Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is a chess, turn-based strategy and strategy game developed by and published by PUNKCAKE Délicieux.
Released on May 12th 2022 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 17 languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Japanese, Polish, Catalan, Dutch, Romanian, Vietnamese, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 6,420 reviews of which 5,883 were positive and 537 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam with a 50% discount, but you can find it for 2.19€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate into these genres:

Chess Turn-Based Strategy Strategy Rogue-like Action Roguelike Arcade Tabletop Pixel Graphics Choices Matter Retro Atmospheric Action Shooter Rogue-lite Top-Down Shooter 2D Stylized Turn-Based Tactics Cartoon Top-Down

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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
MacOS
  • OS: 10.9 OS X Mavericks
  • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
Linux
  • OS: Any 64-bit distro

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2026
Really good game, you'd think that this would be way easier than regular chess when you have a shotgun but if you keep advancing through the throne mode ranks then you're gonna see how this is harder and you have to actually try to outsmart a smart chess bot who has every piece while you only have a king with a shotgun People say that the gameplay loop is repetitive and while that's true it's at least way more fun than regular chess because every run is different with the cards you pick, and while some people may hate struggling against the final rank on throne mode as a replay thing but I personally find it fun because most of the losses feel like I deserved it and I enjoy trying to outsmart the pieces over and over And if you don't like throne mode there's endless mode and then chase mode, chase mode changes the game a lot but not too much so that's also pretty fun
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March 2026
really enjoyable game, one of the few games i replay every now and then and still have a solid opinion about it (even through the losses i make, and the games i couldn't win, i enjoyed the good side of it) though i will say my arrogance is the killer of my runs because i barely think twice before i move, mostly due to me not being an experienced chess person. that aside, i loved this game, i hope more content is dropped
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Dec. 2025
awsome game. a really fun spin on chess that maintains the strategy and planning aspect of the original game. incredibly replayable. so many different things to do every time. Buy this now.
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Oct. 2025
My boi taking down an entire kingdom of evil with a shotgun. Are they evil? Eh thats for the historians to decide, and history is written by the victors.
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Oct. 2025
I suck at normal chess, so this game is a great escape from that fact. Don't get me wrong, I suck at this too but a bit less
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Frequently Asked Questions

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate received 5,883 positive votes out of a total of 6,420 achieving a rating of 8.87.
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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate was published by PUNKCAKE Délicieux.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate. Explore additional content available for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate on Steam.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate does not support Steam Remote Play.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate.

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