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Son of a Gun

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64%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
64% User Score Based on 50 reviews

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About Son of a Gun

Son of a Gun is a single player arcade shooter game with violence and science fiction themes. It was developed by Crank Goblin and was released on October 22, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A retro-inspired twin-stick shooter like they made back in the day. Guns, blood, and gore all in one nostalgia-looking package.Son of a Gun is an intense action packed top down shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns and grenades to fight swarming bugs, gigantic robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts. Select one of 6 characters and upgrade them while progr…

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64%Audience ScoreBased on 50 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
music3 negative mentions
  • Fun and solid twin-stick shooter with diverse weapons, enemies, and biomes offering engaging combat and nostalgic retro style.
  • Good value for its price point, easy to pick up and play, with satisfying blood, gore, and exciting boss fights providing arcade-style fun.
  • Runs well on multiple platforms including Steam Deck and delivers continuous gameplay with frequent new mechanics and environments.
  • Lacks polish with issues like enemy pathfinding bugs, clunky controls, no key rebind options, and occasional glitches causing frustration.
  • Uneven difficulty curve with some cheap enemy spawn mechanics and balance issues in weapons and gameplay leading to repetitiveness.
  • Limited presentation and minimal story, with lack of advanced options like resolution settings or ultrawide support, reducing overall immersion.

  • gameplay

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    16% positive mentions, 68% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The gameplay features classic twin-stick shooter mechanics enhanced by a diverse toolkit and a strategic time-bending element, offering creativity and tactical depth. While some players appreciate the variety of enemies, weapons, and slower-paced action as a refreshing alternative to bullet-hell games, others find the mechanics simplistic, occasionally glitchy, and the difficulty uneven due to abrupt enemy spawn tactics. Overall, the gameplay is entertaining with new ideas but can feel underwhelming or unengaging for some.

    • “New mechanics, monsters, and environments are introduced regularly, keeping the gameplay fresh and engaging even after three hours.”
    • “The gameplay centers around classic twin-stick mechanics but adds a surprisingly diverse toolkit that encourages creativity in combat.”
    • “The inclusion of a time-bending mechanic adds a strategic pause when things get overwhelming, allowing players to reposition, regroup, or finish off enemies in stylish slow motion.”
    • “It's too bad as I like janky old games but this has very ugly mechanics, erratic pacing, failed pathing, and glitchy AI.”
    • “The gameplay is very simple, and the first few weapons and upgrades are not interesting.”
    • “And it's not really that difficult but rather the dev resorts to throwing out "cheap" mechanics to create sudden and unexpected death, e.g., enemies spawning into thin air behind the player.”

  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 40% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a unique blend of cartoony and gritty aesthetics that complement the game's over-the-top tone. While some visuals evoke nostalgia for old flash games, the overall style is appealing and fits well with the gameplay elements like weapon upgrades.

    • “The visuals themselves lean into a cartoony yet gritty aesthetic, which suits the game’s over-the-top tone perfectly.”
    • “Although it's completely different from the old F22 Raptor, it reminds me of that game with its weapon upgrades, graphical style, and the possibility of selling weapons.”
    • “Played only 25 minutes and love it; the graphics look nice too.”
    • “Somehow, the graphics and even gameplay remind me of an old flash game – Ass Hunter.”
    • “Although it's completely different from the old F22 Raptor, the game reminds me of that title with its weapon upgrades, graphical style, and the possibility of selling weapons.”

  • music

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The music is praised for its pulpy, synth-heavy energy that enhances the action, with appropriately punchy sound effects and unsettling monster screams. While the soundtrack is considered really awesome and fitting for the game's intense atmosphere, some users feel the overall sound could be more immersive.

    • “Oh, and the music is really awesome!”
    • “Music is good, sounds could be a bit more immersive.”
    • “The audio design supports this well—guns sound appropriately punchy, monsters scream in unsettling pitches, and the synth-heavy soundtrack drives the action with pulpy energy.”
    • “Lots of blood and metal music.”
    • “You can turn shadows on or off, turn the music or sound up or down and select your language.”

  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, -67% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The story is minimalist and straightforward, serving primarily as a simple backdrop for the gameplay rather than a deep narrative. While some find it sufficient for the game's style, others note that it feels flat and lacking complexity. Overall, the story complements the game's focus on action rather than storytelling.

    • “A fairly short and simple top-down shooter with a very minimalist story and decent controls.”
    • “I love especially rocket launchers (high risk - high reward) and shotguns (which pack a punch); the story is simple and enough for me in such games.”
    • “Weightless missions wandering through flat levels to the exit point while AI gets stuck on any and all geometry.”
    • “Weightless missions wandering through flat levels to the exit point while AI get stuck on any and all geometry.”
    • “A fairly short and simple top-down shooter with a very minimalist story and decent control.”

  • monetization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is praised for its lack of microtransactions, offering a more traditional experience reminiscent of earlier SAS titles without aggressive monetization.

    • “No microtransactions.”
    • “A bit like the SAS games before the insane microtransactions.”

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Replayability in the game is driven by diverse weapon choices, unpredictable enemy waves, and satisfying combat feedback; however, it falls short in some key features essential to the twin-stick shooter genre, limiting its long-term appeal.

    • “Its replayability is fueled by its diverse weapon options, unpredictable enemy waves, and satisfying combat feedback.”

  • grinding

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game offers enjoyable moments for players seeking intense action and building the perfect setup, but the experience becomes tedious and less engaging in the latter half.

    • “First half of the game was easy and boring; second half was tedious.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The optimization is somewhat unclear, with odd choices like a shadow toggle that may affect performance, but its impact is uncertain since some effects, like heavy fog of war, remain enabled without clear options to disable them.

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Son of a Gun is a arcade shooter game with violence and science fiction themes. Common tags for Son of a Gun include aliens, retro, twin stick shooter, space, top-down and others.

Son of a Gun is available on PC and Windows.

Son of a Gun was released on October 22, 2024.

Son of a Gun was developed by Crank Goblin.

Son of a Gun has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Son of a Gun for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Son of a Gun is a single player game.

Similar games include GARAGE: Bad Trip, Section 13, ANNIE:Last Hope, Shadowgrounds, Halfway and others.