Son of a Gun
Top-down twin-stick shooter with a time-bending device and enemy swarms
Crank Goblin · Published by Untold Tales, Gamersky Games · Released Oct 22, 2024
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 81
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 11 months ago
- Nov 3, 2025
What is Son of a Gun?
This single-player, top-down twin-stick shooter follows an interplanetary mercenary called back from vacation. You choose one of six characters, collect guns and grenades, and upgrade your character through a campaign on distant planets. Objectives include reaching target areas, opening gates, downloading data, and surviving attacks, alongside boss fights.
For you if...
- +you like retro arcade shooting in short sessions
Not for you if...
- −you want cooperative play or competitive multiplayer modes
- −you prefer combat without visible blood and gore
What players say
79% of 81 reviews are positive
Players praise the combat and weapon-and-grenade combinations. Common complaints include shallow progression, repetitive objectives, uneven weapon balance, and enemies getting stuck on scenery.
Screenshots and trailer
Son of a Gun system requirements
Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Son of a Gun?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or newer
- Processor
- 2 GHz Processor
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or newer
- Processor
- 3.2 GHz Processor
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Son of a Gun have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Son of a Gun run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Ukrainian.
Does Son of a Gun use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
