Project Neon (Original Soundtrack) by freezedream](https://freezedream.bandcamp.com/album/project-neon-original-soundtrack) - [Space Warpster (Original Game Soundtrack) by Alex…
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the greatest roguelike bulletfrenzy ever made, hardcore bullethell!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you enjoy roguelike bullet-hell dungeon crawlers, Enter the Gungeon is absolutely the game for you. From its charming artistic style to its tight gameplay, clever memes, and constant pop-culture references—not to mention the FREE DLC—everything feels crafted with genuine love. You can tell this game was made with passion, and it truly shows. The ability to pause and save is a lifesaver for adults with kids, busy schedules, or unexpected guests. But don’t let the adorable artwork fool you:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the standard bearers of the action roguelike genre for good reason. Has fun progression and rewards skill play not just overpowered combinations of powerups. They do aim to please in the GUNGEON... as long as that means you asked politely to kill a lot of baddies (at least I hope they're bad guys).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dunno, I play a lot of indie games and stuff but I won't pretend to be some kind of refined critic or anything; many of my favorite games are pretty standard fare. But I do have my opinions and I'm happy to share them. Are we talking just metroidvanias, or games in general? **I'll start with metroidvanias**: First off, some people consider **Shovel Knight** a metroidvania, I don't really, but if you do then Shovel Knight is absolutely top of my list. That's basically a perfect game for…
neutral · AI labelView post →perfect game to return to every few months after forgetting it for like half a year
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game design course: “I’m going to make a roguelike.” “Oh yeah? What aspects of rogue do you want to use in your game?” “No, roguelike, it’s a genre of game.” “Yeah, like Rogue.” “No, roguelike. Like Enter the Gungeon.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Probably the steepest learning curve I've ever seen in a video game. It's just downright obscene how unforgiving this game can be for new players. Not just the bullet hellish combat that has you dodging 100s of projectiles on the screen, but also how cryptic the game can be at times. Items have vague descriptions that may not make it clear as to what they do, then you use it and summon a bunch of enemies. The game punishes you for saving items for later by having this stupid rat steal your ammo…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is 100% style over substance. It's neither a good roguelite nor a good bullet hell, yet somehow the worst of both worlds combined. It's an completely unbalanced mess with extremely slow and tedious meta progression, no character building whatsoever and 99% of all items/guns are trash. The dodge roll mechanic goes against everything any real bullet hell shoot em up teaches you and does ultimately more harm than good. Bosses are ridiculous bullet sponges and mid bosses are even worse.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh my god. I just remembered one time I was watching like an Enter the Gungeon playthrough on YouTube and in there run, they had to fight the Cannonbalrog boss and the guy playing the game just began… sing… FOR NO REASON ABOUT THE BOSS IT WAS SUPER FUNNY!!!!! 💀💀💀
neutral · AI labelView post →Enter the Gungeon 2 TBA on Steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →Idk if there's going to be multiplayer this weekend or if I'll be playing a solo game, but I might swap out Enter the Gungeon for one of the games I picked up in the sale since I've been on a cozy game kick lately.
neutral · AI labelView post →What if Enter the Gungeon was an MMO? Meet Wyld Land! You can play our demo live now on Steam, it's free and the full game will be as well! #indiegame #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →no words. this game is amazing. hold up, let me get one of those chart things. GRAPHICS: [THIS ONE] awesome [ ] pretty good [ ] absolute crap GAMEPLAY: [ ] hard [CHECKMARK EMOJI] in the middle [ ] for babies goo goo ga ga FUN VALUE [HOW DO I DO A CHECKMARK] HOLY CRAP I CANT STOP I CANT STOP WEEEEEEEEEEE [ ] this game is kinda fun but i hate it :P [ ] holy moly this game is absolute TRASH get me away from here! (deletes steam) MUSIC [ ] god tier mog tier [ ] your mom…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ah yes, creators of the famously non RNG-reliant roguelike game, Enter The Gungeon. you think anyone like. tried to vet this? tried to step in and suggest maybe they take a pass on commenting?
neutral · AI labelView post →First look at my #Roguelike game! 🎮 Working on a dungeon generation system inspired by The Binding of Isaac and Enter the Gungeon. More updates soon! #GameDev #MadeWithUnity #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday
neutral · AI labelView post →🎂 Happy 10th Birthday ETG, you're the definition of a real one. Here's to many more 🥂 One of the very, very few truly quintessential roguelikes, legitimately in contention for the title of the best roguelike of its era - alongside the likes of The Binding of Isaac and FTL. Better yet, it still holds up well against modern competitors, and the gameplay loop fails to get old due to the effectively infinite combinations of weapons and items to explore and unlock, the ridiculous number of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →VGC Day 14: Game I'm Excited For That Releases Next Year Enter the Gungeon 2 The first game was amazing and had so much charm (and I love roguelikes), I expect the same + more and I'm very very excited. 🤩 #gamingsky #gamechallenge #promosky
positive · AI labelView post →ENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNter the Gungeon is a pretty dang fun.... theme song! And a pretty dang fun game too, with lots of clear and obvious strengths! BUT, oh man... there are a LOT of flaws to this game too. Thankfully, I think the game is frontloaded with its strongest elements, so perhaps your first 15 hours of this game might be a near flawless good time! But it's possible to extend this game to like *150* hours like I did, because this game does have a lot to find and achievements to hunt,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enter the Gungeon on Steam and other stores. Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past. [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/enter_the_gungeon) [Nintendo](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/enter-the-gungeon-switch/)…
neutral · AI labelView post →It's your lucky day, cause I am *prepared* for something like this hehe: - [D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2388620/DORF_RealTime_Strategic_Conflict/) *RTS goodness* - [Mina the Hollower](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1875580/Mina_the_Hollower/) *This game comes out like today and is kinda goty sooo yeah* - [Black Finger JET](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2415500/Black_Finger_JET/) *Metal Slugness* - [.45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND -…
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun... but also demoralising This game can be very fun, just as long as you get some decent drops early on with each run. I can't speak to the full loot pool, but after playing several hours, I can say that most of the guns that drop are useless and are more likely to get you killed from using them. The quality of your run highly depends upon the RNG gods giving you a good weapon for boss killing and a second weapon for trash clearing. This is the reason I can't recommend the game and why I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Continued proof that Enter the Gungeon is a perfect game. (but also watch the whole video because it slaps.)
positive · AI labelView post →Enter The Gungeon would be a better game if the dev was forced to design the game over again without massively invincible dodge rolls to bandaid over their dog shit terrible bullet pattern design and shitty enemy design.
negative · AI labelView post →Dead Estate is best known as 'the one with the titty-witch shopkeeper', but it's a genuinely good halfway point between Isaac and Enter The Gungeon with a TON of unlockables, extra modes, secrets, routes. Just a heap o' game. And if you play as the witch her mum takes over as shopkeeper. It's cute!
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes. Buy this. Enter the Gungeon is among the best roguelites I've ever seen, and it's what first introduced me to both roguelites and bullet hells. It is a game that I keep coming back to even after seeing it all. It's got tons of potential items and guns to unlock, many of them whimsical or a reference that you will be giddy about when you get it. This is one of those games that you can feel the love, not just for the game, but for all of nerd and gaming culture. You will not regret…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very interested and fun concept. Lots of guns and items, but too difficult to be enjoyable. I get that you're supposed to learn about attack patterns. However, even after playing this game for 40 hours, I am nowhere near beating it, and tend to finish playing more frustrated than happy. Lastly, the game design itsself doesn't reward those that are struggling, but does for those that somehow have got the game down and are winning already (more currency without hits and more health if you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a huge fan of rogue-lites. I don't think I've come across any meta-progression mechanic that has bothered me as much as you say. Hades was probably the most jarring example for me. Mirror upgrades made the game significantly easier and there was little chance of a beginner rogue-lite player managing to complete a run without these. Then by the time the mirror upgrades were unlocked then it felt like I needed to rapidly turn up the "heat" to keep the game challenging at all. I can see why…
neutral · AI labelView post →Man, now that I've moved into my new place and am pretty much settled in I COULD start/continue/finish a proper game that has a definite end. Buuuuuut, I keep playing roguelites like Enter the Gungeon or Cult of the Lamb. Or stuff like Warframe. #blutoid
neutral · AI labelView post →That's pretty huge, might have to actually give this one another go Ngl my first impression of the game was "I should just play Enter the Gungeon instead", but we'll see how much another go around does with all the updates that have been made since I last tried the game
neutral · AI labelView post →DAY 14 Next Year Game 🎮 Lots of excitement for cool things to come. 🤩🤩 Datvi - Enter the Gungeon 2 Ness - Danchi Days Andrew - Tamodachi Life Living The Dream Rina - Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement Meme - Dragon Quest XII Bro - Boltgun 2 Dang - Resident Evil Requiem Axel - Forge of the Fae
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve spent around 100 hours on this game, so of course I’m excited for Enter the Gungeon 2. That’s why I highly recommend playing the first one. The game is tough, but I think the secret to its success is that you never give up. You just keep trying to beat them again and again #indiegame #indiedev
positive · AI labelView post →Enter the Gungeon 2 – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2. Enter the Gungeon 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2! Experience the reloaded sequel to the iconic bullet dungeon crawler with Enter the Gungeon 2! Launching on Nintendo Switch 2 next year.
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Enter the Gungeon again after a long while and man, I completely forgot how much I love this game The Gorgun is hot I think she should be 600 or so pounds probably
positive · AI labelView post →Bluesky, share your favorite indie game(s)! I love so many it's hard to choose, but some favorites are: Binding of Isaac Spelunky Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy Balatro Enter the Gungeon Inscryption The Beginner's Guide Crypt of the Necrodancer (I really like roguelikes)
neutral · AI labelView post →2 of my favorites that I have done for my husband, @rakaifox.bsky.social of our fursonas together <3 this first one was a birthday image, the second was one I did of fanart for the game Enter the Gungeon (with our cats lol)
neutral · AI labelView post →Extremely high replayability if these things get you hopelessly addicted to games. - a billion things to unlock - a billion weapon loadouts - extremely difficult - perfect mix of skill and luck, where even the worst luck can be overcome by being the best player and it doesn't feel unfair - roguelike elements - the gameplay that I've been feverishly addicted to since Smash TV on the super nintendo
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →to me this game was everything i liked about binding of isaac with everything i hated about it taken from it, no unfair deaths, no beating the game hitless 50 times for unlocks, still carrying fiery challenges and still being extremly punishing the polish on this game is top notch probably devolvers best game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so cheap for so much insane content and gameplay. brings you back to the old days of gaming
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I LOVED this game, but not in the way I loved most roguelikes. What makes ETG stand out to me, is that, it feels VERY fair, and skill based, nearly every single run. It's like resistance training in a way. You start out small, maybe even pathetic in terms of progress and gains. But then you get your first newbie gains, aka you consistently start reaching floor 4 or 5. Then you meet your first real obstacle, dragon in floor 5. You keep trying to break that brick wall, slowly getting better,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴 LIVE NOW I know it's April Fools, but nothing fishy planned from this otter tonight! 🐟 Heard this game was REALLY good, so we're starting with Ultrakill! Then probably moving on to more Enter the Gungeon hell! Come watch! twitch.tv/werewhisky
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