Gunman Contracts Review Roundup: Is It Worth $25?
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What reviewers and players praise
- ✅ Weapon handling and physical reloads (UploadVR, 6DOF Reviews, Jammyhero)
- ✅ Lighting, rain and sound design, with gunshots and ricochets you can place by ear (UploadVR, 6DOF Reviews)
- ✅ Enemies take cover, flank and react to where they are hit (6DOF Reviews, Jammyhero)
- ✅ Bullet time you trigger yourself, on a limited meter (6DOF Reviews, Jammyhero)
- ✅ The Hive's training courses and the challenge modes add replay value (LunchAndVR, 6DOF Reviews)
- ✅ Plays in VR, on a flat screen and on Steam Deck (store page, LunchAndVR)
What they criticise
- ❌ Only three story contracts in Early Access; reviewers finish them in an evening (UploadVR, LunchAndVR, Steam discussions)
- ❌ Guns and hands snag on walls and doors (UploadVR, 6DOF Reviews)
- ❌ Performance complaints, and no DLSS or FSR at launch (Steam discussions, Jammyhero)
- ❌ Melee feels sticky (LunchAndVR)
- ❌ Repeated enemy models (UploadVR)
- ❌ No toggle grip in VR at launch (Jammyhero, Steam discussions)
Why there is no score here
This site has not played the game on its own hardware and does not grade it. The table below lists what can be checked: Steam's own review counts, outlets that published a verdict, and a dated player-count snapshot.
Sources: Steam store review summary (all languages and English), the UploadVR Early Access review of September 10, 2026, and the YouTube reviews named in the table. Checked September 11, 2026.
The numbers, with sources
| Signal | Value | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam user reviews, all languages | 360 of 466 positive, 77% (Mostly Positive) | Sep 11, 2026 | Steam store |
| Steam user reviews, English | 279 of 359 positive, 78% (Mostly Positive) | Sep 11, 2026 | Steam store |
| Players online, snapshot | 646 | Sep 11, 2026 | Steam Web API |
| UploadVR | Unscored (Early Access): "one of the best VR shooters I've ever played" | Sep 10, 2026 | UploadVR |
| LunchAndVR | 9/10, his VR game of the year so far | Sep 2026 | YouTube |
| 6DOF Reviews | Worth having now | Sep 2026 | YouTube |
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