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Buckshot Roulette

Mike Klubnika · CRITICAL REFLEX · 2024-04-04

Steam

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 08, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), Dec 28, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 28, 2023 (Linux), 2026 (PlayStation 5), 2026 (Nintendo Switch)

Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

Buckshot Roulette is an Action, Indie and Simulation game released in 2024, priced at $1.49, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 126,103 reviews).

649
playing now
95%
positive of 127k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6
twitch viewers (latest)
2.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (150 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (6.3k downloads)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 93% recommend · from 15 critics
1h
to beat · rushed 0.7h · completionist 3.4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$1.49
steam price (US)

649 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Buckshot Roulette is a 2023 indie tabletop horror video game developed and published by Estonian video game developer Mike Klubnika on itch.io. It was released on Steam by Critical Reflex on 4 April 2024 to coincide with a new update. The game has been likened to the 2021 roguelike video game Inscryption, despite contrasting visual styles. Klubnika developed the game in the Godot game engine and also composed the game's soundtrack.

Trailer

Buckshot Roulette trailer thumbnail

Buckshot Roulette - Steam Release Trailer

≈555,540 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 649 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15,296 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,912/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.5M–5.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 127,409 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Nuuvem (2026-06-11) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 20 of 43 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26k26k20242026Week of 2024-04-01: 15,610 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 798 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4,366 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,828 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,877 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,883 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,395 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3,081 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 26,393 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 692 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11,837 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 409 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3,935 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 245 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2,716 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,595 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2,164 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,049 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,950 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2,259 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,777 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,568 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,864 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,653 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2,137 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,153 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,815 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,877 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,658 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,802 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,634 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,930 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,937 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,453 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 584 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 51 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.0k5012026-09-15 11:00 — 822 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 846 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 646 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 1,004 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 1,191 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 633 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 568 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 947 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 691 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 859 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 969 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 501 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 760 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 1,695 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 1,386 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 967 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 1,521 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 1,018 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 874 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 1,373 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 1,332 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 700 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 649 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.2k509Apr 2024Aug 2026Apr 2024 — avg 3,463 · peak 8,902May 2024 — avg 1,357 · peak 2,893Jun 2024 — avg 897 · peak 2,001Jul 2024 — avg 786 · peak 1,689Aug 2024 — avg 552 · peak 963Sep 2024 — avg 509 · peak 974Oct 2024 — avg 1,249 · peak 14,751Nov 2024 — avg 5,243 · peak 20,135Dec 2024 — avg 3,129 · peak 6,558Jan 2025 — avg 2,223 · peak 4,937Feb 2025 — avg 1,616 · peak 3,076Mar 2025 — avg 1,236 · peak 2,550Apr 2025 — avg 1,072 · peak 2,682May 2025 — avg 1,022 · peak 1,863Jun 2025 — avg 1,144 · peak 2,859Jul 2025 — avg 1,313 · peak 2,713Aug 2025 — avg 927 · peak 1,517Sep 2025 — avg 934 · peak 2,505Oct 2025 — avg 1,111 · peak 2,529Nov 2025 — avg 1,003 · peak 2,533Dec 2025 — avg 1,407 · peak 3,162Jan 2026 — avg 1,252 · peak 2,848Feb 2026 — avg 1,240 · peak 2,342Mar 2026 — avg 1,179 · peak 2,645Apr 2026 — avg 938 · peak 1,850May 2026 — avg 1,059 · peak 2,524Jun 2026 — avg 1,062 · peak 2,460Jul 2026 — avg 1,231 · peak 2,440Aug 2026 — avg 1,470 · peak 3,481
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1361362026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 136 new positive2026-09-21: 21 new negative2026-09-22: 46 new positive2026-09-22: 3 new negative2026-09-23: 32 new positive2026-09-23: 8 new negative2026-09-24: 35 new positive2026-09-24: 6 new negative2026-09-25: 30 new positive2026-09-26: 58 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 47 new positive2026-09-27: 5 new negative2026-09-28: 43 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 35 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 32 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 35 new positive2026-10-01: 7 new negative2026-10-02: 25 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 131 new positive2026-10-03: 7 new negative2026-10-04: 64 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 43 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 36 new positive2026-10-06: 4 new negative2026-10-07: 51 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 58 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new negative2026-10-09: 24 new positive2026-10-09: 6 new negative2026-10-10: 55 new positive2026-10-10: 6 new negative2026-10-11: 59 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new negative2026-10-12: 48 new positive2026-10-12: 5 new negative2026-10-13: 34 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 51 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$2.99$1.492024-04-042026-08-172024-04-04 — best price $2.692024-06-27 — best price $2.542024-08-15 — best price $2.992024-10-11 — best price $2.992024-11-04 — best price $2.992024-11-15 — best price $2.542024-12-04 — best price $2.992024-12-14 — best price $2.992025-01-02 — best price $2.992025-01-18 — best price $2.992025-03-13 — best price $2.392025-04-14 — best price $2.992025-09-15 — best price $1.792025-10-06 — best price $2.992025-10-28 — best price $1.792025-11-11 — best price $2.092025-12-06 — best price $2.992025-12-18 — best price $1.792026-01-27 — best price $1.792026-02-10 — best price $2.992026-02-24 — best price $1.782026-03-18 — best price $2.992026-04-08 — best price $2.992026-05-12 — best price $1.782026-05-25 — best price $2.992026-06-17 — best price $2.992026-07-09 — best price $2.992026-07-29 — best price $2.992026-08-17 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7932082026-05-25 — 390 pageviews2026-05-29 — 357 pageviews2026-06-02 — 358 pageviews2026-06-06 — 331 pageviews2026-06-10 — 280 pageviews2026-06-14 — 239 pageviews2026-06-18 — 284 pageviews2026-06-22 — 254 pageviews2026-06-26 — 278 pageviews2026-06-30 — 299 pageviews2026-07-04 — 267 pageviews2026-07-08 — 793 pageviews2026-07-12 — 604 pageviews2026-07-16 — 444 pageviews2026-07-20 — 443 pageviews2026-07-24 — 332 pageviews2026-07-28 — 333 pageviews2026-08-01 — 354 pageviews2026-08-05 — 426 pageviews2026-08-09 — 358 pageviews2026-08-13 — 336 pageviews2026-08-17 — 308 pageviews2026-08-21 — 300 pageviews2026-08-25 — 298 pageviews2026-08-29 — 286 pageviews2026-09-02 — 217 pageviews2026-09-06 — 244 pageviews2026-09-10 — 249 pageviews2026-09-14 — 269 pageviews2026-09-18 — 222 pageviews2026-09-22 — 247 pageviews2026-09-26 — 280 pageviews2026-09-30 — 235 pageviews2026-10-04 — 227 pageviews2026-10-08 — 321 pageviews2026-10-12 — 266 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

71502026-09-30 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 337 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 50 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 67 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 86 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 6 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
62.8%
earned "70K"
11.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

17 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)41,1144%16
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)3,9211%16

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DDarkBloodIndieActionHorrorPuzzleGamblingStrategyMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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