Gun-Running War Dogs
- August 21, 2017
- Rotatipyra
Get on Steam"Gun-Running War Dogs" is a tactical first-person shooter where you lead a mercenary group in a lawless region. Complete contracts, manage resources, and build your base to expand your influence. Engage in intense gunfights and make strategic decisions to outsmart your enemies and rivals. Online multiplayer mode allows for cooperative and competitive play.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers addictive gameplay with a simple buy-sell mechanic that can be enjoyable for a few hours.
- It's considered good value for its low price, providing some fun and engaging moments.
- Players appreciate the variety of items and upgrades available as they progress through the game.
- The game suffers from numerous technical issues, including frequent crashes and a poorly designed interface that resembles a spreadsheet simulator.
- Many players find the gameplay shallow and repetitive, lacking depth and meaningful content.
- The developer has questionable ethical practices, raising concerns about the legitimacy and quality of the game.
- gameplay18 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay is primarily centered around a spreadsheet interface, which some players find addictive despite its limitations, such as the inability to re-sort information. While the art style and background music are praised, the overall experience is described as thin, relying heavily on grind, chance, and patience, with occasional elements of risk introduced through bartering mechanics.
“Quite addictive gameplay.”
“I instantly loved the art style, mechanics, and the background music that plays in-game.”
“+ fun gameplay”
“It really is a spreadsheet simulator as 99% of the gameplay time is spent staring at badly rendered spreadsheets in the game interface.”
“My only critique is that the spreadsheet UI doesn't allow you to re-sort the info at all, so looking for a certain gun or price means checking the whole list every time, but this might be a choice by the developers to add a little 'where's waldo' gameplay or to keep it from being too easy.”
“Tldr: thin gameplay relying on grind, chance, and patience.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's graphics feature a retro pixel art style that some players appreciate, but many criticize it as outdated and lacking customization options, including resolution adjustments. Overall, the graphics are seen as low quality, with no means for players to enhance their visual experience.
“I instantly loved the art style, mechanics, and the background music that plays in-game.”
“A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel 'art' as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
“There are no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
“There's no way for gamers to improve the low-quality graphics.”
- story6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 83 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The game's story has been largely criticized, with many gamers expressing a lack of interest in its narrative, leading to an overall perception of it as a failure.
“Hardly a success story; gamers just weren't all that interested in the game.”
- music4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The background music in the game has received positive feedback, with players expressing a strong appreciation for its integration with the art style and mechanics, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
“I instantly loved the art style, mechanics, and the background music that plays in-game.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent game-breaking crashes and numerous bugs that hinder overall performance. Users consistently report that it does not function properly, leading to a frustrating experience.
“It's also buggy as hell and generally doesn't work properly, with numerous inevitable game-breaking crashes and bugs.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of Gamemaker Studio is criticized for facilitating the creation of low-quality, retro-style games that often prioritize profit over quality, leading to a perception of it being a platform for "shovelware" and cash grabs.
“Gamemaker Studio is most commonly used to make retro pixel shovelware and cash grabs.”
