DRACOMATON

DRACOMATON

Released Aug 2023

Dracomaton is a top-down roguelike bullet hell about Eclipse, a small robot who awakens in an abandoned factory filled with corrupted training bots and the secrets of cosmic dragons. Fight your way to the top of the tower by transforming your robot body, changing your entire arsenal on the fly!

90% positive · 1,134 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Dracomaton launched on August 1, 2023 and received a healthy run of post-launch content from its student-developer team at Gun Jumpers. Major updates included The Corrosion Update (January 27, 2024), The Whispers Update (August 1, 2024), and The Modifiers Update (August 1, 2025), followed by the Goliath Update (September 29, 2025) — the game's fourth and final major content release. The September 29, 2025 Goliath Update post contains an explicit, unambiguous statement from the team that development is now complete. Team member Annie wrote: "This game will officially be going Dormant after this update drops. Little fixes may drop here and there but please don't hold your breath for anything major!" The post also states: "This'll be the last announcement about a new DRACOMATON update that we make for the foreseeable future." The developers acknowledged that most of the team had moved on to other projects before this final update, and the update itself was described as a gift to the community driven by an unexpected outpouring of player appreciation — not a sign of continuing development. The game is now content-complete. Minor maintenance patches may still appear, but the developer has clearly communicated that no further major content is planned.
Evidence
Team member Annie explicitly states: 'This game will officially be going Dormant after this update drops. Little fixes may drop here and there but please don't hold your breath for anything major!' The post also declares this is the last announcement about a new DRACOMATON update for the foreseeable future.
news post · Sep 29, 2025 source development ending
high
The Goliath Update (v1.4) shipped with 3 new forms, a new boss, Hard Mode, new achievements, and new terminal entries — described as a surprise update driven by player appreciation after a free weekend, with most team members already working on other projects.
news post · Sep 29, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Sep 2023

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Gun Jumpers
Achievements
64
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Dracomaton is a top-down roguelike bullet hell where you swap between multiple playstyles on the fly. Equip yourself with various Forms that have different strengths and weaknesses, OR Mod existing Forms with the characteristics of other ones!

  • A fast-paced, single-player experience built for interesting replayability

  • 16 unique Forms with 3 potential Mod versions each

  • Over 30+ build-influencing items, including several game-changing Chaos items

  • 3 tough bosses (shoutouts to Reggie the Run-killer)

  • Many secrets to uncover about the factory, the dragons, and the world beyond

With simple mouse-and-keyboard controls and controller compatibility, stack Forms and Items and mods until the bullets blur the screen, and try and try and try again to reach the very end.

And then, they awaken

Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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