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Hot Shot Monkey

Embark into a wild west themed bullet hell, where you play as Clyde, a monkey gunslinger, on a quest to defeat steampunk mechanical monstrosities, and utilize powerful weapons, and useful gear to assure you return peace to the west.

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Ape Byte
Publisher
Ape Byte
Release
July 7, 2025
1 year and 25 days ago
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About the Game

Embark into a wild west themed bullet hell, where you play as Clyde, a monkey gunslinger, on a quest to defeat steampunk mechanical monstrosities, and utilize powerful weapons, and useful gear to assure you return peace to the west.

Clyde has just signed up for a gunslinger's bootcamp, on complete accident, and now things have just gotten out of hand, Clyde is enlisted without consent to rescue a town from a mad man, who's creating evil machines for no reason beyond just destroying things and causing terror. Give it your best to defeat these monsters and bask in rewards and fame for defeating them.

View the action from top-down perspective, navigate through five boss fights each with their own arcade style arena, you'll need to dash and shoot through hordes of robots, but to help you along the way you have powerful weaponry and ability's.

Features:

  • A large array of weapons, including a bow, shotgun, and classic revolver 

  • Outfits for your character!    

  • 6 Unique Bosses

  • A bunch of fun utility Items

  • A Monkey Gunslinger

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