Shotgun Legend

Shotgun Legend

Steam Deck · unrated

Jonathan Tindell · Indie · Jan 15, 2018

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $0.99. It has been as low as $0.49.

90%
Very Positive
999 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 999 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Overall, I highly recommend it because it's a good game which is reasonably challenging, it's short and isn't a huge time commitment, the redneck theme is humorous while the story is a light-hearted parody, up to two players can play at once which heightens the experience, and it has an amazingly low price tag.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The game has 35 achievements, most of which will be acquired throughout casual gameplay; however, some achievements will require you to do some additional exploration, have a keen eye, and backtrack to some locations after having acquired specific items, while one achievement will most likely require a small amount of grinding.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Furthermore, despite the developer claiming that the game has full controller support, I was not able to use my PS4 controller with it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visually, the game adopts a colorful pixel art style that feels intentionally nostalgic without being overly derivative.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack supports the adventure with energetic and atmospheric tracks that suit exploration and combat, even if the overall musical variety is somewhat limited.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
One of the game's most appealing features is its two-player co-op mode, which allows the second player to join at any time by pressing start on a second controller.
9 of 300 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
Story and characters40 reviews
Gameplay39 reviews
Controls20 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty46 reviews
93%
Combat37 reviews
95%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $0.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $0.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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