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Necromunda: Hired Gun

Necromunda: Hired Gun

Released: 6/1/2021

Pick your contracts. Hunt your targets. Collect the bounty. Navigate an ocean of crime and corruption to balance the bloody ecosystem of Necromunda as a merciless hired gun. The money’s good, the dog’s loyal, and the gun’s reliable – but can you survive the hunt? Necromunda: Hired Gun is an indie fast-paced, violent, and thrilling FPS set in the darkest reaches of Warhammer 40,000’s most infamous hive city. For the right price, eliminate the most notorious gangers and mutants. Your armory is a sprawling arsenal. Your body is enhanced with a dozen customizable augments to run on walls and leap over chasms. Your cyber-mastiff will sniff out and kill enemies for you, while your grappling hook allows quick, agile traversal of the massive environments. - An indie fast-paced FPS in the Warhammer 40,000 universe - Upgrade and fight alongside your loyal cyber-mastiff - Endless weapon and augment customisation - Upgrade, advance, and level up as you collect bounties

Pick your contracts. Hunt your targets. Collect the bounty. Navigate an ocean of crime and corruption to balance the bloody ecosystem of Necromunda as a merciless hired gun. The money’s good, the dog’s loyal, and the gun’s reliable – but can you survive the hunt? Necromunda: Hired Gun is an indie fast-paced, violent, and thrilling FPS set in the darkest reaches of Warhammer 40,000’s most infamous hive city. For the right price, eliminate the most notorious gangers and mutants. Your armory is a sprawling arsenal. Your body is enhanced with a dozen customizable augments to run on walls and leap over chasms. Your cyber-mastiff will sniff out and kill enemies for you, while your grappling hook allows quick, agile traversal of the massive environments. - An indie fast-paced FPS in the Warhammer 40,000 universe - Upgrade and fight alongside your loyal cyber-mastiff - Endless weapon and augment customisation - Upgrade, advance, and level up as you collect bounties

Pick your contracts. Hunt your targets. Collect the bounty. Navigate an ocean of crime and corruption to balance the bloody ecosystem of Necromunda as a merciless hired gun. The money’s good, the dog’s loyal, and the gun’s reliable – but can you survive the hunt? Necromunda: Hired Gun is an indie fast-paced, violent, and thrilling FPS set in the darkest reaches of Warhammer 40,000’s most infamous hive city. For the right price, eliminate the most notorious gangers and mutants. Your armory is a sprawling arsenal. Your body is enhanced with a dozen customizable augments to run on walls and leap over chasms. Your cyber-mastiff will sniff out and kill enemies for you, while your grappling hook allows quick, agile traversal of the massive environments. - An indie fast-paced FPS in the Warhammer 40,000 universe - Upgrade and fight alongside your loyal cyber-mastiff - Endless weapon and augment customisation - Upgrade, advance, and level up as you collect bounties

Critics
58
Steam
65
Metacritic
61

Score Breakdown

58.5

Critic Average

58 reviews

65

Steam User Score

7,856 reviews

61

Metacritic User Score

96 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-6.5
Metacritic Disparity
-2.5
Combined Disparity
-4.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

6 early (10%)51 launch window (88%)1 late (2%)

Review summary

Updated

May 8, 2026

Based on 58 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 58.5/100. Critics score this game 6.5 points lower than Steam users and 2.5 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 58)+
  1. Basil FrankviaRedTieGuy
    Aug 8, 2021·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 65.0/100 · -5.0 ptsMetacritic 61/100 · -1.0 pts
  2. Konstantinos KalkanisviaEnternity.gr
    Jul 19, 2021·Launch window
    30/100View review
    Steam 65.0/100 · -35.0 ptsMetacritic 61/100 · -31.0 pts
  3. Ken McKownviaZTGD
    Jul 15, 2021·Launch window
    65/100View review
    Steam 65.0/100 · -0.0 ptsMetacritic 61/100 · +4.0 pts
  4. Andrew LogueviaNexus Hub
    Jul 12, 2021·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 65.0/100 · +5.0 ptsMetacritic 61/100 · +9.0 pts
  5. Cosmin VasileviaSoftpedia
    Jul 12, 2021·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Steam 65.0/100 · -5.0 ptsMetacritic 61/100 · -1.0 pts