Gunbound

Gunbound
Developer(s)Softnyx
Publisher(s)
  • EU: GOA
  • JP: HanGame
  • KR: Softnyx
  • TH: Asiasoft
  • USA: Ijji Games LLC
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseMay 2002 (Korea)
August 2003 (worldwide)
Genre(s)Artillery
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Gunbound (stylized as GunBound; Korean: 건바운드 Geonbaundeu) is a free-to-play, multiplayer, turn-based artillery game developed by South Korean developer Softnyx. It has been compared to the Worms series as it shares many common gameplay features.[1][2][3]

The original version was released in South Korea in May 2002 before being released worldwide in August 2003.[4] A spin-off mobile game titled GunboundM was released in July 2017.[5][6][7] A sequel titled New Gunbound was announced for mobile in September 2019 and for the PC in May 2020.[8][9] The PC version was scheduled for release on Steam in July 2020.[10] However, it remained unreleased and was removed from Steam in February, 2021.

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  2. ^ Gill, Tarvin Gill (2019-05-14). "'Gunbound' is coming back with a sequel and it will be playable on PC and mobile". Mashable SEA. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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  4. ^ "Softnyx". Softnyx. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Gunbound Is Back As A Mobile Game". Kotaku Australia. 2017-07-05. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  6. ^ Bayle, Alfred (2017-06-27). "GunboundM launched for Android, iOS". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  7. ^ Lim, Elliot (2017-06-30). "Remember Gunbound? You Can Now Play It On Your Smartphone". Weekender.Com.Sg. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  8. ^ "New Gunbound". newgunbound.softnyx.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  9. ^ LR, Redacción (2020-05-30). "New Gunbound se lanzó oficialmente: ¿cómo descargar gratis el videojuego?". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  10. ^ "New Gunbound on Steam". Steam. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.