Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate
It's chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun, with some roguelike elements.
Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate is an arcade developed by PUNKCAKE Délicieux, released 22 April 2022 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
What Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate is
Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate is an arcade game developed by PUNKCAKE Délicieux and released in 2022. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on SUGAR.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Black King has been depossessed of everything... Everything except their royal shotgun. His wrath shall be his undoing, yet he cares not. In his dark folly, bits of white pieces will fly.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate launched on 22 April 2022, within three weeks of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe and Rogue Legacy 2. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Rogue Legacy 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
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