Shotgun King vs Dharahara Stack
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!
Dharahara Stack
Rebuild a famous historic tower by carefully stacking stone floors. Master precise drops to achieve height, alignment, and time goals across various challenges. Explore a living Kathmandu Valley and learn facts about the tower's history.
- Stack stone floors with crane mechanics
- Multiple build journeys and free climb modes
- Daily challenges with unique wind patterns
- Dynamic Kathmandu Valley environment
- Learn historical facts about the tower
- Save and share tower creations
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Rebuild the Dharahara — Kathmandu's famous white tower, also known as Bhimsen Stambha, first completed in 1832 — one swinging floor at a time. A crane swings each stone floor over the tower. Tap to drop it. Land it close to the centre and your tower stands tall; land it badly and it starts to lean. Simple to learn, calm to play, and surprisingly hard to master. BUILD JOURNEY Ten heights from 9 to 63 storeys. Each one has three medals: finish the tower, keep it 85% aligned, and beat the time goal. Earn them on separate attempts; every medal you win stays yours. FREE MODE Keep climbing as high as you can. Perfect drops build a combo and multiply your score. Rise past the rooftops, through the clouds, and toward the stars. TODAY'S NINE A new wind pattern every day. Nine storeys, one shared challenge, your best time on a seven-day calendar. A LIVING KATHMANDU VALLEY Snow peaks of the Himalaya, a city full of rooftops and pagodas, prayer flags in the breeze. The valley moves from morning to golden sunset to a night of glowing windows, following your phone's clock. LEARN THE STORY Every time a tower falls, discover a real fact about the Dharahara — from its 213-step staircase to its rebuilding after the 2015 earthquake. KEEP YOUR TOWERS Save a picture of every completed tower in your personal album, or share it with friends. - No ads, no account, no tracking - Works fully offline - Gentle haptics and a quiet soundscape
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dharahara Stack at Free against Shotgun King's $6.99. Dharahara Stack also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Shotgun King's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Dharahara Stack is free to download; Shotgun King costs $6.99 up front. Dharahara Stack sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Shotgun King asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dharahara Stack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shotgun King has 771 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shotgun King ships an update every 5 days, Dharahara Stack daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shotgun King | Dharahara Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (771 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 771 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #64 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 468 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | ANUJ JOSHI |
In-app purchases
Shotgun King
No in-app purchases
Dharahara Stack
- Mudra$1.99
- Mudra$3.99
- Silver Thaili$5.99
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- Gold Thaili$7.99
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