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Shotgun King

Chess with a shotgun!

Ratings

Age

13+

Category

Puzzle

Languages

English

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is a strategic roguelike that reimagines chess. You move like a king, but you attack with a shotgun. Every turn, you decide whether to move or shoot. Manage your ammo, choose your upgrades wisely, and take down the entire White army to reclaim your throne.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

91/100

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is brilliant, chaotic, and deeply strategic. It takes everything you know about chess and throws a 12-gauge shotgun into the middle of it. The brilliance lies in the 'Soul' mechanic and the ammo management; you can't just blast everything, or you'll find yourself trapped by a Knight with an empty chamber.

Each run feels fresh because of the card-based upgrade system. Forcing yourself to take a debuff (like giving the white pieces shields) just to get a powerful shotgun spread is a great risk-reward loop. It’s one of the most creative roguelikes in years and translates perfectly to the mobile format.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

Features

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Unique Hybrid Gameplay

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Challenging Roguelike Loop

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Retro Pixel Art Style

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Deep Strategic Choices

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Q&A

Basic knowledge of how pieces move helps, but the game is easy to pick up for newcomers.

Ratings & Reviews

Worth Every Penny
Tue Feb 24 2026 A Daily Dose Of Love

I play chess every day and randomly saw this pop up on pre orders in December 2025 so I screenshotted it so I wouldn’t forget. It came out today and I had to check it out. From the opening menu screen and brilliant old school sound design I knew I found a gem but was curious how a shotgun could fit into an already perfect strategy game like chess. Turns out…It always needed a 12 gauge. It’s got some of the funniest dialogue I’ve seen in a game and I’m weirdly invested in the story. Combat is super satisfying and it’s just a super well made strategy game. If you love chess and you’ve wanted to blow up a horse that’s threatening a checkmate but can’t…now you can. I’m gonna struggle to return to chess having experienced what it’s like to use a BOOM STICK on those pesky traitorous white pieces. FOR THE KING!!!!!!!

A perfect PC port
Wed Feb 25 2026 Megafitz

Shotgun king stands out from the existing chess rouge likes and was well ported from the PC version to mobile. One critic is that I wish it was easier to save mid run since this is a mobile game. However the gameplay and depth is exactly like the pc version.

Well done
Thu Feb 26 2026 GrumpyAPMech

This is the first chess-like game where being good at chess helps you play better. Great game.

If you love chess, you’ll love this game
Wed Feb 25 2026 Hitman07PR

Very intriguing take to the chess game. It’s fun and adds rougelite ideas to the game.

Fantastic!
Tue Feb 24 2026 Clint Beastwood Norris

Addicting and fun. Just add a save state and i’ll be happy!!!

Where is the Vietnamese language?
Tue Feb 24 2026 Cá chà bá Zui vẻ

I’ve Vietnamese on pc pls add it

Good game
Fri Feb 27 2026 Ggk131

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