Gunbrella (2023)

doinksoft

Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.24 from 38 ratings

153 members have it in their collection · 4 playing now · 78 backlogged · 48 wish listed

How long? Main story 6h · with extras 7h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

Gunbrella is a noir-punk action-adventure set in a world dependent on a rapidly diminishing natural resource. Players take the role of a gruff woodsman on a quest for revenge, armed with the mysterious Gunbrella: a firearm that doubles as an umbrella. His investigation becomes entangled with the inner workings of ghouls and gangsters, cops and cultists, and the fallout of corporate exploitation.
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Release dates

  • Sep 13, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)

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georgeypoorgey

Status georgeypoorgey Feb 17, 2025

Reading through folks' responses to Gunbrella (the game where a raspy voiced gravedigger says gunbrella), and I am seemingly enjoying this far more than others. I just got to the three year time jump, and this game is surprising me! I thought I had hit the end of Act 2 of a conventional revenge story, but no. Curveball! …

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Reading through folks' responses to Gunbrella (the game where a raspy voiced gravedigger says gunbrella), and I am seemingly enjoying this far more than others. I just got to the three year time jump, and this game is surprising me! I thought I had hit the end of Act 2 of a conventional revenge story, but no. Curveball! The characters are goofy in a wonderful way. Sure, it is easier to write silly characters than it is to write fully fleshed out characters, but these are good silly characters. When Max says the thing about rumors are they're always true, I was cracking up.

IDK this is reaching like cult classic status for me.

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R0R0

Status R0R0 Nov 19, 2023

Bravo. What it lacks in ambition it makes up for in competence. A solid 5 hour popcorn experience. No complaints.

shinespark

Status shinespark Oct 9, 2022

This one's more of an action game and less of a platformer than I realized. Your titular Gunbrella is the main gimmick and allows you to shoot or dash in any direction. Dashing into enemies to stun them and then following up with a shotgun blast is your main attack route, but the inability to cancel your dash recovery frames …

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This one's more of an action game and less of a platformer than I realized. Your titular Gunbrella is the main gimmick and allows you to shoot or dash in any direction. Dashing into enemies to stun them and then following up with a shotgun blast is your main attack route, but the inability to cancel your dash recovery frames with an attack makes this combo feel way more sluggish than it ought to.

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The loot on offer is mostly just specialty ammo, which might as well not exist because you'll want to save it for trivializing boss fights. Multiple busywork puzzles cropped up even within this brief demo. And unless you have a controller with paddles, the game pretty much requires the dreaded, maximally uncozy two-finger shoulder button grip to be played properly.

Disappointing!

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BMO

Status BMO Oct 3, 2022

Not loving this as much as I thought I would. I think part of it has to do with the controls. I've tried tweaking the inputs on Steam Deck but nothing feels like it's clicking.

Steam Next Fest October 2022