Gunjitsu similar games & best alternatives

Gunjitsu

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

Gunjitsu is a fast-paced platform shooter with grappling hooks, rocket launchers, guns and grenades! Kill your opponents or race them for the fastest time. Inspirations from old platform shooters gives Gunjitsu a classic feel while modern tech takes it to a new level of frantic action!

What works

  • Fun and skillful grappling hook movement
  • Fast-paced and challenging gameplay
  • Balanced weapons and combat mechanics
  • Appealing pixel art style
  • Active developer engagement

Things to keep in mind

  • Very low player base limits multiplayer experience
  • Bugs and glitches affecting controls and movement
  • Lack of content variety and game modes
  • No local multiplayer or controller support
  • Some performance issues and lag

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • ATOMEGA

  • CHRONOSHOT

  • Hunger Dungeon

  • Combots

  • Impact Point

  • Hyper Jam

More story-driven

Games that feels like Gunjitsu but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Hyper Light Drifter

  • RAM: Random Access Mayhem

  • Nitro Express

  • DEADBOLT

  • HARDCORE MECHA

  • Cobalt

More social

Games that feels like Gunjitsu but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • 20XX

  • Deadswitch Combat

  • Deadswitch 3

  • Dinogen Online

  • Fighties

  • Iron Fisticle

Less dominating

Games that feels like Gunjitsu but with less domination over others

  • GunSuit Guardians

  • Shotgun Cop Man

  • iZBOT

  • Overclocked

  • Velocity®Ultra

  • Super Crate Box

Less competitive

Games that feels like Gunjitsu but with less competition against others

  • Mind

  • Unalive

  • BLADECHIMERA

  • Mech Havoc

  • Bunker Punks

  • Soulstone Survivors: Prologue

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Gunjitsu: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Cooperation, Expression.

Last update: 04/08/2026