Buckshot Roulette

In Buckshot Roulette, players step into the sinister world of an underground nightclub where the stakes are high and danger looms at every turn. Replacing the traditional revolver with a powerful 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, players face the deadly game of Russian roulette with a fresh twist. As the metal railings pulse to the beat of long-lost drum machines, players confront a crooked AI dealer, testing their luck and risking it all for survival. Narrative themes include luck, gambling with your life, self-harm, and gun violence. Special thanks to YouTubers Gab Smolders, Jacksepticeye, Markiplier, and ManlyBadassHero for playing through this game, allowing us to pull a lot of this information from their videos.

• Release date: 12-28-2023
• Developer: Mike Klubnika
• Publisher: Critical Reflex
• Platforms: Linux, Windows PC
• Not rated by: PEGI, ESRB

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Birds

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  If you are murdered successfully by the dealer, you'll come to looking up at a white sky while crows fly over. Then, you will see a 'you are dead' screen.

  • Can't be avoided

Crime

• Being Held Against Will

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  You and the dealer can utilize handcuffs to force each other to skip a turn.

  • Can't be avoided

• Guns & Shooting

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• Murder

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• Theft

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  You can steal items from the dealer.

  • Can't be avoided

Death & Loss

• Suicide

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  If either you or the dealer misjudge where the blanks are versus the live ammo, one of you will shoot yourself in the mouth or face with the shotgun.

  • Can't be avoided

Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

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  There is beer in some levels that you can drink for a power-up. This is more common in the Double or Nothing section.

  • Can't be avoided

• Prescribed Medication

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  Once you've beaten the first two portions of the game, you will find a bottle of quealudes that you can take. This will start the double or nothing portion of the game. Double or Nothing — After finding these, you will also gain access to "prescription only medication" that you can use during the matches against the AI dealer. You can also steal the dealer's adrenaline and use it.

  • Can't be avoided

• Tobacco & Smoking

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  In some rounds, you will gain access to a pack of cigarettes that you can smoke for a power-up. This is more common in the Double or Nothing section.

  • Can't be avoided

Financial & Resource Management

• Gambling

  Based on 'Russian roulette'

  • Can't be avoided

Gore

• Blood

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  Splatter & drops

  • Can't be avoided

Horror Themes

• Monsters

  AI dealer

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  The individual you play against has long sharp teeth, a smile that gets wider after being shot in the face, and empty eye sockets.

  • Can't be avoided

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Altercations

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• Assault

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Phobias

• Hemophobia

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  Splatter and drops

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• Merinthophobia

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  You and the dealer can utilize handcuffs to force each other to skip a turn.

  • Can't be avoided

• Necrophobia

  Thanatophobia (Fear of dying) — no dead bodies shown

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  If you are murdered successfully by the dealer, you'll come to looking up at a white sky while crows fly over. Then, you will see a 'you are dead' screen.

  • Can't be avoided

• Nyctophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Ommetaphobia

  No trauma

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  The dealer you play against has empty eye sockets.

  • Can't be avoided

• Traumatophobia

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Pain & Physical Suffering

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  If you are shot, you will lose a 'life' in the form of an electrical symbol on the turn clock. The screen will go black and you'll be revived through receiving shocks from a defibulator.

  • Can't be avoided

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