Saloonery

About Saloonery

Saloonery is a single player shooter game. It was developed by Bow Tie Cat Studios and was released on July 29, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Explore the frontier lands. Venture through dusty desert bluffs, snow-capped mountains, and the shadowy ruins of ancient cult hideouts. Battle ruthless outlaws in campaign missions, high-stakes elimination contracts, and relentless wave-based survival challenges. But the outlaws aren’t the only danger—a mysterious cult faction lurks beneath the surface. Unlock new weapons through use in combat, a…

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98%Audience ScoreBased on 42 reviews

humor3 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

Fun and satisfying gunplay with snappy, solid controls and enjoyable combat mechanics including bullet time and dual wielding.
Charming retro art style blending pixel and 3D graphics, with a unique western theme and great music enhancing the atmosphere.
Good weapon variety and level design with intelligent enemy AI, offering replayability and enjoyable progression through upgrades and skills.

Performance issues including poor optimization causing low framerates even on high-end hardware.
Short game length with limited content, resulting in a brief campaign and lack of variety across levels and enemies.
Several bugs and technical problems such as crashes, enemy pathfinding issues, and simplistic or repetitive animations and environments.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their detailed and immersive visuals, blending pixel art and 3D elements to create a unique and beautiful aesthetic. Many users appreciate the retro-inspired art style, which complements the overall game design more than hyper-realistic graphics.
- “The art style is really amazing, using both pixel art and 3D graphics to create some really beautiful scenes.”
- “Love the art style.”
- “I'm not all that impressed with fancy real graphics.”
- “The skill tree is very achievable, and the UI brings a unique feel that complements the game's retro aesthetic.”
- “The guns and graphics are so detailed that half the time it looks live action (at least with screenshots).”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The humor in the game, particularly through exaggerated voice acting and repetitive character lines like "yeehaw," is seen as amusing but quickly wears thin, providing only brief moments of comedy.
- “The 'boomer shooter' genre has always been kind of funny to me.”
- “It's honestly hilarious.”
- “The 'voice acting' and characters just saying 'yeehaw' over and over again is funny for about thirty seconds.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The story is complemented by a charming open-world western town hub, offering engaging side and town missions that provide additional content beyond the main action. Players appreciate the opportunity to explore and interact with NPCs in this setting.
- “If you don't like all the action, you can just hang out in the game's hub; a cute little open-world western town, complete with NPCs to talk to and get quests from.”
- “I also like the hub area and the side quests that it has.”
- “They added some town missions recently along with the town hub.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music is widely praised as awesome and enjoyable, with some users expressing interest in listening to the soundtrack independently. Overall, it complements the game's graphics well and adds to the experience.
- “The music is awesome, good enough that I might actually listen to the soundtrack by itself.”
- “I love the graphics and music too.”
- “Decent music.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The character development features a distinctive, meme-inspired design reminiscent of Don Bluth's singular style, presenting charming, wooden cutout-style characters. This approach emphasizes a playful, shooting-gallery aesthetic rather than deep narrative growth.
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game offers enjoyable gameplay but suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent crashes at specific points like level five. Additionally, minor bugs detract from the experience, highlighting the need for better in-game features and optimizations.
- “This game is very fun but very buggy. Every time I go into level five after I fight the bandits at the beginning of the level, it crashes my game. I don't know why this happens. I've tried changing rendering, but that doesn't help either.”
- “Fun, a little buggy, needs an in-game timer/leaderboard, and more incentive to kill enemies.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The gameplay features a dynamic push-and-pull between fast-paced offense and defensive bullet-time mechanics, but some find it frustrating due to inconsistent controls and repetitive, shallow loops that fail to sustain long-term engagement.
- “It's not even about the length: I've seen better gameplay loops in Doom mods than this one, not even considering the junkiness (which at the start is even entertaining, but gets annoying really fast. Try dashing on uneven terrain, and you'll reach hyperspace).”
- “The breakneck pace and recharging bullet-time mechanic create an oscillating push and pull, offense and defense dynamic.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users appreciate the game's variety of maps and game modes, which significantly enhance its replayability by offering diverse and engaging experiences with each playthrough.
- “I have been impressed by the variety of maps and game modes available, giving each level significant replayability.”