Exit the Gungeon DEMO

Developed by Dodge Roll and Singlecore Games and published by Devolver Digital, this is a bullet hell platformer that strips away the dungeon crawling of Enter the Gungeon and replaces it with a frantic vertical gauntlet. Each run takes place inside a series of elevators rocketing skyward, packed with enemies, bosses, and the kind of escalating chaos that makes you genuinely unsure whether you're in control or just reacting. The Gungeoneers — the same misfit crew from the original — each have their own route out, with character-specific quirks that change how you approach the climb.

The core tension comes from the weapon system. Rather than carrying a loadout and choosing when to swap, the game forces a constantly rotating arsenal on you. You might get a shotgun, then a flintlock, then — inexplicably — a baseball bat that nobody fully understands. It's maddening and also kind of the point. Learning to work with whatever you're handed, timing the dodge roll, slowing time during the brief weapon-switching window — that's where the skill ceiling lives. Players who connect with this mechanic tend to find it addictive. Those who don't find it genuinely frustrating, and both reactions are understandable.

The Android version is a free demo that lets you play the first area without any time limit or paywall. Items you find in the demo carry over if you unlock the full game through a single in-app purchase — no subscription, no gems, no artificial currency. The full game is also playable offline, which matters more than it sounds for something this run-based. Controller support is available and changes the experience noticeably; touch works, but tighter aiming opens up with a Bluetooth gamepad.

Visually it's all the pixel art and personality fans of the original will recognize — dense, slightly chaotic, full of in-jokes and bizarre enemy designs. The soundtrack holds up too. For anyone who played Enter the Gungeon on PC or console and wants something to scratch that same itch on Android, this is a legitimate port, not a diminished version.