Comparison

Shotgun King vs Floor 73

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

Head to head
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!

About

Floor 73

Navigate a mysterious 73-floor elevator in this roguelike strategy game. Manage resources, overcome random events, and make critical decisions to survive. Your choices determine your fate as you strive to reach the top or complete a passenger's journey.

Highlights
  • Roguelike strategy gameplay
  • Resource management (energy, faults)
  • Random event system
  • Dynamic risk mechanics
  • Permanent upgrade system
  • Multi-phase soundtrack
  • 9 language support
Features
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An old elevator. 73 floors. You keep it running. Up or down. The rest is up to fate. Floor 73 is a roguelike strategy game. Manage your energy. Keep the faults in check. Every move drains resources. Every floor triggers a random event. Ordinary passengers. Unusual passengers. Monsters. Blackouts. Everything that happens shifts the odds for what comes next. Win Conditions Reach the 73rd floor. Or escort a key passenger to their destination. Failure can come at any time. ■ Random Event System Every run takes a different route. No two games play out the same. ■ Dynamic Risk Mechanics Lower energy, higher fault — the less predictable things get. Danger scales in real time. ■ Multi-phase Soundtrack Different floors carry different weight. The music follows the pressure. ■ Permanent Upgrade System Earnings carry over between runs. Invest in the garage and shop to strengthen the next departure. ■ 9 Languages Supported Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Russian. The elevator doesn't stop. The question is — how long can you keep it running.

Screenshots

Shotgun King4 screens
Floor 734 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Floor 73 at Free against Shotgun King's $6.99. Shotgun King's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (770 vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Floor 73 is free to download; Shotgun King costs $6.99 up front. Floor 73 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shotgun King asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shotgun King holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shotgun King has 770 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shotgun King ships an update every 5 days, Floor 73 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Shotgun King versus Floor 73: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotgun KingFloor 73
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (770 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings770 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#76 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size468 MB270 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPlug In DigitalNan Yu

Customer experience

Shotgun King

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

Floor 73

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shotgun King

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Floor 73

One-time3
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 3000 Coins$3.99
  • 8000 Coins$8.99

Questions

Is Shotgun King free?
Shotgun King costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Floor 73 free?
Floor 73 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shotgun King or Floor 73?
Shotgun King is rated higher. Shotgun King averages 4.8 out of 5 from 770 ratings, while Floor 73 averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Shotgun King or Floor 73 have ads?
Neither Shotgun King nor Floor 73 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shotgun King or Floor 73?
Shotgun King ships an update every 5 days, and Floor 73 fortnightly. Most recently, Shotgun King was updated on November 5, 2026 and Floor 73 on October 31, 2026.

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