Gutwhale
Released Apr 2020
Gutwhale is a roguelite about managing the space between you and your ammo, while fighting your way through a digestive system!
93% positive · 143 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
Gutwhale launched on April 6, 2020 as a small, self-described "finite" roguelite. Shortly after launch, the developer posted a roadmap on April 7, 2020 outlining plans for bug fixes, Steam achievements, and potential new content. However, on June 26, 2020, the developer published an explicit farewell post titled "Goodbye Gutwhale!" confirming that all work on the game had ended. The post states clearly that Gutwhale will receive no future updates on Steam, and explains why: the short development timeline resulted in difficult-to-maintain code, unresolvable Steamworks integration issues, and significant developer burnout. The developer was candid that planned features like Steam achievements could not be implemented. A follow-up post on July 27, 2020 announced the developer's next game, qomp, confirming the team had moved on entirely. The game is a complete, finished product as of June 26, 2020.
Evidence
Developer explicitly announced the end of all work on Gutwhale, stating no future updates will be released on Steam. Cited code quality issues, Steamworks integration failures, and burnout as reasons development could not continue.
Developer announced their next game, qomp, confirming the team has moved on from Gutwhale entirely.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Stuffed Wombat
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Gutwhale is a finite action roguelite.
Descend down into the guts, try to keep your ammo close, unlock weird hats and get crushed by a van!
While Gutwhales levels are randomly generated and can be played forever, the game has a definite ending that you can reach in 1 - 7 hours, depending on your experience with similar games!
In the beginning of March I had to stop going to work because of the Corona Virus and started the development of Gutwhale.
Since then two amazing developers have joined the project and we will release Gutwhale in the beginning of April!
We will post a short development logs on this page from time to time & hope that you will enjoy the game :)
Descend down into the guts, try to keep your ammo close, unlock weird hats and get crushed by a van!
While Gutwhales levels are randomly generated and can be played forever, the game has a definite ending that you can reach in 1 - 7 hours, depending on your experience with similar games!
- Smooth Gameplay
- 3 Areas with unique enemies
- Gamechanging Hats to unlock
- Full Controller Support
- Beating the game is only the beginning of the end
In the beginning of March I had to stop going to work because of the Corona Virus and started the development of Gutwhale.
Since then two amazing developers have joined the project and we will release Gutwhale in the beginning of April!
We will post a short development logs on this page from time to time & hope that you will enjoy the game :)
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Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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