- Major Update Now Available! - 23 June 2023
Hi everyone! As mentioned in our previous posts here, we’ve listened and tried to address as many issues and comments possible regarding the maps, gameplay changes and beatmaps. We've tried to action the feedback and test as quick as possible to bring you the new updates and requests which hopefully improves your overall experience with the game! Please let us know how you get on. A huge thank you to everyone who jumped into the Open Beta, joined our Discord and gave frequent and detailed feedback for each build version and new features. Your help and support has been so useful and you've helped immensely during this period. V1.2.5 Summary and Update Notes The highlights of this release are the two new checkpoint levels and manually curated beatmaps, which drastically change the feel of the game. This returns much of the original appeal of the demo version while still maintaining the ab…
- First Major Update Available in Open Beta - 25 April 2023
As mentioned in our previous post here, we’ve seen a lot of the concerns or comments regarding the demo maps, or beatmaps and content. We want you to know that we’re listening and have been trying to action some of the feedback as fast as possible to bring you new updates and requests which aim to improve the overall experience. These new features listed below, amongst other updates will be released very, very soon here but an early version of it is available in an open Beta NOW. If you’d like to try these updates already, please join our Discord server for the full details and we’d love to hear your feedback soon: Two new checkpoint maps - Sonic Prison and City Streets. More to come. Major beatmapper upgrades including an adaptive beatmapper mode which learns and adjusts with different music and the way you play. An in-game editor to manually adjust the beatmaps Thanks to everyone for…
- Day One Patch - 19 April 2023
Issue with the door in Sonic Prison not letting player’s pass Balance improvements for Gun Jam Arena and minor gameplay fixes In-game note UI tweaks, so it makes notes appear a bit slower and you can see further ahead Initial door can be breached by pressing attack button, not only kick.
- Thanks for your support and for playing, some upcoming updates! - 19 April 2023
Thanks to everyone for picking up the game, playing, spreading the word and especially giving us feedback. It’s been quite a crazy ramp up to launch so a huge thanks for your support, kind words and patience during this launch period as we continue to update the game and iron out any bugs. In fact, we’re pushing out a fix shortly that addresses some issues we’ve seen players experience: Issue with the door in Sonic Prison not letting player’s pass Balance improvements for Gun Jam Arena and minor fixes In-game note UI tweaks, so it makes notes appear a bit slower and you can see further ahead Initial door can be breached by pressing attack button, not only kick. If you’re still encountering these or other issues, or anything with Custom Music Importer, please reach out to us in the Steam forums, in Discord or in support and we’ll try and assist. Also to note, we’ve seen some of the comme…
- GUN JAM is Out Now! - 19 April 2023
The day has come - GUN JAM is now available here on Steam! Check out our official launch trailer here: We're beyond excited to bring you the game and see how everyone grooves to our own soundtrack and what kind of music you all gravitate to with our custom music importer! Remember, the game has a limited launch discount (10%) so it's a great time to try it out if you like the look of it. We really hope you enjoy this experience, thank you for sticking with us on this journey and we're excited to hear what you think very soon! If GUN JAM resonates with you, please leave a review on Steam and share on socials or with friends. We really appreciate the support and it means a lot. We'll be rolling out updates soon and especially looking towards the community and your feedback to see what to address as priorities. You can bet that we're listening to you all (when we're not listening to the so…
- GUN JAM is officially launching TOMORROW - 18 April 2023
It's finally here! Get ready for the fast-paced and rhythmic action fun hitting your screens and speakers TOMORROW! GUN JAM will be available from 3pm CEST / 2pm BST / 9am EDT / 6am PDT. It will be $19.99 and is also launching with a 10% discount for a limited time, making this the perfect time to blast to the beat! As a reminder, you may want to prep your own custom music, in order to upload and get into the groove when we go live on Steam. But if you prefer, here's another glimpse into Blood Sugar, an original song of our soundtrack by Composer, Wrigley. The album will be available for purchase on Steam and in our bundles, as well as on other platforms. Get ready to takedown hordes to these juicy riffs tomorrow: This is your last chance to Wishlist GUN JAM to get up to the second news when we launch tomorrow!
- Now Featuring Custom Music - 16 April 2023
We're really excited to reveal that Gun Jam will feature the ability to load Custom Music upon launch! Shoot to the beat of your own soundtrack and craft your own experience with our Custom Music Importer. Simply upload your music files to generate a custom and automated beatmap and play along to your own music in any of our maps. Custom Music has been the most requested feature and always something we've wanted to try and include despite the technical difficulties so we're proud to be able to offer it at launch on April 19th. Musical tastes are as varied as they come and now you'll be able to tailor GUN JAM to suit your musical whims after checking out our original soundtrack. Gun Jam supports the usual file formats, MP3s, WAVs, FLACs, and OGGs - so grab your library, upload your favourite jams and get ready to rock and shoot up some bad guys! Wishlist GUN JAM on Steam to get the lates…
- Defeat to the beat on April 19th - 12 April 2023
It's time to crank it up to 11 and let rhythmic chaos commence on April 19th! 🔫🎧 Gun Jam will be hitting Steam soon and in anticipation for this, we wanted to share a few sneak peeks into the latest gameplay! Check this Heavy Shooter takedown. You gotta throw up those horns after you take down a big boy! Witness the absolute carnage in the Noise Maze as you take on an array of enemies like the Flame Troopers whilst battling against time, in this map. Have a peek into the Fuel Cell lyrics from our OST and some of the Sonic Prison! Until the next beat… Come and hang out with us on Discord! You can also follow us on social channels such as Twitter, Facebook, TikTok etc! And if you haven’t done so already, please wishlist the game on our Steam store page. We’d really appreciate it! - Jaw Drop Games -
- GUN JAM is coming to Steam on April 19th! - 5 April 2023
Turn your bass up to 11 and get ready for GUN JAM to arrive on Steam on April 19th! We just announced our launch on social media and couldn't be more excited to bring our rhythm-driven game to Steam! Be sure to slap GUN JAM onto your wishlist to get informed the minute we go live in a few weeks!
- Sync with the sounds of the city - 16 March 2023
Did you know that GUN JAM’s official soundtrack was written specifically for the game? It played a huge part during development! There was a lot of experimentation when it came to writing and recording the music. As we get closer to releasing both game and soundtrack, we thought we’d shine the dev spotlight on how the OST was created. GUN JAM’s composer, James Wrigley. How did you get started? Wrigley on unconventional methods: Working on GJ was the opposite of how developers traditionally approach scoring a game. We started with the soundtrack first and worked backwards. As we wanted to push the boundaries of what could be done with the rhythm, I experimented with making the guns shoot melodies by writing short passages, and cutting out the individual notes to be triggered when the player fired. Unfortunately, this didn't work because the gun audio kept getting lost within the competin…
- Arriving Today on Meta Quest 2 - 16 February 2023
We're now live with GUN JAM VR! If you want to try out the fun before our Steam version is ready, head on over to the Oculus Store to grab a copy for your Meta VR headset!
- Join us live on Twitch! - 9 December 2022
Join us and our publishers, Raw Fury, next Tuesday for some Q&A with GUN JAM's Creative Director live on Twitch. Community, come and join us! Next week we'll be playing the demo live on stream and talking about how development has been coming along as we get ready to launch. If you want to hear more about how GUN JAM is being polished up and ask our devs a question, join us Tuesday 13 December 2022 at 5 pm GMT on Raw Fury's Twitch channel. Play while you wait! Don't forget, the demo is available to download and play for the whole month of Rawcember. Ready to blast some baddies? Head to our store page and hit that download button! Until the next beat… Come and find us here: Discord - Facebook - Instagram - TikTok - Twitter - YouTube - Jaw Drop Games -
- Play our demo this Rawcember! - 1 December 2022
December is here and so is Raw Fury's Rawcember Helping our publishers kick off their month of gaming celebrations, the GUN JAM demo is returning for the festive season. Get ready to defeat to the beat for the whole of December! Here's a preview of the levels you can try out and play. A full play-through of the 'Nitro' level Make your way through the Gun Jam Arena, playing as Tap and blasting to the beats of one of our TrapHop tracks. A full play-through of the 'Don't Look Down' level Survive as Aero, syncing to the sounds of the Sonic Prison and playing to one of our EDM tracks. Ready to blast some baddies? Head to our store page and hit that download button! Until the next beat… Come and find us here: Discord - Facebook - Instagram - TikTok - Twitter - YouTube - Jaw Drop Games -
- Noise Maze: New level reveal! - 23 November 2022
There’s more than the Gun Jam Arena, Sonic Prison and the City Streets in the city of Mubel. Take a first look at this new level! Welcome to The Speaker’s defensive compound. A heavily-guarded warren of tunnels and arena rooms, which pumps the Beat, and all manner of aural assaults, from every wall and every ceiling. In the Noise Maze, you’ll be pushed to the ultimate extreme. But there’ll be no audience within this area, unlike the Gun Jam Arena where there are stands packed with people cheering you on. When you reach the Noise Maze, you’ll be hunted by the best of the best of The Speaker’s acolytes. Think you can master the maze? Or be left in a daze… Until the next beat… Come and find us here: Discord - Facebook - Instagram - TikTok - Twitter - YouTube - Jaw Drop Games -
- City Streets: New Screenshots! - 15 November 2022
You’ve only seen a glimpse of Mubel, check out these new colour variations we’ve been working on for different levels around the City Streets! Until the next beat… Come and find us here: Discord - Facebook - Instagram - TikTok - Twitter - YouTube - Jaw Drop Games -
- Sonic Prison: New Screenshots! - 8 November 2022
You’ve only seen a glimpse of Mubel, check out these new colour variations we’ve been working on for different levels within the Sonic Prison! Until the next beat… Come and find us here: Discord - Facebook - Instagram - TikTok - Twitter - YouTube - Jaw Drop Games -
- Gun Jam Arena: New Screenshots! - 2 November 2022
You’ve only seen a glimpse of Mubel, check out these new colour variations we’ve been working on for different levels within the Gun Jam Arena areas! Until the next beat… Come and find us here: Discord - Facebook - Instagram - TikTok - Twitter - YouTube - Jaw Drop Games -
- Don't Look Down: Full play-through - 24 October 2022
There’s one week left to play our free demo! If you haven’t played it yet, here’s what ‘Don’t Look Down’ (an EDM level) sounds and feels like. Ready to rebel? Hit that download button! Available to play until 23:59 on October 31 2022. Tips and tricks for playing our demoRegardless of whether you're going into the Gun Jam Arena to play for the first time or need some pointers to help you improve your score, don’t forget these tips: Movement The fastest way to move are by dashing and jumping at the same time. Keep dashing to stay on beat between waves of combat.Actions Any beat action can be performed with or without movement. Holding an action key on the rapid-fire purple notes will repeat the action automatically.Improving your score Increase your multiplier to drop more score orbs when defeating enemies.Health pick-ups Collect hearts in the arena areas to gain health. You can also take…
- Nitro: Full play-through - 18 October 2022
If you missed out during Next Fest or simply haven’t had a chance to play our demo yet, great news! We’ve decided to keep our demo up for longer. You can get a taste of GUN JAM and chase those high scores until 31 October 2022. Ready to rebel? Hit that download button! Want to know what you’re in for first? Here’s a full play-through of our ‘Nitro’ level, our more beginner-friendly level, available to play in our demo! Of course, our demo doesn’t fully showcase everything we’ve been building for GUN JAM. It’s simply a taste of the game’s direction. We have more levels and boss battles to come, alongside over an hour’s worth of original music from our soundtrack for you to hear! Right now, we’re continuing to finesse the gameplay, environment art and SFX, as well as QA testing internally. We know our demo isn’t perfect. That being said, we still want you to enjoy this build version as mu…
- Play our demo for longer! - 11 October 2022
Thank you for playing our demo! Wow, what a week. There were so many amazing games showcased during Next Fest and we were thrilled to be a part of it. Thank you so much to everyone who downloaded our demo, for saying kind words about our work so far and giving us valuable player feedback about the gameplay. We’re taking note of all your comments across social media, Discord and beyond as we dive back into development. We’re over the moon to read a lot of hype and love for GUN JAM. Special thanks to Jacob, for ranking GUN JAM as their number 1 highly anticipated FPS game! Great news! Originally, we had planned just to have it available during Next Fest. But as you’ve all been working relentlessly on your scores, we want you to keep the flow going. So, our demo will be available to play for the rest of October! You can keep chasing those high scores until 31 October 2022. Just a reminder……
