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GRAB YOUR SHOTGUN AND CHESS SET! SHOTGUN KING: THE FINAL CHECKMATE IS OUT NOW ON SWITCH, XBOX & PLAYSTATION

BORDEAUX, AUGUST 24, 2023 - The game dev trio PUNKCAKE Délicieux and publisher Headbang Club, are excited to release their turn-based roguelike chess-inspired game, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S|X, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 & 5.


Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate ♟️ Consoles Release Date Trailer


Reviewer’s note: It should take at least 2 hours to complete the game’s story and beating the final boss. There is much more content to experience and unlock that could take around 10 hours to play through.

The team is also excited to partner with Red Art Games to produce physical versions of Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate on PS5 and Nintendo Switch. A standard version and Deluxe Edition that includes an exclusive key chain are available now for pre-order on the Red Art Games website.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate originally released on May 12, 2022 on Steam and found great success with roguelike fans garnering a 93% positive rating on the platform. In November, the game received a big content update adding a new difficulty system, new shotguns, new cards, and a new game mode.

It’s chess, but you’re a king piece with a shotgun. 

The console version brings some new visuals to the game, as well as revised interfaces and a brand-new tutorial for monarchs still in training. The card codex and achievement board will keep you coming back for more until you're good enough at chess to become the grandmaster at your local tournament!

 
About Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
 
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.

 
Features:

 
  • Choose wisely: 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: Kill the White King to complete the floor and move to the next level!
  • Strengthen both Kings: After completing each floor, you will upgrade your king... but also your opponent!
 
For special interview requests or any other requests, get in touch with pr@popagenda.co
 

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About PUNKCAKE Délicieux
PUNKCAKE Délicieux is made up of two french game developers, Benjamin Soulé and Rémy Devaux, and one spanish composer, Pentadrangle. In 2022, the team released one game a month on Patreon, exploring different game genres and new ideas. They brought their breakout success Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate to Steam in May 2022 and are now bringing it to consoles.


About Headbang Club
Headbang.club was created for after Ludum Dare #34 in December 2015. Gyhyom, Blackmagic and Elmobo, three game developer pals, decided to make a crazy explosive rhythm game with a Tarantino and Rodriguez mood. They published the Double Kick Heroes jam and after many praises from players, they decided to make it a bigger game. Few years have passed, the contributed to lot of other video games, music videos, soundtracks while continuing to work on Double Kick Heroes.
 
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