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Is Full Gear worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelike players who want turn-based combat with permadeath and no permanent progression
- Tactical players who enjoy arranging timed effects and building combat drones
- Players who want either immediate access to all items or gradual unlocking through a second mode
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want character progression to carry from one run into the next will hit a wall in Traditional Mode, which has no progression.
- Players who dislike learning through repeated deaths may bounce off the game's unknown attacks, item interactions, and permadeath.
- Players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the run-based structure and randomized equipment combinations too open-ended.
- Players who prefer direct combat without system management may struggle with cogwheels, Wheel Tokens, drones, Goals, and item combinations.
Our take on Full Gear
The bounce point arrives when a run ends permanently after an unfamiliar attack. Players must retain information from failure, then manage cogwheel slots, token timing, drone construction, and item interactions before another attempt can progress.
What is Full Gear?
Full Gear is a steampunk traditional roguelike built around turn-based combat, permadeath, and no permanent progression in Traditional Mode.
Runs span 8 areas within one large room and include more than 300 items, over 50 enemy types, 6 NPCs, 6 main bosses, and a final boss. Players assemble drones from Parts at Drone Stations, then use them for extra attacks or distractions. Wheel Tokens activate effects such as healing, shielding, critical hits, Scrap, or drone fire when they reach the top of a cogwheel. Modern Mode gradually unlocks item sets, boosts, and Toolboxes, while Traditional Mode starts with all items available. Goals can unlock items, and runs can use seeds, challenges, and boosts.
How Full Gear plays
- 01Constructible Combat Drones
- Parts can be combined at Drone Stations to create companions with different weapons and movement behavior.
- 02Wheel Token Timing
- Cogwheels determine when arranged tokens trigger effects such as healing, shielding, critical hits, Scrap, or drone attacks.
- 03Two Play Modes
- Modern Mode introduces item sets, boosts, and Toolboxes gradually, while Traditional Mode makes all items available from the beginning.
- 04Goal-Based Unlocks
- Tracked objectives can open items whose uses interact with the game's combat and equipment systems.
- 05Run Customization
- Seeds, 9 boosts, and 9 challenges alter runs, with the latter two options able to increase or reduce difficulty.
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SuperGG.comFor:Action players who enjoy timing projectile counters during difficult combatSkip if:Players who dislike repeated runs with lethal failures and gradual progression
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Team RyzalFor:Players who want open-world exploration without a fixed starting routeSkip if:Players looking for forgiving combat rather than frequent deaths
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Team RyzalFor:Action-RPG players who want demanding dungeons and repeated learning through failureSkip if:Players seeking a forgiving adventure may hit a wall when repeated deaths become part of learning each challenge.Picked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
Full Gear: platforms & release
Is Full Gear worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelike players who want turn-based combat with permadeath and no permanent progression. Skip it if: players who want character progression to carry from one run into the next will hit a wall in Traditional Mode, which has no progression.
Where can I download Full Gear?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Full Gear's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Full Gear on?
Windows only.
