Name: Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
Brand: Fanatical
Price: 0.63 USD
Availability: InStock

Deal overview

Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is currently 92% off on Fanatical — down to $0.63 from $7.99.

At 92% off, this is one of the deepest discounts Atomik: RunGunJumpGun reaches on Fanatical — near its typical floor.

That works out to $7.36 off the Fanatical list price of $7.99.

This deal is for the PC version. Click View Deal to open the official Fanatical page — prices and regional availability are confirmed at checkout, not by GamesCreed.

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About this game

Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a 2D action platformer built around a single, brutal idea: you never really stop moving, and the only tools you get are two guns pointed in two directions. Developed by ThirtyThree and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment, it’s the kind of game that sounds simple on paper and then humbles you within the first few screens. If you’ve ever wanted a platformer that treats “pause to think” as a design flaw rather than an option, this is aimed squarely at you.

How it plays

The whole game runs on two buttons. One fires your weapon downward, which launches you upward, and the other fires forward, blasting through whatever’s in your way. That’s it, that’s the entire control scheme, and the game builds well over a hundred levels out of just that. You’re constantly juggling the two, using downward shots to control your height and forward shots to clear obstacles, all while momentum keeps carrying you ahead. There’s a shield option that slows things down and adds a buffer for players who need a little breathing room, and a marathon mode for people chasing a high score across a longer run instead of clearing bite-sized stages. The setting, a solar system where a swelling sun is slowly devouring its own planets, gives the chaos a strange, fitting backdrop, and you play a scavenger hunting the resource everyone’s fighting over, for reasons the game leaves pleasantly ambiguous.

Who it’s for

This is a game for people who like their difficulty unapologetic and their sessions short and punchy. If you grew up on twitchy arcade platformers or you get a kick out of dying twenty times in a row while slowly learning a level’s rhythm, Atomik will click with you fast. The hyperkinetic soundtrack and surreal art style also suggest it wants to overwhelm your senses a bit, which some players will love and others will find exhausting. If you prefer slower, more methodical platforming, or you get frustrated rather than motivated by frequent deaths, this probably isn’t going to convert you. It’s also worth knowing going in that there’s no real story to sink into here, just vibes and forward momentum, so anyone hoping for a narrative hook should look elsewhere.

Is it worth it?

For the audience that actually wants this kind of relentless, reflex-based platforming, there’s a lot of game here in terms of raw level count, and the respawn-and-retry loop is designed to keep frustration from curdling into boredom. It’s not a game everyone needs to own at full price, since the two-button gimmick either grabs you in the first few minutes or it doesn’t, but that also makes it a natural pickup when it’s discounted. If you’re even a little curious about a stripped-down, high-speed platformer and you see it on sale, it’s a low-risk way to find out whether the format is for you.