Lightgun Shooter BangBang PewPew - Try The Free Demo

A project in Calgary, Canada by Molerat Digital Art Ltd.
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BangBang PewPew is a skill-based lightgun shooter. Large publishers have ignored this genre for years so we are picking up the torch!
Backers: 90
Average Pledge Per Backer: $115 CAD

Funded: $10,380 CAD of $10,000 CAD
Dates: Sep 7th -> Oct 7th (30 days)
Project By: Molerat Digital Art Ltd.
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Latest News

WE DID IT!

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Looks like you'll all have a new lightgun shooter to play in Spring! Thanks everyone for your support. I'll continue with regular development updates after the campaign ends.  (Read More)

Almost at 1000!

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Our Youtube channel is about to pass 1000 views. It's an honour to know that people out there have spent over 10 hours watching short clips of BangBang PewPew.  In a bizarre coincidence, when I logged in this morning we had 985 views each on our... (Read More)

Lightgun Driving Prototype Premiere

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
One last big reveal for you before our Kickstarter ends: Lightgun Racing. Ever wish you could pull out a gun after someone passes you? It might go something like this. The graphics are just stand-ins for now; pledge on Kickstarter so we can hit our... (Read More)

The Run and Gun Prototype

September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
So far you all are really liking our more innovative lightgun shooting challenges and, of course, explosion-packed action. Here’s a prototype that combines both: the Run and Gun. This one combines the best of the infinite runner genre with... (Read More)

Legendary Hero Being Legendary Again!

September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Our Legendary Hero backer, Glen Baisley, just posted a video showing BangBang PewPew running on his arcade cabinet.  Check it out on his channel. He also mixes in some of our early prototype footage for our Take Back the Town minigame so definitely... (Read More)

Kongs R Us Sunday Funday Show Covered BangBang PewPew

September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Kongs-R-Us and Mrs. Kongs-R-Us covered BangBang PewPew on their stream. Check it out! "This is like a modern Point Blank or a modern Police trainer. I actually really love this. This is really cool!" -Kongs-R-Us... (Read More)

Premier of our First On-Rails Shooting Challenge

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Lots of big updates here! This is the first public demonstration of our on-rails shooting challenge. This is a technology demo of our camera and animation capabilities so don't mind the generic robot; if we reach our Kickstarter goal we are planning... (Read More)

Improving the Shooting Environments in BangBang PewPew

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
The main goal of our kickstarter campaign is to get funding to improve the artwork in BangBang PewPew. So far the environments are a little sparse. Here are a few background items we're working on to liven them up. Modular target stands (no more... (Read More)

Submachine Gun and Over-Under Shotgun Models

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
So far we've implemented a variety of weapons in the game with sounds, real ballistic data, bullet models and effects. The next step is to add 3d models for each in game. These will be used in the redesigned menus, the VR mode, as weapons for enemies... (Read More)

First Person Shooter Mode and More

September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We're showing 4 big changes here. The most obvious: First Person Shooter controls. FPS controls are for those times when you don't want to plug in your lightgun or for players looking to up their K:D ratio in games like Apex or Warzone. Using this... (Read More)

Stretch Goals Announced

September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
I never thought I would be posting about what we might do if we beat our goal. So far the campaign is going amazingly well and I've been asked a few times about what else we have planned for the project.  Here's a quick summary: 2-player... (Read More)

Public Demo Available Now

September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Try out 5 of the 25+ challenges we’ll be including in our initial release. This is just to give you an idea of the general feel for the flow of the game – we have a long way to go before release. Windows Installer:... (Read More)

Lightgun Tower Defense Prototype Premier

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Your feedback on ourloving our  lightgun curling challenge has been really positive so a lot of people have been asking me what other new directions we'll take lightgun shooters in. When it comes to gameplay it's much easier to show than tell so... (Read More)

Ocean Environment Premier

September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
This video shows the first challenge set in our ocean environment. We're pumped about having a lightgun shooter with realistic water simulations. There's not much to look at here yet but it's already a lot of fun; we're working on two shark hunting... (Read More)

Beta Access Reward

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, access passwords and links were sent out last night by Kickstarter to anyone who pledged for the Beta Access reward. If you did not receive one yet and you pledged for one, please let me know and I will look into it right away. If you... (Read More)

A Legendary Hero Approaches

September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I can’t tell you all how excited we are to have Glen Baisley pledge as a Legendary Hero Backer! We’ve been talking about his ideas since the day the campaign launched and it’s clear this guy knows lightguns.  Glen is an indie horror film... (Read More)

I Talk Too Much

September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
You all know the team loves the game so I should let someone else do the talking. Here are a few comments we’ve received so far from serious lightgun players: If the final game is anything like this it’s great! The fact that these are really... (Read More)

We have a Legendary Hero in our midst

September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Big news today: we have our first Legendary Hero backer! I've been speaking to him about his ideas for designing his own challenge and I've got to say his sense of humour is as twisted as it is hilarious. I can't wait to start working with him. Keep... (Read More)

One Last Combat Vehicle: the Samurai Drone

September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Samurai Drone (Work in Progress) Samurai Drone (Work In Progress) Continuing with yesterday's update, here's a combat drone we are working on. This one will also be used in our action shooting challenges. For the art style, we are taking inspiration... (Read More)

Action shooting concept animation #2

September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Tank (Work in Progress) Carrying on with the theme from yesterday's update, here's a tank in the same style. The textures are far from complete but it gives a good idea of what we are working on. The plan is to use this for several more... (Read More)

Concept art from our upcoming shooting challenges

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Most of the shooting challenges we have shown so far have involved target shooting. We started with these challenges first because they involve less work from our artists and the main goal of our Kickstarter is to get the funding we need to pay... (Read More)

Gun4IR Gameplay Footage on Retro Lizard's Youtube Channel

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I was interviewed by Retro Lizard and Kio Diekin earlier this week. Retro Lizard just posted a gameplay video of BangBang PewPew showing it running with the Gun4IR lightgun.  "The game's fantastic! It's a lot of fun" He really knows lightgun games... (Read More)

Amazing start!

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We're over 50% funded after just 2 days. Unbelievable.  Hopefully the momentum keeps up and we can get to the finish line.  The feedback we have been getting is great too and we've already started making tweaks to the game based on it. Keep sharing... (Read More)

Homage to SNES

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
An homage by one of our artists to the Super Nintendo on its 30th anniversary. If it wasn’t for the SNES, BangBang PewPew never would have existed. A lot of people point to Point Blank as our inspiration and that is definitely true. Years before... (Read More)

French Youtube Coverage of BangBang PewPew

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Cyclair Yourmamecab posted a video about BangBang PewPew over on his channel. I'm glad to see BangBang PewPew reaching a French audience. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUAvAe6QAIA  (Read More)

Drew Talks - Brand New LightGun Shooter For 2021 - BangBang PewPew

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Drew Talks shot a gameplay video of BangBang PewPew. Looks like him and his kid had fun playing! Thanks for the encouragement Drew! https://youtu.be/SD2Di-fs6Sk  (Read More)

Titchgamer Youtube Channel

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Titchgamer covered BangBang PewPew on his channel. He really knows lightgun games and he gave us a lot of good feedback for development. Thanks Titch! His channel is great for lightgun gaming info. No joke -- it's the first place I went when I set up... (Read More)

First interview and youtube video!

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I had a great time being interviewed by Kio ÐÎÊKÎÑ and custom arcade cabinet maker Retro Lizard. It was really interesting to hear what they had to say about getting BangBang PewPew into custom cabinets and running on low-spec computers. They... (Read More)

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