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ActionIndieSimulationMultiplayerDarkGamblingHorrorFirst-Person

1,223 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,777

Peak in the last 7 days: 3,593

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Game description

Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

Basic info

DeveloperMike Klubnika
PublisherCRITICAL REFLEX
PlatformsWindows · Linux
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateApr 4, 2024
Price
  • Steam store −50% $2.99 $1.49 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $1.49 · Steam
  • Historical low $1.49 · 3-month low $1.49Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3
Memory2 GB
GraphicsRelatively modern dedicated graphics card (Vulkan support required)
Storage500 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 351 reviews from the past 1 year

83.9/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (95%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

A tense game of chance with a shotgun, Buckshot Roulette lets players relax and shoot their friends; it scores 83.9 from 128,506 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

135 reviews say they enjoy it, and the most upvoted praises a unique concept where health items are cigarettes and sketchy pills. Gameplay ranks 277th of 1396, and 29 praise its strategic novelty, some noting items that give a chance to come back. Story & World ranks 174th of 1096 and Visuals & Sound 291st of 1249, with players praising exceptional atmosphere and art direction. 43 say it is especially exciting with friends, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 255th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 868th of 1351. 22 reviews find it repetitive, some after twenty or thirty minutes, and others note most content can be seen in under an hour. 21 raise difficulty, some calling early blank rounds an unfair spike. 21 criticize multiplayer with friends and strangers, some citing players who disband rooms mid game. Others complain that three can gang up on one and that there is no turn timer.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“only game where health items are cigarettes and sketchy pills, unique concept” · 135 reviews
“fun playing with friends, especially exciting moments together” · 43 reviews
“gameplay has novelty and item variety provides comeback chances” · 29 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.97 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “gameplay has novelty and item variety provides comeback chances” · 29 reviews
Negative “choices constantly very limited, viable option almost always specific one” · 3 reviews

Progression 5% · Difficulty 21% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 4%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.72 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “atmosphere and gameplay are exceptional” · 25 reviews
Negative “unsettling gun pointing creates discomfort” · 1 review

Story 1% · Characters 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.00 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “infinitely replayable with every run different” · 8 reviews
Negative “slow pacing frustrating in endless mode, not designed as good roguelike” · 3 reviews

Volume 15% · Variety 10%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +4.11 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “hypnotic theme music melts your brain” · 21 reviews
Negative “flashy blinking light caused friend seizure” · 1 review

Visuals 16%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.43 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “fun playing with friends, especially exciting moments together” · 43 reviews
Negative “multiplayer plagued by immature players disbanding rooms mid-game” · 21 reviews

Community 4% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.34 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “best dollar spent on a game” · 5 reviews
Negative “sarcastic about price, implying unaffordable after two months of work” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 8% · Matchmaking 2%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.13 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “multiplayer broken, won't start or respond to clicks” · 10 reviews

Performance 5% · Developer support 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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