At Sundown: Shots in the Dark
AT SUNDOWN: SHOTS IN THE DARK is a hide-and-seek shooter where the maps are covered in darkness and light is your enemy, as 4 players compete in a deathmatch to be the best! Strategic gameplay is vital in the shadows of this dark world in which you only become visible when you shoot, dash or slash. See or be seen, kill or be killed. How long will you survive At Sundown? Features UNIQUE STEALTH DRIVEN ARENA COMBAT – Unique stealth driven arena combat with dynamic twists and turns where the maps are covered in darkness and light is your enemy. ONLINE & LOCAL MULTIPLAYER – Compete with up to 4 friends in online deathmatch or at home in local deathmatch to see who will dominate! OFFLINE BOTS & SINGLE PLAYER CHALLENGE MODE – Play against AI opponents or take on special challenges to prepare for the live showdown. 6 UNIQUE ZONES WITH MULTIPLE MAPS – Dominate your opponents across multiple maps, each with different light mechanics. Unlock new zones as you level up!
Steam User 37
Disclaimer: I played this game a lot during the PC beta (free invite from devs), and just got it for my Switch today (paid myself). On to the review...
Ok so you'll definitely have fun playing this game with your friends/family, it's really simple to pick up and have fun with different weapons. If you like Towerfall or Gang Beasts this is similar but with more variety/replayability. You'll want to own some controllers if you want to play local through steam.
But this game _really_ gets good once you get past the intial learning and get into the M I N D G A M E S. I love playing a unpredictable mix of stealth and speed. Your opponent gets scared that you are sneaking right next to them so they shoot blindly giving away their position. Then when they drop their guard, you rush right at them.
Would love crossplay between platforms of course, but playing locally on a single screen is the most fun anyway imo.
Steam User 7
Fun game! takes ideas from games like screencheat but makes it simpler and good for online multiplayer. I would like to see more maps and weapons as well as game modes.
Have noticed some pretty big issues with hit reg such as someone dashing and the bullet hits the trail of the dash and counts as a kill (which I hope will be ironed out) as well as I have found that in arena games you are sometimes able to kill someone before they have time to move. There is a delay between spawning and shooting sometimes but not always.
Steam User 11
Enjoyable game party, especially with friends. Hit reg is questionable at times, there might be a delay on the dash hitboxes. You can hit people as soon as they spawn and they sometimes cant move.
Steam User 10
It's a refreshingly interesting casual game.
Unfortunately there is no community and therefore is no game to be played. Wish there were people to play with =C
Steam User 1
Really awesome game! Perfect for evenings with friends!
Steam User 1
Sundown: Shots in the Dark is a well-designed PVP game with an interesting, key mechanic: each player is hidden by darkness most of the time, so each match is basically a hide-and-seek with guns. Players' positions are only revealed if they step into light sources, if they fire their weapons, if they sprint, or if certain special abilities are used, so every player has to keep their eyes open for any signs of where their opponents are while simultaneously being careful not to give away their own positions.
I appreciate games with unique mechanics that are executed well, and Sundown is one of those games.
Steam User 0
Love this game. Phenomenal party game to play with friends and have a good time with lots of laughing. Wide array of weapons that cater to different playstyles, cool map mechanics (stage hazards) and diverse amount of maps. You need to convince at least 3 friends to play with you but if you can do that you're good to go.
The only complaints is that I've experienced a few bugs here and there. Pretty rare but on occasion you'll get spawned inside a part of the stage (adding a suicide option might alleviate this) and once or twice we couldn't move.
Overall highly recommend this game especially for the price.