''Guts and Glory'' is a 3D

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in which players, choosing from a variety of

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, navigate a race course while dodging with lethal traps and hazards like

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s, spikes, and

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. The game was created and developed solely by Jed Steen of HakJak Productions and released by independent publisher

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. ''Guts and Glory'' debuted on

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in 2017 following a successful 2016

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campaign, becoming a "

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," according to one review

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. It ranked as the most popular game on

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during 2016 and Steen claims that it sold more than 100,000 copies on

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. The

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1.0 release on Steam came on July 19, 2018. ''Guts and Glory'' is part of a trend in video games in which

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is "played off for comedic effect," wrote one reviewer. Another review notes that "severed limbs spray gallons of unlimited blood" with "real time

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", although the blood is said to be "

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enough that any passing minors won't be scarred for life". The game's characters and

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have drawn comparisons to ''

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''. The game is available on

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, Macs, and

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. The

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versions have been criticized for a lack of community-designed levels and a map editor for users. Based on their partnership, Steen joined tinyBuild to open a studio in

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in 2020.

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