If you like 2D action side-scrollers such as Metal Slug or Contra and ever thought they would make great Metroidvania action-platformers, then Gelato Games has good news for you. Their new game Guns of Fury gives you just that. It gives you the exploration of Metroid and Castlevania with the run-and-gun gameplay, action, and explosions of Metal Slug and Contra. If you like games in this genre, this might be worth a look.

Guns of Fury releases on Nintendo Switch and PC on February 13, 2025. Check out the release date trailer below:

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

THE STORY

In the near future, the world is in an energy crisis. When all hope has been lost, world famous scientist Dr. Klaus makes a surprise announcement: the discovery of the “Tetra Cell”. It’s incredible energy-producing properties could be used for the good of mankind. However, 24 hours later, he mysteriously disappears and his lab is destroyed in an explosion. The industrialist A. Easton, President of Easton Industries is suspected to have kidnapped Dr. Klaus and that he intends to use the Tetra Cell to create a new type of super weapon.

You assume the role of Vincent Fury, a special operative on a mission to infiltrate the top secret research facility of Easton Industries, rescue Dr. Klaus and recover the missing Tetra Cell before it’s too late!

Explore a huge world as you face the private army of evil industrialist A. Easton and his gang of top executives.
As you advance through the game, you will discover new items and abilities, as well as gain money to purchase new equipment from merchants, which will help you access new areas and battle more powerful enemies, including fearsome bosses.

  • Explore a vast interconnected world and uncover new areas using newly acquired skills and equipment
  • Exhilarating run and gun action
  • Beautiful hand-crafted 16-bit pixel art
  • Hundreds of unique items to discover, including pistols, weapons, knives and accessories
  • 10+ bosses and tons of enemy types
  • Acquire new abilities in an authentic Metroidvania experience
  • Take control of a variety of different mechs, each with its own array of attacks and abilities
  • Discover secrets in breakable walls and acquire loot and powerful new equipment
  • Destructible environments
  • Alternate endings
  • Incredible soundtrack by Dominic Ninmark

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