Mimimi Games

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Skillfully hide from and sneak past the enemies fields of view, take their formations apart and hide their bodies to cover your tracks. Quick Save will enable you to execute your plans perfectly. Tactically plan actions for your whole team and execute them all at once. Make use of the vertical gameplay and jump from roof to roof to silently kill your foes from above.

Released: 6 December 2016
Developer: Mimimi Games
Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment
Engine: Unity
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age rating: PEGI 16 · ESRB M
Controller: Full controller support
Metacritic: 85/100
Steam recommendations: 30,777
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · Linux · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Mac · Xbox One
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Simulator · Strategy · Tactical · Indie
Also known as: Shadow Tactics
Estimated owners: 1,000,000–2,000,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 86
Critic rating: 194
Ratings counted: 96%
Steam reviews: 44
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Quick answers

Crossplay System requirements 4 GB RAM Download size 13.0 GB Steam Deck Verified Player counts 268

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

The story

In the year 1615 in Japan, a new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists in assassination, sabotage and espionage. The team must fight against the mysterious Kage-sama, who plans to overthrow the Shogun. They infiltrate castles, gather information through espionage, fight rebellions and ruthlessly eliminate Kage-sama’s allies. The group is comprised of very different personalities; working together as a team seems impossible at first. Yet over the course of many missions, trust is won and friendships are made. The characters develop their own dynamic and each member will face some kind of personal drama.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

How long to beat

Main + extras: 40.5 h
Completionist: 40.6 h

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Key facts

Platforms

Game modes

Single player

Themes

Action
Stealth

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Reviews and languages

96% of 38,375 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Overwhelmingly Positive”.

17 languages in the interface, 2 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

Publisher's content notice

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a tactical game about a team of specialists who are tasked with eliminating their opponents by assassinating or sabotaging them. Depending on your style of game play, violence is present: For most missions, there are non-lethal ways to neutralize your opponents, but if you choose to kill them to reach your goal, there will be blood.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun