Getting Started with MachineGunner3 - First Rush

Aim with one hand, throttle with the other — that is the whole game. The official loop: move your aim and accelerate or decelerate to take down enemies, then finish the stage. (Source: Steam store page)

Your First Stages (community estimates)

1. Finish clean before fast. Crashing costs penalty score (official) — a slow clean finish beats a fast crash. See our crash penalty guide.
2. Find your Type’s sweet spot. Each Type has a different efficient speed range (official) — spend your first runs feeling where yours scores best. See our Types guide.
3. Aim at what your speed serves. You are a moving gun platform: enemies you cannot hit at this speed are enemies to pass, not chase. (community estimate)

What Is the Score Made Of?

Confirmed ingredients: more speed means faster stage time and more score, Type determines max speed, and crashes subtract. (official page) How enemy kills weight against stage time is in-game knowledge — see our scoring guide.

Related Guides

• Types and Speed
• Crash Penalties
• Aiming While Racing

FAQ

Is it hard? Casual is a genre tag (official); the untimed option (Playable without Timed Input) removes clock pressure for learning. (feature confirmed)

Controller or keyboard? Keyboard Only is confirmed; Partial Controller Support means some pads work — see our accessibility guide.