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Enter the Gungeon

Dodge Roll · Devolver Digital

Quick read

Enter the Gungeon is a top-down bullet-hell dungeon shooter with a joke gun around every corner. Dodge rolls are the skill floor; unlocks are the meta.

What kind of game is it?

Room-clear runs with chests, bosses, and a gun that is also a fish. Local co-op exists alongside a demanding solo.

Who is it for?

For players who enjoy clearing rooms for chests, bosses, and one ridiculous gun.

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How it plays

Loop: Action combat
Sessions: Medium sessions
Progression: Unlocks between runs
Players: Solo or co-op
Structure: Roguelite
Tone: Comedic · Brutal

Game DNA

What playing it feels like, out of 100. Our reading, separate from Steam reviews.

Progression62
Estimate
Social55
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Session commitment52
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Key Steam facts

Steam store figures, checked 13 Sept 2026.

Release

released

2016-04-05

Review score

95.1%

Checked 17 Aug 2026.

Steam positive percent.

Review count

89,844

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Store price

$14.99

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Languages

Demo

Early Access

Players

Single-player and co-op

How many people play Enter the Gungeon?

Estimates from public Steam data, not figures from the studio. Ranges, not exact numbers.

Estimated copies

2.2M – 4.9M

Steam reviews × 25 to 55.

Estimated gross revenue

$17M – $59M

Copies × current price × 50–80% (sales, regional prices). Before Steam's cut, refunds and tax.

All-time peak players

15,767

Most people playing at the same moment, per SteamCharts.

Average players, Aug 2026

847

Peak that month: 1,241.

Median playtime

36.2 h

Half of 300 recent reviewers played 11.2–97 h. 6% under 2 h.

Players over time

Sept 2023Aug 2026

Where the players are

Languages of the last 300 Steam reviews. A proxy for regions, not a country split.

English41%
Russian22%
Spanish (Spain)11%
Simplified Chinese8%
Portuguese (Brazil)5%
Polish2%

Steam data checked 4 Oct 2026

What makes it different?

Comedy items without a visual novel wrapper. The Gungeon is a shooter first.

Core mechanics

How it scores

The fantasy: Mastery and Chaos. Our scores out of 100, separate from Steam reviews.

Build varianceEstimate

86 / 100

Run varianceEstimate

88 / 100

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Genre / subgenre

Steam genre: roguelite.

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Sources

Store price checked 13 Sept 2026.

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