By Aimee Rogers 
Roguelites love upgrades. The problem is that a lot of them don’t actually change anything.
Sure, your damage goes up by 5%, and maybe your attack speed gets a little faster. Technically you’re stronger, but you’re still playing exactly the same way you were five minutes ago.
That’s one of the things that makes Gunstoppable, an upcoming roguelite FPS currently seeking wishlists on Steam, stand out.
Developed by CAGE Studios, Gunstoppable appears just as interested in changing how players fight as it is in making them stronger. Speed directly translates into damage, while dual-wielded weapons, time-bending abilities, and waves of robotic enemies ensure there’s plenty of chaos to put those upgrades to the test.
Instead of focusing on small stat boosts, many of its upgrades appear designed to change how you approach a run. Claw Machine turns your grapple into an offensive weapon. Blood Infusion rewards aggressive play by granting health for kills. Unstoppable Combo increases your damage output but resets if you miss a shot.
Other upgrades push players towards entirely different habits. Killing Spree turns kills into movement speed, while Low Baller encourages a more slide-heavy playstyle by reducing damage taken while sliding. Then there’s The Gambler, which leans into pure mayhem with the chance for massive damage spikes.
When you’re choosing between them, you’re not simply asking which one is stronger. You’re deciding how you want to play the rest of the run. That might sound like a small distinction, but it’s one that many roguelites struggle with. The best upgrades don’t just make players more powerful, they make them adapt.
Whether Gunstoppable can maintain that philosophy across an entire game remains to be seen. Still, it’s an encouraging direction, and one that feels surprisingly rare in a genre built around upgrades.
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