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Masquerada is a single-player tactical RPG set in a Renaissance-inspired city of magic, where real-time combat can be paused to set up elemental combos powered by Venetian-styled masks. Come for gorgeous hand-drawn art; stay for the rich lore & a thoughtful, fully-voiced tale of intrigue & tragedy.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a real-time with pause, dark fantasy and party-based rpg game developed by Witching Hour Studios and published by Ysbryd Games.
Released on September 30th 2016 is available on Windows and MacOS in 6 languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Turkish.

It has received 540 reviews of which 478 were positive and 62 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Masquerada: Songs and Shadows into these genres:

Real-Time with Pause Dark Fantasy Party-Based RPG RPG Isometric Magic Linear Lore-Rich Story Rich Drama 2.5D Hand-drawn Strategy RPG Tactical RPG LGBTQ+ Colorful Fantasy Tactical Mystery Great Soundtrack

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Core i3
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
  • Storage: 16 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X Mountain Lion
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M
  • Storage: 16 GB available space

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Jan. 2026
9.5/10 (10/10 for Kalden if you're LGBT or care about LGBT narratives) Seriously underrated game. Too bad the developer went defunct. The graphics, artistic design, and music are all top notch - easily AAA in my opinion. The game is a real visual treat to play, with vibrant colors that pop, enemy design that is unique, and a soundtrack that is one of the most memorable I've heard since my playthrough of Nier Automata. The characters were all very well written, believable, and evolve in meaningful ways that make you become attached to them, and the game is fully voiced with amazing voice cast that really brings the game to life. They even managed to make the NPCs feel more alive and personal than most games, creating the sense your character actually has history with each of the characters in an emotional way, even if you don't get to see their full history, which is rare in my experience. Lastly, the artistic design of the outfits was superb. I wish other games had such interesting wardrobe design - a colorful fusion of French Renaissance with masquerade masks to accent the costumes. Of particular note, the story felt completely new and original. There were small elements you will see in any RPG, but I felt it was well done and the main themes were not something I've personally seen before, and I've gamed for 38 years. I wish this game would have gotten more attention that it did. I thought it was a budget indie as well, and wish I could have supported them before they closed, but the marketing and word of mouth was apparently not very strong, or a lot of other people would have realized what a gem this game is. This game was rare in that I couldn't put it down, not because it was addictive, but like a good book, I wanted to know what was going to happen next. Overall, I honestly think this was a great game, and recommend to nearly anyone. As an aside, Kalden was so well written. Reminded me of the attachment I had for Garrus in ME - though Kalden's personal story was much more tragic overall.
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Jan. 2026
This is a fun game. Highlights from me were definitely the voice acting and the soundtrack. Gameplay was fun, art and story were overall really good discounting some minor nitpicks. World building was pretty interesting, though most of it was unfortunately delivered via codex entries. Most of the main cast is charming and interesting in their own ways. Something to know would be that story is linear and combat is bit simpler than typical crpg fan might expect. The environments are really pretty but there is not much reason to explore them which is a shame.
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Aug. 2025
Gameplay is kinda like Diablo but extremely streamlined and straightforward. Main draw is the story, setting, and character arcs. Also, major kudos for how they time the text advance--it matches up to voice lines almost perfectly which is rare.
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July 2025
Totally linear beautiful story Music & Visuals excellent
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March 2025
Amazing unique story game
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Frequently Asked Questions

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows received 478 positive votes out of a total of 540 achieving a rating of 8.27.
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Masquerada: Songs and Shadows was developed by Witching Hour Studios and published by Ysbryd Games.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is not playable on Linux.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Masquerada: Songs and Shadows. Explore additional content available for Masquerada: Songs and Shadows on Steam.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows does not support Steam Remote Play.

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Ysbryd Games
Release 30 Sep 2016
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