Gatling Gears

Gatling Gears

Steam Deck Unsupported

Vanguard Games · Action · Aug 30, 2011

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

84%
Very Positive
189 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 189 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 93 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise30% are divided10% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics and animations are wonderful!
21 of 93 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
If you're into co-op, the niece can also be played for some tagteam bad-assery.
19 of 93 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The screen is very clear, and the characters have unique attributes and expressions which make them identifiable.
16 of 93 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is where Gatling Gears truly shines, built around a responsive and satisfying control scheme that separates movement and aiming into two distinct inputs.
14 of 93 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I was looking for a few good twin-stick shooters with full controller support, and among the many I've tried, this is one of my favorites.
8 of 93 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is also good, and it's extremely helpful while playing, because certain sound effects alert you to what's coming.
6 of 93 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics21 reviews
Co-op19 reviews
Story and characters16 reviews
Gameplay14 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty8 reviews
88%
Multiplayer4 reviews
100%
Interface3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat12 reviews
92%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.