GUNHEAD
Released Nov 2023
Gunhead is a fast paced strategic roguelike FPS where you take the role of a pirate mech with a gun for a head, looting derelict spaceships filled with monstrous drones made out of bone and steel. Sequel to the 2d roguelite Cryptark.
75% positive · 209 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to buy
Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
GUNHEAD launched on November 8, 2023. In the two weeks following launch, Alientrap was very active — shipping four patches between November 8 and November 25, 2023, adding features like a Mech Repair Station, ammo refilling, French language support, and improved Steam Deck compatibility. The November 10, 2023 patch note mentioned a planned "first content update" after bug fixing was complete, but no such update was ever announced or shipped. The only major content release in the news history is the launch itself on November 8, 2023. The last developer communication of any kind was the Steam Deck patch on November 25, 2023 — over two and a half years ago as of today (June 27, 2026). There are no unreleased DLC entries (only the OST, which shipped on launch day), no roadmap, no season pass, and no subsequent developer posts announcing or delivering additional content. The reference to a future "first content update" in the November 10 patch was never followed through, and the prolonged silence — with no communication since November 25, 2023 — strongly suggests post-launch content additions were quietly abandoned. With no sustained update pattern, no announced unshipped content, and no developer activity in over two and a half years, the game is best treated as a complete, finished product in the state it reached in late November 2023.
Evidence
Patch 1.44 focused on Steam Deck support. This is the last developer communication on record.
GUNHEAD launched on November 8, 2023. Only one major content release in the game's entire post-launch history.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Alientrap
Achievements
22
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Gunhead is a FPS roguelite that challenges players with boarding and neutralizing procedurally generated alien starships to earn income for their Privateering enterprise. The decaying alien arks will defend themselves from intruders with a wide arsenal of cyborg monstrosities, robotics, and security systems, all obstacles that must be surpassed to achieve victory: the destruction of the ship’s central System Core.
Gunhead is a sequel to Alientrap's previous game Cryptark - taking its strategic fast paced 2d gameplay and expanding it to an roguelike FPS experience.
Gunhead is a sequel to Alientrap's previous game Cryptark - taking its strategic fast paced 2d gameplay and expanding it to an roguelike FPS experience.
- Complex, procedurally generated alien space-hulks to board and defeat.
- Fast paced jetpack-enabled FPS gameplay with 4 gun slots ready to be configured with over 50 weapon options
- Each enemy ship is its own unique challenge. Set your loadout strategize a plan of attack to take out the complex interconnected enemy security systems.
- Blood-pumping soundtrack perfect for intense firefights.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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