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Shotgun Witch

Shotgun Witch

Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!

Released Oct 24, 2020 Developer Asephy, Dementori, Jchoco Publisher Asephy Platforms Windows Arena ShooterBullet HellTop-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpDifficult
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

96.9%positive1,049 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Shotgun Witch is a bullet hell that plays like an indie college project, using simple assets and a loop easily completed in minutes. The gameplay consists of five waves featuring only two enemies with static attack patterns that are easy to predict and avoid. The difficulty is…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“fun little game, it took my a little bit over a half hour. try it out, its free.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I swear im not dying on the first wave on purpose, im just bad at not getting hit. Shotgun Witch is a simplistic but real solid wave shooter. The whole gaming loop is super simple with blasting dudes with a sleek stylish Remmington until you get your magic book back. YOu die in…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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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.

5achievements
34.0%median completion
24.1%rarest: REGULAR WITCH
92.4% of players 49.9% of players 34.0% of players 24.3% of players 24.1% of players 92.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.4%Made your first kill — Nice!
49.9%Died 10 times — Yep.
34.0%Died 20 times — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
24.1%REGULAR WITCH — Hidden achievement
24.3%Slayed the final boss — Nice!
34.0%Died 20 times — Hidden achievement

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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May 20, 2021
Regarding future updates...

tldr : Development on the game has ceased.

Jan 05, 2021
Fixed the death counter bug!

Yeah. it's really late but I figured I'd fix it haha. Deaths will count even if you return to menu now.

Oct 24, 2020
Resolution "Fix" + Known issues and Bugs

"Fixed" an issue with the "smushed" screen but now it may cause issues with those with lower resolution. (Will try to fix) KNOWN BUGS: - Deaths don't count across multiple play sessions - Spawning iss

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Player tagsArena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Difficult · Shooter · 2D · Action-Adventure · Cute · Action · Top-Down · Anime (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements5
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, or later. A DirectX 9 (or later) Memory: 32 MB RAM Graphics: A DirectX 9 (or later) compatible graphics card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 32 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible sound card, or integrated sound chip