Author’s Note: I’m starting a new review format of sorts, where I just quickly ramble on about games that I think would be better for shorter reviews. I hope you enjoy!

Hello! In this post I talk about GUNCHO (2024), a tactics game I played on mobile!

This was recommended by one of the podcasts I listened to, and it is decent fun. It’s like Into the Breach, but as a western. You are placed in a hex grid map along with other enemies, and your goal is to shoot them down with your six-shooter. Each bullet is aligned with one side of a hexagon, and it will shoot in the direction it points to. Once all bullets are exhausted, your gun will reload. The nuance here is that you have to carefully choose where to move and where to shoot, as you have to act in a way that lets you kill every enemy without being killed yourself.

The music felt aptly western, and the vibes really let me feel like I was a gunslinger. I like this game because it’s simple enough and I can play it on my phone during commutes. What I like most though is the fact that it’s playable in portrait mode! I don’t have to tilt my cellphone to play it! It’s a small thing, but it’s very convenient.