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Gunpoint
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
81 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“An Indie Masterpiece. Short, Fun, playable on a potato machine and absolutely worth the price. I really enjoyed it and hope there will be a second Gunpoint with even more levels, upgrades and shop items. Maybe even an…”
“Short and sweet. This game takes it's core concept / gameplay loop and runs with it. You really feel like you're Spy Man”
“Funny and a great puzzle game. Short, but well worth it.”
30 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“Funny and a great puzzle game. Short, but well worth it.”
“Got this game for the TF2 promotion hat but stayed for the puzzles, the witty dialogue and being able to kick down doors. Really short, but a good game.”
“I really enjoyed this little game. It had a clever story with entertaining writing, enjoyable mechanics paired with levels that made me think a little, and an overall pleasant presentation, and I will probably go…”
12 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“finished the game 13 years ago and just came back to 100% the achievements. still such a fun little game! highly recommend.”
“I really enjoyed this little game. It had a clever story with entertaining writing, enjoyable mechanics paired with levels that made me think a little, and an overall pleasant presentation, and I will probably go…”
“This is a lovely little puzzle game. It centers on a hacking mechanic that allows you to rewire different devices to each other, up to and including your enemies' guns! There's also an unusual jump mechanic with a fun…”
11 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoyed this little game. It had a clever story with entertaining writing, enjoyable mechanics paired with levels that made me think a little, and an overall pleasant presentation, and I will probably go…”
“Fantastic little stealth/puzzle game where you jump around buildings, through windows, and into guards with 60 km/h. It oozes with that early 2010s charm that's missing from many current day indie games, but doesn't…”
“Very fun puzzle game with a charming, if convoluted presentation. The game has a lovely soundtrack and some solid writing, but if you take breaks while playing through it you might lose track of the story, however other…”
8 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“This is a lovely little puzzle game. It centers on a hacking mechanic that allows you to rewire different devices to each other, up to and including your enemies' guns! There's also an unusual jump mechanic with a fun…”
“Fantastic game. It's what, 4 hours, less than? I wasn't really even trying to speedrun it, in fact I went for A+ rating on every mission, replaying them until I got it 'perfect'. It's fun to do! It's fun to figure out…”
“Solid game, you should definitely pick it up on a sale, can be beaten in like 4 hours and you need less than 10 hours to get all the achievements, which was really fun to do!”
18 of the 96 reviews raise this · 18 of them still recommend the game.
“An Indie Masterpiece. Short, Fun, playable on a potato machine and absolutely worth the price. I really enjoyed it and hope there will be a second Gunpoint with even more levels, upgrades and shop items. Maybe even an…”
“Funny and a great puzzle game. Short, but well worth it.”
“Got this game for the TF2 promotion hat but stayed for the puzzles, the witty dialogue and being able to kick down doors. Really short, but a good game.”
5 of the 96 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Very fun puzzle game with a charming, if convoluted presentation. The game has a lovely soundtrack and some solid writing, but if you take breaks while playing through it you might lose track of the story, however other…”
“Not bad. The resolution is quirky and I had to play at 720p just so that the FOV and controls would all work properly. Controller support could've definitely been done with some tweaks (and I would argue may have even…”
“After playing his latest game (Tactical Breach Wizards) I wanted to see what else Tom made and stumbled upon this small gem of a game. It's a bit rough around the edges (resolution settings much?), but a very fun, short…”
3 of the 96 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I decided to check out the rest of the defenestration trilogy after Tactical Breach Wizards. As the first game in the trilogy, this one is a lot smaller and narrower in scope, but it's overall very well put together and…”
“Very fun puzzle game with a charming, if convoluted presentation. The game has a lovely soundtrack and some solid writing, but if you take breaks while playing through it you might lose track of the story, however other…”
Counted across 96 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Really makes you feel like a guy wearing a hat.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“i spent several hours spam clicking my mouse punching a singular guy i didnt even do it for the achievement I just kept doing it”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“I think this sums it up pretty well: 14 dead. 37 injured. 20 jobs. $13,000. I've had better weeks. They don't let me name names on this blog, but the person behind the hit I was investigating is dead now. In fact, I may have killed more people than I actually avenged here. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Stealth · Indie · Puzzle · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Singleplayer · Comedy · Action · Strategy · Noir · Platformer · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 42 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.gunpointgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Visa, 7 or 8 Processor: 2GHz Memory: 1GB RAM Video card: 512MB DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 700MB HD space