Gunpowder

About Gunpowder

Gunpowder is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by Rogue Rocket Games and was released on July 8, 2015. It received positive reviews from players.

Play as Incendio, armed with your wits and a keg of gunpowder to liberate the town’s gold from the evil Boss Grimshaw in this explosive new puzzle game! 150 levels of mind-bending mayhem await as you blaze a gunpowder trail across the Wild West using mine carts, cannons, chandeliers, and more!

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81%Audience ScoreBased on 36 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

music4 negative mentions

Engaging and satisfying puzzle gameplay with creative use of gunpowder and explosives to solve levels and cause chain reactions.
Large number of levels with smooth difficulty progression and introduction of new mechanics to keep puzzles interesting.
Charming cartoon-style western graphics, pleasant and fitting music, and a relaxing, casual puzzle experience suitable for short sessions.

The game is a mobile touch-screen port, making mouse controls and timed drag levels frustrating and less optimal on PC.
Sound and music settings are limited with no volume sliders, and some sound effects can be unpleasantly loud by default.
Later levels introduce stressful, time-sensitive gameplay that may feel more like twitch reaction than pure puzzling; some levels can be repetitive or overly precise and unforgiving.

gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions
The gameplay offers a unique blend of planning and action, featuring intuitive mechanics that work especially well on touchscreen devices like the Steam Deck. It balances casual puzzle-solving with increasing challenge, introducing new mechanics to keep things interesting, though some find the trial-and-error and reaction-based difficulty spikes stressful. Overall, it provides engaging, addictive gameplay with a charming and well-paced progression.
- “The gameplay is a perfect mix of planning and playing that combines well with the theme of the game to create a unique and charming experience.”
- “As I alluded to, the mixture of planning and action/reaction that is inherent in the puzzle-solving creates some really enjoyable gameplay.”
- “Add to that the fun graphics, challenging and interesting gameplay, and wonderful music, and this is the perfect casual but challenging Steam Deck puzzle game.”
- “Game slides into trial and error and twitch reaction stressful gameplay as difficulty increases.”
- “It does so with a twist, and if it had a cleaned up gameplay it would be worthwhile.”
- “New mechanics are introduced which spice things up a bit but not enough to make it compelling enough for me to continue playing.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33% positive mentions, 23% neutral mentions, 44% negative mentions
The music in the game is generally pleasant, upbeat, and tuneful, often noted as a positive aspect that enhances the experience without becoming irritating. However, some find it somewhat repetitive and basic, with limited variety and only separate on/off options rather than adjustable volume controls. Overall, it is one of the few games where players feel comfortable keeping the soundtrack on.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “Add to that the fun graphics, challenging and interesting gameplay, and wonderful music, and this is the perfect casual but challenging Steam Deck puzzle game.”
- “The music is upbeat and tuneful; this is one of the few games where I haven't bothered to mute the soundtrack.”
- “If you can deal with that, however, you have yourself a nifty little 'action puzzler' with ok graphics, ok music, incredibly annoying sound effects and the inclusion of a 'story' for whatever reason.”
- “This game is quite entertaining despite not passing my yes/no recommendation which is largely in part due to poor integration of the options menu and lack of sliders for music and sound, although on the positive side, they are at least separate checkmarkable options.”
- “Okay music but a little repetitive.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The graphics are generally described as fun, cute, and cartoony with a consistent western cartoon style, adding to the game's charm. While visually appealing with nice art and pyrotechnics, some users find the graphics to be merely "okay" and the overall visual experience can become dull over time.
- “Add to that the fun graphics, challenging and interesting gameplay, and wonderful music, and this is the perfect casual but challenging Steam Deck puzzle game.”
- “Gunpowder is a western-style puzzler with cartoony graphics that's a literal blast to play!”
- “Lots of pyrotechnics and a nice art style to boot.”
- “If you can deal with that, however, you have yourself a nifty little 'action puzzler' with ok graphics, ok music, incredibly annoying sound effects and the inclusion of a 'story' for whatever reason.”
- “It does what it does well, graphics are cute, style is maintained, but it just gets dull.”
- “Gunpowder is a western style puzzler with cartoony graphics that's a literal blast to play!”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions
The story presents a motivational theme about perseverance despite challenges, but its integration feels somewhat unnecessary and secondary to the gameplay. It serves mainly as a backdrop for the action-puzzle mechanics rather than a compelling narrative driver.
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “If you can deal with that, however, you have yourself a nifty little "action puzzler" with ok graphics, ok music, incredibly annoying sound effects and the inclusion of a "story" for whatever reason.”
- “For example, missions can require you to start the fire first before allowing you to place extra kegs to connect everything.”
- “If not bothered, you can progress the story just by clearing the end safe.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The humor aspect is noted for its ironic contrast, highlighting the amusing design choice where players must break numerous piggy banks to unlock new worlds despite all levels within each world being immediately accessible. This adds a subtle, tongue-in-cheek layer to the gameplay experience.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game's stability is impacted by inconsistent black powder ignition, where multiple connected strands sometimes fail to ignite as expected, indicating occasional bugs in the ignition system.
- “Black powder can be buggy in the sense that it will not ignite all of the time; I've laid out multiple strands from a single point and not all of them ignited despite overlapping.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's challenging time limits on each level enhance its replayability by encouraging players to improve their performance and attempt levels multiple times.