Gunbrella

Pure NintendoKirstie Summers

9/10

Blending a dystopian neo-noir setting with a side-scrolling puzzle structure, Gunbrella absorbs you into its gritty world with a mystery at its core. You play a

The OuterHavenAli Hashmi

Gunbrella is a beautifully animated, focused, and satisfying 2D-action title that delivers on its premise in spades. Gliding around with your Gunbrella as you blast away enemies never gets old, and while the game does suffer from a lack of challenge and minor readability issues, it’s one of the most memorable and often funny titles of the year.

Checkpoint GamingCharlie Kelly

9/10

Expertly executed and with a lot of flair (much like many other Devolver Digital published games), Gunbrella takes a boilerplate idea and setting and goes the extra mile with it. You have found your wife brutally murdered. You are on a trying cross country journey, seeking revenge. Oh yeah, and equipped at your hip is an umbrella that also functions as a gun, found at the scene of the crime. Have fun.

Impulse GamerGareth Newnham

Whoever thought of the Gunbrella is an absolute genius. It just rolls off the tongue, Gunbrella ella ella hey hey. Developer Doinksoft, like Gato Roboto

GamingTrendJackson Lustberg

85/100

While Gunbrella might struggle with providing a challenge, it more than makes up for it by providing a dark, gritty world where your choices have very real consequences. Not all is doom and gloom, as the comedy flows like polluted water down a city’s gutters on a rainy night, and you can bet it’s accompanied by some killer jazz!

Press StartBrodie Gibbons

8/10

Gunbrella is a wonderful, quirky noir-punk shooter that, like the abominations confronting the hero gunman, is made up of what should be many discordant parts. Yet what we get is a lore-rich world with slick movement in its bedrock that’ll spawn an unlikely love of umbrellas not heard of since the day that Tom Holland splashed about in fishnets.

Worth PlayingCody Medellin

8/10

Gunbrella is a noir-punk action/adventure title set in a world dependent on a rapidly diminishing natural resource.

WayTooManyGamesLeo Faria

8/10

Just about two months ago, I was able to play a demo of Gunbrella at BIG Festival 2023, alongside a handful of other Devolver titles. It was one of the highlights of the event as a whole, even if the demo itself wasn’t exactly long. It showcased me the core essentials: a 2D platformer with an emphasis on platforming and gun-based combat, both of which would be performed by using the same tool, an umbrella. Yep, an umbrella which could glide, boost you up like jetpack, deflect bullets like C...

SiliconeraJenni Lada

8/10

Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm. Switch version reviewed.

WellPlayedAdam Ryan

8/10

A fast and fun action platformer that effectively utilises its core gimmick in inventive ways, Gunbrella is the noir punk indie that you should be looking to play when the weather calls for a coat and a brolly.

TechRaptorTyler Chancey

8/10

Gunbrella is a fast-paced, rewarding action-platformer full of pulpy noir personality. Minor balance issues and tonal whiplash aside, it is worth your time.

VGChartzEvan Norris

6/10

Heavy rain.No matter what you think of the game, it's hard to dislike the title Gunbrella. It's such a [...]