Comparison

Shotgun King vs The Convergence

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

The Convergence

Assemble a squad of heroes from across time in this dark fantasy auto-battler. Strategize unit recruitment, skill customization, and team upgrades to overcome escalating enemy waves and challenging boss encounters in both a story-driven campaign and an endless ladder mode.

Highlights
  • Dark fantasy auto-battler gameplay
  • Recruit heroes from different eras
  • Build and customize five-unit squads
  • Story-driven campaign mode
  • Infinite ladder mode with progression
  • Deep squad composition and skill system
Features
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The Convergence is a dark fantasy squad auto-battler where heroes from different eras are pulled into the same Arena as time begins to collapse. Recruit units from across the timeline, build a five-unit squad, and equip skills that shape how your team targets, moves, survives, and fights. Between enemy waves, adapt your strategy by recruiting new units, upgrading your build, and preparing for the next threat. In battle, your decisions play out in real time as enemy factions from different ages and worlds test your squad in different ways. A CAMPAIGN, THEN A LADDER THAT NEVER ENDS • Campaign: Fight through four distinct era-chapters and a final Convergence chapter as the Arena shifts from one world to another. Each chapter introduces its own enemies, battlefield identity, and boss encounter, building toward a final clash where every era collides at once. • Infinite Run: unlocked by the Campaign. Push your squad as far as it can go in an infinite run built around escalating waves, unlocks, and long-term progression. Experiment with new team combinations, survive deeper into the run, and strengthen future attempts through an expanding talent system. DEEP SQUAD COMP Mix eras freely. Every hero brings a signature ability, and the chip system means two players running the same five heroes can build completely different squads. ONE-OFF, NO STRINGS One purchase. No ads, no in-app purchases, no energy timers. Buy it, own it.

Screenshots

Shotgun King4 screens
The Convergence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shotgun King at 65% against The Convergence's 0%. Shotgun King also leads on chart position (#50 vs unranked). The Convergence's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $6.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Shotgun King costs $6.99 and The Convergence $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shotgun King ships an update every 5 days, The Convergence every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Shotgun King versus The Convergence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotgun KingThe Convergence
Price$6.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.8 (771 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings771 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#50 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size468 MB834 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPlug In DigitalEvangelos Resvanis

Customer experience

Shotgun King

All ratings709 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative22.5%

The Convergence

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shotgun King

No in-app purchases

None

The Convergence

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shotgun King free?
Shotgun King costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Convergence free?
The Convergence costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shotgun King or The Convergence have ads?
Neither Shotgun King nor The Convergence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shotgun King or The Convergence?
Shotgun King ships an update every 5 days, and The Convergence every 8 days. Most recently, Shotgun King was updated on November 8, 2026 and The Convergence on November 1, 2026.

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