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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

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App ID 1972440
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Franchise PUNKCAKE
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 31687132
Last Record Update 15 October 2025 – 15:24:24 UTC ()
Release Date 12 May 2022 – 12:00:59 UTC ()
😎 88.64%
6k reviews
60
In-Game
♟️ Chess 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 💡 Strategy 👻 Roguelike 👻 Action Roguelike

Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

Additional Information

Developer PUNKCAKE Delicieux
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Store Release Date 12 May 2022 – 12:01:02 UTC ()
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Social Media https://discord.gg/dpQx647USm
https://x.com/PUNKCAKE_delice
https://www.youtube.com/punkcakedelicieux/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 12 May 2022 – 12:00:59 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 30 September 2024 – 17:28:42 UTC () (1727717322)
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Detected Technologies (?) Discord SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 4 March 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 17548715
  • configuration:
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First seen on SteamDB 16 April 2022 – 11:34:18 UTC (), in changelist #14534809

Supported Languages

17 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Catalan Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
Romanian Yes Yes
Vietnamese Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes

Tags

♟️ Chess 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 💡 Strategy 👻 Roguelike 👻 Action Roguelike 🕹 Arcade 👾 Pixel Graphics 🃏 Tabletop 🧞 Choices Matter 👾 Retro 🌫 Atmospheric 💥 Action 🔫 Shooter 👻 Roguelite 🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🏽 2D 🎨 Stylized 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🐰 Cartoon 🗺️ Top-Down

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

Assets

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timestamp27 February 2025 – 08:51:42 UTC

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Configuration

Key Value
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Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option
Executable shotgun_king.exe
Launch Type Launch (Default)
Operating System   windows
1. Compatibility mode - CRT effect disabled
Executable shotgun_king.exe
Arguments shaderless
Launch Type Play %%description%% (option1)
Description Compatibility mode - CRT effect disabled
Operating System   windows
2. Unnamed launch option
Executable shotgun_king.app
Launch Type Launch (Default)
Operating System   macos
3. Unnamed launch option
Executable shotgun_king
Launch Type Launch (Default)
Operating System   linux
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