Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a stealth, strategy and tactical game developed by Mimimi Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on December 06th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 13 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 37,039 reviews of which 35,581 were positive and 1,458 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.76€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun into these genres:

Stealth Strategy Tactical Ninja Real Time Tactics Singleplayer Indie Isometric Assassin Historical Action RTS Difficult Violent Atmospheric Third Person Adventure Survival Puzzle Great Soundtrack

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

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

MacOS

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.

Linux

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)

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025

It’s rare to find a game that excels in the pillars of mechanics, storytelling, and art as consistently as Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. It has its share of blemishes, most prominent of which being camera controls that made me want to flip an entire hibachi table. But its needle-sharp stealth systems, cast of memorable characters with diverse abilities and personalities, and an uncommonly grounded saga set in a stylized feudal Japan left me with a sense of true accomplishment and a role in a well-told story. Each of Shadow Tactics’ five characters has a particular set of skills that make them suited to different sneaky deeds, like hunkering down in bushes, isolating and executing enemies, and hiding the evidence before anyone notices. There were clearly times that called for Mugen, a samurai who can take out a cluster of enemies in a katana flurry, and times when it was a job for Yuki, a young thief who can lure solo enemies into traps. Other times, using them both in tandem allowed me to achieve what neither could alone, which created some great “Eureka!” moments.

Jan. 2025

Great strategy stealth game with cute graphics. Feudal Japan settings fits the game like charm and I would not believe that this kind of game will work so flawlessly with controller, so much, that I would not think of going back to m+k. Pity that Mimimi studio, which stands behind the game, closed the offices.

Dec. 2024

TL;DR A smooth and beautiful tactical game with very few issues. Definitely worth the purchase. Story In Edo period Japan, the Shogun brought peace to Japan by winning the war. However, some conspire against the shogun to plunge the country back into strife and usurp power. In order to thwart this plot, the Shogun's most trusted samurai retainer assembles four other companions to sabotage these rebels and uncover the mastermind hiding in the shadows (literally calling himself "The Shadow" in Japanese) and bring him to justice. The game's plot is told through in-engine cutscenes between missions and character conversations in the midst of a level. The plot is pretty standard fare, with very predictable plot twists. While the main plot isn't really anything to write home about, the main characters are pretty endearing and fun to hear bantering with each other. The Japanese voiceover is also stellar. Gameplay Shadow Tactics is an isometric real time tactics game with 13 missions. You control a team of five characters from a top down perspective against a map full of baddies. Each character comes with a pre-defined set of items/abilities: a melee weapon (or sniper rifle), a unique ability, a distraction option, a handicraft pistol, and a bandage set. Although that doesn't sound like a lot of variety, each character has their nuances with the items available to them. For example, one character may distract enemies by throwing a rock and only getting them to turn away for a few seconds, while a different character might send a trained raccoon dog to make cute noises to get all the enemies preoccupied asking the important question - who's a good boy? Some characters are nimble and can climb vines are grapple to the top of a building with a hookshot, while others require conventional ladders. Some characters can pick up enemy bodies (a certain powerhouse can even carry two for the price of one and just throw them onto other enemies!), while the less brawny characters can only slowly drag them on the ground, and some can't move bodies at all. So you always have to consider which character is best for a specific job in a specific situation. While you technically can go on a frontal assault, your characters don't have much in the way of ranged options, so you can easily get outnumbered and killed if you don't keep a low profile. Although classified as a stealth game, you'll find that it's more of a puzzle game: figuring out how to take out how to take out Soldier A without being seen by Soldier B or C, who either have direct line of sight on Soldier A, or are supposed to regularly meet up with them and will get suspicious if Soldier A is running late. Oftentimes, figuring out how to get through a segment will result in spamming F5 and F8 until you get it just right, but at least the quickloads are fast. Usually, there's more than one way to get the job done, and even more than one route to take to your goal. Your mileage per level can vary anywhere from 2-4 hours if you're meticulous and take your time, to 1-5 minute speedruns when you figure out the most optimal path. Nearly every level comes with some new gimmick to make things more interesting, and each level comes with 9 bonus challenges (badges) for some extra replay value. Overview The Good +Smooth gameplay +Great aesthetics +Great Japanese voiceover option for immersion +Fun characters with individual strengths and weaknesses +Characters can be given instructions to carry out actions concurrently +The environment of the level affects gameplay mechanics +Game allows both pacifist and kill-all runs in most levels +Multiple ways to go about each level +Can replay missions in any order once unlocked +Each level has badges for playing the level with certain handicaps for some extra challenge +Nice soundtrack +Runs decently even on a non-gaming laptop +Demo available +Save reminders The Bad -Poor pathfinding -Alarms are near-instant -Save-scumming simulator -Linear story with on-the-nose plot twists -Not much variety in gear

Oct. 2024

Great strategy game by the also great former studio Mimimi. Follows the same formula (actually this one came first) and delivers a touching and interesting story, yet another setting. Can be a lot of work if you decide to persue all badges - specially time related ones.

Aug. 2024

Good game tactics wise. The first half of the game is great. The last third is a bit of a slog, however the last mission, despite its difficulty is worth it to demonstrate what you have learnt thus far. The story is low key and characters pretty ordinary, however the gameplay is the game's strength. If you like tactics, defs worth your time

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