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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.
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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.
The game features many unlockable cards, 20 ranks of difficulty, over 100 achievements to complete, an endless mode, an arcade-style chase mode, a new charnier mode where you go raiding the kingdom, mod support, and free content updates.
Runs may take ~20 minutes to complete.
Play with mouse and keyboard, or with a game controller.
Plays great on the Steam Deck!
Recommended system requirements
minimum*
- 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
recommended*
Not specified
User reviews
Evil Panda GMan
Recommended | 20 Jun 2026
27.2h played
Chess has been drastically improved with the addition of a shotgun and roguelike elements. This game has a charming sense of humor and will have you itching to push a little further. Different game modes and new content
Helpful: 4
Parzival1551
Recommended | 19 Jun 2026
12.4h played
Very fun. I enjoy the chess roguelike and the different modes you can play in it. There is story mode, and so many ways to play that between the rng of the cards and switching which gun you use. Also the endless mode is
Helpful: 2
Kratochek
Recommended | 23 Jun 2026
69.3h played
White is supposed to go first. Literally unplayable. Okay, the above is a joke. While this may not be the depthiest game there is, it's a fun little roguelike to boot up when I don't know what else to play. The easiest
Helpful: 1
srkelley
Recommended | 07 Jul 2026
40.0h played
I love this game. I play it about equally on my Steam Deck and my Laptop. It's simple and easy to understand with much depth and replayability. There have been many updates and the game that we have now far exceeds what
Helpful: 1
gerent
Recommended | 18 Jun 2026
26.6h played
Behold! Six villages reduced to ashes and miraculously from them, six charnel houses appear where there once were none, sworn proof of my royal godhood. The crown declares this game to be satisfactory.
Helpful: 1
amitbenb
Recommended | 01 Jul 2026
9.5h played
This is a really enjoyable game. A lot of variety in power ups. It's challenging, it doesn't take itself too seriously, just fun. There are also options to change the appearance of the game. If the retro CRT look makes
Helpful: 1