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Gumbo* and the Machine

A 2D Tower Defense Shooter Platformer! You play as Gumbo as you emerge from your MACHINE! Buy Upgrades from chef peppino he isn't too happy about his demotion from main character to shop keeper but he may know…

21 July 2025

Gumbo* and the Machine is an arcade, released 21 July 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Gumbo* and the Machine is

Gumbo* and the Machine was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Godot Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A 2D Tower Defense Shooter Platformer! You play as Gumbo as you emerge from your MACHINE! Buy Upgrades from chef peppino he isn't too happy about his demotion from main character to shop keeper but he may know secrets... Go through 7 waves with a final boss or tough it out through the infinite gauntlet! and you must. At all cost. Protect me. I am what matters. I am the genesis I am the MACHINE!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Gumbo* and the Machine launched on 21 July 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

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When did Gumbo* and the Machine come out?
Gumbo* and the Machine was released on 21 July 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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