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GUNS UP!

GUNS UP!

GUNS UP! is a free-to-play side-scrolling strategy game that pits players against each other in a battle to destroy enemy bases to increase their own army’s strength. GUNS UP! combines the fun of enemy base invasion with tower–defense, for an experience like no other!

Released Feb 5, 2018 Developer Valkyrie Entertainment, LLC Publisher PlayStation PC LLC Platforms Windows Free to PlayStrategyTower DefenseMultiplayerBase-Building
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

74.8%positive6,672 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Devs if you somehow see this Please bring the game back It was one of my favorites”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“I still have notes at my cousins place from 2016 back when it was only on ps4 on strategies for attacking three red skull bases. It was one of must fun games to play when community was active. Soundtrack was also amazing. Now none even remembers this game even existed. But I do…”

— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Legendary game. A shame this game was put down. You can't even play offline mode for fun :(.”

— a player, Steam review · 100 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

3playing at last check
624-hour peak
2,237all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1.1k avg · Oct 2017

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.

21achievements
15.6%median completion
1.7%rarest: Best Buds
84.6% of players 46.1% of players 35.2% of players 34.8% of players 31.9% of players 30.8% of players 27.1% of players 21.3% of players 20.5% of players 16.9% of players 15.6% of players 14.7% of players 11.9% of players 9.7% of players 8.9% of players 7.1% of players 5.7% of players 5.5% of players 3.2% of players 2.2% of players 1.7% of players 84.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
84.6%Founded HQ — Complete the tutorial
46.1%Touch of Style — Customize your troops
35.2%Light 'em Up — Attack and get 10 Monster kills or better
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%Best Buds — Attack 3 friends
2.2%Impact Resistant — Obtain a Level 7 Wall
3.2%Well Rounded — Spawn 5 different Veteran unit types in battle

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 14, 2023
Attention soldiers! The GUNS UP! Decommission will occur on 14-DEC-23

Attention soldiers! The #GUNSUP game decommission on PlayStation and Steam will occur on 14-DEC-23. The #GU! Team wants to give a huge thank you to all the players that have helped to make GUNS UP! su

Apr 17, 2023
GUNS UP! Offline Extended from 14-Apr-23 to 14-Dec-23

The GU team is incredibly moved by your overwhelming support and heartwarming tales from your time with GUNSUP! It's your passion that's kept this running for so long. To show our appreciation, we've

Oct 14, 2022
Guns Up! Offline starting 14/APR/2023

Multiplayer and all online features for GUNS UP! will be terminated and no longer available starting 14/04/23. As you have to be online to play this title, this game will not be playable starting 14/0

Jan 17, 2019
GUNS UP! Alliance Battle Season 32 Results!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30292852/d9718b138de789d94e2cb86fed57b1503acd36ae.png Attention soldiers! Alliance Battles Season 32 has come to an end and we’ve got

Dec 05, 2018
GUNS UP! Alliance Battles Season 30 Results!

Attention soldiers! Alliance Battles Season 30 has come to an end and we’ve got the winners all wrapped up! We want to thank everyone who participated this season and give a special shout out to the f

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Casual, Free To Play, Strategy
Player tagsFree to Play · Strategy · Tower Defense · Multiplayer · Base-Building · Action · War · Casual · Massively Multiplayer · Shooter · RTS · Early Access (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements21
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://gunsupgame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3, Vista or higher Processor: Intel Celeron G1820 2.7 GHz / AMD FX 8320 3.5 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GPU Geforce 9800 GT / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7750 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2500 MB available space