Choose Heavy Bullets
Choose Heavy Bullets if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.7% positive across 1,006 reviews.
Heavy Bullets vs Bunker Punks
Heavy Bullets and Bunker Punks both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Heavy Bullets (2014) is 4 years older than Bunker Punks (2018). Heavy Bullets scores higher on Steam reviews (81.7% positive) than Bunker Punks (74% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Bunker Punks
Choose Bunker Punks if it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Bunker Punks launched in 2018.
Both Heavy Bullets and Bunker Punks sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Heavy Bullets |  Bunker Punks | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.7% positive (1,006 reviews) | 74% positive (254 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Terri Vellmann, Doseone | Ninja Robot Dinosaur |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Heavy Bullets (2014) is 4 years older than Bunker Punks (2018).
- Heavy Bullets scores higher on Steam reviews (81.7% positive) than Bunker Punks (74% positive).
- Heavy Bullets is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Bunker Punks (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Heavy Bullets vs Bunker Punks — FAQ
- Which is better, Heavy Bullets or Bunker Punks?
- On Steam reviews Heavy Bullets scores higher (81.7% positive) than Bunker Punks (74% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Heavy Bullets is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Heavy Bullets or Bunker Punks first?
- If you want chronology, Heavy Bullets (2014) came out before Bunker Punks (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Heavy Bullets and Bunker Punks similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.