Gun Mayhem 3 — Play Free Online

Gun Mayhem 3 is a side-view shooter in the style of a platform brawler. You do not drain a health bar. Instead, every bullet that lands pushes the other fighter back, and the aim is to knock opponents off the edge of the stage. Matches are short and chaotic, and they are over in a minute or two.

It comes from Kevin Gu, who made the earlier Gun Mayhem games, and it keeps the same pick-up-and-play feel. For someone who arrived on Doodle Jump for vertical platform jumping, it is a good change of pace: you still care about where you stand, but now the platforms are battlegrounds and the main risk is being blasted off them.

How to play

Use the arrow keys or WASD to move and jump between platforms, and the mouse to aim and select in menus. On a phone, the page lists tap and swipe controls. The core loop is to position yourself on a platform, fire at the opponent to shove them toward the edge, and avoid being pushed off yourself. Weapons change what a shot does to the other player, so it is worth glancing at what you are holding before you commit to a fight.

The game is known for supporting a second player on the same screen as well as play against computer opponents, which is where it is at its most fun. Check the on-screen menu for the exact key layout for each side.

Tips

1. Edges are where matches are decided. Fight toward the centre of a platform and push the other player outward, not the other way around.
2. Do not stand in one place. A moving target is much harder to knock off the stage.
3. Falling is the real danger, so keep an eye on where the nearest platform is before you start shooting.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

Fireboy and Watergirl is another game built for two players on one keyboard, but it is a co-operative puzzle platformer instead of a fight. Ovo 2 and OvO game are precision platformers with no combat at all, and Bloons Tower Defense 2 is a slower strategy game if you prefer to plan instead of react.

Gun Mayhem 3 suits quick sessions, playing with a friend on the same keyboard, and anyone who likes action games where the results are decided by position and timing instead of long grinds. It runs in the browser with nothing to install.