GunBlocks - Prologue

Puzzle· Action· Experimental· Puzzle Platformer

Released Jan 2021

In this prologue you crash-land on a mysterious planet. In order to get your lost cargo back, use tetrominos, solve blocky puzzles, and get to know its not too friendly inhabitants.

97% positive · 106 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

GunBlocks - Prologue is a free-to-play standalone prologue that launched on January 1, 2021. It received one content update — a Drone Race side quest added on April 29, 2021. The store description explicitly notes that "future chapters will be available for download once they are released," positioning this app as a promotional entry point for the full game rather than a product with its own ongoing content roadmap. The developer's subsequent posts confirm this direction: on September 26, 2025, Steve announced the full GunBlocks game would launch into Early Access on October 7, 2025, and on that date confirmed it had done so. The full game is a separate Steam product (App ID 1349680). These announcements make clear that the Prologue's role as a content-bearing product has concluded — it served its purpose as a free sampler, and the developer has moved on to the full release. The Prologue itself has been complete as a standalone package since the Drone Race update on April 29, 2021, with no further content updates in the years since. Anyone interested in new content from this developer should look to the full GunBlocks game.

Evidence

Developer confirmed the full GunBlocks game launched into Early Access, describing the Prologue as a stepping stone to the full product.

news post · Oct 7, 2025 source development ending

high

Developer announced the full GunBlocks game (a separate Steam product) would launch into Early Access on October 7, 2025, thanking Prologue players for their support.

news post · Sep 26, 2025 source development ending

high

Media

Details

Developer

Steve Welz

Publisher

Steve Welz

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Action Puzzle Experimental Puzzle Platformer 2D Pixel Graphics Colorful Atmospheric Free to Play Relaxing Indie Casual Turn-Based Tactics Adventure Building

About this game

Shape your terrain with bullets and tetrominos

You're the new guy onboard the space courier ship "BallEx'' where you have to deal with a chaotic and eccentric crew. After the ship crashes on an unknown planet, you have the mission to find the lost cargo and vital parts to rebuild your ship. But don't worry, you're not alone. H.A.P.P.Y., the ship’s over sensitive and hyper motivated computer won't leave your side. The task seems easy, but the planet has its dangerous secrets and strange mysteries to reveal.

Key Features

Explore the unfriendly planet in different chapter releases and learn more about its inhabitants
Use the famous tetrominos to make terrain passable for you
Shoot enemies if you don’t like them
Find clever solutions and puzzle your way through obstacles
Talk to the crew and passengers of the BallEx if you feel alone
It's round based, so you can take your time but don’t get stuck
The prologue is free to play, in case you find the ship computer too annoying

Future chapters will be available for download once they are released.