10 Bullets

Enjoy Playing 10 Bullets

I still remember the first time I stumbled onto 10 Bullets—it felt like pure, unfiltered fun wrapped up in simple graphics and a deceptively calm soundtrack. You’re dropped into these gritty crime scenes, and all you’ve got are ten bullets and a wall or two to play off of. Sounds easy, right? Spoiler alert: it really isn’t. Between masked henchmen and the odd detective lurking around the edges, you’re constantly recalculating angles and margins of error.

What really hooks you is the bounce mechanic. Each bullet can careen around corners, ricocheting off walls or even vaulting off the ceiling before finding its mark. You learn pretty quickly that a direct shot is often the least efficient way to clear a room; instead, you start plotting elaborate bank shots that feel more like geometry puzzles than run-and-gun chaos. There’s just enough unpredictability—enemies ducking or popping in at odd moments—to keep you on your toes, too.

Visually, it’s minimalist: blocky walls, silhouette figures, and occasional splashes of red when a shot connects. But somehow, that rough-around-the-edges look complements the steady drumbeat of your heartbeat as you inch closer to running out of ammo. The sound design keeps it tight—no booming orchestras, just quick trigger clicks and muffled ricochets that somehow make every shot feel weighty.

By the time you’re on your last bullet, sweaty-palmed and quietly cursing your own miscalculations, you suddenly realize you’ve been replaying the same level for the last twenty minutes. And yet, when you finally nail that clean ten-man takedown with a single well-placed ricochet, the rush is so satisfying you almost want to start over from the beginning. It’s small, it’s fierce, and it’s the kind of pick-up-and-play that sneaks up on you—ten rounds at a time.