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Colt Canyon

Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.

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Developer
Retrific
Publisher
Headup
Release
June 16, 2020
6 years and 48 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive2,106 reviews88.3%

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About the Game


Take your revolver and rescue your partner in this atmospheric and punchy roguelike game.

Colt Canyon is a 2D pixel art shooter where you control a cowboy, or one of the many other unlockable characters, whose mission is to save his kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits. Take your gun and TNT and shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum.

Maybe you can save more people than just your partner. But watch out. Once you got your partner your job is not done. You'll also have to get back home...

FEATURES

  • Skill-Based Roguelike
  • Variety of characters and weapons
  • Over 100 different weapons
  • Save and Continue any time!
  • Optional Permadeath

  • Ride horses!
  • Adjust difficulty to fit your playstyle
  • Fantastic Keyboard + Mouse Input
  • Excellent Controller Support
  • AI companions
  • Local coop
  • Tons of characters, upgrades and starting loadouts to unlock
  • Many viable strategies to try out
  • Strategic stealth and fast-paced action
  • Boss fights

  • Randomized, persistent, open levels
  • Deep game mechanics
  • Loop to keep your run going forever
  • Beautiful minimalistic pixel art
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
  • Stunning particle effects
  • Support for various screen resolutions and frame rates
  • A lot of love from a dedicated solo developer
  • and much more...
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