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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

PUNKCAKE Delicieux · 2022-05-12

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ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 18, 2025 (iOS), Dec 18, 2025 (Android), Apr 22, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 24, 2023 (Xbox One), Aug 24, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Aug 24, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

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 an Action, Indie, Strategy game released in 2022, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 7430 reviews).

45
playing now
91%
positive of 7.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (559 downloads)
4.04★
PlayStation Store rating (148 ratings)
3.3h
to beat · rushed 0.9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

45 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is a 2022 roguelike turn-based tactics video game developed by French studio Punkcake Délicieux and published by Headbang Club for Microsoft Windows. The game puts the player in the role of a tyrant black king chess piece whose workers have left him for the popular, nicer white king piece. To reclaim their pieces, the king piece carries and uses a shotgun, which is used against the pieces. As the game continues, the player will also receive randomly-selected cards which will allow the player to upgrade their shotgun or gain special abilities.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 45 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 547 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~68/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 28,080 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 149k–335k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,442 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-40%
Microsoft Store$12.49

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at Steam (2022-11-04) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 60 of 125 observed days · $1.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
77877820222026Week of 2022-05-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 773 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

84352026-09-16 06:00 — 35 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 52 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 63 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 61 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 51 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 56 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 56 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 37 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 70 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 54 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 47 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 64 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 55 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 56 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 81 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 66 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 60 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 75 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 53 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 59 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 55 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 63 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 45 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
39844May 2022Aug 2026May 2022 — avg 398 · peak 756Jul 2022 — avg 121 · peak 229Sep 2022 — avg 91 · peak 248Nov 2022 — avg 174 · peak 468Jan 2023 — avg 127 · peak 213Mar 2023 — avg 134 · peak 333May 2023 — avg 60 · peak 94Jul 2023 — avg 151 · peak 280Sep 2023 — avg 87 · peak 158Nov 2023 — avg 69 · peak 133Jan 2024 — avg 110 · peak 470Mar 2024 — avg 72 · peak 141May 2024 — avg 57 · peak 99Jul 2024 — avg 66 · peak 108Sep 2024 — avg 54 · peak 261Nov 2024 — avg 90 · peak 151Jan 2025 — avg 109 · peak 210Mar 2025 — avg 67 · peak 117May 2025 — avg 66 · peak 134Jul 2025 — avg 61 · peak 109Sep 2025 — avg 49 · peak 102Nov 2025 — avg 59 · peak 100Jan 2026 — avg 59 · peak 113Mar 2026 — avg 44 · peak 100May 2026 — avg 98 · peak 180Jul 2026 — avg 64 · peak 111Aug 2026 — avg 53 · peak 88
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$4.952022-05-122026-10-152022-05-12 — best price $5.992022-11-30 — best price $9.992023-01-21 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $6.992023-06-22 — best price $9.992023-07-31 — best price $8.992023-10-12 — best price $7.992023-11-17 — best price $7.192024-01-04 — best price $8.192024-02-02 — best price $8.192024-03-13 — best price $6.992024-04-11 — best price $5.992024-05-13 — best price $7.992024-06-27 — best price $6.592024-08-06 — best price $6.992024-09-26 — best price $9.992024-12-02 — best price $9.992025-01-11 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $6.892025-07-02 — best price $6.792025-08-20 — best price $5.792025-10-02 — best price $6.492025-11-05 — best price $9.992025-12-12 — best price $6.492026-01-21 — best price $9.992026-03-16 — best price $9.992026-04-25 — best price $9.992026-05-20 — best price $9.892026-07-14 — best price $5.992026-08-26 — best price $5.992026-09-05 — best price $5.992026-09-15 — best price $9.992026-09-25 — best price $9.992026-10-05 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3172026-05-28 — 24 pageviews2026-06-01 — 19 pageviews2026-06-05 — 24 pageviews2026-06-09 — 22 pageviews2026-06-13 — 18 pageviews2026-06-17 — 24 pageviews2026-06-21 — 13 pageviews2026-06-25 — 15 pageviews2026-06-29 — 12 pageviews2026-07-03 — 16 pageviews2026-07-07 — 23 pageviews2026-07-11 — 20 pageviews2026-07-15 — 12 pageviews2026-07-19 — 20 pageviews2026-07-23 — 15 pageviews2026-07-27 — 15 pageviews2026-07-31 — 8 pageviews2026-08-04 — 7 pageviews2026-08-08 — 21 pageviews2026-08-12 — 17 pageviews2026-08-16 — 14 pageviews2026-08-20 — 13 pageviews2026-08-24 — 15 pageviews2026-08-28 — 18 pageviews2026-09-01 — 17 pageviews2026-09-05 — 20 pageviews2026-09-09 — 17 pageviews2026-09-13 — 16 pageviews2026-09-17 — 16 pageviews2026-09-21 — 17 pageviews2026-09-25 — 23 pageviews2026-09-29 — 14 pageviews2026-10-03 — 19 pageviews2026-10-07 — 19 pageviews2026-10-11 — 23 pageviews2026-10-13 — 26 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
69.9%
earned "Full Set"
7.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

18 supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Japanese, Polish, Catalan, Dutch…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-05-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,9410%127
PS5 (PlayStation)20010%31
Xbox One (Xbox)1652%83
Switch (Nintendo)550%0
PS4 (PlayStation)5118%31
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

ChessRetroActionArcadeShooterStrategyTabletopRogue-likeRogue-liteAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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