<s>
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
bullet	O
hell	O
roguelike	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dodge	B-Application
Roll	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
firearms-themed	O
Gungeon	B-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
four	O
player	O
characters	O
called	O
Gungeoneers	O
as	O
they	O
traverse	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
rooms	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
gun	O
that	O
can	O
"	O
kill	O
the	O
past	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
features	O
a	O
permadeath	B-Application
system	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
Gungeoneers	O
to	O
lose	O
all	O
obtained	O
items	O
and	O
start	O
again	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
upon	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
started	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
four	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
employees	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
form	O
Dodge	B-Application
Roll	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Dave	O
Crooks	O
gained	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Gungeon	B-Application
"	O
after	O
listening	O
to	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Gun	O
Godz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dodge	B-Application
Roll	I-Application
designed	O
and	O
playtested	O
each	O
individual	O
room	O
of	O
the	O
Gungeon	B-Application
's	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
procedural	O
generation	O
to	O
assemble	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
random	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
guns	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
earlier	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
while	O
other	O
mechanics	O
were	O
implemented	O
to	O
encourage	O
players	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
layouts	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Playstation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
ports	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
and	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
and	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
launch	O
,	O
Dodge	B-Application
Roll	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
several	O
content	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
platform	O
game	O
sequel	O
called	O
Exit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
bullet	O
hell	O
shooter	O
with	O
roguelike	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
player	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
Marine	O
,	O
Convict	O
,	O
Hunter	O
,	O
or	O
Pilot	O
(	O
collectively	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Gungeoneers	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
reach	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
Gungeon	B-Application
to	O
find	O
a	O
magical	O
gun	O
that	O
can	O
"	O
kill	O
the	O
past	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
each	O
Gungeoneer	O
starts	O
out	O
with	O
items	O
and	O
weapons	O
that	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
all	O
shoot	O
guns	O
,	O
knock	O
over	O
tables	O
to	O
provide	O
cover	O
,	O
and	O
dodge	O
attacks	O
by	O
performing	O
a	O
"	O
dodge	B-Application
roll	I-Application
"	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
temporarily	O
incapable	O
of	O
losing	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
heavily	O
reliant	O
upon	O
memorizing	O
patterns	O
of	O
enemy	O
behavior	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
both	O
cover	O
and	O
dodge	B-Application
rolls	I-Application
to	O
avoid	O
bullets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gungeon	B-Application
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
five	O
different	O
floors	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
roughly	O
twenty	O
rooms	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
players	O
slay	O
enemies	O
,	O
they	O
obtain	O
in-game	B-Application
currencies	I-Application
called	O
bullet	O
casings	O
and	O
keys	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
can	O
be	O
spent	O
at	O
shops	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
chests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
roguelikes	O
,	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
has	O
a	O
permadeath	B-Application
system	O
;	O
If	O
the	O
player	O
dies	O
,	O
they	O
lose	O
all	O
items	O
and	O
guns	O
obtained	O
on	O
a	O
playthrough	O
and	O
must	O
start	O
again	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
multiple	O
playthroughs	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
encounter	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
inside	O
the	O
Gungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
encountered	O
,	O
NPCs	O
either	O
set	O
up	O
shop	O
inside	O
the	O
Gungeon	B-Application
,	O
or	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Breach	O
,	O
a	O
hub	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Breach	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
unlock	O
new	O
items	O
that	O
randomly	O
generate	O
inside	O
the	O
Gungeon	B-Application
,	O
or	O
can	O
talk	O
with	O
NPCs	O
to	O
accept	O
services	O
and	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
actions	O
involve	O
spending	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
acquired	O
from	O
defeating	O
bosses	O
,	O
with	O
unlocked	O
guns	O
increasing	O
the	O
weapon	O
options	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
playthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
started	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
employees	O
leaving	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
fulfill	O
their	O
own	O
project	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
developer	O
Dave	O
Crooks	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
listening	O
to	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
Gun	O
Godz	O
by	O
Vlambeer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Gungeon	B-Application
"	O
came	O
to	O
him	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crooks	O
presented	O
the	O
name	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
to	O
his	O
fellow	O
team	O
members	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lore	O
over	O
a	O
lunch	O
meeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Crooks	O
stated	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
biggest	O
influences	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
Spelunky	B-Application
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
generated	O
in	O
a	O
procedural	O
manner	O
,	O
but	O
Dodge	B-Application
Roll	I-Application
found	O
it	O
was	O
better	O
to	O
handcraft	O
the	O
individual	O
rooms	O
,	O
playtesting	O
those	O
individually	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
using	O
their	O
random	O
generation	O
to	O
connect	O
these	O
rooms	O
into	O
a	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designs	O
of	O
the	O
guns	O
took	O
place	O
over	O
the	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
designs	O
by	O
team	O
artist	O
Joe	O
Harty	O
;	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
guns	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
and	O
guns	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
appearing	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dodge	B-Application
roll	I-Application
mechanic	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
trying	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
similar	O
mechanic	O
of	O
Ikaruga	B-Application
that	O
enabled	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
easily	O
dodge	O
numerous	O
bullets	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
the	O
ideas	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
character	O
dodge	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
from	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
Dodge	B-Application
Roll	I-Application
had	O
included	O
an	O
active	O
reload	O
feature	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
which	O
pressing	O
a	O
controller	O
button	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
during	O
a	O
reload	O
would	O
increase	O
the	O
damage	O
the	O
reloaded	O
bullets	O
would	O
do	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
decided	O
to	O
limit	O
this	O
to	O
a	O
power-up	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
players	O
were	O
already	O
distracted	O
enough	O
by	O
everything	O
else	O
going	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
felt	O
the	O
moment	O
of	O
tension	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
gun	O
to	O
reload	O
was	O
critical	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
including	O
cross-buy	O
and	O
cross-play	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
and	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
major	O
update	O
,	O
"	O
Advanced	O
Gungeons	B-Application
&	O
Draguns	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
which	O
among	O
additional	O
weapons	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
was	O
aimed	O
to	O
provide	O
means	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
are	O
friendlier	O
to	O
inexperienced	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
offer	O
more	O
challenge	O
for	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Dodge	B-Application
Roll	I-Application
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
third	O
major	O
update	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
by	O
November	O
2018	O
to	O
cancel	O
it	O
so	O
to	O
focus	O
their	O
efforts	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
put	O
into	O
get	O
"	O
Advanced	O
Gungeons	B-Application
&	O
Draguns	O
"	O
brought	O
the	O
total	O
time	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dodge	B-Application
Roll	I-Application
released	O
a	O
final	O
free	O
patch	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
Farewell	O
to	O
Arms	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
to	O
fix	O
lingering	O
bugs	O
and	O
provide	O
one	O
last	O
set	O
of	O
content	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
cloud-streaming	B-Application
services	I-Application
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Enter	B-Application
The	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
Critics	O
frequently	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
between	O
the	O
dungeons	O
of	O
Zelda	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
does	O
n’t	O
totally	O
reinvent	O
the	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
all	O
but	O
perfected	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
both	O
roguelikes	O
and	O
twin-stick	O
shooters	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
exceeded	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
and	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
indie	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
while	O
USgamer	O
considered	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
roguelike	O
twin-stick	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
found	O
the	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
to	O
be	O
generally	O
fair	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
frustrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
200,000	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
Steam	B-Application
Spy	O
suggesting	O
that	O
75%	O
of	O
these	O
sales	O
were	O
made	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Exit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dodge	B-Application
Roll	I-Application
and	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
through	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Whereas	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
attempt	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
lowest	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
Gungeon	B-Application
,	O
Exit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
Gungeon	B-Application
as	O
it	O
is	O
collapsing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
top-down	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
spin-off	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
:	O
House	O
of	O
the	O
Gundead	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
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