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Tormentor❌Punisher
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Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this! From the Steam store page
177 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
83
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146 positive · 30 negative
95% range 77–88%
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| Steam reviews | 146 | 30 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
526 of 601 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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Reactions
60 of 177 · most liked firstHonestly can't recommend this joke of a game... The screen gets filled with blood and filth so quickly you can barely see what your doing or what's going on. Probably another shovelware game that took a week to it's creator at best to make. Positive points, hmm maybe some funny but cringy voice lines ? It can be fun for 5 minutes, nothing more... Get Death Goat instead, it's far from great but way better than this mess. 95% of my playtime will be idling to get the trading cards. Rating 2/10.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A twin stick shooter that won't support anything buy keyboard mouse and starts every game screaming profanity. I spent $1 buying a Humble Bundle thinking the game might be enjoyable as I love twin stick shooters. This is garbage. There are many better twin stick shooters. I uninstalled the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely brutal top down arena shooter, expect a huge skill curve even if you're used to these type of games. When you do get the hang of things though, the game is incredibly satisfying and addictive. Think along the lines of a more hardcore visceral version of Ubermosh (another great top down series to check out) Controls like you'd expect from a solid top down game and it does such a good job at making you feel powerful when you're in the zone, though note it will probably take awhile to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those times I wish Steam reviews had something in between recommend and not recommend. Tormentor X Punisher initially seems like a game made for someone like me, who absolutely loves Robotron 2084 and Geometry Wars and the like. The twinstick gameplay is very tight and commendable. But man, the presentation of the game, with the constant swearing and Id-demon imagery, it takes me out of the mindset needed to play a game like this, I just really don't like it. Eugene Jarvis,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You know when you f*ck up cooking with the salt? Well, that's whats this game all about. Way too much for my taste. The theme of the game is clearly leaning towards the super trippy and gory cartoons from like SuperJail or Mr. Pickles but it turned way too much edgy. That being said, Its safe to state that there are WAY better picks as far as horde shooters go, like Akane or UBERMOSH. Only played it for the steam trading cards and thats it. Glad I got it as a gift otherwise I would surely ask…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No controls besides move, fire machine gun, and fire shotgun (required periodically because firing reloads your pea shooter), so a very simple top-down shooter. Suffers from typical flaw of being dull for a while as it ramps up, which is a real drag in a slip-and-game-over frantic shooter like this, and you have to turn off all sound effects if you don't want it just constantly screaming curses at you since there is no separate volume for the pointless "dialog" (which will also always flash up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A disappointment for me, even at the on sale £1.95 price tag. For a start, for a twin-stick shooter to have no controller support in 2018 is a crime in my book as is no mouse control/support in the menu screens. That goes for practically any PC game btw. The opening cut-scene played everytime on launch is also a tad annoying and should have been sorted. The aiming is poor and awkward with the mouse, and the satisfaction gained from killing the nondescript and characterless enemies is limited…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →bonus level: the second xenoblade game is named Xenoblade X (pronounced "cross") in japan, but was localized as Xenoblade Chronicles X (prounounced "x") for the US also Tormentor❌Punisher, which uses an emoji x that breaks steam's search bar, appears to pronounce it phonetically in-game ("'cks")
unlabelledView post →2/10 1 hit death kill things that spawn in a tiny box its like a 1$ mobile app not missing anything into the hidden game abyss with you
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lightning-fast top-down shooter in which one mistake of yours will cost the hero his life. Within a few seconds, the player is lost in the arena filled with bloody lumps and flying from all sides to the hero - opponents. Shoot, send everyone the ♥♥♥♥ and try not to die! Pros: + Funny plot (which is almost non-existent) + Lots of swearing (Don't like it? ♥♥♥♥ off!) + Funny replicas of the demon, after the death of the character. + Fast gameplay + Simple controls + Achievements + Trading cards…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fine, a Twin-Stick Shooter. Loud, Chaos, shouting, everything exploding. The problem for me is that I can't survive for long and I don't actually enjoy trying to survive longer. One hit kills are annoying when getting hit means restarting the game. The camera being quite zoomed in doesn't help. I'm sure someone could enjoy this, it's just not me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the hardest games I have ever played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: + Very, very stylish - rip and tear while yelling obscenery + Good core mechanics (controls, movement, aiming etc) + Reload primary weapon by firing secondary ( ಠ_ಠ) Cons: - Permanent death with no persistent upgrades (death = lose ALL progress) - To make it worse, instant death to a single hit from anything - Unnecessarily difficult and extremely repetitive - Upgrade system really sucks and takes the fun away - No pause button, no save/load, no online coop without controllers The game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review Update I have had to come back and edit this review. When I made my initial review, I was only about 1h into discovering and enjoying the game. As you can see from my play time now (currently 67 hours) I have completely fallen in love with this game. And I've gotten damned good at it to, but we'll get to that soon enough. Let's rewind to the beginning. I say with some sheepishness now, that I initially judged the "intensity" of the game's aesthetics and marketing to be a bit of a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a potentially fun game, but the screen shake is too intense even on Lite and the camera is way too zoomed in. I want to enjoy it, but playing it causes nausea.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tormentor X Punisher is a retro pixel top down survival twin stick shootemup where you fight waves of pixel enemies and the occasional boss. Graphics: Awful retro pixel rubbish Gameplay: Lame, dead, tired twin stick shooter arcade style (old, dead format) They throw in some edgy comments and stuff that might seem cool to a 14 year old kid. I can't recommend this lame shovelware to anyone. The $11.50 price tag is a complete joke.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ YOOOOOOOOUUUU!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tormentor X Punisher is a immersive sim where you experience life as Doom Guy's birth mother after she finds crystal meth and stops going to her court ordered anger management classes. The game is an intense slogfest of gore and profanity. The graphics are as crude as the language the main character projectile vomits, and both fit the game perfectly. The frenetic music is the perfect complement to the action on the screen. The beat pulses along with a throbbing visual effect, that will…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea this is almost 9$ CDN is really sad. I got this in humble bundle with 2 other games for a dolar. not gonna return it...cause i can't return it. But I mean..its 1 level. the video explain the game quite well. I feel like that's what my 1 dollar bought really. Just 1 weapon that has normal machine gun and secondary shotgun. 1 level/map. No environmental things in the map really except what bosses do to it. Pretty disappointing. Was hoping for a fun aracadey bullet shooter like nuclear…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As others have mentioned, TORMENTOR X PUNISHER plays like the lovechild of Devil Daggers and Hotline Miami (or the lesser-known UBERMOSH). The concept is simple but elegant: A single arena, a single hitpoint for everything--including you--and a single weapon (that's actually a combination of a shotgun and rifle). There aren't any levels to unlock, or weapons to find, or armor to pick up. Too simple? Not necessarily. For starters, performing special kills awards not only bonus…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: Extremely fast-paced brutal version of Crimsonland. Title sums up my experience with TxP more than I could describe. This is basically a very violent top-down twin-stick shooter that feels a bit crimsonlandish, yet with more of a twist towards the action and less towards the unlocks/progression during the session. Also, one round rarely goes for longer than 1-2 minutes (at least, when you're starting). There are ways to unlock new perks in-game by making series of gory kills, but all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While this game does what it sets out to do pretty well, overall it just doesn't have enough going on. There are half a dozen or so bosses, and about that many regular enemies. Several power-ups can be had, and you have 2 weapons. The arena is a big rectangle, and not really anything changes from game to game. The game sets out to have enough complexity through these few simple parts working together, but overall there just isn't enough to keep my attention held. Even getting through my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ubermosh meets Doom. Metal as ♥♥♥♥.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow, I want to recommend this. The gameplay is a lot of fun, and it's almost great with a friend. The only problem- and I mean ONLY problem, is just how abrasive the screenshake/zoom and drum track can be. This a bullet hell game, that requires focus and precision in order to survive, which is extremely hard to do when every 2 seconds the whole screen zooms in a bit and shakes and honestly makes me a bit sick, and I have reduced screenshake disabled. Add that on top of the screen getting…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Terrific game. I highly recommend looking at a community guide if you're not a heavy masochist. You need to at least be a light masochist to play this game, though, regardless of whether or not you look at a guide.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game would've crushed during the arcade days. Seems criminal that it's received such little attention despite it's simplicity. Absolutely insane, hectic, chaotic fun - within 20 seconds of starting a game things are already going mental. Other reviews mention Hotline Miami + DOOM and it absolutely feels like that. Music is absolutely phenomenal, especially for an indie game. Standard price is perhaps a little steep, but I picked this up for less than a dollar on sale and I couldn't be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best 79 cents I ever spent in my life.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an easy game to get into. There are a few nuisances like sudden split second lag, the slowing down of certain encounters as if the computer can't calculate fast enough all the things happening at once, confusing clutter all over the place, and not-so-nice colour choices that bring the overall grade down a few notches, but it's really to be expected. Personally, I find it hectic, but fun. It's fast and furious. It also raises my heart rate too. You're meant to get good as time goes on, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so freaking badass man! A relentless psycho brat going on a total bloody rampage on a demon planet called "♥♥♥♥ You" (literally), massacring everything while constantly yelling and swearing like a total maniac. It's an absolute blast! One of the very best arcade twin-stick-shooter games I ever played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is unnecessarily violent, rude, unholy, disgusting, noisy and gore. I hope it never changes!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I approve this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tormentor X Punisher is one of the most addictive games i've ever played. It's brutally violent, unforgiving, and built around a unique gameplay system that works exeptionally well. The soundtrack is excellent, the pixel art fits the game perfectly, and a constant action makes every run incredibly satisfying. The game also supports co-op, which makes an already great experience even more enjoyable. One of the best game of its kind. 100% steam achievements Time : 36.4H Completion Difficulty :…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty fun top down shooter, kind of difficult to recommend to people, i give it a pass but just barely, its main issue being that the game is pretty rng heavy for the barehanded achievement, and visual clarity is all over the place, music is way too headache enducing, but on the positives the gameplay is an adrenaline rush and pure action, once a run gets going its really damn fun, just that having to get upgrades and the abundance of BS can be annoying. Worth a try if you really want…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cringe voice acting and tepid gameplay
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game can be your Tormentor, your X, and your Punisher. A brutally fast paced and difficult arena shooter that will kick your ass and challenge you to get up and keep fighting, over and over and over, until you're worth a damn. Dusting off and going again has never been smoother or easier, as when you inevitably eat s**t all it takes is a single click to immediately dive in to another round without skipping a beat. Everything about this beautifully simple experience not only goads you into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →some bosses feel immortal for no reason.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/LJaMzZlJntM Very loud, very violent, very fast paced for sure but overall due to the sizzle the end product isn't as impactful as the wrapper.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hotline Miami is easy! Doom is easy! Serious Sam is easy! Your drugs can't handle this! The smashin, swearing, salty comments will keep you going until you slip a key or mouse and get gutted in 1s. The Dev must have made the ESC button to be pushed until it just exits the game, on purpose. Get yourself on a Guide for this game as it is very cryptic in terms of upgrades, boss fights. Kudos to whoever reached 6:66 time in this game and secret/troll baws
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really cool game that reminds me my childhood in the arcades!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun ass ♥♥♥♥ but would only reccomend getting it on discounted price since there overall isnt too much to it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely adore this game. I bought this from Epic Games store as my first purchase there. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this game so much. Rich mechanics, colorful language, tons of blood and gore, and a soundtrack that'll make your ears ♥♥♥ and bleed at the same time. I sometimes get lost and just start banging my head like a lunatic every time a boss shows up, and I of course die immediately. Reloading the machine gun by shooting the shotgun is the most original and the most metal ass mechanic I have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Makes You feel unstoppable like in a DOOM game. Slaying bosses insanely rewarding. One hell of a time.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm leaving this review as a reminder to my future self that this game isn't fun whatsoever and I should resist any urges to give it another chance.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game really makes you feel like a Tormentor X Punisher.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have really tried to give Tormentor x Punisher shot, but I just don't think it's for me. It's not even the genre, because I can dig a good high score chaser. This one just commits two cardinal sins I cannot get past. But first, lets talk about what the game is. It's a twin stick shooter played in a rectangle arena with infinitely spawning enemies. Everything, including you and bosses, dies in one hit. You are trying to survive while also scoring the most points possible. If you get hit, no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DooM for the poor, that is what I think when I play this game. Story A nice and well behaved girl travels to a planet full of demons and creatures alike so she can have a nice chat with them and show them her weapons and how they fire. Gameplay TxP is an Arena/twin stick shooter with the simplest of ideas: to kill demons, one weapon two modes, multiple demons to kill and lots of blood and bad language. Gameplay is frantic, fast paced giving you no time to rest, bosses are easy and at the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tormentor X Punisher is a top-down arcade shooter. I'd say that it's much like a louder and more compact cousin of Nuclear Throne, with the progression being much quicker (although a little less fluid if you don't know what you're doing) and arcade-oriented. It's a pretty damn good game considering the pricetag and it can keep you hooked for a while, especially if you can get friends into it. Although, in terms of twin-stick shooters, it's decent at best. While it kept me hooked, many of my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now this is a VIDEOGAME.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ignore the amount of time I spent on this game, it was for cards. I got the badge because it looked neat and I get bored. Speaking of bored... my actual review for this would get me banned for what I want to say but here's the gist: Ubermosh but not good, exhaustingly ugly and the UI is way too busy, the shotgun reload for your machine gun feels awful, loud and stupid but not rocking and the frenetic voice is whiny pitched instead of metal (pentagrams sure are reddit gold though \m/ badass you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →awesome and brutally difficult top-down shooter. you will feel good about 100%ing it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I cannot believe I almost forgot about this masterpiece! It deserves to be discovered by way more people, it's simply amazing. After a long time without playing, going back felt nice, and managed to score first position in Hell (I know it won't hold up for long, but it feels so good). If you like shooting things in the face, go get it. It's way deeper than it seems. And honestly? Better than the newer dooms lol
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like it a lot.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pure arcade bliss. The hypnotically satisfying action offers GUARANTEED flowstate after just a few moments of play, and the game is juiced out of its MIND thanks to copious screenshake, a banger metal soundtrack, and over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek crassness. Highly recommend to fans of games like Ubermosh, Kill the Crows, and Akane. You will be right at home here.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Truly an experience worth it's price if youre looking for something to pass the time while killing the ♥♥♥♥ out of everything and racking highscores.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →oh boy this sure is a game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Tormentor X Punisher" is a vulgar and over-the-top masterpiece in game design: An easy to learn, excessively hard to master twin-stick arcade-shooter that really encourages you to mow down an extraordinary amount of demons in the most outrageous ways possible. A lot of fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am having SOOOO much fun in split screen co op with this one. A twin stick shooter heaven
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