Enter the Gungeon

Item: Enter the Gungeon
Rating: 91
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-04

Summary

Varied arsenal promotes creative gameplay.
Challenging, skill-based bullet-hell combat.
Addictive roguelite gameplay with high replayability.
Appealing art style and engaging soundtrack.
Early difficulty is high and unforgiving.
Excessive RNG significantly impacts progression.

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 46%
Unhelpful reviews: 54%
Protest reviews: 0%

91%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
9%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1906
Negative points: 866
Gameplay points: 298
Perf. points: 29
Rec. points: 483
Misc points: 106

Point	Description	Importance
Extensive, creative, and varied arsenal Description The game boasts a massive and creative arsenal of weapons, ranging from standard firearms to bizarre and unique concepts. These weapons often have surprising effects and synergies, encouraging experimentation and adapting to different playstyles. This variety keeps the gameplay fresh and engaging across multiple runs. Importance 96%	The game boasts a massive and creative arsenal of weapons, ranging from standard firearms to bizarre and unique concepts. These weapons often have surprising effects and synergies, encouraging experimentation and adapting to different playstyles. This variety keeps the gameplay fresh and engaging across multiple runs.	96%
Challenging, unique, skill-based combat Description The game features challenging and unique boss battles that demand skill and strategy. Learning enemy attack patterns and mastering the game's mechanics are crucial for success. The game emphasizes player skill and knowledge over relying solely on powerful items. Importance 86%	The game features challenging and unique boss battles that demand skill and strategy. Learning enemy attack patterns and mastering the game's mechanics are crucial for success. The game emphasizes player skill and knowledge over relying solely on powerful items.	86%
Challenging, rewarding roguelite bullet-hell Description The game is a challenging and rewarding roguelite with bullet hell mechanics. It features a vast array of unique guns, items, and synergies, ensuring high replayability. The polished gameplay, pixel art style, and excellent soundtrack further enhance the experience. Importance 79%	The game is a challenging and rewarding roguelite with bullet hell mechanics. It features a vast array of unique guns, items, and synergies, ensuring high replayability. The polished gameplay, pixel art style, and excellent soundtrack further enhance the experience.	79%
Addictive and highly replayable gameplay Description The game is highly addictive and provides hours of entertainment. Its engaging gameplay loop and replayability make it easy to lose track of time. The game is also praised for being fun and enjoyable, leading to extended play sessions. Importance 66%	The game is highly addictive and provides hours of entertainment. Its engaging gameplay loop and replayability make it easy to lose track of time. The game is also praised for being fun and enjoyable, leading to extended play sessions.	66%
Appealing art style and soundtrack Description The game features a well-executed art style and a memorable soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. The visuals are detailed and appealing, while the music complements the action and atmosphere. These elements contribute to the game's immersive and engaging nature. Importance 61%	The game features a well-executed art style and a memorable soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. The visuals are detailed and appealing, while the music complements the action and atmosphere. These elements contribute to the game's immersive and engaging nature.	61%
Rewarding progression and skill improvement Description The game offers a satisfying sense of progression and improvement with each run. Players learn enemy patterns, unlock new content, and discover powerful synergies, making the game easier and more enjoyable over time. Overcoming the initial difficulty curve leads to a rewarding experience. Importance 56%	The game offers a satisfying sense of progression and improvement with each run. Players learn enemy patterns, unlock new content, and discover powerful synergies, making the game easier and more enjoyable over time. Overcoming the initial difficulty curve leads to a rewarding experience.	56%
Humorous with pop culture references Description The game is filled with humor, pop culture references, and easter eggs, particularly related to firearms and video games. These elements add a layer of charm and entertainment to the experience. The game's humor is present throughout, including in the weapon descriptions and character dialogues. Importance 49%	The game is filled with humor, pop culture references, and easter eggs, particularly related to firearms and video games. These elements add a layer of charm and entertainment to the experience. The game's humor is present throughout, including in the weapon descriptions and character dialogues.	49%
General enjoyment of the game Description These points express general enjoyment and positive feelings towards the game without providing specific details or constructive feedback. They also contain some emotional language. Therefore, the importance score is reduced. Importance 9%	These points express general enjoyment and positive feelings towards the game without providing specific details or constructive feedback. They also contain some emotional language. Therefore, the importance score is reduced.	9%