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Enter the Gungeon

Enter the Gungeon

Dodge Roll · released Apr 4, 2016

ActionAdventureIndiePCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

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.

Steam page ↗OpenCritic ↗Metacritic 82 · users 7.8 ↗
88
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence
85%
At launch
95%
Steam all-time
84%
Press
75%
Player sentiment
92%
Recent sentiment

PC 88 · Xbox 70

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 301 sampled Steam reviews (269 positive / 32 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Story & writing5% mention it
  • Difficulty & balance5% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Story & writing9% mention it
  • Grind & repetition9% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

74%

62 reviews

5-15h

90%

62 reviews

15-40h

94%

54 reviews

40-100h

91%

55 reviews

100h+

97%

68 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (OpenCritic)–8424
Creator reviews (3 tracked)–911
All-time Steam reviews95%901000
Metacritic user ratings–8226
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)92%86104
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 297 reviews sampled · 284 total reviews in window · weighted 219.9 up / 20.1 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (86)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 95
    The JimquisitionThe Jimquisition
    trust 84CreatorApr 13, 2016

    “Enter the Gungeon is a fast paced dungeon shooter that punishes and rewards in equal measure. Easy to get into, and tough as nails when it wants to be, Dodge Roll’s energetic and hilarious loot ’em up is sometimes frustrating, but more often a joy to experience.”

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  • 90
    Pure NintendoPure Nintendo
    trust 80Jan 3, 2018

    “Enter the Gungeon is as heart-pumping as a Die Hard movie, and twice as charming.”

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  • 90
    Nintendo LifeNintendo Life
    trust 76Dec 16, 2017

    “Enter The Gungeon is a brilliantly tactile, endlessly replayable twin-stick roguelike that sits right up there with the very best indie games on Nintendo Switch. With satisfying combat, random levels, and an endless supply of inventive weapons, items and secrets, it's always a total joy to play. Yet another modern indie classic has found a natural home on Nintendo's console.”

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  • 80
    Paste MagazinePaste Magazine
    trust 74Apr 11, 2016

    “Cameron Kunzelman tweets at @ckunzelman and writes about games at thiscageisworms.com. His latest game, Epanalepsis, was released on May 21. It's available on Steam.”

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  • 83
    SpaceNerd.itSpaceNerd.it
    trust 73Aug 7, 2019

    “With it’s mix of fast-paced action gameplay and challenging, yet very satisfying combat, Enter the Gungeon is a great game, although the randomness of the formula can be at times very frustrating for the player.”

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  • 90
    Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight
    trust 70Dec 15, 2017

    “As a whole Enter the Gungeon is every bit a best-in-class roguelike shooter on the Switch. Not only is the core gameplay wonderfully intense yet tightly controlled but touches like a well-implemented teleportation system in the map prevent your adrenaline levels to have a chance to subside. The bosses all have their own feel and most have quite a personality to go with their toughness. All things considered if you’re a roguelike shooter fan in the least you would be doing yourself a great disservice not giving Gungeon a spin.”

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  • 80
    Cubed3Cubed3
    trust 70Jan 24, 2018

    “One third bullet hell, one third shoot 'em up, and one third roguelike, Enter the Gungeon is a magnificent blend of three genres that go together impressively well. The wide variety of guns keeps each playthrough feeling fresh, regardless of the character chosen, and the diverse enemy design is sure to keep players on their toes as they force their way through the Gungeon. There are some issues that rise from the randomness of it all, par for the course for a roguelike, but the fluid gameplay, massive weapon cache, and bullet-heavy atmosphere make Enter the Gungeon one incredibly endearing experience.”

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  • 90
    PC InvasionPC Invasion
    trust 69Apr 5, 2016

    “Quirky, funny, demanding, and requiring an awful lot of skill: Enter the Gungeon is one of the best action-roguelites in years.”

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  • 80
    Push SquarePush Square
    trust 69Apr 21, 2016

    “Enter the Gungeon is another in a long line of fantastic roguelikes. ”

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  • 85
    NintendoWorldReportNintendoWorldReport
    trust 69Dec 18, 2017

    “The dungeon-craw- excuse me, "gungeon-crawling" mixed with twin-stick shooting has proven in the past to be a solid gameplay setup, and here mixed in with the smooth dodge-roll mechanic plus the great amount of customizable guns makes every run-through fun and exciting.”

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  • 90
    ZTGDZTGD
    trust 68Apr 7, 2016

    “I’m not going to pretend that Enter the Gungeon is for everybody, it’s not. If players can’t stand the idea of starting over from scratch mostly after each death or don’t have an appreciation for games like Binding of Isaac, there isn’t much to change their minds here. ”

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  • 70
    The EscapistThe Escapist
    trust 66Apr 5, 2016

    “Enter the Gungeon is an exhilarating experience, but the difficulty often comes from the game refusing to provide you the necessary tools, which offers its own unique challenges.”

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…and 74 more tracked reviews.

Patch history

  1. Exit the Gungeon 2.0 Now Available on Steam
    Mar 17, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  2. Enter the Gungeon: A Farewell to Arms is Live
    Apr 5, 2019significant · resets scoring window
  3. Enter the Gungeon: AG&D is LIVE!
    Jul 19, 2018significant · resets scoring window
  4. Enter the Gungeon x PAYDAY 2 Crossover
    Oct 5, 2017
  5. Enter the Gungeon x PAYDAY 2 Crossover
    Oct 5, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  6. Enter the Gungeon: Advanced Gungeons & Draguns Update - Coming Soon
    Aug 25, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  7. Enter the Gungeon: Advanced Gungeons & Draguns Update - Coming Soon
    Aug 25, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  8. Patch 1.1.3
    Mar 24, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  9. Patch 1.1.3
    Mar 24, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  10. Patch 1.1.2
    Feb 23, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  11. Patch 1.1.2
    Feb 23, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  12. Patch 1.1.1
    Feb 7, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  13. Patch 1.1.1
    Feb 7, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  14. Enter the Gungeon's Supply Drop - Out Now
    Jan 26, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  15. Enter the Gungeon's Supply Drop - Out Now
    Jan 26, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  16. Supply Drop Preview Beta
    Dec 19, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  17. Supply Drop Preview Beta
    Dec 19, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  18. Beta Patch and Contest Update
    Dec 8, 2016
  19. Beta Patch and Contest Update
    Dec 8, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  20. Beta Patch: Save and Exit
    Nov 28, 2016
  21. Beta Patch: Save and Exit
    Nov 28, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  22. Patch 1.0.11
    Nov 7, 2016
  23. Patch 1.0.11
    Nov 7, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  24. Patch 1.0.10
    Sep 27, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  25. Patch 1.0.10
    Sep 27, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  26. Announcing the Supply Drop Update, Coming This Fall
    Aug 31, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  27. Announcing the Supply Drop Update, Coming This Fall
    Aug 31, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  28. Patch 1.0.10 BETA
    Jul 21, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  29. Patch 1.0.10 BETA
    Jul 21, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  30. 1.0.9 Hotfix
    May 23, 2016
  31. 1.0.9 Hotfix
    May 23, 2016
  32. Patch 1.0.9
    May 19, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  33. Patch 1.0.9
    May 19, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  34. Beta Patch: Fixing some controller bugs
    May 9, 2016
  35. Beta Patch: Fixing some controller bugs
    May 9, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  36. Patch 1.0.8 Hotfix
    May 6, 2016
  37. Patch 1.0.8 Hotfix
    May 6, 2016
  38. Patch 1.0.8
    May 6, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  39. Patch 1.0.8
    May 6, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  40. Patch 1.0.7
    Apr 27, 2016

…and 13 earlier patch announcements.