#01Enter the Gungeon
2016Primary genreAction › Shoot 'em Up
Supporting signalsRoguelite · Shopkeeping · Procedural Generation
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Projectile-dense action centered on reading intricate shot patterns and steering through deliberately narrow safe spaces.
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Assign Bullet Hell when projectile-dense action centered on reading intricate shot patterns and steering through deliberately narrow safe spaces. This must be a sustained, defining part of play rather than an isolated mode or sequence.
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Do not assign Bullet Hell from theme, presentation, camera, or a minor mechanic alone; its defining interaction and progression pattern must recur through the core game.