HUNTDOWN

Great artwork! Great gameplay! Great humor!

A short but amazing indie title inspired by the likes of Contra and Metal Slug. But I must say, it is definitely better than them in every aspect. It's overall easier and more modern gamer friendly. The gameplay is pretty solid. The cyberpunk art design is top-notch and overall, it does a brilliant job at giving that retro vibe in every corner. Even the character lines are cheesy in a good way. Level designs are also great.

The difficulty curve is too steep in the last area, I must say. But even though it's quite challenging, it's definitely not Katana Zero level maddening. And the final boss is made not to get beaten. I hate it but I had to get used to it overtime...

Definitely a must play.

My only complaint about this game is I wish the campaign was longer because it was so much fun, good replay-ability though

i hope this gets a sequel

I like this kind of game. sumilating retro games, but with better modifications.

Fun co-op

If you like 80s themed run and gun shooters you'll probably like huntdown.

Really fun old school game with tons of fun weapons and great local co-op play.

If you're new to the arcade genre like I am, only buy Huntdown when it's heavily discounted (80%-90% off).
It's a solid game, but it only offers about 5 hours of story gameplay.

Wonderful 80s vibes. I'm not always huge on Contra-likes, but the setting and writing really make this a wonderful romp.

Best in it's class, NEED I SAY MORE?!?!??!?!

excellent

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3024066584
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2639784843
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3024066605

Great game, funny dialogues, cool boss fights and very good looking levels. A videogame where every dystopic, sci - fi, cyberpunk, action elements merged to create such a unique and wonderful atmosphere. Many references to films like akira, blade runner, sin city and even bruce lee and jackie chan filmography comes to my mind while playing this game. Speaking of the playstyle it's a run&gun type, easy to learn hard to master with a lot of fun and probably swearing in the making.

Wheres HUNTDOWN 2: Lords of Assault ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?

Very good, especially the bosses.

An absolutely amazing game. Extremely well made and wonderful to play. 10/10

Awesome game! More fun in co-op (couch coop only), so I played it with my buddy. They nailed the formula here, it is what you expect. Just the right level of challenge to make it feel worth the pains!

Highly recommendeed. It's a no-brainer.

Finally, something fun to review. Huntdown is awesome and not for sissies. It’s full of unique boss fights with great personality, sick af backgrounds that gives parallax a new name, loads of secrets, fun to use weapons. You can burn guys to death and looks awesome, it’s got two player, multikills, weapon combos, and dogs that’ll try to rip your face off. It reminds me of when video games were good and men were men. Fitting soundtrack and just looks so damn nice! Totally worth the sticker price and the arcade mode is intense and great add-on.

I really liked this one, it’s the best I’ve played in months. Thank you sir!

this is like Contra 3 on crack

Amazing game, with so much attention to detail.
I absolutely loved every bit of effort and care put into development, like bouncing cars - who would be normally bother doing something like this in a retro shoot-em up?
Enemy variety and especially the boss variety is amazing, so much content in such a simplistic looking game on the surface.
Loved the Nadja Drago boss, being thrown into the goalpost.

great graphics, animations, gameplay and music... glorious fun!!!

My friend Nick gifted me this game. He's a real sweetheart.

The game is pretty good too.

this game kicks butt

good game

لعبة جميلة اخذت مني حول ال7 ساعات لتختيمه ونصف حتى انهيتها,
7\/10
.اذا كان عليها خصم تستحق

This game is perfect, I finished the story mode, and I am ready now for the arcade mode. It is one of this old arcade games that you want to come back for a quick play every time from to time. Apart from the gameplay, the feeling you have with the pixelated city and the music, make this game very atractive these days.

Exactly what I wanted from it!

Brilliant game

I enjoyed my time with Huntdown. I think the pros more than make up for the cons, and I'd recommend it to anyone who loves side scrolling arcade games!

Pros:
+Absolutely fantastic pixel art. The amount of style shown everywhere and how many art assets they made for this game cannot be understated. The music is also very fitting, but not as catchy or memorable. Presentation overall is A+.
+Weapons feel good to use, tight controls means you'll never have a problem that wasn't your own fault.
+Strong enemy and boss variety with the factions and methodical boss design. If you like pattern recognition like Mega Man / Contra, you'll love these guys.
+ The creative vision on this game was executed perfectly. It's a rare sight when I can tell the designers did not compromise even a single time.

Cons:
- It is not a fast game for how much action there is. Pretty slow and methodical pace over the entire game. Not really my preference when it comes to these types.
- The levels play out the exact same, not many new mechanics to engage with to make them interesting. The only thing that kept me going through them was to get to the excellent boss fights.


I'd give Huntdown a 7.5/10, you really can't go wrong picking this up, even if some of the design elements felt lacking when I put thought into them. The experience of playing and watching the game as it went on was delightful.

hell yeah

Great game. I would recommend it, but I still gotta give it to contra or streets of rage for doing a better shoot'em up and soundtrack than this game.

I livelli di per se sono ok ed i boss di fine livello danno soddisfazione durante il combattimento. Consigliato

Excellent couch coop

its hard

good

I don't actually endorse the killing of dogs, nor the lack of gun control

Can't recommend this game enough. Nonstop fun and a very high replay value for this type of game.

Pixel art is beautiful, shooting is fun, but... Every stage plays EXACTLY the same... Boring...

I just played and finshed "Huntdown" for the 1st time! This game was pretty solid. Excellent controls, crispy, well animated and detailed pixel art, great music, fun and effective weapons with some awesomely satisfying boss fights and references. Challenging gameplay! It doesn't overstay its welcome. "Huntdown," performed wonderfully on the Steam Deck too. I completed the entire encounter in handheld. It was a quality experience.

The only downside for me was I didn't find "The Heatseekers" very enjoyable to fight against. That faction got annoying and started dragging on. With all the missiles and spongey enemy areas. "The Heatseekers," almost became a buzzkill to a point. However, the final region made up for it. "The No.1 Suspects," were a lot more pleasurable, interesting and entertaining to take down!

"Huntdown," was a delightful "Run n Gun!" Probably, a one and done game for me. I don't see myself revisiting it. However, I am still glad I finally played this title to completion. Side note: I love the "Michael Jackson" and "The Last Dragon" references. I liked the ending of "Huntdown" as well.

7/10 retro inspired game for me. Not a must play, but a game you'll be glad you did. ✌️😎

10/10

the game setting is good, the story is simple and dialog voice over is good. Simple game play is fun and easy to get in to. and there is also 2 player Co-OP could be fun with friends.

Just started playing this but i am so happy i did. This is a tough as nails crossover between Contra, Shinobi & Shadow Dancer.
Blasting all enemies and trying to dodge weapons being fired at you.
The pressing up to hide in a doorway and then shooting to kill your enemies feel great and it never feels unfair till now.
Going to play this game a lot more is my idea about this.
You can also play together in 2 player mode.
The game looks fine, sound great and plays even better.
If i would give this a rating then i would give this game (for what i have played) about 8 out of 10 points.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Get this game now!

Love the art style and retro vibe. Gameplay is sharp, no cheap enemies or bosses, you mostly die because of mistakes you make.

Great to pick up on the go and perfect for the Steam Deck.

I SHOOT SHIT
SHIT EXPLODES
GAME FUN

Fantasic 2D platformer from Easy Trigger Games. Not as hard as Contra, but still quite tough. The game's very inspired by the eighties. Blade Runner, Terminator, The Running Man. There's even some Akira hidden in there. ;)

The audiovisual presentation is extroardinary, with a great cinematic feel. From crisp 2D textures to punchy sound effects and a killer soundtrack. A lot of interesting (and sometimes funny) bosses with great lines. Some are hard as nails, until you memorize their attack patterns. Great variety of weapons too, from uzis to anti-tank guns to skin melting plasma weapons.

All around an awesome action game. Might be even best in class. Give us more of this ETG, I'm definitely on board.

Wholeheartedly recommended!

Rating: 9,0/10

pretty good, I personally like 2d shooting so it's ok for time killing game for me

Its a fun little side scrolling shooter. Sprites give off a super detailed Amiga32/Saturn look to them. Killer soundtrack and killer vibes.

It is pure nostalgia, fun for a dime or a dozen

The Game is Fun. The Controls are great and there is cool asthenosphere thru the different stages. The Biggest problem I had with the game is the Difficulty Spikes. Especially during the Boss Fights. Some of the Bosses are so much harder that the rest of the Game, even on the Easier difficultly. As a casual gamer I am not willing to replay the same level and attempt to kill the same boss for dozens of time. I had a blast playing, but will probably never finish it, because it's too hard.