Action · May 12, 2022
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (2022)
Chess, but all your army has gone over to the white side, leaving you with nothing but your royal shotgun and your wounded pride. Carried by your dark folly, you decide it's time to teach those white pieces to fear the Shotgun King. Every turn, you may either move your king or shoot at enemy pieces, after what you'll need to move again to reload your shotgun. Avoid checkmate and kill the enemy king to complete the floor. After each floor, you may choose between two random combinations of one upgrade for you and one upgrade for the other side. Choose wisely and keep on winning floors and you just may get your kingdom back. Runs may take ~20 minutes to complete. The game features 15 ranks of difficulty, unlockable cards, over 100 achievements to complete, an endless mode, and now a chase mode where you get continually assailed from all sides!
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Chess · 573
- Turn-Based Strategy · 494
- Strategy · 480
- Rogue-like · 474
- Action Roguelike · 461
- Arcade · 450
- Tabletop · 436
- Pixel Graphics · 435
- Choices Matter · 410
- Retro · 390
- Atmospheric · 389
- Action · 379
- Shooter · 368
- Rogue-lite · 357
- Top-Down Shooter · 333
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 6.4k Steam reviews | Top 52% in Action |
| Positive rating | 92% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 28% |
| Engagement hours | 4 h average | Top 81% for session depth among Action |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- French
- Spanish - Spain
- Simplified Chinese
- Korean
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- German
- Japanese
- Polish
- Catalan
- Dutch
Press Quotes
“The funny premise belies a supremely addictive turn-based roguelike, one of the best to come around in a while.” PC Gamer “Shotgun King [...] is the vastly improved version of the dated, low-violence game of Chess.” Buried Treasure “I am terrible at chess. [...] So, the fact that I can’t stop playing PUNKCAKE‘s fast-paced chess roguelike Shotgun King, truly says a lot.” Turn Based Lovers
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
4h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
2h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
8h
Current engagement
Achievements
110
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
92%Very Positive · 6.4k reviews
5.9k positive · 514 negative
Curator recommendations
5.4k
Release & Availability
| Release date | May 12, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Developer | PUNKCAKE Delicieux |
| Base price | $6.49 -35% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Support |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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