Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate rides onto Nintendo Switch next month

Chess is a board game that has delighted players for centuries, with clear and well-defined rules that leave no room for chance. What happens when you take those very rules, turn them upside down, and give the King a shotgun? You get Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate, releasing on August 24th in Europe and North America. It was originally developed by PUNKCAKE Délicieux, and is coming to Nintendo Switch in partnership with Headbang Club.

In this chess game unlike any other, all your pieces have gone over to the enemy, leaving you nothing but the King. Fortunately, your monarch is now equiped with a shotgun to shoot all those filthy traitors down.

Despite the radical changes in rules, strategy is still key to victory. Each turn, you have to choose between moving or firing your shotgun (unless you have already fired it, in which case you have to move to reload), and between floors, you have to choose upgrades for both your King AND the enemy!

The console version of Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate features several improvements over the PC version (released last year):

• new visual flourishes
• revised interfaces
• brand-new tutorial
• a card codex
• achievement board

Here’s a trailer and some details for the game:

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.

• 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!

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (Switch – eShop) comes out on August 24th in Europe and North America.

Source: PUNKCAKE Délicieux PR (25/07/2023)