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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
The game's cover art.
Developer(s)PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Publisher(s)Headbang Club
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows
  • WW: May 12, 2022
Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
  • WW: August 24, 2023
Mode(s)

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is a 2022 turn-based tactics video game developed by Puncake Delicieux and published by Headbang Club for Microsoft Windows. The game puts the player in the role of a black king chess piece that has lost its allies to the opposing side. To reclaim their pieces, the king piece carries and uses a shotgun, which is used against the pieces. As the game continues, the player will also randomly receive cards which will allow the player to upgrade their shotgun or gain special abilities.

Reception

The game has a Metacritic score of 82/100 for Nintendo Switch based on 4 critic reviews and 75/100 for PlayStation 5 based on 5 critic reviews.

References

  1. ^ "Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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