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Buckshot Roulette

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Buckshot Roulette

Dec 28, 2023

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3.56 average rating based on 138 ratings

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Buckshot Roulette is a tabletop horror game that attempts to re-design the infamous game of Russian Roulette, replacing the traditional revolver with a proper 12-gauge pump-action shotgun. This extra firepower, and more importantly the different mechanics in handling a shotgun compared to a revolver, offers a fresh take on the classic and deadly game of chance. The game takes place at the top of an underground nightclub, where the metal railings tremble to the pulse of long lost drum machines. A crooked AI dealer is waiting for you. Will you meet them?
Release Dates
Dec 28, 2023 Full Release (Worldwide)
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
TBD (Worldwide)
Xbox Series X|S
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User Stats
883
In Collection
16
Wish Listed
0
Playing
348
Backlogged
How Long Is Buckshot Roulette?
Main story: 1.9 hours
Main + extras: 1.0 hours
Total completions: 8
nuness1988
nuness1988 gave Nov 2, 2025
nuness1988 gave Nov 2, 2025
Appropriately Priced Hour of Fun
This review is for the Linux version

Very shallow and limited, but for the on-sale price, I don't see any downsides. A fun, tense, and strategic look at a pretty dark topic. I enjoyed this and am looking forward to more from the same developer.

fluffite
fluffite gave Sep 1, 2024
fluffite gave Sep 1, 2024
Strange, but definitely fun for an evening

My cousin introduced me to this game last night when we were chilling at my place and looking for games to play. I only ever saw the cover art, but never played it so I went into it almost blind.

The goal is to shoot and eventually kill the creepy looking dude standing in front of you, and most of the basic gameplay is calculating your chances on if you have a live round in your shotgun or a blank. However, the game gets interesting with the introduction of items; they give you the ability to do all sorts of things, like look at the current round, handcuff your opponent, steal his items, etc.

The graphics, music and atmosphere are also super cool, it really gives you the feeling as if you're in a gritty nightclub doing some fucked up illegal stuff.

In short, it's really fun to play for an evening, especially together with someone cause you can come up with crazy combinations to win! The only downside is that it does get old quickly, even with how fun the gameplay loop is I don't see anyone playing this for more than a couple of days. 7/10!

nomoiman
nomoiman gave Aug 15, 2024
nomoiman gave Aug 15, 2024
Tbh 10 min of gameplay on youtube will tell you all you need to know

It's short but meant to be replayed, and the gameplay loop is really fun. Also the price matches what you get, I woulda payed slightly more even. The achievements are a good incentive to keep playing. I wonder if there is potential for multiplayer here, maybe in the future

pluto13x
pluto13x gave Feb 15, 2026
pluto13x gave Feb 15, 2026
pluto13x's review of Buckshot Roulette

This game has immaculate aura. Love the atmosphere, the graphics, and the muffled club music. Once you have items, it becomes a game of logical deduction. I like it a lot

Lygodesma
Lygodesma gave Oct 29, 2025
Lygodesma gave Oct 29, 2025
Inscryption's crazy nephew

Excellently executed short horror game by Critical Reflex. Steam sold it in a bundle with Inscryption under the titel 'literally the same game'. Well, not quite, but the escape room-situation and playing a grotesque mini game with a mad man lurking from the shadows at the other end of the table is very similar indeed. I like that the russian roulette game you play with him is based on very simple stochastic calculation that makes the deadly bargain low key brainy. Of course that's only fun initially and gets old real quick and then you're done, but I love short games for my part.

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SIGINT
SIGINT gave Dec 7, 2024
SIGINT gave Dec 7, 2024
SIGINT's review of Buckshot Roulette

Contrary to what I expected, this short indie title is more of an atmosphere thing I think than a game with particularly fun gameplay. It's definitely got a macabre feel with visceral presentation of its shotgun Russian roulette game in first person. I was a bit caught off guard by it, a bit edgy for me I think, but it's effective enough at what it's going for. I think the animations and gaps between gameplay decisions go on too long, but I guess it's fine considering the short length of the game as a whole.

The gameplay is based on that Russian roulette format, asking you each turn to decide whether to shoot yourself or your opponent based on whether you think it will be a blank or not. An additional layer of strategy comes in the form of a few items that can either aid you or restrict your opponent. So basically you are counting how many blanks are left and just deciding how much of a risk you want to take. In my brief time completing the game, I noticed the enemy AI make pretty strange bad decisions, but generally it was competitive.

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Contrary to what I expected, this short indie title is more of an atmosphere thing I think than a game with particularly fun gameplay. It's definitely got a macabre feel with visceral presentation of its shotgun Russian roulette game in first person. I was a bit caught off guard by it, a bit edgy for me I think, but it's effective enough at what it's going for. I think the animations and gaps between gameplay decisions go on too long, but I guess it's fine considering the short length of the game as a whole.

The gameplay is based on that Russian roulette format, asking you each turn to decide whether to shoot yourself or your opponent based on whether you think it will be a blank or not. An additional layer of strategy comes in the form of a few items that can either aid you or restrict your opponent. So basically you are counting how many blanks are left and just deciding how much of a risk you want to take. In my brief time completing the game, I noticed the enemy AI make pretty strange bad decisions, but generally it was competitive.

I think this is just not that fun of a gameplay setup and not that appealing of an aesthetic experience for me. There's a little bit of room to make big risky plays with the items which can be kind of satisfying I suppose, but you can win easily through very basic strategy, and even if you get unlucky it's only really frustrating due to having to sit through some animations again. It's cheap and short, but I personally still somehow feel like it wasn't really worth it for me personally. Could be worth trying for others though.

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Anddrad3
Anddrad3 gave May 27, 2024
Anddrad3 gave May 27, 2024
Jogo de Roleta Russa

Basicamente uma Roleta Russa com o Diabo, não tem como ser ruim.

mrmedieval
mrmedieval updated their status Jun 28, 2025
mrmedieval updated their status Jun 28, 2025

Got it in a bundle with Inscryption. It's short but fun. The nightclub music really ups the adrenaline of every choice, and the items give some interesting strategy.

ClaireValle
ClaireValle updated their status Nov 4, 2024
ClaireValle updated their status Nov 4, 2024

Opened the game to try the new multiplayer update and immediately got one steam message and two discord pings all saying Backshots Roulette I hate it here.