2D Action Title ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun Will Be Blasting Off On Switch Early Next Month

120 levels and an all-new mode for Switch

by Damien McFerran Thu 25th Jan 2018

Good Shepherd Entertainment is publishing ThirtyThree's "2D retro automatic runner" ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun on the Switch eShop early next month, it has been announced.

The game - which launched in 2016 on Windows, Steam and Mac - is focused on "one very big gravity-defying gun" and the action is controlled with just two buttons: one to fly up and the other to "blast forward through obstacles and death traps at breakneck speed".

120 levels are on offer, set across "a warped space-opera universe" which is "full of bizarre characters and moments". The Switch version will also feature the new Shield Mode which "empowers players with an energy shield and decreases the movement speed to help make the intense action more manageable, but no less heart pounding and exciting". Sounds like a hoot to us!

ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun launches on February 8th and will cost £7.99. The trailer is looking very promising indeed, but is it enough to tempt you to part with your cash?

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media's sites from an editorial perspective. He's also the editor of Time Extension, the network's newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming's past glories.

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gcunit
Thu 25th Jan 2018

What trailer?

2
InterSciFi
Thu 25th Jan 2018

What a horrible title for a video game. Why not just call it ATOMIK?

3
Bunkerneath
Thu 25th Jan 2018

£8 for an auto runner? REALLY?

Yeah, where is the trailer?

4
MIDP
Thu 25th Jan 2018

Disgusting art style.
I can't stand this style of all the indie games that look exactly like this.

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Dizzy_Boy
Thu 25th Jan 2018

Pass.

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TME
Thu 25th Jan 2018

Surprised by all the negative comments. Gameplay looks pretty dope.

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Skid
Thu 25th Jan 2018

@TME Agreed.
I actually loved the "cut scenes"

I don't like this genre though, so I won't be getting it.

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sfb
Thu 25th Jan 2018

I have this game on iOS. I’m generally not into auto-runners, but this is one of the better ones I’ve tried. Snappy little game, with challenging, bite-size levels. A very good fit for the iOS platform, with fairly responsive touch controls.

Given the breadth of the Switch audience, I can see some people enjoying this on the Switch as well. Granted, the price point is not the best — ultimately, though, the Switch is a different market & a different business model than mobile.