The Lonesome shooter - A Father's Retribution

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Fathers have been shown to go to extreme lengths for their families to a point where they may never come back to a normal life like in The Lonesome Shooter - A Father's Retribution. This tale follows a father who is living a quiet life on a farm when his only son enlists in the army and goes off to war. After some time, he gets the heartbreaking news that his son was killed in action. However, he decides to investigate the incident on his own and learns that his son was sacrificed by his companions. Armed with the truth and a lot of weapons, he sets off to expose the truth and get revenge.

About The Lonesome Shooter - A Father's Retribution

Shooting games tend to focus on the action rather than the context for the action and sometimes there can be heavy meaning behind it. This game weighs it heavily by giving you a father who is trying to avenge his son. You get that the father is prepared to lose everything but still needs to survive long enough to make a lasting impact and make sure his revenge has meaning. You have a lot of weapons and anger behind the character, but this doesn't mean that you can get careless as you will be hunted as soon as you're detected.

How to Play

The Lonesome Shooter - A Father's Retribution is a 3D first-person shooter about a dad going on a mission for the truth and revenge using the mouse and keyboard.

Controls

Cursor - Look/Aim
Left Mouse Button - Attack/Fire
Right Mouse Button - Precise Aim
W/Up Arrow - Move Forward
S/Down Arrow - Move Backward
A/Left Arrow - Move Left
D/Right Arrow - Move Right
Mousewheel/Num. Keys - Cycle Weapons
F - Pickup Items
R - Reload
Spacebar - Jump
Shift - Sprint

The goal is to navigate the different levels and kill all the hostiles while collecting any vital items or information. Your health and ammo will be on the bottom left and right sides of the screen respectively. If your health drops to zero, you'll need to retry the area.

When you begin, you'll spawn outside a specific area where you won't be detected. From there, you need to start exploring the area looking for anything useful. As you do, you'll encounter enemies who will open fire and attack you on sight. The surroundings will provide cover and you'll have a fair amount of ammo to get started. The more enemies you eliminate, the more you'll be able to progress further through the level. Once you've done everything that you to do, you can move on to the next level.

Tips and Tricks

Since you're a one-man army, you need to make use of your surroundings. Walls and objects can provide much-needed cover to avoid fire and line of sight. Conserve your ammo and save shots for when you can guarantee hits on enemies.

Game Details

Developer: Hammer Games Studio
Platforms: Web Browser (PC and mobile)
Languages: English

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FAQs

Is The Lonesome Shooter - A Father's Retribution playable on other platforms?

This is another game that was first released on itch.io but seems to be maintaining a browser presence, having not yet expanded to other platforms.

Will there be more to The Lonesome Shooter - A Father's Retribution?

Based on the details on the game's page, the project seems to be complete with no plans to expand or alter it in any way.