Gimbal
Top-down multiplayer shooter with customizable ships and physics-based combat
8888888 LABS · Released Nov 19, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 139
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Feb 5, 2017
What is Gimbal?
Gimbal is a 2D, top-down sci-fi shooter played in multiplayer matches online or over LAN. You assemble a ship from engines, guns, turrets, and gadgets, balancing speed, durability, and handling, then fight other pilots, capture flags, or race.
For you if...
- +you enjoy experimenting with unconventional vehicle builds
- +you want fast-paced competitive combat with friends
Not for you if...
- −you prefer slower action to fast, real-time firefights
- −you want combat without spending time on vehicle design
What players say
80% of 139 reviews are positive
Players praise the freedom of the ship editor and how different designs change combat tactics. Recent reviews repeatedly describe a nearly empty multiplayer community and complain that development has stopped.
Screenshots and trailer
Gimbal system requirements
Minimum: 256 MB, 1 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Gimbal?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor
- 2.0+ GHz Single Core CPU
- Graphics
- 256 MB, Shader model 2.0, Nvidia GeForce 6600 or better
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor
- 2.5+ GHz Multi Core CPU
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce 9600 or better
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Gimbal have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: PvP online and LAN. There is no single-player mode.
Does Gimbal run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Gimbal 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
Tags
- Top-Down Shooter
- Building
- Multiplayer
- Vehicular Combat
- Physics
- Sandbox
- Indie
- Shooter
- 2D
- Top-Down
- Action
- Sci-fi
- Space
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Singleplayer
- Beat 'em up
Recent updates
- Mar 7, 2015 · 1.43 Patch Released
- Mar 7, 2015 · 1.43 Patch Released
