Gumslinger 2: Ducks & Nukes

Gumslinger 2 Review: Gummy Duels Turn-Based, Ducks and Nukes Included

Suck Up the Scenery, Fire It, Watch the Jelly Fly

The first Gumslinger was a real-time shooter of jelly figures; the sequel is a turn-based duel in the Bowmasters mould, and the joke is the ammunition: your gun sucks up whatever is in the arena — a rubber duck, a chainsaw, an anvil, a cosy armchair, a nuke — and fires it, with gummy physics sending the loser flopping across the screen or into pieces. Twelve worlds, over 150 characters, guns and hats, 50 bullets unlocked from cards and upgraded, six Legendary bullets with special abilities. Pocket Gamer gave it a Platinum in February 2026. The App Store's most-voted review, February 1 with the game a fortnight old, opens with no forced ads and praises optional purchases and skins earned within thirty minutes; a July 23 Play five-star with ten votes, a years-long fan of the original, finds the sequel more strategic and harder. Rated 13+ and Teen, in ten languages, 562 MB on iOS 15.6, Android 7.0.

Not the First Game, Not Real Players, and a Piñata That Lags

The first game's fans are divided. A January 31 App Store two-star says the sequel should be scrapped — turn-based combat replaces quick reactions with adjusting an angle by a degree per shot, the art is unpolished, upgrades are spoon-fed; a May 26 Play three-star with four votes calls it Bow Masters nearly one to one, laggier and with a smaller cast, and recommends the first game instead. A June 20 App Store one-star makes the accusation that recurs: the duels pretend to be live multiplayer, and the other player is AI — shocker, not there. Two technical threads: an August 14 Play three-star finds every graphics preset performs the same and the piñata-opening scenes lag on a strong phone; a March 4 review and a September 19 one-star lost all progress with no save system, the latter after a reinstall. The July fan wants the Word Chain reward ads removed because they will not close. Ratings: 4.7 from 1,129 on the App Store, 4.4 from 2,860 on Play.

Optional Ads, a $9.99 Removal, Piñatas, Cards and Tickets

Apple flags Loot Boxes, Advertising and In-App Purchases; Google Play prices items from $0.49 to $49.99. The App Store's top ten are Remove Ads at $9.99, a Value Pack at $9.99, Lion and Dragon Piñatas at $1.99 and $2.99, Rare and Legendary Cards at $0.99 and $2.99, Tickets at $1.99 and $4.99, a Starter Pack at $1.99 and a gun, Bloodbone, at $2.99 — piñatas being the loot boxes. The February 1 fan's account is that ads are optional and rewards generous; the July fan's is that one reward-ad network cheats. The September 16 update added a Gummy Bear Hunt event, new guns and accessories and fixed achievements. Apple's tracking list is Identifiers and Usage Data not linked to you; Google's data-safety card lists Location, Financial info and three other types collected and shared. Prices are regional.