Son of a Gun overview

Overview

Son of a Gun comes from Crank Goblin and is published by Untold Tales, Gamersky Games. It arrived on Steam on Oct 22, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Son of a Gun's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 7 September 2026 - 23:45:29 UTC, with a tracked peak near 14. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 74% positive across 140 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Son of a Gun is available in 12 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Son of a Gun has sold up to 3,767 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $21,007. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Son of a Gun overview details

Son of a Gun combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

A retro-inspired twin-stick shooter like they made back in the day. Guns, blood, and gore all in one nostalgia-looking package. Son of a Gun is an intense action packed top down shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns and grenades to fight swarming bugs, gigantic robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts. Select one of 6 characters and upgrade them while progressing through the single player campaign. Overwhelming enemies can be sometimes dealt with by the prototype time-bending device. You are Son of a Gun - an interplanetary mercenary working for the Sons of a Gun organization. You’re called always when firepower matters and something needs to be solved by force. While being on a vacation on a tropical planet you’re just received a phone call from the SOAG Command Center… You'll have plenty of guns in 7 different classes at your disposal. Grab pistols, shotguns, SMG's, rifles, plasma guns, sniper rifles, or rocket launchers - you're defining your own playstyle. Don't forget about grenades - gear up with your favorite grenade type - cluster, force, explosive, implosive… You'll fight in the heart of the distant planets with versatile biomes. Each with their own unique environment and challenges - reach a target area, unlock base gates, download data from data-pylons or survive the horde's attack. Face over 20 different enemy types with swarming bugs, zombie-like creatures, auto-turrets, gigantic robots, horrific degenerations, slimy monsters and even space ghosts. Plenty of guns in 7 different classes - pick your shooting style…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Son of a Gun is listed as a game with $2.99 (70% off from $9.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 7 September 2026 - 23:45:29 UTC, a tracked peak of 14, and 74% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

Game has cartoon violence and blood.

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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