Demons with Shotguns

Demons with Shotguns is a local arena shooter for 2–4 players, with competitive modes and a separate enemy-wave mode for 1–2 players. You choose a character and battle with shotguns across arenas filled with hazards and interactive mechanics.

Characters and combat

Playable characters include the faithless Preacher, the desperate Demon, the Heavenless Angel, the Antichrist Deceiver, the peace-keeping Nun and Death himself. You can deflect bullets with a shield, dash across arenas to escape or attack, and use shotgun jumps to reach high platforms or create shortcuts. Randomly dropped tarot cards give you or your team temporary power-ups, or curse your opponents.

Competitive modes

The game includes free-for-all and team-based play across nine modes:

• Classic Deathmatch.
• Classic Team Deathmatch.
• Soul Reaping, where players drain one another’s souls to increase their own pool.
• Team Soul Reaping, where each team shares a pool of souls.
• Capture the Soul, where players compete to control a single soul and capture it.
• Team Capture the Soul.
• Last Soul Standing, a round-based mode in which each player has one life.
• King of the Soul, where you earn a point for every 5 consecutive seconds you control the single soul.
• Team King of the Soul.

Arenas and environments

Competitive battles take place in four environments, each with 10 arenas and its own hazards and mechanics. At Death’s Cemetery, you navigate labyrinths, search for hidden passages and secret hideaways, and avoid booby traps. Hell’s abstract caves use portals to connect areas, while the rooftops and streets of a mega city feature long drops and moving platforms. Another arena setting is a church, where you fight before the altar.

Enemy wave mode

In the single-player and local co-op enemy-wave mode, one or two players fight the Devil’s army to prevent the end of times. You face six enemy types across five unlockable arenas before a boss battle against the Devil himself. Collecting enemies’ souls earns you a 1UP.

The game features an original soundtrack by VHS Glitch and voice work by Jon Bailey.