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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

Released May 12, 2022 Developer PUNKCAKE Delicieux Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ChessTurn-Based StrategyStrategyRogue-likeAction Roguelike
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.6%positive6,420 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Deceptively a lot of fun despite its silly premise. The upgrade system a pretty compelling way of elevating difficulty as you go through a run, and the upgrades themselves are well-varied and interesting. Apart from beating the game to rise in difficulty ranks, most of the game…”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“So I refunded the Steam version of this game after learning it was available on mobile, and I probably have a couple dozen hours on this now overall at the time of this review. Each round you get a buff for your king, paired with a buff for the opponent's pieces, stacking…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 71 found this helpful

“It pains me to give this a negative review. As many rougelikes do they continued to add items that bloat the pool. Now it's incredibly rare to get the cards you want and synergies are near impossible. Some cards aren't even able to appear until you have prerequisite cards, but…”

— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

73playing at last check
9024-hour peak
849all-time peak
0 250 500 2023 2024 2025 2026 398 avg · May 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

127achievements
2.4%median completion
0.1%rarest: Rank 20
69.8% of players 62.4% of players 54.6% of players 39.1% of players 32.2% of players 30.0% of players 25.5% of players 23.1% of players 19.3% of players 19.0% of players 17.1% of players 13.5% of players 12.9% of players 11.0% of players 9.7% of players 7.8% of players 7.4% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 5.6% of players 4.8% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 69.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
69.8%Full Set — Have 10 black cards
64.9%Complete — Kill The White King
62.4%Merciful Ruler — Finish a floor without killing any pawn
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Rank 20 — Finish throne on rank 20
0.1%Rank 19 — Finish throne on rank 19
0.1%Rank 18 — Finish throne on rank 18

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK8.99 GBP
Australia14.99 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,400 JPY
Brazil49.99 BRL
China60.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$8.5 China Canada Brazil US Australia EU UK≈$12

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 15, 2026
Patch Notes for v1.623: Another round of bugfixes

Hi Royals! Well, I was self-indulgent and hid a funny interaction in the last patch, and now I reap the consequences. There were a few new bugs, and it also made some pre-existing bugs more noticeable

Jun 26, 2026
Quickpatch v1.622b

Hi Royals!I hope you're having a nice Summer Sale. All our games are 40% off, just so you know. Anyway, that's not why I'm here.We just updated the game with another quickpatch. We're trying to get th

Jun 19, 2026
Patch Notes for v1.622: Bugfixes

Hello Royals!It's been a little while since the last patch, and only a few minor bugs were reported in that time, so we figured we'd fix those and hopefully be done with this update!If you find anymor

May 25, 2026
Enter the Final Checkmate

Hi Royals!Just a quick shout out for a new game coming out today: Enter the Chronosphere! Very much like Shotgun King, it's a turn-based action game, and very much like Shotgun King you will be dealin

Apr 29, 2026
Patch Notes for v1.621: Even more bugfixes

Hi Royals,It's very important to us that when you get your butt handed to you by the game, you cannot put the blame on bugs. This new stability patch goes one more step towards achieving this.This pat

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsChess · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Rogue-like · Action Roguelike · Arcade · Tabletop · Pixel Graphics · Choices Matter · Retro · Atmospheric · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Workshop · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Japanese, Polish, Catalan, Dutch, Romanian, Vietnamese, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Galician
ControllerFull support
Achievements127
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: yes, you should have one Graphics: you'll need a screen Storage: 80 MB available space Sound Card: if your computer can play sound, you should be good Additional Notes: in theory, if your computer can run Windows, it can run Shotgun King