Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate — sales estimate, player sentiment & game DNA

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~283k (P10–P90: 113k – 622k)

Gross revenue: ~$2.3M (P10–P90: $927k – $5.1M)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 82% positive across 66 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3300 games).

Gameplay & mechanics74% positive · 27 mentions

“Really good game, you'd think that this would be way easier than regular chess when you have a shotgun but if you keep advancing through the throne mode ranks then you're gonna see how this is harder and you have to actually try to…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 24 h played · Report / request removal

Content & longevity83% positive · 24 mentions

“Really good game, you'd think that this would be way easier than regular chess when you have a shotgun but if you keep advancing through the throne mode ranks then you're gonna see how this is harder and you have to actually try to…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 24 h played · Report / request removal

Difficulty & balance65% positive · 23 mentions

“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ PS1 ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 36 h played · Report / request removal

Price & value63% positive · 16 mentions

“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ PS1 ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 36 h played · Report / request removal

338 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Top-down

Technology

2D

Art style

Pixel artStylizedCartoon

Structure

Branching choices

Mood & themes

Atmospheric

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportWorkshopSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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