Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
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About This Game
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a indie/strategy game designed for single-player, developed by Mimimi Games and released in 2016. With an estimated 1.3 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 38k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 96.0/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 25.82 hours, with side content bringing that to 30.03 hours, and a completionist run can reach 53.49 hours. Players commonly describe it as Stealth, Strategy, Tactical, Ninja and Real Time Tactics.
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User Reviews
96.0
Overall Score / 100
9.6/10
Steam (38049 rev)
Playtime Estimates
25.82h
🎯 Main Story
30.03h
⭐ Main + Sides
53.49h
💯 Completionist
Based on 16 player submissions
DLCs (2)
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Official Soundtrack
$2.99
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Artbook & Strategy Guide
$2.99
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Game Information
Release Date
December 6, 2016
Developer
Mimimi Games
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$39.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
1.3M
(1.1M - 1.6M) VRI ScoreLearning
88.6
Early data shows positive opinions outweighing the negative.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Indie
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Stealth
Strategy
Tactical
Ninja
Real Time Tactics
Singleplayer
Indie
Isometric
Assassin
Historical
Action
RTS
Difficult
Violent
Atmospheric
Third Person
Adventure
Puzzle
Survival
Great Soundtrack
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Japanese
Text Only
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Polish
Russian
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Portuguese - Brazil
Italian
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows Vista 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i3 2nd-Generation 2.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 2.5GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GT640, AMD Radeon HD7750, 1GB Vram
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
Recommended:
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or higher, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i3 4th-Generation 3.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 3.9GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
- Additional Notes: Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times.
Minimum:
- OS: OS X Yosemite (10.10)
- Processor: Intel Dual-Core 3.0GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 9800 GTX, AMD Radeon HD7770, 1GB Vram
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Additional Notes: MacOS version with 32bit app support is required - MacOS 10.14 or higher is NOT supported. MacOS 10.13 is supported on a limited basis – compatibility is not guaranteed, you may or may not experience issues with the game.
Recommended:
- OS: macOS Sierra (10.12) - macOS 10.13+ are not supported!
- Processor: Intel Quad-Core 3.0GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Additional Notes: MacOS version with 32bit app support is required - MacOS 10.14 or higher is NOT supported. MacOS 10.13 is supported on a limited basis – compatibility is not guaranteed, you may or may not experience issues with the game.
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.4 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i3 2nd-Generation 2.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 2.5GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GT640, AMD Radeon HD7750, 1GB Vram
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Latest GPU drivers installed. To run the game on a 64-bit system you have to install the following packages(libc6:i386, libx11-6:i386, libxcursor1:i386, libxrandr2:i386, libstdc++6:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, libasound2:i386)
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 16.4 64-bit or higher
- Processor: ´Intel i3 4th-Generation 3.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 3.9GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times. Latest GPU drivers installed. To run the game you have to install the following packages(libc6:i386, libx11-6:i386, libxcursor1:i386, libxrandr2:i386, libstdc++6:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, libasound2:i386)
Legal Notice
© 2016 Daedalic Entertainment GmbH and Mimimi Productions UG (haftungsbeschränkt). Shadow Tactics, the Shadow Tactics logo, the Daedalic logo and the Mimimi Productions logo are trademarks of Daedalic Entertainment GmbH and/or Mimimi Productions UG (haftungsbeschränkt). All rights reserved.