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Demons with Shotguns

The ultimate couch fragger gibfest! Armed with a powerful shotgun, bullet deflecting shield and power-up tarot cards, 2 to 4 local players will battle it out to collect each others souls in 9 different competitive game modes across 4 realms & 40 arenas. This is frantic local multiplayer action at its bloodiest!

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April 25, 2016
10 years and 101 days ago
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Very Positive62 reviews90.3%

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About the Game

Couch Fragger Shooter Action for 2-4 Local Players

  • Frantic local multiplayer, twitch style arena shooting action!
  • Multiple playable characters. Play as the faithless Preacher, the desperate Demon, the Heavenless Angel, the Antichrist Deceiver, the peace keeping Nun or even Death himself.
  • Choose from multiple game modes, including free-for-all and team based modes.
  • Battle it out in 4 different interactive environments, with 10 arenas each, featuring unique environmental hazards and mechanics.
  • Pick up randomly dropped tarot cards that can either bring you good luck to you or your team in the form of a temporary power-up, or can curse your opponents, giving you a competitive edge.
  • Deflect bullets back at your opponent with your shield.
  • Dash across the arena to make a quick escape or a trail blazing kill.
  • Master shotgun jumping to reach high platforms and create shortcuts.
  • An original soundtrack by VHS Glitch, famed synthwave composer.
  • Featuring the epic voice of Jon Bailey from Honest Trailers.

Singleplayer & Local Co-op Enemy Wave Mode

  • Fend off the Devil's army and prevent the end of times in a 1-2 player enemy wave mode.
  • Face off against 6 different types of enemies.
  • Fight in 5 different unlockable arenas and fight your way to an epic boss battle against the Devil himself.
  • Collect the souls of your enemies and earn a 1UP.

Multiple Competitive Game Modes

  • Classic Deathmatch.
  • Classic Team Deathmatch.
  • Soul Reaping, where each player fights to increase their pool of souls by draining other players of theirs.
  • Team Soul Reaping, where each team shares the same pool of souls.
  • Capture the Soul, a variant on classic capture the flag where players fight for control of the single soul in order to capture it.
  • Team Capture the Soul.
  • Last Soul Standing, where players have only one life and fight in round based combat.
  • King of the Soul, where you fight to maintain control of the single soul, earning a point for every 5 straight seconds you have control.
  • Team King of the Soul.

Multiple Arenas & Environments

  • Fight at Death’s Cemetery and uncover each labyrinth's hidden passages and secret hideaways while avoiding booby traps.
  • Square off in the abstract and bizarre caves of Hell, using portals to traverse levels.
  • Showdown on the rooftops and streets of a mega city, avoiding long drops and managing moving platforms.
  • Confess your sins, then commit a bunch more, before the church altar.