Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition
A side-scrolling arcade shooter parodying classic action and crime films
Monster Bath Games Inc. · Released Feb 14, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 133
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Feb 27, 2024
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition?
In this 2D run-and-gun shooter, you play a police officer fighting a crime syndicate in San Francisco in 1969. Choose from five characters and shoot through seven levels, collecting weapon upgrades and using special attacks, solo or with up to three others in local co-op.
For you if...
- +you enjoy short arcade runs designed for repeated play
Not for you if...
- −you prefer shooters without crude humor or graphic violence
What players say
83% of 133 reviews are positive
Players praise the pixel art, funk soundtrack, and Sunset Riders-style shooting. Recurring complaints concern awkward control setup for local co-op, clumsy movement, and unreliable hit detection.
Screenshots and trailer
Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition system requirements
Minimum: NVIDIA or AMD with 1GB VRAM, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition?
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- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel i5 Sandy Bridge
- Graphics
- NVIDIA or AMD with 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel i5 Sandy Bridge
- Graphics
- NVIDIA or AMD with 2GB VRAM
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 22
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition 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
- Action
- Arcade
- 2D
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Retro
- Co-op
- Side Scroller
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
- Pixel Graphics
- Shooter
- Local Co-Op
- Funny
- Platformer
- Singleplayer
- Fast-Paced
Recent updates
- Feb 27, 2024 · Update 1.2b9
- Feb 26, 2024 · Update 1.2b8
- Feb 26, 2024 · Update 1.2b7
- Feb 25, 2024 · Update 1.2b6
- Feb 25, 2024 · Quick patch 1.2b5