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Gunjitsu

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

Gunjitsu is a fast-paced platform shooter with grappling hooks, rocket launchers, guns and grenades! Kill your opponents or race them for the fastest time. Inspirations from old platform shooters gives Gunjitsu a classic feel while modern tech takes it to a new level of frantic action!

What works

  • Fun and skillful grappling hook movement
  • Fast-paced and challenging gameplay
  • Balanced weapons and combat mechanics
  • Appealing pixel art style
  • Active developer engagement

Things to keep in mind

  • Very low player base limits multiplayer experience
  • Bugs and glitches affecting controls and movement
  • Lack of content variety and game modes
  • No local multiplayer or controller support
  • Some performance issues and lag

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • ATOMEGA

  • CHRONOSHOT

  • Hunger Dungeon

  • Combots

  • Impact Point

  • Hyper Jam

More story-driven

Games that feels like Gunjitsu but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Hyper Light Drifter

  • RAM: Random Access Mayhem

  • Nitro Express

  • DEADBOLT

  • HARDCORE MECHA

  • Cobalt

More social

Games that feels like Gunjitsu but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • 20XX

  • Deadswitch Combat

  • Deadswitch 3

  • Dinogen Online

  • Fighties

  • Iron Fisticle

Less dominating

Games that feels like Gunjitsu but with less domination over others

  • GunSuit Guardians

  • Shotgun Cop Man

  • iZBOT

  • Overclocked

  • Velocity®Ultra

  • Super Crate Box

Less competitive

Games that feels like Gunjitsu but with less competition against others

  • Mind

  • Unalive

  • BLADECHIMERA

  • Mech Havoc

  • Bunker Punks

  • Soulstone Survivors: Prologue

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Gunjitsu: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026