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:5/17/2026
- 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 91 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 89% lower than its previous all-time peak of 853 players achieved on 4/12/2026.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate. It has received a total of 7,222 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 88 (Very Positive).
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 17,137 followers on its community page.
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate Price
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 5/17/2026. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Puzzle 🥞🧩, PUNKCAKE Roguelites 🥞🎲, ❌ Illegal Chess ♟️, Below the Shotgun, Strategy 🥞🧠, Drones & Shotguns, Lucky Shot 🎲🎯, Turn-Based Roguelike, King's Gambit Bundle, Shotgun King + Original Soundtrack, or Developer Mega-Bundle 🥞 which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate.
About Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is an Action, Indie, 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 7,222 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 6,581 positive reviews and 641 negative reviews — an overall 91% positive review rating.
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
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Custom Volume Controls
- Steam Cloud
- Playable without Timed Input
- Full controller support
- Mouse Only Option
- Steam Workshop
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 11 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Puzzle 🥞🧩 | 4 | 4 | $20.96 | View |
| PUNKCAKE Roguelites 🥞🎲 | 4 | 4 | $16.47 | View |
 | ❌ Illegal Chess ♟️ | 2 | 2 | $17.76 | View |
 | Below the Shotgun | 2 | 2 | $22.48 | View |
| Strategy 🥞🧠 | 5 | 5 | $20.96 | View |
 | Drones & Shotguns | 2 | 2 | $26.98 | View |
 | Lucky Shot 🎲🎯 | 2 | 2 | $21.58 | View |
 | Turn-Based Roguelike | 3 | 3 | $39.12 | View |
 | King's Gambit Bundle | 4 | 4 | $26.37 | View |
| Shotgun King + Original Soundtrack | 2 | 2 | $10.42 | 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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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, May 17). Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972440
- Valve Corporation. (2026, May 17). Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1972440