The American Dream of Gunther Aims
<h2 class="bb_tag" >You play as Gunther. A revolver. And a <strong>family man</strong>.</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >No arms.<br>No legs.<br>That’s the deal.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >A cylinder.<br>Six bullets.<br>No room for error.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Each bullet has a purpose.<br>Every shot has consequences.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Being a family man isn’t easy when you’re a revolver.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" >Story</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" >The Aims family lives a modern, almost perfect life in the 1950s, shaped by their own idealized vision of the American Dream.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Until one day, an accident changes everything.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Gunther's life is irreversibly altered: he finds himself trapped in the body of a revolver.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Refusing to give up on the sense of normality they built together, Bethany, his wife, does everything she can to help Gunther keep living… as normally as possible.<br>Together, they try to preserve their daily routine, despite Gunther’s new condition.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >The story takes place in a world inspired by sitcoms and cartoons, where time and space follow unusual rules. Everyday life is exaggerated, stylized, and shaped by repetition and routine.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Over the course of a single week, the player follows Gunther through key moments of his life: returning home, his first day at a new job, grocery shopping, gardening, andd spending time with his son.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >As Gunther learns to live with this new reality, he doesn’t try to become someone else.<br>He simply tries to become the best version of himself possible, within these new constrains.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >But his journey is not without obstacles. Throughout the week, Gunther faces rivals, exaggerated and distorted embodiments of different facets of the American Dream.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >By confronting them, he gradually comes to understand that a dream without limits can become a trap, and that happiness sometimes lies in knowing where to stop.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center"><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/23e564d1ea56d7deefbb860fdea66642.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=800 height=450 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/23e564d1ea56d7deefbb860fdea66642.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/23e564d1ea56d7deefbb860fdea66642.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center">Plan your ricochets and make dinner…</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong>A challenging ricochet-based puzzle game</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >Each level is an intricate puzzle where you must solve objectives using:</p><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>ricochets</strong></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>environmental interactions</strong></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>and only 6 bullets in your cylinder</strong></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/0fe2bf10264a18dc883ab707a4820377.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=800 height=400 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/0fe2bf10264a18dc883ab707a4820377.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/0fe2bf10264a18dc883ab707a4820377.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p></li></ul><p class="bb_paragraph" >Every shot is a solution to discover…</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >or a mistake to own.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/39afbe91dd795952d8a59ab6e1877578.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=800 height=184 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/39afbe91dd795952d8a59ab6e1877578.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/39afbe91dd795952d8a59ab6e1877578.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/b83b5886228796eab22ab815cfd4c824.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=800 height=184 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/b83b5886228796eab22ab815cfd4c824.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/b83b5886228796eab22ab815cfd4c824.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/d45390abea52a3232bc4cabe3f566399.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=800 height=184 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/d45390abea52a3232bc4cabe3f566399.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/d45390abea52a3232bc4cabe3f566399.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/e232f344fba3b1a8372b247cf2f8f8ea.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=800 height=202 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/e232f344fba3b1a8372b247cf2f8f8ea.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/e232f344fba3b1a8372b247cf2f8f8ea.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Gunther is built around a <u>constrained turn-based system</u>: </strong><br>the player can perform <strong>only one action at a time</strong>,<br>and must wait for its <strong>full resolution</strong> before acting again.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center"><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/2594f3cefdbc3915e4a7778c0ba45844.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=1170 height=658 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/2594f3cefdbc3915e4a7778c0ba45844.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/2594f3cefdbc3915e4a7778c0ba45844.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center">The right angle changes everything.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong>Two rules define your existence as a revolver</strong></h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Never hit a living being</strong></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Never empty your cylinder without purpose</strong><br><br></p></li></ul><p class="bb_paragraph" >Break one of these rules?<br>You start over. <br><br>A fair and demanding die & retry experience,<br>where failure is part of learning.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center"><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/754659ad266913139139f749e640d913.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/754659ad266913139139f749e640d913.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/754659ad266913139139f749e640d913.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center">Rivals can throw you off</p><h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong>The daily life of a revolver is anything but ordinary</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >Throughout the week, Gunther will have to:</p><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Help Bethany around the house</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Survive a toxic corporate office</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Do the groceries using grappling hooks… from Bethany’s shopping cart</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Garden, clean, fix, and improvise</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Operate stamp machines, mechanical mice, fire extinguishers, and other absurd devices</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Face rivals embodying the worst flaws of society</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Everything becomes a ricochet puzzle.</p></li></ul><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center"><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/9218d6edd6ea060180ca34c7a0417f6e.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=800 height=450 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/9218d6edd6ea060180ca34c7a0417f6e.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/9218d6edd6ea060180ca34c7a0417f6e.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center">Cleaning only takes one well-placed shot.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong>Key Features</strong></h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Ricochet-based gameplay</strong>: master angles and rebounds to reach your goals</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Learn through experimentation:</strong> test, observe, and use your environment</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Manage your cylinder</strong>: only six bullets, with special ammo offering varied effects</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>A unique blend of puzzle and shooter</strong>, where every shot matters.</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>A retro parody of the 1950s American dream</strong>, mixing satire and irony.</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Varied environments</strong>: the house, the office, the supermarket, and the garden.</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>A carefully crafted pixel art aesthetic</strong>, inspired by the glossy optimism of post-war advertisements.</p></li></ul><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center"><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/d4873cdf7eccbd77bed6abd91359d497.poster.avif?t=1787572025" width=800 height=450 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/d4873cdf7eccbd77bed6abd91359d497.webm?t=1787572025" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4145770/extras/d4873cdf7eccbd77bed6abd91359d497.mp4?t=1787572025" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center">Use your grappling hook to grab groceries from Bethany’s shopping cart.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p>