Shotgun King Is Chess Where You Replace Your Army with a Shotgun, Out Now

Shotgun King is now available on mobile, bringing its offbeat spin on a centuries-old board game. It was developed by the French studio Punkcake Délicieux and first released for PC players on Steam in 2022. It’s offered by Plug In Digital on mobile.

Shotgun King is a roguelike turn-based tactics game

The game transforms traditional chess into something more solitary and aggressive. It strips every black piece except the king and replaces the missing army with a pump shotgun.

Basically, every black piece has defected to the white side, leaving behind a tyrant black king whose workers now favour the more popular, nicer white king. Armed with a royal shotgun and a measure of wounded pride, the lone monarch sets out to reclaim his kingdom floor by floor.

Each turn forces a choice. You can either move the king or fire at an opposing piece. Shooting comes at a cost, since reloading requires movement on a subsequent turn. After you act, the white pieces move all at once.

Avoiding checkmate remains essential, but victory on each floor depends on eliminating the enemy king. The game introduces extra white pieces over time to toughen the challenge.

After completing a floor, you get two random upgrade combinations. Each pair offers one benefit with one upgrade for the opposing side. Progressing through floors and surviving the trade-offs is the king’s attempt to reclaim his fallen kingdom.

Will you get the game?

On mobile, Shotgun King is available for $6.99. Just a few months ago, in December to be precise, Epic Games Store was offering the game for free as part of their weekly freebies. It was a great opportunity to try out the game before making the full purchase.

You can grab it from the Google Play Store if it interests you. Or read our next news on N3Rally’s New DLC with New Vehicles and a Monte Carlo-Inspired Winter Cliff Location.