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Weapon of Choice DX
Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“Pretty solid shooter. Very fun, takes a bit to get used to but its fun when it clicks.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“This thing reeks of XBLA all over from the graphics to the gameplay, for better and worse. It has the intentionally ugly prog rock cover art tween animations popular at the time as well as weird spongy analog stick controls on a 2D shooter, but it also has what I can only…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I'm not feeling it. A bit everywhere, but wasn't that fun enough to get into.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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New DX version to celebrate new game ChainStaff.
I'm releasing the DX update for free to players who already own the game! This is to celebrate the reveal of my next game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2976260/ChainStaff/ https://shared.akamai.
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Heavy Metal OST out now!
Bang your head while you Blow 'em to bits! The incredible Heavy Metal soundtrack to Weapon of Choice is available now!
Heavy Metal OST out now!
Bang your head while you Blow 'em to bits! The incredible Heavy Metal soundtrack to Weapon of Choice is available now!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller · Retro · Platformer · Hand-drawn · Aliens · Multiple Endings · 2D · Arcade · Indie · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Official site | http://www.mommysbestgames.com/weaponofchoice.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP, Vista, 7 Processor: 2.0 GHz or faster (Dual-core recommended) Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 128 MB Card, supports Shader Model 2.0 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible sound card Additional Notes: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller is the best way to play.