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GAARL! - Gabe's Action Arcade RogueLike

GAARL! is a roguelike action platformer. Wield your chain gun to fight monsters in tense arcade combat, or fire it into walls to climb through handcrafted arenas. Buy upgrades, create wacky builds, get good health insurance, and unlock the mysteries of GABE'S ACTION ARCADE ROGUELIKE!

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Gabe, Pancelor
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Gabe
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GABE'S ACTION ARCADE ROGUELIKE!

GAARL! is a roguelike action platformer. Wield your chain gun to fight monsters in tense arcade combat, or fire it into walls to climb through handcrafted arenas. Buy upgrades, create wacky builds, get good health insurance, and unlock the mysteries of GABE'S ACTION ARCADE ROGUELIKE!

Simple Mechanics

Your only tool is a chain gun, shoot it at enemies to deal damage, aim it at anything else to deploy a climbable chain. Retrieve your chains, and manage your ammo carefully.

High Skill Ceiling

Learn the enemies and environments, and manage your positioning carefully. Engage with a powerful perk system that offers qualitative changes to the way that you play. Hire private security, wield magical swords, release predatory lady bugs, cover your body in spikes, drink the blood of your foes!

Features

  • Tough as nails arcade action with permadeath

  • 100+ handcrafted levels

  • 5+ distinct zones featuring unique enemies, challenges, and environmental hazards

  • 50+ game warping perks

  • Local co-op multiplayer for up to 4 players

  • 5 unlockable weapons of dubious usefulness

  • 10 unlockable characters with unique traits

  • Super secret, fully procedural, "chaos" mode

  • Your time is your own! All meta progression content can be unlocked at any time

  • Supports Low% play - no incremental stat increases!

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