Showgunners

What a great find this game is! I've been playing it non-stop for two days now. The best way I can describe it is comfort food XCOM with a Running Man twist. The story is light but well-paced and the action is fun and accessible. I'm going to be playing more from this developer!

I .. really don't get how this game reached 'overwhelmingly positive' rating. It has a certain charm, sure; the styling is good, the storyline, while incredibly clunky, has a certain amount of consistency. But. There are two game loops - walking through a maze in 'real time' between missions, which is just slow and boring and repetitive, and you _have_ to search every corner or suffer a very real disadvantage in the main game, and the turn based arenas which are pretty good. Bad: - The walking simulator part slows play to a crawl - The game crashes every time I try to equip a hand grenade to the main character - The storyline is hamfisted and occasionally infuriating. - The mentor npc gets offed by a random grenade during a scripted scene - At least one of the missions pretty early on seems unsolvable, as an add comes running from behind exploding the entire level, from a spot you cannot reach. Good: - Pretty good tactical combat - Really dystopian setting, e...

Showgunners – A Brutal, Blood-Soaked Blast of Tactical Fun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5) I just wrapped up Showgunners, and I’ve got to say—it was an absolute ride from start to finish. If you're a fan of turn-based tactics with personality, grit, and a lot of explosions, this game delivers in spades. The setting is pure dystopian spectacle: imagine XCOM meets Running Man, wrapped in neon and corporate bloodlust. You play as Scarlett, a tough-as-nails contestant fighting through deadly televised arenas where every battle is a performance, every kill earns fame, and every step could be your last. The commentary? Darkly hilarious. The traps and dynamic hazards? Nerve-wracking and brilliant. What stood out for me: ✅ Combat is tight and satisfying – Easy to pick up, but deep enough to stay engaging all the way through. The action point system felt balanced, and I appreciated the guaranteed melee hits—it kept momentum going in tough fights. ✅ The level design is e...

If this game intended to be annoying then it's a masterpiece. Tedious , repetitive, boring.

For any fan of the tactical side of Xcom, this is a real treat. Play it on hard, otherwise it is a bit too easy for my taste. Very fun game. Nice simple story. 7/10 she got NO ASS

Def not worth the full 30$, but for sure worth at least 15$ and sales dip below that so it's all good. Xcom but replace base building with open world exploration. Cute little puzzles and once you get further in the game a nicely varied roster of challengers to choose from. Story isn't winning any awards but it is enough to stick things together (most of the time) [spoiler] Most of the other challengers don't actually have motivation for the final mission (Esp the robot that should have gotten turned off at some point?) [/spoiler] All in all, worth playing at least once was a good time and the free DLC added about 5 hours of playtime.

Felt like I was back in the Gauntelet of Nuka-World while maneuvring my characters in an XCOM-lite gameplay. Simple and straigth-forward, I have to say the balance between puzzles, map completion and battles made it a breeze to go through. Finding all the lootboxes isn't too hard but not braindead either. 8/10

Man... This game was amazing! Gameplay is highly addictive! Turn based strategy where each character has different move sets and strengths and weaknesses. Also, just when I thought the story was going to be predictive and obvious, it makes a left turn and kept me engaged! I really liked the whole dystopian setting where to make money and escape a prison sentence, you have to go through a hunger games/battle Royale scenario. Such a hidden gem, go play this game now! Plays great on steam deck!

Fantastic game. If you liked XCOM: Chimera Squad you will love this one. DLC levels are little grindy but still ok.

What a great game I play on normal, its easy game for me personaly if you have more experience in tactical turn based I recommended on Hard difficulty (you can change difficulty mid playtrought) The world is very intriguing, dystopian world meets show about killing each other for a prize Story bit simplistic but its ok, the gameplays carry it until the end (not long game, my records after finishing it is only 15 hours)