ActionFit check
Is Gunbrella worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-adventure players who want side-scrolling combat built around a weapon with traversal functions
- Players who enjoy noir settings involving investigations, cults, gangs, and supernatural threats
- Explorers who like revisiting locations to uncover routes and secrets
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow, purely investigative experience without frequent combat and movement challenges
- Players who prefer a linear structure without backtracking through earlier locations
- Players looking for a multiplayer game rather than a solo action-adventure
Our take on Gunbrella
The defining mechanic is the Gunbrella itself: one tool handles firearm combat while also enabling gliding, swinging, dashing, and diving through the environment.
What is Gunbrella?
Gunbrella is a side-scrolling action-adventure set in a rain-soaked noir-punk metropolis affected by the decline of a vital natural resource.
Players control a gruff woodsman seeking revenge while investigating towns, junkyards, and other unusual locations. The Gunbrella serves as both a high-caliber weapon and a traversal tool, allowing gliding, swinging, dashing, and diving during exploration and combat. The investigation involves cults, gangs, police, corporate exploitation, and supernatural enemies. A notebook records discoveries and encourages returning to previously visited places. Scrap and spare parts can be collected and exchanged for different ammunition types and weapon upgrades.
How Gunbrella plays
- 01Dual-purpose weapon
- The Gunbrella combines a high-caliber firearm with an umbrella used for movement and defense.
- 02Aerial traversal
- Gliding, swinging, dashing, and diving open routes through the side-scrolling world.
- 03Investigation notebook
- Findings are recorded while interrogating unusual characters across multiple locations.
- 04Ammunition upgrades
- Scrap and spare parts can be traded for different munitions and improvements to the arsenal.
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Gunbrella: platforms & release
Is Gunbrella worth it?
It is worth it if: action-adventure players who want side-scrolling combat built around a weapon with traversal functions. Skip it if: players seeking a slow, purely investigative experience without frequent combat and movement challenges.
Where can I download Gunbrella?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Gunbrella's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Gunbrella on?
Windows only.
