Every Game By Gunfire Games, Ranked (2024)

Gunfire Games is a studio based in Austin Texas. They are responsible for the legendary Remnant franchise, but also, a standalone VR game studio with quite a bunch of successful titles for the Oculus system in their portfolio. Gunfire's signature is to create games that are fun to play, even more so with friends.

This list includes all Gunfire Games titles ranked, from its humble origins as a new company, to their considerable success with Remnant and its sequel. Here's a look at each title in detail to let players see what they have to offer.

8 Herobound: Spirit Champion

One Of The Best Adventure Games For VR

• Platform(s): Oculus VR
• Release year: 2016
• Genres: Adventure, Puzzles, Action, Fantasy

This single-player VR Adventure game features a deep focus on exploring its fantasy setting. Players explore magical lands filled with environmental puzzles based on the four elements: fire, water, earth, and wind. The game has an integrated weapon system, with upgradable equipment and a simple but dynamic combat style.

Players control a small Goblin, who is the chosen avatar of the Spirit of Life. Their final objective is to liberate all other four spirits, while obtaining their powers and advancing to the next stage (elemental zone), with more challenging enemies and puzzles to solve.

7 Dead And Buried

Western Shooter, Great Combo Of VR And Coop Gameplay

• Platform(s): Oculus VR
• Release year: 2016
• Genres: Action, Survival Horror, Shooter, Western

Dead and Buried is a multiplayer action VR shooter with a Western-Horror setting. Players take the role of gunslingers fighting against hordes of undead while also trying to complete heist missions, or duel against other gunslingers to see who can draw faster.

The game is quite enjoyable, and is a fresh take on the overcrowded Western VR market. Dead and Buried has some of the best aspects of cooperative Zombie survival games like Left 4 Dead and Back 4 Blood, while also retaining Gunfire Games' own signature style. It's a must-play for those who enjoy going to VR booths with friends.

6 From Other Suns

A Great Sci-Fi Co-Op Game In VR

• Platform(s): Oculus VR
• Release year: 2017
• Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Survival Horror, Shooter

In this exhilarating and tremendously fun VR Shooting game, survivors of a spaceship face an ancient alien threat, and environmental horror is right around every corner. Its high-stakes VR gameplay summarizes all the strong points of the Oculus VR set and uses its potential to the maximum, creating an immersive space horror experience.

From Other Suns combines rogue-lite with crew management, and can be played solo or in coop mode. The runs are procedurally generated, so no playthrough will be the same. Plus, players can pick up dozens of weapons to fight off enemies, while also securing the ship from Pirate Raiders, and trying to keep it together from damage. It's a fun experience that will test the limits of friendship.

5 Darksiders 3

A Great Combo Of Hack & Slash and Soulslike

Darksiders 3

Action RPG

Systems

Platform(s)

PS4 , Xbox One , Switch , PC , Stadia

Released

November 27, 2018

Developer(s)

Gunfire Games

Publisher(s)

THQ Nordic

ESRB

M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Violence

How Long To Beat

15 Hours

PS Plus Availability

Extra & Premium

Darksiders 3 serves as a spin-off (of sorts) to the Horsem*n saga, with a new character for players to control: Fury, the Horseman (or Horsewoman) who represents wrath. The story happens before the events of Darksiders, and is parallel to Darksiders 2. In the gae, the Charred Council (a group of mystical beings that keep the balance of the universe safe) summon Fury to hunt down the escaped Seven Deadly Sins.

But Fury doesn't have the trust of the Council, unlike her siblings, so she is sent to the mortal plane in the company of a Wraith to control her. The game is proof that the Darksiders franchise should have always stayed with Gunfire Games, with incredible gameplay, thrilling combat phases, and challenging bosses.

4 Chronos

The Beginning Of A Great Saga

• Platform(s): Oculus VR
• Release year: 2016
• Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

Chronos was the first of the Labyrinth series by Gunfire Games, and came out for the Oculus Rift VR system. With tremendously limited technology, its third-person view is similar to the old Resident Evil Games. In a quest to slay a dragon who is endangering the world, a young and inexperienced hero descends upon the Labyrinth that encompasses all worlds.

Each time the hero fails in his quest, he will return one year later. As he ages, he will gain more wisdom and magic power, but will lose agility and strength. It's an interesting system, similar to that of Fable: The Lost Chapters. The game was a huge success and set a precedent for other games of the franchise to surface later.

3 Chronos: Before the Ashes

Even Better Than Its Original Version, Available To All Audiences

Chronos

RPG

Adventure

Action

Fighting

Systems

Platform(s)

PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Nintendo Switch , Stadia , Microsoft Windows

Released

March 28, 2016

Developer(s)

Gunfire Games , THQ Nordic

Publisher(s)

Gunfire Games , THQ Nordic

Engine

Unity, Unreal Engine 4

ESRB

m

How Long To Beat

8 hours

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Chronos: Before The Ashes is a remake of the original VR game Chronos, but available for PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and Xbox One. Surprisingly, the game has everything that the original had, and more. With new and improved movement, combat, and targeting systems, this story showed its true potential.

The game also allows players to delve deeper into the Root and Labyrinth lore, learning more about the enemy that would appear years later in the game Remnant: From the Ashes, and serving as a connection between the two games. Ultimately, the remake of the original ended up being far better, and reaching a wider audience.

2 Remnant: From the Ashes

A Combination Of Souls Like & Third-Person Shooter

Remnant: From the Ashes

Action RPG

Systems

OpenCritic Reviews

Top Critic Rating:78/100 Critics Recommend:70%

Platform(s)

PS5 , PS4 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , PC , Xbox One

Released

August 20, 2019

Developer(s)

Gunfire Games

Publisher(s)

Perfect World Entertainment

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood, Strong Language, Violence

How Long To Beat

13 Hours

X|S Enhanced

No

File Size Xbox Series

35 GB (December 2023)

Remnant: From The Ashes is a great example of what a cooperative third-person shooter should be like. It features a cool and enthralling story, beautifully designed scenarios to explore, and a gloomy post-apocalyptic sci-fantasy setting. The story continues the Labyrinth and the Root saga after the events of Chronos: Before the Ashes.

The game can be played by up to three players in co-op and is incredibly fun. There are challenging bosses to defeat, hundreds of items to collect, and builds to customize the players' characters. The latest DLC incorporated an infinite mode where players could challenge never-ending stages and build their character on the go as they collected resources to survive each run.

1 Remnant II

A Step In The Right Direction That Leaves Room For Growth

Remnant 2

Soulslike

Third-Person Shooter

Systems

OpenCritic Reviews

Top Critic Rating:82/100 Critics Recommend:86%

Platform(s)

PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S

Released

July 25, 2023

Developer(s)

Gunfire Games

Publisher(s)

Gearbox Publishing

Engine

Unreal Engine 4

ESRB

M for Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Strong Language, Violence

How Long To Beat

20 Hours

X|S Enhanced

Yes

PS Plus Availability

Extra & Premium

File Size Xbox Series

65 GB (January 2024)

Number of Players

1-3

The natural evolution of Remnant is in its sequel, Remnant: From The Ashes. The game features an improved combat system, and the addition of the "Archetype" system which redoubles the options for players to customize their characters, and considerably changes gameplay to a more RPG-like style. Each archetype has its own perks, similar to those from the previous games, but it also has intrinsic perks that can only be active and empowered when said archetype levels up.

Archetypes can also be combined, and players can have two of them active at all times, making it even more fun and exciting to try cool and powerful builds. With the latest expansions, The Awakened King and The Forgotten Kingdom, the game added even more places to explore, great storylines to follow, and challenging new bosses to beat. Remnant 2 has even more raw potential than its predecessor, and it will set the standard for every game in the franchise for the years to come.