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.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:5/12/2022
- Developer:PUNKCAKE Delicieux
- Publisher:PUNKCAKE Delicieux
- Last Updated:1/3/2025
- Steam App Id:1972440
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate has 138 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 66% lower than its previous all-time peak of 410 players achieved on 10/3/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate. It has received a total of 6,081 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 89 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate. Right now, it costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate and its growth over time. It currently has 16,374 followers on its community page.
About Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is an Indie, Action, and Strategy game developed by PUNKCAKE Delicieux. On 5/12/2022, it was released on the Steam Store by PUNKCAKE Delicieux.
Players have rated Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate as "Very Positive" out of 6,081 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 5,577 positive reviews and 504 negative reviews — an overall 92% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $9.99. It can also be purchased through Puzzle 🥞🧩, Roguelites 🥞🎲, Strategy 🥞🧠, Turn-Based Roguelike, King's Gambit Bundle, Shotgun King + Original Soundtrack, and Developer Mega-Bundle 🥞 which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 16 languanges in-game including English, French, Spanish (Spain), Chinese (Simplified), and Korean. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Workshop
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Action Roguelike
- Roguelike
- Chess
- Roguelite
- Atmospheric
- Stylized
- Pixel Graphics
- Shooter
- Choices Matter
- Retro
- Top-Down Shooter
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Arcade
- Top-Down
- Cartoon
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Action
- 2D
- Tabletop
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate Soundtrack | Music | 5/25/2022 | View |
Related Bundles
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is included in 7 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Puzzle 🥞🧩 | 3 | 3 | $16.47 | View |
| Roguelites 🥞🎲 | 4 | 4 | $16.47 | View |
| Strategy 🥞🧠 | 5 | 5 | $20.96 | View |
 | Turn-Based Roguelike | 3 | 3 | $39.12 | View |
 | King's Gambit Bundle | 4 | 4 | $19.09 | View |
| Shotgun King + Original Soundtrack | 2 | 2 | $10.42 | View |
| Developer Mega-Bundle 🥞 | 18 | 18 | $67.02 | View |
Related Packages
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate | $7.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is available in 16 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Ukrainian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
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Soures & References
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972440
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1972440