Community30 Mar 2026Gunlocked 2 reaches 1.0At the tail end of February 2022 (I think?), I had an idea for a quick game. I was waiting to hear back from some interested publishers on a much larger project, so I thought I'd take some prototypes I'd worked on and smash them together into something new. The result, after just 6 weeks, was the first Early Access build of Gunlocked. Now, many years later, that quick little game's big brother…
Gunlocked 2 is currently 20% off all week long to celebrate its Gunlocked 1 infused update. In making Gunlocked 2, nothing has delighted me more than finding interesting ways to remix old ideas. It feels like a eureka moment each time I figure out a new way to incorporate something from Gunlocked 1 in a fresh form factor. Even this week's key art update is a big love letter to the original art…
After years of email requests for the OST, we worked it out and put it up! It includes all 14 mp3 tracks spread across 4 zone themes, and all for less than $2(this week)! You can also get an extra little discount if you grab the Gunlocked Complete bundle, alongside the newly released Gunlocked 2 (which is still on sale for 22 more hours!) Thanks again for all the support over the years! Gunlock…
Gunlocked 2 launches in Early Access on Steam in August 2025. Wishlist on Steam today! After years of feedback on the original Gunlocked, a successful Kickstarter, and many sleepless nights, it's time to head back into the void and take on the Swarm! Deeper boss fights, plenty of customization options, and more unique pilots than ever before are just a few of the improvements. The launch build…
Gunlocked 2 launches in Early Access on Steam in August 2025. Wishlist on Steam today! Last update I talked about the challenge of balancing between fresh and familiar. In it, I showed an updated version of the warp menu. The warp system is probably the first change I envisioned when an idea for a sequel finally started to coalesce. Removing the old level select, and instead creating a more vis…
Gunlocked 2 launches in Early Access on Steam in August 2025. Wishlist on Steam today! When a hit new band releases their followup album people tend to fall into two camps: the people that just wanted more of the first album, and the people that wanted to hear what else the band could do. One of these groups is almost inevitably going to be disappointed. There is no right way to make a sequel.…
Gunlocked 2 launches in Early Access on Steam in August 2025. Wishlist on Steam today! First, let’s take a moment to define some terms in the context of this feature. “Bullet Hell” is a type of shoot ‘em up (shmup) where the focus is primarily on dodging large amounts of screen-filling projectiles. “Bullet Heaven” is a genre that flips this paradigm and has the player creating all of the bullet…
Forgive the self-indulgence here, but with a recent influx of new Gunlocked players, and discord members I found myself once again discussing the origins of the project. What I realized then is that most people who have played Gunlocked were not around when it first launched, and certainly not privy to how it all began. Each time I explain why it's so hard to do X or Y in the original game, the…
Gunlocked is a game that keeps on giving, but as a solo developer there's a limit to how much I can give back. We're heading toward 1000 new players just this month, 3 years after release, and that means a fresh batch of feedback on Steam, social media, Discord, and even in my email. So I thought I'd take a moment to explain where I'm at as a solo developer, and how that affects development of…
Support the Gunlocked 2 Kickstarter. Become a part of the game! Over 20% Funded already! Kickstarting Something Better: Or When Good Enough isn't Good Enough Why Kickstarter ? I’ve gotten that question (and some ruder variations) a few times since announcing Gunlocked 2. If you follow my games, you know a few things are constants: My games are self-funded, have short development times, deliver…
I’m excited to finally announce Gunlocked 2! Making the original roguelite shoot ‘em up was such a formative moment in my life that I knew if I was ever going to make a sequel it had to be special. For a while, however, I wasn’t sure how. So I’ve spent the past few years experimenting with various spins on the formula, learning what works, and what doesn’t. And after a few extra twists and turn…
What if Tower Defense had auto-battler style drafting, and roguelike replayability? If you love tower defense games as much as I do, you're going to love Cosmic Raze! Originally conceived as a spin-off from Gunlocked, Cosmic Raze has since become its own unique thing, but for fans of Gunlocked, there's a lot that you'll recognize as you upgrade your weapons, select unique augmentations, and unl…
A funny thing happened on the way to release... I was deep into balancing the mid-to-late game for Cosmic Raze and...it just wasn't working. It was too hard, and too chaotic. I tried multiple ways to salvage things, tweaking difficulty here, adding new mechanics there, but it was clear if Cosmic Raze was going to be a great game, I needed to make some tough decisions. This is the result, and it…
Announcing my next game, and a new initiative! Cosmic Raze is a tower defense game with auto-battler drafting, and a dash of roguelike elements for endless replayability. Take control of advanced weapon systems, build powerful synergies, and then blast away as aliens attempt to conquer Earth. Originally conceived as a spin-off from Gunlocked, Cosmic Raze has since become its own unique thing, b…
Gunlocked 1.55: One Last Hurrah Developing Gunlocked was a life-changing event that saw me go from a 15 year career as a freelance illustrator to a full time game developer. It was both scary and fun to come back to this project for one last little update. Playing it again had me fall in love with it all over. I'd love to make a proper sequel some day, but this game developer life is still a te…
This update is for DLC owners A wild patch appears! Long time, no patch. It's hard as a solo dev to come back to an older project while working on a new one. I don't have a team to support me on either project, but I've been wanting to add these new Symbionics for a while, and a recent bug report finally spurred me into action! This update will sit on the beta test branch for a while because th…
Patch 0.20 of Boons & Burdens just launched and it brings with it a whole new way to play called Arena. This mode is heavily inspired by Gunlocked, so if you were hoping for more Gunlocked style action, this is the update for you! Turn on auto-aim in the options, and you almost wouldn't know the difference (almost, lol). If you've been waiting to grab a copy until more content and features were…
I'm excited to announce that Boons & Burdens, my spiritual successor to Gunlocked, Has released into Early Access! Buy It Here: Already own Gunlocked or been wanting to get it? You can grab the "Bullet Heaven bundle" and get an extra 10% off on top of the launch week 10% off discount! And don't worry, you don't have to buy Gunlocked again just to get the discount. Boons & Burdens is a single pl…
I'm excited to announce that Boons & Burdens, my spiritual successor to Gunlocked, will be entering Early Access on February 26! For those of you keeping track, this is a small delay from the original release date. For several weeks I've been dealing with a brutal respiratory illness, but It's finally mostly behind me. I'm not completely recovered yet, but development is back on track and going…
I'm excited to announce that Boons & Burdens, my spiritual successor to Gunlocked, will be entering Early Access on February 15! Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of a hellish dimension. Battle hordes of demons through 9 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of…
Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of a hellish dimension. Battle hordes of demons through 9 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat? I'm excited to announce the spiritual successor to Gunlocked! Building off of everyth…
Sorry for the delay on getting out these bug fixes. I had a medical emergency a couple weeks back that took me out of commission for a while, and put me behind on other life deadlines that I had to prioritize first. Speaking of other life deadlines, I'm deep in production on my next game, so while I know people have lots of features and new content they'd love for Gunlocked, i'll be moving on a…
Some final cleanup, and one elusive bug. I don't expect too many patches in the near future unless something utterly game breaking turns up. With everyone's feedback, screenshots, video, I've been able to locate and squash remaining bugs relatively quickly. Honestly, certain comments and media here and on discord have helped me solve problems faster than I might have alone. Notes · Small change…
Few more fixes, mostly text/info related, but a couple of achievement issues for some players should also be cleared up. IMPORTANT: Achievement related fixes usually require you to play a new game to trigger an achievement check and update your achievement data. · The achievement "Tech Wiz" should (hopefully) no longer get stuck locked. This didn't affect all players (or me) so let me know if y…
Just a couple small things · Fixed an issue that would cause victories on individual pilots to not be tracked. This won't fix the missing trophies, but will allow them to be unlocked. For those curious, this was a peculiar issue where once the Flying Aces achievement had been unlocked, the game would stop tracking more victories. Tracking worked for all pilots, but stopped once you had a victor…
Another edge case issue fixed up, a couple more weird things that didn't happen in the debug testing, and a couple more "oops" moments in my sleep deprived brain · Omega Cannon should no longer break if Overclock ends at just the right moment (similar to how it affected Dronerang) · The wrong locked icon for the "Transformer" augment has been replaced · Bug Catcher's achievement progress will n…
It's amazing what people can find, and what I can miss in testing. I'd like to say "Stop breaking my game!", and "Get off my lawn!" but in truth, as a solo dev with only a couple part time helpers to test, there's just no way to catch everything, even if I quadrupled testing times. So I am grateful for this awesome community, and those active discord members that find every weird edge case (and…
Another day, another hotfix. · Fixed an issue that would prevent trophies from appearing on the pilots that you've beaten a zone with. This fix will retroactively make some trophies appear, but not others. You may need to beat a zone with certain pilots again (Sorry!). · Fixed an issue with bosses unlocking the wrong codex entry (this will not change entries already unlocked, but prevent the is…
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