75
There’s nothing groundbreaking about Showgunners, but the game engagingly blends turn-based combat with real-time exploration and uncomplicated yet intellectually challenging puzzles. Despite some degree of repetitiveness, the dragged-out ending, and a couple of other shortcomings, I believe Showgunners deserves giving it a chance.
80
If you like Running Man style movies, this time you can experience for yourself what it's like to be both hunter and victim at the same time. A successful combination of exploring the environment with real-time traps and puzzles and intuitive turn-based battles creates a fun and unconventional experience.
80
Showgunners is a violent delight that leans into its setting and premise to great effect. It may not be the deepest tactical RPG out there, which, in turn, removes a lot of the replayability that the genre is known for, but as a 12-15 hour experience that puts spectacle and accessible systems first, it’s a hell of a good time.
9
I'm honestly super surprised to find that this game isn't rated higher. This is the same turned-based strategy fighting as seen in XCOM, but with a Running Man skin on it. I'm halfway through and the only fault I've found really is that there are a decent amount of bugs in it resulting in freezing screens or menus where I'm unable to select anything. Overall I'd give this an 8.5 and I'd definitely buy a sequel if they ever made one.
4
I'm turn based games top fan ,but couldn't stand playing this game more than one hour
6
I made it about halfway before losing interest. There's nothing inherently wrong with the combat and tactics, but they just seem to get stale very quickly. The writing isn't particularly good and the announcer gets increasingly annoying, despite turning his comments down to 'rare' in the settings. I think being stuck with limited characters and their special abilities while the enemy variety massively increases over the first four episodes also has the effect of disengaging the player (e.g. why is the enemy's interesting variety outpacing my party's interesting variety?). Good effect and I hope they do better the next time around.
Showgunners
Released On:
May 2, 2023
Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
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May 3, 2023
90
What makes Showgunners so addicting is that its combat is tight, responsive, fair, and accessible. The options available to players during combat and exploration are just enough to feel varied without feeling overly complicated; though the combat U.I. can get cluttered at times. This is the perfect game for players that are new to this genre or for veterans looking for a more casual experience that still provides enough of a challenge to stay interesting.
Jun 29, 2023
80
If you like Running Man style movies, this time you can experience for yourself what it's like to be both hunter and victim at the same time. A successful combination of exploring the environment with real-time traps and puzzles and intuitive turn-based battles creates a fun and unconventional experience.
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Generally Favorable
61% Positive
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May 12, 2023
10
Having only played fantasy turn based games like divinity (in which i got 160hrs+) i wasn't expecting much from a shooter, but i was intrigued to finally give one a go and I had blast playing it! Characters have fun abilities and actually many of them! Lack of abilities and mostly just shooting was my biggest worry going in to a tactical shooter, but i was worried for nothing. There are a lot of abilities! Melee kill chain setups with Scarlett once you unlock enough perks are so satisfying! Itemization, character progression, sponsorship bonuses, new characters as i progressed, it never got stale or boring. Highly recommend to anyone that likes turn based games (even if you thought you'd never enjoy a shooter tactical game).
May 10, 2023
10
Very enjoyable title! Perfect entry to the genre for me, as the gameplay is fun and very accessible. Also, what’s remarkable in these times, the game is well optimized and has very few bugs. I am definitely looking forward to seeing some DLCs now.
May 8, 2023
80
The setting is a good fit for turn-based tactics and the bite-sized approach really works in its favor. Just don't expect a game that will last you for weeks, and once it's finished, you have seen pretty much everything it has to offer. However, if you are looking for an accessible tactics game that is fun to play and doesn't overstay its welcome, Showgunners is an easy recommendation.
May 4, 2023
78
Although it has a great atmosphere, Showgunners doesn’t cultivate the pathos that it’s capable of. As such, you’ll find pulpy motivations for the polished turn-based strategy, which positions the title in the secondary tier of XCOM-type titles. Tactics fans could do worse.
Jul 11, 2023
75
There’s nothing groundbreaking about Showgunners, but the game engagingly blends turn-based combat with real-time exploration and uncomplicated yet intellectually challenging puzzles. Despite some degree of repetitiveness, the dragged-out ending, and a couple of other shortcomings, I believe Showgunners deserves giving it a chance.
May 5, 2023
70
Showgunners has its fair share of new ideas, and it's best when it uses them. Moving around the world to find useful rewards adds an additional, relatively low stress, layer to a solid tactics experience. Meeting new contestants and fans, who are varied, expands the world and those that live in it. Inside combat, a lot will feel familiar to tactics veterans, but fresh elements are at least complex enough to sustain a playthrough. Forgoing procedural generation in contestants, defenders, and levels limits replayability, but it also eliminates pressure. You will never lose your favorite playable contestant for good because of a miscalculation. Their worst fate is a battle restart. Once the season is over, it's hard not to imagine the next as one with a plethora of characters who could be knocked out of competition for good, but the first season is at least good enough to leave you wanting a second.
May 3, 2023
60
Quick and dirty, Showgunners is a turn-based strategy for people with short attention spans and a need for instant gratification. Shrinking the experience down robs you of the majesty of something like XCOM’s strategic brilliance, but you won’t regret the time you spend here.
Jan 17, 2026
9
I'm honestly super surprised to find that this game isn't rated higher. This is the same turned-based strategy fighting as seen in XCOM, but with a Running Man skin on it. I'm halfway through and the only fault I've found really is that there are a decent amount of bugs in it resulting in freezing screens or menus where I'm unable to select anything. Overall I'd give this an 8.5 and I'd definitely buy a sequel if they ever made one.
Sep 26, 2024
7
It has a great gameplay, but don't expect much from the writing, because both the story and the characters are laughably bad.
Oct 9, 2025
6
I made it about halfway before losing interest. There's nothing inherently wrong with the combat and tactics, but they just seem to get stale very quickly. The writing isn't particularly good and the announcer gets increasingly annoying, despite turning his comments down to 'rare' in the settings. I think being stuck with limited characters and their special abilities while the enemy variety massively increases over the first four episodes also has the effect of disengaging the player (e.g. why is the enemy's interesting variety outpacing my party's interesting variety?). Good effect and I hope they do better the next time around.
Oct 25, 2025
4
I'm turn based games top fan ,but couldn't stand playing this game more than one hour
Sep 4, 2024
4
C’est une sorte de ‘Prix du Danger’ ou Running Man (tu parles de nanars !), un jeu de la mort télévisé auquel participe l’héroïne, accompagnée ici et là de quelques compagnons (mais l’équipe ne peut compter que trois personnes au combat). Une vague histoire tente de justifier tout cela mais franchement, ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard, lequel est déjà reparti barboter dans sa mare.Tout cela pour dire qu’il s’agit du gros point faible du jeu, à savoir ses enjeux. Mais son ‘scénar’ si l’on peut l’appeler comme ça reste très superficiel et très insuffisamment développé. Du coup, difficile de s’attacher à la Miss, d’autant qu’elle est bien moche ou au mieux elle ressemble à rien ou enfin si, à un thon ou bien un cageot. Mais c’est bien sûr la tendance -woke- des jeux modernes européens et américains : les héros ont désormais l’air con et de toute façon les héroïnes les ont remplacés (après tout, pourquoi pas) sauf que ces gonzesses sont systématiquement des mochetés ! Cela étant dit et précisé, le jeu est assez intéressant au début et brille par de bonnes mécaniques au tour par tour, l’interface est sans reproche (on peut même jouer à la manette), les graphismes sont réussis dans l’ensemble et la musique électro envoit du bois. Cependant, que ce soit la partie ‘exploration’ (un bien grand mot mais c’est l’intention qui compte) ou la partie tactique (les arènes de combat), la répétition et la lassitude finissent par l’emporter avant qu’on atteigne la fin. Tout se ressemble graphiquement parlant d’ailleurs malgré une touche artistique savamment délabrée et décadente, assurément.Dans le fond donc, le jeu n’est certainement pas mauvais du tout mais m’a globalement assez, voire trop souvent ennuyé. Je n’y reviendrai pas.
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Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date:May 2, 2023
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