The Book: Gunsmith's Battles Echoes

About this game

"The Book" is an old-school-inspired, action-packed first-person shooter set in a pirate world overrun by supernatural entities. Craft and upgrade steampunk-styled magic weapons as you fight your way through.

Combat and exploration

Engage in fast-paced combat, unleashing your best arsenal, and seamlessly alternating between frenetic arena battles and exploration. Scour every corner of the environment to discover essential resources for crafting and upgrading your weapons.

Crafting

In "The Book", a mysterious manuscript that you have come into possession of, there are instructions for crafting powerful weapons belonging to another time. The full power of these weapons will be necessary to progress in this supernatural world of pirates.

The Vortex Catalyst

Alternate between your crafted firearms and the mysterious Vortex Catalyst. The Vortex Catalyst acts as a magic grenade launcher and serves as both a support weapon, amplifying firearm damage, and a support for combat. Many upgraded weapons take advantage of the Vortex Catalyst's effects.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·3 Oct 2025Official

  Update on the Demo

  Hello everyone,I would like to inform you about the status of the current demo. Following Unity’s recent report on a runtime vulnerability, maintaining the demo online would require rebuilding it with the latest secure engine version. Since the project has significantly evolved and the current demo no longer represents the game in its present state, I have decided to temporarily disable it.This step will allow me to concentrate fully on the upcoming demo, which will better showcase the direction and quality of the game as it stands today.Thank you for your patience and continued support. I look forward to sharing the new version with you soon.
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• Announcements·21 Apr 2025Official

  A New Face…and a New Style!

  Hey everyone! I’ve reworked one of the enemy pirates. As I improve as a 3D modeller, I’ve been searching for a visual style that feels more personal, blending a stylized approach with the steampunk soul of the game. The new model reflects exactly that: gears, brass details, and a slightly more cartoonish style. This pirate is just the beginning. In the coming months, I plan to revisit other characters and further refine the style to give the game a strong, recognizable identity. I hope you enjoy the new look, here’s a sneak peek below! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43469725/5c3a6247bf9129308900f6faba1869414dbc87d7.gif Thank you for following the journey!
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• Announcements·25 Dec 2024Official

  Tesla pistol redesign

  This month, I’ve been working on redesigning some of the game’s weapons to make them visually more appealing and improve their functionality. For example, the Tesla pistol now has this new look. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43469725/ea7d98caf31dc574c2c82da690aa1e2834d52092.gif Essentially, it’s a plasma pistol that fires plasma projectiles, but with the right addons, it can unleash a piercing plasma beam that is especially effective against mechanical enemies. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43469725/5585ed2540fdbf816e009e4402d00ef3ac91265a.gif When fully upgraded, it features an overheating mechanism that increases the drill’s DPS if activated for an extended duration. That’s all for today’s updates. In the coming months, I’ll keep working hard on the weapons before moving on to improving the enemy models. Goodbye, everyone, and Merry Christmas! 🎄
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• Announcements·20 Aug 2024Official

  Latest and Upcoming Changes

  In the past month, I’ve made several changes to the game mechanics, the most significant being that melee kills have been transformed into the Purge Fist ability. The basic idea remains the same: instant kills of nearby undead enemies, consuming the effect of the Vortex Catalyst and restoring the player's health. However, the ability, as it is now conceived, allows for uninterrupted movement and can be activated from a greater distance, which, in my opinion, offers a cleaner and smoother gameplay mechanic. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43469725/93be915f78153eaab38c8bdfef335582316f461b.gif These days, I'm modifying the effect of the first addon in crafting to separate its functionality from the primary fire. I'm therefore adding a secondary fire function that will give me greater flexibility in crafting. Finally, I plan to revise the ability progression system, but that's a topic for the next update. With all these changes in the pipeline, the development timeline has extended, and as a solo developer, I’ve had to push the release window from the end of this year to the next. However, I’m confident that this will allow "The Book" to be released with the quality it deserves.
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• Announcements·16 Jul 2024Official

  Melee Kills in "The Book"

  In my game, you can perform melee kills using a sword. The sword instantly kills weaker enemies while regenerating the player's health. Upgrading the sword allows you to kill stronger enemies. Using a melee attack consumes the Vortex Catalyst effect on nearby enemies, dealing them damage. Additionally, the player's health is restored even more when Vortex Catalyst energy is consumed. The sword has a cooldown, which can be reduced by killing enemies with firearms. The cooldown reduction is even faster if the enemies killed are under the effect of the Vortex Catalyst. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43469725/cc97ae9810ffbeff060e8894a1947ccc6ed14316.gif Stay tuned for more updates and happy gaming!
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