Shotgun King vs Replicat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Chess with a shotgun mechanic
- Roguelike progression with upgrades
- 15 difficulty ranks
- Unlockable cards
- Over 100 achievements
- Endless and chase modes
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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!
Replicat
A roguelike deckbuilder where matching cards is just the start. Build your deck, collect powerful items, and bend the rules to create unique strategies and builds in every run. Enjoy adorable cat visuals and jazzy sound effects.
- Strategy-first pair matching gameplay
- Deep deckbuilding with cards and curios
- Rule-bending mechanics
- Diverse builds and replayable runs
- 5 distinct card colors
- 21 challenging stages
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Replicat is a roguelike deckbuilder that reimagines pair matching as a strategy-first experience. Matching cards is only the beginning. Build your deck and collect powerful curios to bend the rules— reveal more cards, keep tiles face-up, match wild Jokers, or even turn failed matches into successes. Strategy decides the run. Every run lets you create a completely different build: extra moves, passive reveals, turn control, multiplier chains, or pure chaos. Your choices steadily push the game further beyond its original rules. Key Features 5 card colors, each with distinct mechanics 90+ cards and 80+ curios for deep deckbuilding 10 starter decks with different difficulty levels 21 stages with escalating challenges and unique boss modifiers Highly replayable roguelike runs—no two games are the same The PC version of Replicat has already launched and earned a 99% positive rating from players. Now, the full experience is available on mobile. With adorable cat visuals, jazzy sound effects, and vibrant style, whether you’re chasing high scores or crafting broken combos, Replicat keeps you coming back for more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Replicat at 91% against Shotgun King's 66%. Replicat also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Shotgun King's advantage is ratings volume (709 vs 19). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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
Shotgun King costs $6.99 and Replicat $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Replicat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shotgun King has 709 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Shotgun King's written reviews are positive against 91% of Replicat's.
Shotgun King ships an update every 5 days, Replicat daily. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shotgun King | Replicat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (709 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 709 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | #93 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 468 MB | 369 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | Erabit Studios |
Customer experience
Shotgun King
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In-app purchases
Shotgun King
No in-app purchases
Replicat
No in-app purchases









