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A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic
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. Runs may take ~20 minutes to complete. The game features 15 ranks of difficulty, unlockable cards, over 100 achievements to complete, an endless mode, and now a chase mode where you get continually assailed from all sides!
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Removed unnecessary permissions<br>Android back button now returns to the previous screen in-game and closes the app when in main menu
Fixed an issue that prevented progress from being saved Fixed 2 soft locks that could happen under certain circumstances
Bug fixes and improvements
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THIS GAME IS PEAKKK
- Muhammad Althaf Gavin Alghifari
weird game but fun
- Daniel Hambraeus · v1.1.30.E-google
If you love a good roguelike, this one is top tier. I have it on PC, but it's also great on my tablet. You don't even need to know the rules of chess - the game will teach you all you need to play. Treat yourself to Shotgun King. You won't regret it.
- Marvin Arroliga · v1.1.30.E-google
The game is fun! And as I keep playing I discover that there is more to the game that apparent at first. Though it seems a bit to easy. (at least at first). I wish they would build more upon traditional chess and then introduced weapons and graphics. I don't think there is anything like that or there(to my knowledge).
- ВОЛЧАРА FENRIR · v1.1.28-google
perfect
- Kyle Barrios
amazing!
- Joe David Casanova Fernandez
I ain even pay for this ngl but it's fire
- Gabriel Hayes
Great game but it would have been better if screen rotation was available for Fold phones.
- Khan
Great game, the controls are finicky but functional. What makes this a 3-star is the fact that I can't continue, especially when I tab out and do something on another app this one just craps out and I gotta restart the whole run.
- Kir “McLettuce” SK
need more powerups
- Ahmad Faris · v1.1.30.E-google
highly recommend
- Yson and Elijah is the best
BANG BADANG BANG
- Jon Von Corban Balallo
unique Idea on chess
- Raiyan Uddin 3
where are the mobile games that are trying to extract every penny out of you like clash Royale and then there are mobile games that know their value charge a small upfront fee and feel like endlessly high quality. if the mobile game you are booting up doesn't feel like you've booted up a game on the Xbox it's probably trying to leech every dollar out of you. this is an excellent game not like that at all
- Ian Shaughnessy · v1.1.28-google
прекрасна игра
- LaB · v1.1.28-google
Excellent concept of Roguelike game. I used to play chess a lot and this game is an excellent and fun way to come back without the pressure of losing any ELO points. One thing I kinda don't like is the touch control when shooting is a bit off and sometimes not accurate. But luckily it has a full native support for plug and play controllers lile gamesir x3 pro. So I suggest to play this with a controller for a better experience, also I wish they improve the touch control.
- Sean Damien Alberto · v1.1.28-google
kacau
- Navid dzaky
what a clever game
- Benjamin marc Smith · v1.1.28-google
This game is ABSOLUTELY awesome. The lore is perfect, The Gameplay is also awesome, I do not regret wasting my money buying this game. As a Chess player myself, This is incredible
- Miss Fortune · v1.1.28-google
just a good game in general
- Jovon William · v1.1.28-google
Great game! Could use some tweaks for a better mobile experience. Such as moving the shotgun icon to the bottom of the board to make it easier to tap with your thumbs. Also, having a portrait mode option would be especially convenient.
- Howard · v1.1.28-google
very gud and cheap one, genuinky the best in this economy
- The Mobile · v1.1.28-google
I enjoy playing this game👌.
- yoraco marcanos · v1.1.28-google
Some interesting take on chess. My only problem is there no save between stages. It might not be big issue on PC, but it's tricky to finish one run in mobile. At least having some save/exit option between stages will be awesome. Or trigger save the moment "app minimise" could be useful.
- Linus Mok · v1.1.28-google
did see this game on pc at first. i did played it before and it was very fun. i like this sort of roguelike games. very fun indeed. for me i give it 9 shotgun shells out of 10 shotgun shells.
- Something Right · v1.1.28-google
Truly amazing.
- joe man joe · v1.1.28-google
I am the king and I have a shotgun 10/10
- Michael Malcolmson · v1.1.28-google
Bought this to play on the airplane ✈️ but when I booted it up it would not start without signing in online! Please fix the online reliance on bootup.
- Nemo Robles · v1.1.28-google
I remember enjoying the demo on steam a lot a while back, and never managed to get to the end of it, so I expected i was buying a game with a challenge to it. Completed the game in about 10 minutes. Balancing is terrible. theres essentially nothing else of interest, and apparently its against policy to give refunds for this game?? i regret giving them anything.
- Wallace Andrews · v1.1.28-google
VERY AWESOME GAME
- Max · v1.1.28-google
Great single player variation on chess.
- Brian Terrill · v1.1.28-google
I've played Shotgun King on PC many times and I downloaded it for good time pass. A bit finicky on mobile but still a lot of fun.
- Taha Jawaid Chaudhry · v1.1.28-google
mobile feels a little finicky when it comes to aiming and shooting. but overall, it's faithful to the steam version
- JSRhedgehog 99 · v1.1.28-google
fun and well ported
- Tao Andrus
best game with a lot of replayability.
- Kristian Rivera · v1.1.28-google
peak
- Ben Scheper · v1.1.28-google
very good game, the only thing its missing is constant saving and being able to go back to your old session. since its now a mobile game its very easy to get distracted and put your phone away from some time. when you get back your run is wiped, would be awesome if there was a continue option like with the other rogue likes on mobile
- Sam Olgers · v1.1.28-google
Very fun, well made game that executes well on the base concept. my only complaint is that there's no way to save progress on a run, and the game resets if you don't play for long enough. with save files it would be an easy 5 stars.
- Bridget Ravensbergen · v1.1.28-google
Absolutely love it! Well worth my money
- Jon D · v1.1.28-google
very good
- Debjyoti chatterjee
The game is pretty fun, but it has some issues, mainly with the mobile experience: - text font and color can be hard to read on a phone screen - run cannot be saved (as far as I can see). For me, for a phone rogue-lite this is a deal breaker. I play the game while waiting or on small downtime between activities, but losing all progress of a run because I couldn't play without a break makes me want to play something else instead
- Bogdan Hobinca · v1.1.28-google
Very fun game
- MyXperiaActiveDev Sony · v1.1.28-google
an instant classic, perfect port to mobile.
- Ersen · v1.1.28-google
turn based battles with some chess and some shooting. tons of fun
- Baolau Oh · v1.1.28-google
If you choose not to sign into a google account to play then the game will send you to a "failed to log in to google account" screen with only one button to try again to log in, I don't like being strongarmed into logging in to an account I dont want to use, and there appears to be no other way to make the game run
- M · v1.1.28-google
nice
- Clash Pass2
I really enjoy it is cool game
- Tom Brian Iversen
the google play account integration is annoying and unskipable.
- 1 1 · v1.1.28-google
fun
- Adam Holmes · v1.1.28-google
Shotgun King is a solid game with simple mechanics that grow complex when stacked and allows for all sorts of strange builds. While certain things aren't explained in full, it's a roguelike, so you're expected to learn through runs One star down because it doesn't autosave after every complete level, and sometimes just restarts if you go to another app, which is kind of annoying when I'm playing at the bus stop, swap to my transit app, and come back to see my progress all gone.
- Surge Surgington · v1.1.28-google
Yep.
- Jess Horserage · v1.1.28-google
This game made me 1000 elo
- Fen Z
highly recommend
- Eugene Floreen
awesome game, great roguelike to play on a phone.
- John Hopkins · v1.1.28-google
very fun
- Aleah Shane Maquinano
peak
- Danny boi · v1.1.24-google
Very nicely made. Appears to be too easy at the beginning, but gets very demanding and complex, requiring careful strategies. I like it.
- Corrupt Ranger · v1.1.24-google
Mobile controls feel good! Game mechanics are identical to the pc version, and the latest update is promised to come to android too!
- Rattenus Rattoonus · v1.1.24-google
amazing strategy game trust
- Gage Huffman · v1.1.24-google
super game
- mr tech master
very nice game , If you think you might like it, you probably will.
- Tim Bradley · v1.1.24-google
I like it
- Airon Gavidia · v1.1.24-google
I bought this thinking it could be a really fun spin on chess. It's not. Chess is really just a thematic backdrop to a game about studying and understanding a massive array of random power ups and how they will affect you. Most power ups just make things more complicated to track so you have to go more and more slowly. I also absolutely will not get over the fact that the opposing king is allowed to put you in check; just makes no sense if you play chess and removes a lot of strategic interest.
- D · v1.1.24-google
the chess accurate movement really blends well with the double barrel shotgun
- Trenton Lattrell · v1.1.24-google
Good game, had it on Steam for a long while, glad to see it on mobile.
- wargex · v1.1.24-google
I've never played any game that makes me hate myself so much. one star off because this game really needs a moron mode to say "don't make that move or else 15 minutes of your life was just wasted because you didn't see the special exception rule that will get you killed"
- Michael Vilches · v1.1.24-google
love chess, and this game is a blast... because of the shotgun
- Andrew Watson · v1.1.24-google
cool concept
- CrazzyJ0123 · v1.1.24-google
started a few minutes ago but man its pretty fun , no complaints so far
- b miwa
peak
- Jonah Pronovost · v1.1.24-google
love it
- Chris Cloyd · v1.1.24-google
still waiting for mid run saves and the latest update but overall goated game.
- Pedro Rexius · v1.1.24-google
amazing!!
- Jashum · v1.1.24-google
so close to being perfect, but the discovered checks are poor game design
- Gage Swearingen
honestly shocked how much I fell in luv with this game. it made chest for me at least enjoyable
- December Morales · v1.1.24-google
really good game, weird that it doesn't save your progress mid-run.
- Hugh Nelson · v1.1.24-google
cool game
- Conner Mansukhani · v1.1.24-google
i absolutely love this game being on mobile like this and have always loved shotgun king the only thing I dislike is the aiming I would prefer a setting where you aim directly from the king instead of the stick type aiming that's it's just how I would enjoy it more through a setting and I hate having to reset every time I have to do anything else so it's down another star would be five stars if those things were changed
- Roy Estrada III · v1.1.24-google
best version of chess
- Axel Vaulton · v1.1.24-google
I love this game so much on my ps5 and was BEGGING for it to be ported to mobile! finally got my wish 😀 the controls work well and the game is just so addictive, I can't put it down and I'm playing it even more than before on PS.
- DatBoiRazzz
Great game but like others have said, the inability to save progress mid-run makes it unplayable. If you switch to another app, you have to start the run over. Literally the only thing that takes this from 5 stars to 1.
- Alex Levites · v1.1.24-google
goty
- Lucas Diaz
this game is genuinely painful experience, there are so few white cards that add pawns, filling the back row with minor and major peices with no pawns to keep them from swarming you in the opening. there are so few black cards that are actually good, and very VERY little synergy between the cards (unless blessed by RNG). and maybe worst of all, the amount of content doesn't justify the price... I have never refunded in my life but there's a first time for everything I guess
- JKL 9 · v1.1.24-google
It's taking a while for this game to be updated, isn't it? I can count at least two recent updates on Steam, but they are not here yet. Will this version be eventually abandoned or just updated less often? Thanks, dev.
- Pablo R. · v1.1.24-google
I wish it could be played in a vertical position.
- J B · v1.1.24-google
what a great game. I love it. very well balanced and keeps you coming back for more. 1 star less because there's no save feature which is crucial on mobile so if I play, it has to be a complete game or else I lose all my progress. that is absolutely crucial for any mobile game edit: downgraded to 2 stars because I got a call and lost my progress at round 9
- Moe Saad · v1.1.24-google
When the app is not in the foreground—whether because the phone locks or you switch to another application—all progress from the current run is lost.
- Jose Machado · v1.1.24-google
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