Rum & Gun

Rum & Gun is a top-down shooter with ARPG loot and character building, set across an Indian Ocean instead of the more familiar Caribbean. You sail from one hand-crafted level to another across four acts uncovering the secrets of the Drunken God, with character progression sliding between hectic gunplay, melee builds and spellcaster runes.

The pirate life sits at the heart of the experience. Drink rum instead of potions, boost morale with music instruments, gamble gold at Liar's Dice, dominate ship-to-ship combat, hunt legendary beasts by solving their mysteries. Loot stacks up dramatically: 33 hat fashions, 30 weapon types, 15 species of pet, and every weapon can carry up to 2 Spell Runes with their own level-ups that warp how attacks behave.

Movement uses keyboard while mouse handles aim, and an active reload system pushes hands-on combat over autopilot. Beyond the campaign, Arena mode and Treasure Hunt mode (procedurally generated, infinite) extend playtime, with LAN co-op support and a Steam Workshop-compatible map editor. Solo Transylvanian developer Borington built the custom engine and original assets paying homage to low-poly classics.