Comparison

rymdkapsel vs Shotgun King

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

rymdkapsel

A meditative strategy game where you build and manage a space station. Focus on resource management and exploration rather than combat. Discover optimal efficiency through careful planning.

Highlights
  • Meditative gameplay
  • Space station building
  • Minion command
  • Galaxy exploration
  • Resource management
  • Spatial puzzling
Features
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rymdkapsel is a meditative strategy game set in space. Take on the challenge of building the best possible station by commanding your minions and exploring the galaxy around you. Imagine a strategy game where you don't have to worry about selecting units or mounting attacks on your enemies, but rather can focus on building the best base possible. That's what rymdkapsel is all about. "Rymdkapsel feels tailor-made for iOS in both form and function, and its elegant, subtle constituent parts nest within one another as neatly as its four-block tetrominos snap together along a space station corridor." - 5/5 stars, Joseph Leray, toucharcade.com "Some games nearly make me miss my subway stop. Some games tempt me to keep on playing them while I'm walking down the street. This is one of them." - Stephen Totilo, kotaku.com "The game punishes the greedy, and rewards the prudent. If you’re attentive, you’ll notice that there’s actually a happy medium between the two: optimal efficiency." - Ryan Rigney, wired.co.uk "Rymdkapsel combines spatial puzzling, tower defence and base-building into a brilliantly coherent and stylish whole." - Christian Donlan, eurogamer.net

About

Shotgun King

Experience a unique twist on chess where you command a king armed with a shotgun. Fight your way through enemy pieces, strategically reload, and upgrade your abilities to reclaim your kingdom. This roguelike chess adventure offers challenging gameplay and extensive replayability.

Highlights
  • Chess with a shotgun mechanic
  • Roguelike progression with upgrades
  • 15 difficulty ranks
  • Unlockable cards
  • Over 100 achievements
  • Endless and chase modes
Features
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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. Runs may take ~20 minutes to complete. The game features 15 ranks of difficulty, unlockable cards, over 100 achievements to complete, an endless mode, and now a chase mode where you get continually assailed from all sides!

Screenshots

rymdkapsel3 screens
Shotgun King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shotgun King at 4.8 against rymdkapsel's 4.2. Shotgun King also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 23 months) and chart position (#153 vs unranked). rymdkapsel's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

rymdkapsel costs $3.99 and Shotgun King $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shotgun King holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 366 and 770 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of rymdkapsel's written reviews are positive against 66% of Shotgun King's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

rymdkapsel ships an update every 23 months, Shotgun King every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
rymdkapsel versus Shotgun King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrymdkapselShotgun King
Price$3.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.2 (366 ratings)4.8 (770 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews65.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings366770 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#153 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB468 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developerwebbfarbror ABPlug In Digital

Customer experience

rymdkapsel

All ratings365 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral18.5%
Negative19.8%

Shotgun King

All ratings709 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative22.7%

Bugs and requests

rymdkapsel

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when achieving objectives
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS devices
  • Minions getting stuck or behaving erratically

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Difficulty options and customization
  • Ability to control minions more directly
  • Sandbox/creative mode without enemies
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality

Shotgun King

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

rymdkapsel

No in-app purchases

None

Shotgun King

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is rymdkapsel free?
rymdkapsel costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shotgun King free?
Shotgun King costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, rymdkapsel or Shotgun King?
Shotgun King is rated higher. rymdkapsel averages 4.2 out of 5 from 366 ratings, while Shotgun King averages 4.8 from 770 ratings.
Do rymdkapsel or Shotgun King have ads?
Neither rymdkapsel nor Shotgun King shows ads.
Which is updated more often, rymdkapsel or Shotgun King?
rymdkapsel ships an update every 23 months, and Shotgun King every 5 days. Most recently, rymdkapsel was updated on November 6, 2026 and Shotgun King on November 5, 2026.

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