May 12, 2022
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Release date
May 12, 2022
Developer
Publisher
Platform
Mode(s)
Single-player
Web-site
Summary
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 5 difficulties, plus an endless mode!
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate System Requirements
🤏 Minimum Requirements
OS:
Windows 7
CPU:
yes, you should have one
GPU:
you'll need a screen
HDD:
80 MB available space
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Critic Reviews5
The premise seems silly, but thought has gone
into this chess-shooter mashup. However,
difficulty spikes and lack of replayability mean
it struggles to hold attention.
September 27, 2023
The presentation and content of Shotgun King will put a lot of people off. However, if you like chess and rogue-based games it is well worth a bash. I adored its presentation, it reminded me of games form my youth, yes, I am that old. Pairing one of the oldest games on the planet with rogue-lite elements works far better than it has rights too and Shotgun King is truly unlike anything else I have played. We need more games like this, its what drives the industry forward in a sea of cut and paste shooters and RPG's.
September 1, 2023
Even with its goofy premise, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is a cleverly strategic roguelike that'll certainly keep you hooked.
August 24, 2023