A platform game sequel called Exit the Gungeon was released in 2019. After launch, Dodge Roll developed and released several content updates. Reviewers praised the creativity and designs of the guns, while also commentating on the game's difficulty. The game received positive reviews on release, with critics favorably comparing it to The Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne. By June 2020, it had sold over three million copies. Many of the guns were inspired by earlier games such as Mega Man and Metroid, while other mechanics were implemented to encourage players to utilize the layouts of levels.Įnter the Gungeon was released on Apfor Linux, macOS, Playstation 4, and Windows 10, while ports for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch were released in April and December 2017.

Dodge Roll designed and playtested each individual room of the Gungeon's levels, and used procedural generation to assemble them into a random configuration. Lead designer Dave Crooks gained inspiration for the term 'Gungeon' after listening to the soundtrack for the game Gun Godz.

Between playthroughs, players can travel to an area called the Breach, where they can converse with non-player characters and unlock new items randomly encountered while playing.ĭevelopment on Enter the Gungeon started in 2014, when four Mythic Entertainment employees left the company to form Dodge Roll. Enter the Gungeon features a permadeath system, causing the Gungeoneers to lose all obtained items and start again from the first level upon death. The Gungeoneers fight against bullet-shaped enemies, which are fought using both conventional and exotic weapons. Set in the firearms-themed Gungeon, gameplay follows four player characters called Gungeoneers as they traverse procedurally generated rooms to find a gun that can 'kill the past'. Enter the Gungeon is a 2016 bullet hell roguelike game developed by Dodge Roll and published by Devolver Digital.

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