Gunblades
Tools concept
Weapons that are primarily designed for melee combat but have functionality of a gun or are otherwise capable of being used as projectile weapons (such as through magic). Commonly appear as swords, but can be anything.
50
games
15platforms
Alternate names: Pistol swords, Gun swords
Name variations: shooting swords

LIN 2002

LIN ? *

PS1 1999-02-11

FDSY 1987-01-14

GBA 2004

LIN 2013-12-31

LIN 2008-12-04

X360 2007-11-23

DOS 1995-10-30

WIN 2007-11-23

DOS 1999

GBA 2004
The first video game about Gunblades was released on February 21, 1986.
Nintendo, Armageddon Games and Square has published most of these games
These all look like melee weapons. Otherwise use bayonet or something, guns with bayonets do not count for this tag.
NOT limited to swords as there are cases of axes and hammers that do the same.
NOT limited to swords as there are cases of axes and hammers that do the same.