Fit check
Is GUNHEAD worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- FPS players who want roguelite runs built around ship infiltration
- Action players who enjoy planning loadouts before entering hostile environments
- Fans of Cryptark who want its strategic premise in a first-person format
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a linear campaign with fixed environments rather than procedurally generated ships
- Players who prefer quiet exploration over repeated firefights against creatures, robots, and security systems
- Players looking specifically for multiplayer shooting with friends
Our take on GUNHEAD
Rather than treating an FPS as a straightforward run-and-gun sequence, GUNHEAD places ship systems and loadout decisions at the center of each raid. Its first-person combat is paired with a roguelite structure and a stated objective of dismantling interconnected defenses before reaching the central core.
What is GUNHEAD?
GUNHEAD is a fast-paced FPS roguelite about a pirate mech raiding derelict alien ships.
Each vessel is procedurally generated and defended by cyborg creatures, robots, and security systems. The objective is to board a ship, plan an attack through its interconnected defenses, and destroy the central System Core. Successful raids provide income for the mech’s privateering operation. Jetpack movement supports the first-person firefights, while four weapon slots can be configured from more than 50 weapon options. The game presents every enemy ship as a separate challenge, combining action with loadout planning and tactical navigation. GUNHEAD follows Alientrap’s 2D roguelite Cryptark, expanding that game’s strategic approach into a first-person format.
How GUNHEAD plays
- 01Procedural Enemy Ships
- Alien vessels are generated with interconnected security systems that create distinct boarding challenges.
- 02Configurable Weapon Slots
- Four slots can be arranged using more than 50 weapon options.
- 03Jetpack FPS Combat
- Jetpack movement is integrated into first-person firefights aboard hostile ships.
- 04Privateering Income
- Raids provide income for the mech’s privateering enterprise.
GUNHEAD compared to similar games
GUNHEAD combines first-person shooting with procedurally generated alien ships, configurable weapon slots, and a central-core destruction objective. Abyssus also presents fast-paced roguelite shooting, but its description focuses on multiplayer, hand-crafted levels, and weapons modified with ancient technologies.
GUNHEAD: platforms & release
Is GUNHEAD worth it?
It is worth it if: FPS players who want roguelite runs built around ship infiltration. Skip it if: players seeking a linear campaign with fixed environments rather than procedurally generated ships.
Where can I download GUNHEAD?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens GUNHEAD's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is GUNHEAD on?
Windows only.
