History VideoGame / BuckshotRoulette

** In the Steam release, [[spoiler:attempting to enter God as your name on the waiver unlocks an achievement which includes the phrase "Deicide" in it's description, implying it's the former.]]

** The Steam release noticably improved the AI for Double or Nothing mode, making the Dealer a lot less prone to dumb mistakes. It can still be overzealous when using items, though, for example using handcuffs on the player when it knows only blanks are left in the gun or using beer to cycle a round that it knows is a blank.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The game's tone and graphical style are clearly inspired by ''VideoGame/{{Inscryption}}'' and the credits explicitly ShoutOut that game's creator, Daniel Mullins.

* EndlessGame: The recent January 2024 update adds [[AllOrNothing Double or Nothing]] mode. By swallowing the pills in the restroom, you can have a less story-focused game and now go for a high score to see how much money you can risk and win from the dealer, before cashing out... but if you lose a single round, you walk away with nothing.

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:During round 2, the Dealer may accidentally give you a release form signed by "GOD." This suggests two possibilities, either that the Dealer challenged God [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu and won]], or that the Dealer ''is'' God.]]

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Live rounds are red, while blanks are blue-grey.

** The Steam release noticably improved the AI for Double or Nothing mode, making the Dealer a lot less prone to dumb mistakes. It can still be overzealous when using items, though, for example using handcuffs on the player when it knows only blanks are left in the gun.

** The Steam release noticably improved the AI for Double or Nothing mode, making the Dealer a lot less prone to dumb mistakes.

* ThePearlyGates: [[spoiler:A particularly unfriendly-looking version. If you die in the final round, neither the dealer nor the doctor will revive you again (due to the power lines to your defibrillator being cut) and you will wake up in front of the gates of what appears to be a foggy forest made out of giant spikes. According to the game files, it's Heaven, though the unfriendliness could be because GodIsDead. The Steam Achievements call these the "Bronze Gates".]]

* PreMortemOneliner/FacingTheBulletsOneliner: [[spoiler: The Dealer will always say the same line right before either his or your powerlines get cut, meaning that depending on the turn order, he might be saying this to you right before he shoots you, or saying this right before you shoot him.]]
-> [[spoiler: "Are You Ready?"]]

* ControllableHelplessness: Once you pick up the shotgun, you ''cannot'' put it back down until it is fired, either at yourself or the Dealer. Being hasty in the final round without using your items first can [[UnwinnableByDesign screw you over]] if not careful.

* AchievementMockery: Some of the Steam achievements require the player to either make a stupid play or just get unlucky.

* AchievementMockery: Some of the Steam achievements require the player to either kill themself in stupid way or just get unlucky.
** "Why?" is achieved by the player using a magnifying glass, seeing a live round in the chamber, and then shooting themself with it.
** "Go Out With Style!" is unlocked when the player uses the handsaw and then shoots themself with a live round with at least two health left.
** "Know When to Quit" pops up when the player loses Double or Nothing after scoring over a million dollars.

* AbsurdCuttingPower: The Dealer with inhuman strength slices through the gun with a hacksaw, like its an absurdly sharp knife ''cutting through cake''. It takes you a little more effort to cut through and turn the weapon into a SawnOffShotgun.

* DevelopersForesight: When signing the "General Release of Liability" document at the start, you cannot input "DEALER", since it would cause confusion with the actual Dealer. [[spoiler:You also cannot input "GOD" because of the waiver you find in the second round; attempting to do so in the Steam version gives you an achievement.]]

* WayPastTheExpirationDate: The April 2024 update adds Expired Medicine to the possible drop items you can get at the start of every round. There's a 40% chance consuming it will help you recover 2 health points, if not, [[FoulMedicine you lose 1 health point]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:Are you ready?]]

* DevelopersForesight: When signing the "General Release of Liability" document at the start, you cannot input "DEALER", since it would cause confusion with the actual Dealer. [[spoiler:You also cannot input "GOD", possibly for the same reason]].

** The hacksaw cuts off part of the magazine tube as well as the barrel, yet the shotgun still functions as normal. Cutting the barrel of a shotgun down will make it less effective the shorter you go, but at least it'll still be functional. Cutting off part of the ''magazine tube'', on the other hand, will just give you a glorified single-shot weapon, since it won't be able to feed shells into the action anymore.

* OminousMessageFromTheFuture: The April 2024 update adds Burner Phone as a new item. Calling it will tell you which future shell in the shotgun is a live or blank round. This can be a UselessItem, if it's not your turn at that point in time.

* ArtificialBrilliance: The Dealer can be very apt with using its items to its advantage. It can and will combo them together to ruin you if you let it, such as a combo of putting handcuffs on you, using a magnifying glass to see what shell is in the shotgun, sawing off the shotgun and if luck is on its side, this all leads to you getting screwed over.

''Buckshot Roulette'' is a short, self-described [[TabletopGames tabletop]] {{horror}} game developed by Mike Klubnika and uploaded to itch.io on December 29th, 2023. You can buy the game [[https://mikeklubnika.itch.io/buckshot-roulette here]] for 1.20 USD.

Things get more interesting in the second round, as the dealer will add items to the game that you can use to give yourself an edge over your opponent, who will do the same to you. A new game mode called "Double or Nothing" was added in a small update on January 13th, 2024. It can be accessed by consuming the sleeping pills in the restroom, which immediately allows you to get right into the game (skipping the intro dialogue and tutorial). The game mode randomizes the shell, item, and health counts for each round, and there's only three rounds till you can cash out but you have the option of risking it all by going ''[[TitleDrop double or nothing]]''. A Steam version of the game is slated to be released on April 4, 2024, featuring new items and Steam Achievements.

* EndlessGame: The recent January 2024 update adds "[[AllOrNothing Double or Nothing]]" mode. By swallowing the pills in the restroom, you can have a less story-focused game and now go for a high score to see how much money you can risk and win from the dealer, before cashing out... but if you lose a single round, you walk away with nothing.

* ThePearlyGates: [[spoiler:A particularly unfriendly-looking version. If you die in the final round, neither the dealer nor the doctor will revive you again (due to the power lines to your defibrillator being cut) and you will wake up in front of the gates of what appears to be a foggy forest made out of giant spikes. According to the game files, it's Heaven, though the unfriendliness could be because GodIsDead.]]

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Obviously, being shot in the face with a shotgun at point-blank (or two meter) range would result in [[YourHeadAsplode your head splitting into pieces]]. No defibrillator or blood transfusion could save you from that, yet you can still play thanks to them.

Things get more interesting in the second round, as the dealer will add items to the game that you can use to give yourself an edge over your opponent, who will do the same to you. A new game mode called "Double or Nothing" was added in a small update on January 13th, 2024. It can be accessed by consuming the sleeping pills in the restroom, which immediately allows you to get right into the game (skipping the intro dialogue and tutorial). The game mode randomizes the shell, item, and health counts for each round, and there's only three rounds till you can cash out but you have the option of risking it all by going ''[[TitleDrop double or nothing]]''. A Steam version of the game is slated to be released on March 15, 2024, featuring new items and Steam Achievements.