Games

Buckshot Roulette

Mike Klubnika

2023•Strategy•ESRB M•About 1 hours

Taste attributes: actionhorrorrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavourybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeAn unsavoury strategy game that is original and expansive. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

79 / 100

161 ratings

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About This Game

Buckshot Roulette is an indie tabletop horror game that reimagines Russian roulette using a pump-action shotgun instead of a revolver. The player faces off against a computer-controlled opponent called "The Dealer" across three rounds, with consumable items introduced in later rounds that add strategic depth. The game features a single-player campaign and a multiplayer mode for up to four players.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set in an underground nightclub in 1998, the player enters a back room where a mysterious entity known as "The Dealer" awaits. After signing a General Release of Liability waiver, the two engage in a deadly game of modified Russian roulette using a pump-action shotgun loaded with a mix of live rounds and blanks. As the rounds escalate and items are introduced to shift the odds, a bloody contract surfaces bearing the name "GOD," mirroring the waiver the player signed moments earlier. The stakes grow higher with each round, and in the final confrontation, there are no second chances.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionHorrorRobots/ai/spaceFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

GamblingHigh scoreRussian rouletteSmokingShotgun

Where to play

Details

Developer: Mike Klubnika
Publisher: Critical Reflex
Released: 28 December 2023
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 1h rushed, 1h normally, 3h complete
Age rating: ESRB M
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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